Courtesy Story | 195th Wing | 09.19.2025
One of the most important responsibilities we carry as Non-Commissioned Officers and leaders is ensuring that every Airman receives timely, meaningful feedback and accurate evaluations. These actions are more than boxes to check they are powerful tools that shape careers, guide growth, and ultimately drive the readiness of our Air Force. Feedback fuels development! The Enlisted Performance......
Story by Tech. Sgt. joseph courtney | 195th Wing | 08.03.2025
The 234th Intelligence Squadron hosted Bear Hunter 25’, it’s annual readiness exercise 28 July – 8 August 2025. The aim was to sharpen the skills of Air National Guard intelligence professionals for modern-day conflicts through real-time reporting in a joint-force operational environment. “The most valuable thing is getting down workflows, learning how to work with other people to......
Story by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck | National Guard Bureau | 07.16.2025
In a historic first, more than 2,000 Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were mobilized under Title 10 federal orders to support federal agencies in the greater Los Angeles area....
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Schultze | 195th Wing | 03.10.2025
A common refrain across the Air National Guard is “this is my Guard family”, in the case of the 216th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, they really mean it. During the past and present the unit has had a lengthy list of familial connections within it’s ranks. Six of those Airmen who are currently serving have a strong bond around shared......
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Schultze | 195th Wing | 02.28.2025
The 261st Cyberspace Operations Squadron hosted Valencia High School Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Cadets during a visit at Sepulveda Air National Guard Station, California, feb. 1, 2025. The cadets immersed in the squadron’s mission sets and received presentations by subject matter experts within the unit. The visit offered the students an opportunity to sync up their AFJROTC......
Story by Airman 1st Class Frederick Chung | 195th Wing | 02.06.2025
“Ask questions.” Tech. Sgt. Lynda Wells says. “Get out the door, get uncomfortable, and get that leadership experience. This program allows you to be behind the scenes.” The 195th Operations Group Leadership Shadow Program is the first of its kind. It aims to develop future officer and enlisted leaders by providing them the opportunity to see first-hand the skills necessary to lead......
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Schultze | 195th Wing | 12.19.2024
Six members of the 195th Wing representing four subordinate units participated and were a part of the California National Guard group named Top Team in the cyber defense exercise “Amber Mist”, Nov. 13-22, 2024. The overall objective of the annual exercise is to sharpen defensive skills for defending vital IT infrastructure and to build partnerships with participating nations. The annual......
Courtesy Story | 195th Wing | 11.15.2024
Pundits often evaluate the legacy of a head football coach by the size of their “coaching tree,” meaning the number of their assistants who go on to be successful head coaches. The best head coaches not only coach their players, but also their assistants. I think the same metric can be applied to colonels, especially those in command. In addition to accomplishing our current missions,......
