Story by Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Baldwin | 172nd Airlift Wing | 08.02.2025
Airmen from the 172nd Airlift Wing are tested during the base-wide combat readiness exercise, Operation Magnolia Knight.
Story by Capt. Kiara Spann | 172nd Airlift Wing | 06.25.2025
In a significant step toward expanding healthcare access and supporting military service members, Governor Tate Reeves signed Mississippi House Bill 1262 into law. The new legislation authorizes U.S. Army combat medics, U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen, and U.S. Air Force aerospace medical service specialists to obtain their license to practice practical nursing (LPN) in Mississippi....
Story by Airman 1st Class Damara Burrell | 172nd Airlift Wing | 08.21.2024
A group of Civil Air Patrol cadets from all over the state of Mississippi had the chance to visit the 172nd Airlift Wing, where they participated in an incentive flight aboard the C-17 Globemaster III on August 04, 2024....
Story by Airman 1st Class Shardae McAfee | 172nd Airlift Wing | 09.07.2023
Maj. R. Caleb Clark, deputy chaplain with the 172nd Airlift Wing in Jackson, Mississippi, received the Military Chaplains Association Distinguished Service Award for the U.S. Air National Guard on July 28, 2023. The MCA Distinguished Service Award is presented each year at the MCA National Institute Conference to recognize the excellency of top chaplains across the Department of Defense......
Story by Airman 1st Class Shardae McAfee | 172nd Airlift Wing | 08.29.2023
The 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Jackson, Mississippi, trained alongside Airmen of the 189th Medical Group, Arkansas Air National Guard, and Coast Guardsmen from U.S. Coast Guard Station Gulfport and U.S. Coast Guard Station New Orleans for annual training in Gulfport Mississippi, July 2023....
Story by Staff Sgt. Renee Seruntine | 102d Public Affairs Detachment | 04.27.2023
“Trust and integrity are the currencies on the flight line; either you're flying high with them or your wings are clipped without them." -U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Natalie Glass Incredibly motivated and ready at a moment’s notice, Glass was the perfect candidate to be the HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter assistant dedicated crew chief (ADCC) assigned to the 176th Aircraft Maintenance......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Baldwin | 172nd Airlift Wing | 04.01.2023
On March 4th, Tech. Sgt. Adam Holmes, an air transportation specialist assigned to the 172nd Logistic Readiness Squadron, stopped to assist a driver whose vehicle had broken down, was stranded on the side of the road and in need of aid....
Story by 1st Lt. Kiara Spann | 172nd Airlift Wing | 02.07.2023
Chief Master Sgt. John Myers assumed responsibility as the state’s 14th State Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Mississippi Air National Guard from Chief Master Sgt. Lynn Cole during a change of responsibility ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters in Jackson, Mississippi, February 5, 2023....
