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  • Families and members of the North Carolina Air National Guard mill around various stations during a Fall Festival put together by the Junior Enlisted Council (JEC) at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Nov. 2, 2019. The Fall Festival is a first-time event for the JEC and NCANG that is hoped to be held for years to come.

    Junior Enlisted Council Brings Fall Festivities to the 145th Airlift Wing

    The air is as crisp as the newly fallen leaves while a sea of smiles parade the grounds of a Fall Festival put together by the Junior Enlisted Council at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, November 2, 2019.
  • Members of the North Carolina Air National Guard participate in a National Hispanic Month inspired bootcamp Zumba class instructed by Will Fields, cousin of U.S. Air Force 1st. Sgt. Jorge Bedoya, 145th Medical Group, Oct. 5th, 2019. More than twenty people came out to the class as a means to appreciate another culture, and to enjoy the Hispanic music and exercise.

    ZUMBA! Que?

    The gym floor rumbled as more than twenty individuals from the North Carolina Air National Guard participated in bootcamp-style Zumba in honor of October’s National Hispanic Heritage month at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, October 5, 2019.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Guinn, 145th Airlift Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron, posed for a picture in the logistics warehouse after discussing his involvement in the year end fiscal purchases with unexpected funding at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Oct. 4th, 2019. Members from the 145th Airlift Wing Contracting office, Finance, and Logistics Readiness Squadron collaborated across the wing to ensure end of year funds were appropriately spent on equipment needed for readiness for the 118th ASOS and 145th Airlift Wing. Members were able to purchase equipment for almost 1,500 members of the NCANG to ensure deployment readiness.

    Deploying on a Budget

    The clock was ticking as the end of the fiscal year rapidly approached and members from the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) worked diligently to purchase much needed equipment for Airmen when last minute funding became available. This moment wasn’t anything new for Airmen since they have been preparing for moments like this given the recent wing conversion to the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over the past couple years.
  • The C-17 Aircrew from the 145th Airlift Wing in Charlotte North Carolina participate in the Aeromedical Evacuation Patient Distribution Channel; a mission that is constantly in force moving patients, and casualties of war inflicted wounds, in need of transport from one medical facility to another across the world, while at Andrews Air Force Base, Sept 2, 2019. This is the North Carolina Air National Guard’s first real world C-17 mission since converting from the C-130 Hercules in 2017, the AE mission lasts for four months at a time with units swapping out after each rotation.

    North Carolina Air National Guard Embarks on Life-Saving Mission Amidst Conversion

    As the North Carolina Air National Guard has oriented its mission with C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over the past two years, the 145th Airlift Wing and 156th Airlift Squadron have gained a real-world mission that positively impacts those in need across the globe.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Lucas, radar airfield weather systems technician with the 235th Air Traffic Controller Squadron, demonstrates the use of tactical radar equipment in New London, N.C., Aug. 3rd, 2019. The North Carolina Air National Guard, along with New Hampshire and Maine Air National Guard, flew to Ramstein Air Base, Germany to work with active duty 1st Combat Communications Squadron. The Air National Guard units assisted in training the active duty unit with set-up, use, and tear-down of a mobile tower and deployable tactical air navigation system.

    235th Air Traffic Control Squadron Stands Up in Germany

    Recently, nearly 50 members of the 235th Air Traffic Control Squadron joined with members from the New Hampshire and Maine Air National Guard heading to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to assist the 1st Combat Communications Squadron, an active duty unit, with training on setting up, utilizing, and tearing down a mobile air traffic control tower and deployable tactical air navigation system.
  • 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.
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