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  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kasey Bakker (left), and Senior Airman Kyle Johnson (right), 145th Security Forces Squadron, strategize prior to conducting use of force and tactical situational practice in a Fire Arms Training Simulator simulator June 12, 2019 at the 176th Security Forces Squadron in Anchorage, AK. The 145th Security Forces and 263rd Combat Communications Squadrons with the North Carolina Air National Guard, and the 159th Security Forces Squadron with the Louisiana Air National Guard to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson travel to train on various tactical and strategic law enforcement procedures during annual training.

    Ready Player One and Two!

    Members of the 145th and 159th Security Forces Squadrons wait in anticipation while enveloped in a dark room in the 176th Security Forces Squadron building at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, A.K. The only light emits from three large screens surrounding two players as they take the stage and prepare to initiate escalation and de-escalation tactics throughout random scenes presented to them during annual training.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sara Evans a traditional guardsman with the 131st Bomb Wing in Missouri and Tech. Sgt. Stacey Wakefield a traditional guardsman with the 145th Airlift Wing in North Carolina both nominated their civilian supervisor Mr. Chris Mendlik for the ESGR Patriotic Employer Award, which was presented at the Wells Fargo Charlotte Customer Information Center, NC, June 14, 2019. The Patriotic Employer Award is the first level that an employer can be nominated for, and reflects the efforts made to support citizen warriors through a wide-range of measures including flexible schedules, time off prior to and after deployment, caring for families, and granting leaves of absence if needed.

    The Boss Trap: NC and MO Airmen Nominate Same Employer for ESGR Award

    It’s one thing for an employee to acknowledge an outstanding boss, it’s quite another for two employees from separate states to nominate the same boss at the same time. This was the case however, when Tech. Sgt. Stacey Wakefield, a drill status guardsman with the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, nominated his supervisor for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriotic Employer Award.
  • Members of the 145th Airlift Wing Small Air Terminal stand at attention for the family of U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan S. David as they enter the building for the first time following it’s dedication ceremony, at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, June 9, 2019. The 145th Airlift Wing dedicated four buildings across the base to the fallen members of the MAFFS aircrew, including Maj. David, who passed away in 2012 following an accident while fighting a wild fire in South Dakota.

    Fallen Four Receive Building Dedications

    As the rain descends, reverent family and friends of the North Carolina Air National Guard gather in a hangar at the base June 9, 2019 to commemorate the devastating loss of four crew members of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System seven mission over South Dakota that occurred July 1, 2012. The four fallen members, Lt. Col. Paul K. Mikeal, Maj. Joseph McCormick, Maj. Ryan S. David, and Senior Master Sgt. Robert S. Cannon, have buildings dedicated in their honor, including the new base operations, small air terminal, an aircraft maintenance hangar, and soon-to-be built flight simulator.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brian Wahl, 156th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, was awarded the prestigious Red Erwin Award for when he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2017 and served as an air advisor for the Afghanistan Air Force airdrop program.

    Top Tier Aviator

    Leaflets and food supplies fell from the sky as Tech. Sgt. Brian Wahl watched the first ever airdrop for the Afghanistan Air Force. Tech. Sgt. Wahl, 156th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, was awarded the prestigious Red Erwin Award for when he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2017 and served as an air advisor for the Afghanistan Air Force airdrop program.
  • North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, U.S. Air Force Capt. Lindsey Weston, teams up with the NCANG Chapter 7 to distribute and collect supplies, donated in blue bins for the Clyde and Ethel Dickson Domestic Violence Shelter, at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, March-May of 2019. Members of the NCANG are encouraged to support the local domestic violence shelter with much needed supplies including flashlights, batteries, blankets, and hygiene products during a donation drive that is hosted surrounding the National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The local domestic violence shelter can support up to 80 beds or 19 families and 10 single adults.

    North Carolina Air National Guard Shines the Light on Domestic Violence

    See a need; fill it! Members of the 145th Airlift Wing are encouraged, March-May, to donate needed items, including flashlights and batteries, into specified blue bins placed throughout the base for the local Clyde and Ethel Dickson Domestic Violence Shelter, Charlotte, N.C.
  • Airmen from the newly graduated 145th Airlift Wing Honor team practice drill and ceremony movements in preparation for upcoming ceremonies and events, while at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, April 04, 2019. The Air Force Honor Guard is a group of military professionals that represent Airmen to the American public and the world, while maintaining a high standard, a flawless image, and preserving the heritage of our Nations military.

    How to Train Your Honor Guard

    As March sprung into April, a select group of Airmen from the North Carolina Air National Guard transformed into the newest members of the 145th Airlift Wing’s Air Force Honor Guard; a group of military professionals that represent Airmen to the American public and the world, while maintaining a high standard, flawless image, and preserve the heritage of our nation’s military.
  • A mobile deployment tent erected is erected by members of the 263rd Combat Communications Squadron for their participation in the Combat Communications (CBC) Rodeo while at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Mar. 4, 2019. The CBC Rodeo is a Nationwide training exercise that brings together Combat Communications Squadrons from across the country to train in techniques and skills while networking to increase the potential success of future deployments.

    North Carolina Air National Guardsmen Grab the Bull by the Horns

    The Air National Guard is always on the lookout for ways to increase effectiveness for missions in an ever changing world. This past month for the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 263rd Combat Communications Squadron, this meant traveling to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, for the National Combat Communications Rodeo.
  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Stephen J. Mallette (middle), director of cyberspace operations for Joint Force Headquarters, North Carolina (NC) National Guard Bureau, is assisted with putting on new rank by his daughter Melanie (left), and son, 2nd Lt. Phillip Mallette, during his promotion ceremony at the NC Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Mar. 09, 2019. Family, friends, and guard members gather to watch Col. Mallette pin on the rank of Brig. Gen. He has has served for 37 years including enlisted time in the Army and Air Force.

    U.S. Air Force Col. Stephen J. Mallette pins on Brigadier General

    U.S. Air Force Col. Stephen J. Mallette, Director of cyberspace operations for the North Carolina National Guard Bureau, gains a sense of Spring settling in with a purpose of renewal and rebirth as he pins on Brigadier General, and takes on challenging and exciting responsibilities that come with the rank during a ceremony held at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International airport, March 9, 2019.
  • Family and friends bow their heads as U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Kidd, 145th Airlift Wing Chaplain, delivers the benediction during Brig. Gen. Clarence Ervin’s retirement ceremony at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base (NCANG), Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Feb. 09, 2019. Family, friends and guard members gathered to celebrate the retirement of Gen. Ervin, Chief of Staff for the NCANG, after serving in the military for 37 years.

    A Star Legacy for 37 Years

    Nothing, but smiles filled the hanger as Brig. Gen. Clarence Ervin rendered a final salute during his retirement ceremony at the North Carolina Air National Guard base in Charlotte, NC. Family, friends and guard members gathered to celebrate the retirement of Brig. Gen. Clarence Ervin, Chief of Staff for the North Carolina Air National Guard, after serving in the military for 37 years.
  • Solomon Strother, uncle to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Francis Strother, recruiter for the 145th Airlift Wing, checks his paperwork prior to a ceremony at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Charlotte, N.C. Jan. 17, 2019. Strother tells a story of how he came from Monrovia, Liberia following a civil war in his country that lasted almost eight years. Strother helped more than twenty family and friends make their way to The United States of America, including his uncle.

    4,839 Miles In His Shoes

    During a drizzly Super Drill at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, January 13, 2019, the familiar taps echoed on the floor as U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Francis Strother rounded the corner into his office where Tech. Sgt. Nathan Clark and I eagerly awaited to hear his story unfold; his 4,839 mile journey from Liberia to The United States of America and how he became an ambassador for the North Carolina Air National Guard.
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