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  • Guard wing rallies to ramp up resiliency

    Responding to the effects of a continuous deployment cycle and compounding day to day stressors, the 116th Air Control Wing has increased the number of resiliency programs to help Airmen and families cope. With more than 30 programs that simply provide an outlet to talk or give professional

  • Air National Guardsman at Robins Awarded Bronze Star

    A Georgia Air National Guardsman, stationed at Robins Air Force Base's 116th Air Control Wing, earned a Bronze Star for his efforts in Afghanistan. Senior Master Sgt. James Love, with the 116th Civil Engineering Squadron, received the medal for extraordinary leadership and management skills.

  • Joint STARS paves the way with MIDS JTRS fielding

    Joint STARS recently became the first Air Force airborne system to fully retrofit new terminals that will improve warfighter communication.The Joint STARS Communications and Network Upgrade program successfully installed, tested and fielded the first of its Multifunctional Information Distribution

  • Five from JSTARS win ANG Information Dominance and Functional Award

    The 116th Air Control Wing's communication squadron continued their record of success capturing five of 10 national-level 2012 Air National Guard Information Dominance and Functional Awards.The ANG Information Dominance Awards recognize military and civilian members for sustained superior

  • E-8C maintainers earn the 2012 Maintenance Effectiveness Award

    Members of the 116th and 461st Air Control wings were the recipients of the 2012 Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award, Category I, Small Aircraft Maintenance, based on support to six combatant commanders in five geographically separated areas of responsibility.The 116th and 461st Aircraft

  • Air National Guard paves path for profession

    Aircrew members from the 116th Air Control Wing visited students at Middle Georgia College Aviation Campus in Eastman, Ga., Jan. 25, as part of a community outreach effort. While sharing the mission of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System and telling personal stories of why they joined

  • 116th ACW receives 16th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    National Guard Bureau officials recognized the 116th Air Control Wing among the very best, awarding the unit the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the period of Oct. 1, 2010 to Sep. 30, 2012. The AFOUA is given to units that perform exceptional meritorious service, accomplish specific acts of

  • JSTARS food service pros support the 57th Presidential Inauguration

    While many American's tuned in to the 57th Presidential Inauguration from the comfort of their homes, a team of Georgia Guardsmen from the 116th Air Control Wing, packed up a field kitchen and travelled from Robins Air Force Base to our nation's capital to provide food service as a part of the

  • Georgia guard member takes safety personally

    Inspired by his supervisor's accomplishments, Tech. Sgt. Jason Butts, ground explosive safety specialist with the 116th Air Control Wing, decided it was time to further his education. Although fully qualified within his field, Butts obtained 10 and 30-hour Occupational Safety and Health

  • Top general visits with Joint STARS Airmen and Soldiers

    Team Joint STARS welcomed U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, here Jan. 7.During the visit, Hostage received a Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft operations briefing, observed hands-on aircraft maintenance tasks, toured the aircraft and attended a