Members of the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing were in the sky operating alongside Air Force Global Strike Command during Operation Midnight Hammer.
More than 1,283 National Guard members supported civil authorities and took part in events on June 14 when the U.S. Army celebrated its 250th birthday.
The National Guard will likely face above-normal levels of hurricane activity this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, the National Guard Bureau’s senior leader emphasized the Guard’s value to America.
National Guard units across multiple states prepared themselves this month to defend against advanced cyberthreats in a variety of sophisticated simulation exercises.
The Senate today confirmed Troy E. Meink, the National Reconnaissance Office’s principal deputy director, to serve as the 27th Secretary of the Air Force.
Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, the acting director of the Air National Guard, hosted Air Guard wing commanders and senior enlisted leaders from around the nation.