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  • Brig. Gen. Kelly Joins ANG Family in Remembrance

    Charlotte Air National Guard Base - Family members, including those of recently honored aerial fire fighters with more than a thousand airmen of Charlotte's 145th Airlift Wing stood at stoic attention as Brig. Gen. D. Todd Kelly lay a wreath of remembrance during a solemn ceremony at the base's

  • Airmen Recognized Upon Return

    Hundreds of Airmen gathered October 20, honoring others among them who deployed recently. During an official Air National Guard ceremony known as the Hometown Heroes Salute at the 145 Airlift Wing's Charlotte air base, Brig. Gen. D. Todd Kelly said "we are doing one of the most important things we

  • Air Wing Gains New Leadership

    North Carolina National Guard's top senior military leaders were on hand to usher in a new era of leadership for its air operations. Maj. Gen. Gregory A. Lusk, The Adjutant General, North Carolina National Guard, presided over an assumption of command ceremony at the North Carolina Air National

  • N.C. Air National Guard Announces C-130 Crash Victims

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Four airmen died and two others were seriously injured when a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped C-130 belonging to the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, based here, crashed Sunday evening while fighting a woodland fire in Southwestern

  • Crashed Fire Fighting C-130 is from Charlotte Air National Guard Unit

    The North Carolina Air National Guard - and indeed the National Guard across all of North Carolina and the country - is grieving today.The military C-130 equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, otherwise known as MAFFS, that crashed while battling a fire in Southwestern South Dakota

  • Lt. Col. Collins Promoted to Rank of Col.

    After assuming command yesterday of the 145 Maintenance Group, Lt. Col. Marshall C. Collins was promoted to the rank of Colonel in a ceremony at the 145 Airlift Wing, Charlotte Air National Guard base. The rank was pinned onto his uniform by his wife, Jane and their daughter Kelsey. He succeeded

  • The 145th Maintenance Group Gets a New Commander, Not a New leader.

    During a Change of Command ceremony Saturday, as Col David Zartman relinquished command of the 145th Maintenance Group to Lt Col Marshall C. Collins several attendees commented on how Zartman cared about and focused on his people."As long as I have been in the military I have never heard a commander

  • North Carolina Air Guardsman Recognized for Life-saving Action

    A North Carolina Air National Guardsman was recognized recently for his recent heroic effort to help a car accident victim. Master Sgt. Robert C. Ritchie of the 118 Air Support Operations Squadron received the Red Cross' Certificate of Recognition for Extraordinary Personal Action April 14. The

  • Comptroller Flight Performance Shines Bright

    Three 145 Comptroller Flight Airmen were nationally recognized recently among the best in their career fields. Lt. Colonel Gregory Goforth, Flight Commander, 1st Lt. Jeanie Helms and Senior Master Sgt. Latonya McPhail received recognition as the Financial Management Comptroller, Company Grade