Story by Master Sgt. Michael Kelly | 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard | 12.06.2025
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Air National Guard officially activated the 133d Combat Training Squadron (CTS) during a ceremony held Dec. 6, 2025 at the 132d Wing in Des Moines, Iowa, marking a major milestone in the state’s expanding role in national defense. Although officially recognized on Oct. 1, 2025, today’s activation formally introduced the Air National Guard’s newest squadron......
Story by Lance Cpl. Hunter Jones | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 12.10.2024
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – As the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition Pacific (MCMCP) approaches, Marines and local law enforcement gathered at MCBH’s Crater Range to put their skills to the test. Staff from Pu’uloa Range Training Facility created three rifle courses, three pistol courses, a team pistol course, and a team rifle course to assess marksmanship and agility in the first......
Story by Capt. Emerson Marcus | Nevada Joint Force Headquarters Public Affairs | 04.25.2024
Before shots fired, shovels moved dirt and commemorated the start of the Southern Nevada Army National Guard Record Fire Range today. For Nevada Army National Guard Soldiers, it means an end to long travel days that eat up precious training time to meet U.S. Army marksmanship standards. Then new range will also provide law enforcement in the region and state a home to meet similar weapons......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Cordeiro | Tennessee National Guard Joint Public Affairs Office | 11.16.2023
For the first time ever, the .50-caliber Browning machine gun was fired on one of the Tennessee National Guard’s training sites Nov. 15. For the last couple years, Maj. Timothy Butler and his team at the volunteer training sites worked in coordination with the Departments of the Army and Air Force to come up with a way to make the machine gun range in Tullahoma able to fire the .50-cal. They......
Story by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 11.15.2023
In a partnership with the local community and the conservation office of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, a meeting discussing various environmental rules and regulations, as well as safety procedures was held on Nov. 14, 2023....
Story by 1st Lt. Charles Rivezzo | Space Training and Readiness Command | 08.11.2023
For two weeks, the Guardians from STARCOM's Range and Aggressor Delta 11 and their 310th Operations Group U.S. Air Force Reserve associates put joint warfighters through their paces at Talisman Sabre 23-1....
Story by Pfc. Jonathan Clutter | Exercise News Day | 07.21.2023
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers take the steps to qualify with a M240B machine gun to continue taking the steps to be prepared....
Story by Lance Cpl. Grant Schirmer | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 02.02.2023
For generations, Marines on the rifle range have pulled down targets in the pits, marked shot placement, and sent the targets back up to be scored and reviewed. However, this process has evolved into something much more advanced at MCAS Miramar. At the air station, there are no Marines sweating in the target pits. The Marines benefit from the newest Location of Miss and Hit technology,......
