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July 7, 2015
Ready on the spot: National Guard members are today's Minute Men

Three hundred years ago people revolted against British rule. Farmers and local community members rose up to fight. They were called Minute Men, ready to be called to action in a minute.That legacy lives on in the National Guard today.A little more than 1,100 miles away is a statue at the Minute Man
July 2, 2015
Georgia Airmen focus on resiliency during high adventure Strong Bonds retreat

Resiliency through relationships and teamwork was the theme of the weekend as single Airmen from Air National Guard units across Georgia gathered for a Strong Bonds Singles Retreat at the Sea Palms Resort June 26-28.Traveling high through the trees on a 600-foot long tree house zip line; attempting
July 2, 2015
From Iraq to the homeland: JSTARS Security Forces ramps up domestic enforcement skills

JSTARS cops from the Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Air Control Wing were guests at Joint Base Savannah, completing 15 days of law enforcement and flightline security training during their annual tour in June."Our training scenarios have been designed to get our Airmen out of the mentality of
June 17, 2015
80+ Ga. Guard installers certified during training event at Robins

The Georgia Air National Guard's 202nd Engineering Installation Squadron recently capped off a weeklong training exercise where more than 80 Airmen were certified here in career-field tasks crucial to their deployed and homeland missions.As one of 15 engineering installation squadrons throughout the
June 2, 2015
Deployed JSTARS E-8C mission surpasses 100,000 combat flying hours supporting USCENTCOM

Team JSTARS set a major milestone Friday when they surpassed 100,000-combat flying hours in support of the U.S. Central Command while flying the E-8C Joint STARS out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.Earlier in 2014, the joint and total force team comprised of the 116th Air Control Wing, from the Georgia
May 27, 2015
NGAGA: The Georgia Guard member’s voice on Capitol Hill

Service to its members is the number one goal of the National Guard Association of Georgia, according to the NGAGA website."Unlike other military organizations, NGAGA works purely for the Georgia Army and Air National Guard, its members, and families," said NGAGA president Col. John Verhage, 116th
May 20, 2015
Georgia Guard combat communications and air control squadrons join forces for air war exercise

Two Georgia Air National Guard squadrons joined forces providing crucial air space control services for a simulated air war during Exercise Sentry Savannah 15-2, May 4-16, at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia.This exercise and an earlier Sentry Savannah exercise in February served as the
April 30, 2015
Georgia ANG civil engineers lead the pack for Boy Scout construction project

A team of 34 civil engineers from the Georgia Air National Guard headed north April 19 for two weeks to provide their muscle and expertise to the Boy Scouts while training for a new method of deployment at Camp William Hinds.Of the 87 Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force--or Prime BEEF--the 116th
April 30, 2015
JSTARS provides maritime over-watch for lost diver simulation

The E-8C Joint Stars, provided real-time maritime over-watch to personnel on the water during a lost diver simulation for the Emerald Warrior exercise in April.Flying off the waters of the Gulf Coast, JSTARS' unique wide-area, all-weather, surface surveillance radar and on-board communications suite
April 27, 2015
116th ACW member named GA ANG’s Airman of the Year

It's one thing to just do the assigned job, but going above and beyond is what makes someone outstanding.Senior Airman David, an aircraft structural mechanic from the 116th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, did just that and in January, was named the 2014 Outstanding Airman of the Year for both the

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