Story by Capt. Andrew Layton | Michigan National Guard | 05.18.2020
LANSING, Mich. – Nearly sixty days after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s announcement activating the Michigan National Guard for COVID-19 humanitarian support, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryan Teff, Assistant Adjutant General – Air and commander of the Michigan Air National Guard, is reflecting on the challenges and triumphs of the Michigan National Guard’s time at the front lines of the COVID-19 fight....
Story by Airman 1st Class Taylor Slater | 86th Airlift Wing | 05.06.2020
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Airmen assigned to Air Force Reserve Command from various locations within the United States arrived at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to assist with coronavirus disease 2019 operations from May 2-3....
Story by Master Sgt. Matthew Hecht | New Jersey National Guard | 05.05.2020
New Jersey Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Samantha Massey, originally from Paramus, N.J., is one of more than 700 New Jersey National Guard members activated to support the state during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Story by Sgt. Scott Tynes | Joint Force Headquarters - Mississippi National Guard | 04.16.2020
In a room covered with floor mats, police officers wrestled and tossed each other to the ground using hand-to-hand combatives, trained in the use of handcuffs for uses besides restraint and practiced other trade skills. These first responders were Kuwaiti women training with female American Army military police officers in a region whose culture does not treat genders equally....
Story by Senior Airman Kristof Rixmann | 86th Airlift Wing | 04.01.2020
Airmen assigned to the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron carried out newly implemented disinfection procedures on all C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flights prior to departure and upon arrival on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 1, 2020....
Story by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum | 386th Air Expeditionary Wing | 03.17.2020
Airmen assigned to the 386th ELRS cargo processing team ensure that 15 to 30 thousand pounds of water, food, and MREs are delivered across the area of responsibility to military members in need....
Story by Staff Sgt. Rachel Maxwell | 48th Fighter Wing | 03.13.2020
The 48th Fighter Wing concluded its first Valiant Liberty exercise which incorporated Agile Combat Employment (ACE) techniques, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, March 13....
Story by Marcy Sanchez | Landstuhl Regional Medical Center | 03.12.2020
LANDSTUHL, Germany -- A grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup. For U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Nataliya Hampton, noncommissioned officer in charge of Medical Nutrition Therapy at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, this is the meal that changed her perspective on the impact nutrition can have in patient care....
