Items Tagged with "Air National Guard"
Photo | Coalition forces marshal in new era of European stability
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July 28, 2016
An A-10C Thunderbolt II “Warthog” aircraft from the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, lifts into the air during Operation Atlantic Resolve, July 19, 2016, at Sliač Air Base, Slovakia. Airmen of the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron have been taking part in OAR to conduct training and familiarization events alongside our NATO ally, Slovakia. The U.S. presence in Europe and the relationships build over the past 70 years provide strategic access critical to meet our NATO commitment to respond to threats against our allies and partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. William Hopper)
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 26, 2016
California Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Matthew Beevers answers reporters' questions during the Romanian air force's 71st Air Base's air show and open house at Campia Turzii, Romania, July 23, 2016.
Article | Humanitarian-Civic Assistance Project Underway in Latvia
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July 12, 2016
The Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Civil Engineer Squadron and Soldiers of the Latvian National Armed Forces are working together on a Humanitarian-Civic Assistance project supported by several organizations. For the Michiganders and the Latvians, the project is the latest in a long-line of cooperative efforts begun when the nation on the Baltic Sea and the state on the Great Lakes became aligned in the State Partnership for Peace program in 1993.
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
Staff Sgt. Amanda Turnwald, 127th Civil Engineering Squadron engineering assistant, marks a measurement on a piece of rock wool insulation at a kindergarten in Silmala, Latvia on June 23, 2016. The school is currently undergoing a Humanitarian-civic assistance project to provide the school with up to date renovations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski)
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
Corporal Anders Bukovskis, Latvian National Armed Forces and Staff Sgt. Jarriel Brown, 127th Civil Engineering Squadron electrical journeymen, work on renovations for a kindergarten in Silmala, Latvia on June 18, 2016. The school’s renovations are part of a Humanitarian-Civic Assistance project. The project provides training opportunities for the United States and Latvian soldiers as well as a benefit for the local community. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski)
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
Tech. Sgt. Ken Wilson, 127th Civil Engineering Squadron HVAC supervisor and Staff Sgt. Jared Brunsen, 127th CES HVAC expert, cut sheet plastic at a kindergarten in Silmala, Latvia on June 18, 2016. The school’s renovations are part of a Humanitarian-Civic Assistance project. The project provides training opportunities for the United States and Latvian soldiers as well as a benefit for the local community. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski)
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
An overall view of the kindergarten in Silmala, Latvia that is currently undergoing renovations on June 18, 2016. The school’s renovations are part of a Humanitarian-Civic Assistance project. The project provides training opportunities for the United States and Latvian soldiers as well as a benefit for the local community. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski)
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
Private First Class Rihards Rudzitis, Latvian National Armed Forces, works on the side of a kindergarten building in Silmala, Latvia on June 19, 2016. The school is undergoing construction as part of the U.S. European Command’s Humanitarian Civic-Assistance project. United States and Latvian military engineers are working together to complete the project. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski)
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
Staff Sgt. Amanda Turnwald, 127th Civil Engineering Squadron engineering assistant, marks a measurement on a piece of rock wool insulation at a kindergarten in Silmala, Latvia on June 23, 2016. The school is currently undergoing a Humanitarian-civic assistance project to provide the school with up to date renovations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski)
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
Tech. Sgt. Derek Leppek, 127th Civil Engineering Squadron structures supervisor, cuts into the concrete around a window of a kindergarten school in Silmala, Latvia on June 19, 2016. The school is undergoing construction as part of the U.S. European Command’s Humanitarian Civic-Assistance project. United States and Latvian military engineers are working together to complete the project. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski)
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
Staff Sgt. John Martin, 127th Civil Engineering Squadron pavements and construction supervisor and Tech. Sgt. Ed Hirth, 127th CES firefighter, apply a mud adhesive to rock wool insulation at a kindergarten in Silmala, Latvia on June 23, 2016. The school is currently undergoing a Humanitarian-civic assistance project to provide the school with up to date renovations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski)
Article | New York Air National Guard Airmen hone cold weather flying skills and support science research in Greenland
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July 12, 2016
KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND--Two hundred New York Air National Guard members are rotating into and out of Greenland this summer to support National Science Foundation research on the ice cap here, while also preparing for Antarctic deployments in the fall.
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
A New York Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing LC-130 "Skibird" is loaded at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 28, 2016.Four LC-130s and 80 Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York, recently completed the third rotation of the 2016 Greenland season. Airmen and aircraft for the 109th Airlift Wing stage out of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, during the summer months transporting fuel, supplies and passengers in and out of various National Science Foundation camps throughout the entire season and also train for the Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica. The unique capabilities of the ski-equipped LC-130 aircraft make it the only one of its kind in the U.S. military, able to land on snow and ice. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Major Corine Lombardo/Released)
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Jones, 109th Airlift Wing LC-130 "Skibird" Loadmaster clears snow from a pallet being uploaded onto a LC-130 "Skibird at Camp Raven, Greenland, on June 28, 2016.An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York, lands at Camp Raven, Greenland, near the DYE-2 site, on June 28, 2016. Crews with the 109th AW use Camp Raven as a training site for landing the ski-equipped LC-130s on snow and ice. Four LC-130s and 80 Airmen from the Wing recently completed the third rotation of the 2016 Greenland season.
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York, lands at Camp Raven, Greenland, near the DYE-2 site, on June 28, 2016. Crews with the 109th AW use Camp Raven as a training site for landing the ski-equipped LC-130s on snow and ice. Four LC-130s and 80 Airmen from the Wing recently completed the third rotation of the 2016 Greenland season. Airmen and aircraft for the 109th Airlift Wing stage out of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, during the summer months, transporting fuel, supplies and passengers in and out of various National Science Foundation camps throughout the entire season and also train for the Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica. The unique capabilities of the ski-equipped LC-130 aircraft make it the only one of its kind in the U.S. military, able to land on snow and ice. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Major Corine Lombardo/Released)
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, at Camp Raven, Greenland, near the DYE-2 site, on June 28, 2016. Crews with the 109th AW use Camp Raven as a training site for landing the ski-equipped LC-130s on snow and ice. Four LC-130s and 80 Airmen from the Wing recently completed the third rotation of the 2016 Greenland season. Airmen and aircraft for the 109th Airlift Wing stage out of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, during the summer months, supplying fuel and supplies and transporting passengers in and out of various National Science Foundation camps throughout the entire season and also train for the Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica. The unique capabilities of the ski-equipped LC-130 aircraft make it the only one of its kind in the U.S. military, able to land on snow and ice. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin German/Released)
Photo | United States European Command Image
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July 12, 2016
LC-130 "Skibirds" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, sit on the runway at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 27, 2016. Four LC-130s and 80 Airmen from the Wing recently completed the third rotation of the 2016 Greenland season. Airmen and aircraft for the 109th Airlift Wing stage out of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, during the summer months, supplying fuel and supplies and transporting passengers in and out of various National Science Foundation camps throughout the entire season and also train for the Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica. The unique capabilities of the ski-equipped LC-130 aircraft make it the only one of its kind in the U.S. military, able to land on snow and ice. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin German/Released)
Photo | Eagles arrive in Europe
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April 1, 2015
F-15C Eagles taxi into position at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, March 31, 2015. F-15C Eagles from the Florida Air National Guard's 159th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are deployed to Europe as the first ever ANG theater security package here. These F-15s will conduct training alongside our NATO allies to strengthen interoperability and to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security and stability of Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)
Photo | Eagles soar for security
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April 1, 2015
An F-15C Eagle peels off from the formation as it prepares to land at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, March 31, 2015. F-15C Eagles from the Florida Air National Guard's 159th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are deployed to Europe as the first ever ANG theater security package here. These F-15s will conduct training alongside our NATO allies to strengthen interoperability and to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security and stability of Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)
Article | US, Latvian military engineers to work at Ogre 1st, Adazi high schools
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August 5, 2014
U.S. Air National Guard troops from Michigan’s 110th and Washington D.C.’s 113th Civil Engineer Squadrons, as part of their annual training, partnered with Latvian military engineers to replace and insulate Ogre 1st High School's roof and install a fence for Adazi High School to improve the local communities.
Article | HCA: Minnesota, Montana ANG teams with Croatian Army for school construction project
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July 18, 2014
Air National Guard Airmen from the Minnesota 133rd and 148th Civil Engineering Squadrons and Montana 219th Red Horse Squadron partnered with the Croatian Army June 20 through July 4, to renovate bathrooms at an elementary school in Ogulin, Croatia.
Photo | HCA: Minnesota, Montana ANG teams with Croatian Army for school construction project
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June 27, 2014
Members of the Croatian Army cut a piece of tile at an elementary school in Ogulin, Croatia, June 27, 2014. The school bathrooms are being renovated by Airmen from the 133rd and 148th Civil Engineering Squadron, and 219th Red Horse Squadron in partnership with the Croatian Army. Croatia is a Minnesota State Partner under the National Guard State Partnership Program.
Article | Michigan Guard celebrates 20-year partnership with Latvia
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December 18, 2013
The Michigan National Guard celebrates their 20-year partnership with Latvia with a look back at how the partnership started and and some milestones along the way.
Article | Latvian Prime Minister Praises National Guard Relationship
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June 21, 2012
Praising the relationship between his nation and the United States, the prime minister of Latvia observed an aerial refueling operation aboard a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker over the noontime skies of his nation, June 17.
Article | Estonian Prime Minister visits Saber Strike 2012
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June 18, 2012
Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip visited Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard who were operating fighter and aerial refueling aircraft at the Amari Air Base
Article | Estonian Prime Minister visits Saber Strike 2012
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June 17, 2012
Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip visited Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard who were operating fighter and aerial refueling aircraft at the Amari Air Base in Estonia during Saber Strike 2012
Article | Exercise Saber Strike 2012 demonstrates international cooperation in action
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June 4, 2012
Saber Strike is a U.S. Army Europe-led, multi-national exercise scheduled for June 10- 22 at multiple training areas in Estonia and Latvia. The exercise promotes regional stability and security, strengthens international military partnering and fosters trust while improving interoperability between participating nations.
Article | State Partnership Program demonstrates true collaboration with California
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July 29, 2011
The National Guard State Partnership Program paired 144th Fighter Wing from Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, with Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine. Through the program, and SAFE SKIES 2011, the 144th Fighter Wing has developed a strong bond with the former soviet bloc-country.
Blog Post | Airman’s perspective of SAFE SKIES 2011
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July 28, 2011
A massive yellow bus delivered us to the place we would call home for the next 17 days. ‘Resort’ was used to describe the hotel, but it more closely resembled a modest college dorm: two twin beds and a small refrigerator in the corner. Later the outlet that powered the refrigerator would be capitalized to run a small oscillating fan to generate a modest breeze of relief as Mirgorod reached 97 degrees.
Article | Maintenance for SAFE SKIES 2011
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July 26, 2011
Air National Guard F-16C/D fighters from Alabama and Iowa, and 130 personnel from California, Alabama, Washington, Wisconsin and Massachusetts relocated here to support SAFE SKIES 2011, a multinational event, where the Air National Guard flies with the Ukrainian and Polish Air Forces to help provide better airspace defense for the upcoming 2012 EUROCup.
Article | Life Supporting SAFE SKIES 2011
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July 26, 2011
Pilots experience intense forces during every flight. It is up to the Life Support team and medical staff assigned to it to ensure that physiological effects don’t negatively affect the mission.
Article | US Commanders impressed by SAFE SKIES 2011
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July 25, 2011
Mirgorod Air Base opened its doors to the media and a few key military leaders on July 22, highlighting the historic significance and achievements of SAFE SKIES 2011.
Article | Security Forces defending American assets, ensuring SAFE SKIES
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July 22, 2011
Amidst all the fast paced operations at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine, the quiet defenders work to ensure all United States assets are protected from any threat. Both personnel and aircraft are under a watchful eye, being kept ready for any potential danger or threat.
Article | East meets West: Western Air Defense Sector Participating in Eastern European Exercise
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July 21, 2011
A team of four controllers from the Western Air Defense Sector is participating in SAFE SKIES 2011 a joint US, Ukraine and Polish event in which American Air National Guard pilots fly engagements with Ukrainian Su-27s, MiG-29s and Polish F-16s to develop the Ukraine and Polish air sovereignty operations in preparation for the 2012 Olympics, 2012 EUROCup and 2014 Winter Games in Europe. The involvement truly demonstrates the true strength of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
Article | SAFE SKIES 2011 presents rare opportunity
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July 20, 2011
During SAFE SKIES 2011, a joint US, Ukraine and Polish event where Air National Guard pilots fly engagements with Ukrainian SU-27, Mig-29s and Polish F-16s on air sovereignty operations in preparation for the 2012 Olympics and 2012 EUROCup and 2014 Winter Games in Europe.
Article | Opening ceremonies conclude with pilot exchange
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July 18, 2011
SAFE SKIES 2011 officially started today as Airmen of the Alabama, California, Massachusetts and Washington Air National Guard participated in opening ceremonies here at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine.
Article | Safer skies on the Ukrainian horizon
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July 17, 2011
More than 140 members of the Air National Guard landed aircraft in Ukraine, preparing for a US European Command sponsored aerial military-to-military exchange event titled SAFE SKIES 2011.
Video | Air Force F-16 Jets Depart Germany
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April 29, 2010
Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jets have departed Spangdalhem Air Base, Germany April 28.
Article | Ohio National Guard builds relationships, school in Serbia
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September 2, 2009
LAPOVO, Serbia - Troops from the Ohio National Guard awaken in the rolling hills of this rural town with a mission of making a difference in the lives of local students. They are refurbishing the Svetozar Markovic elementary school here alongside Serbian army engineers.
Article | Special Operations Command Europe and Air National Guard make difference for partner nations
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August 17, 2009
According to Air Force Maj. Dave Norton, engineer, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), the project at Ujdorogd Military Training Base to refurbish two barracks facilities was approved and funded by the Joint Chiefs of Staff as part of the FY09 Exercise-Related Construction (ERC) program.
