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  • New ANG Director visits JSTARS

    Lt. Gen. Stanley E. "Sid" Clarke III made his first visit to the 116th Air Control Wing today since becoming the director of the Air National Guard.Clarke got a first-hand look at the E-8C aircraft and Total Force team, including the 116th and 461st Air Control Wings and 138th Military Intelligence

  • 116th Air Control Wing launches Facebook page

    The 116th Air Control Wing launched an official Facebook page Friday allowing unit members, families and the community to ask questions about wing operations and share ideas and feedback about hot topics."My hope is the Facebook venue will help our Georgia Air National Guard Airmen tell our 116th

  • 35-year Guard member accepts dual employment opportunity

    Since 1977, most of Senior Master Sgt. Maldvina Anderson's career was spent working part-time or in temporary status, but after 23 years, her life has changed. Anderson is now a full-time, Civil Service, Health Services Management technician for the 116th Air Control Wing. Enriched with two jobs,

  • JSTARS unit beefs up for disaster

    The 116th Air Control Wing's civil engineer squadron has been chosen among a select group of Air National Guard CE units throughout the nation to take on an additional mission that will bolster their ability to respond to disasters in the Southeast United States.To meet this mission, the Prime Base

  • 116th Medical Group prepares to meet disaster when it strikes

    Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Medical Group from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., spent the week in Camp Blanding, Fla., training to respond to various man-made and natural disasters like the bombings in Boston and the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma during the annual Vigilant Guard 2013

  • JSTARS receives international recognition

    The E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform has been recognized as one of the "Big 25 [2012] biggest breakthroughs" by C4ISR Journal.Every year, the C4ISR Journal looks for new technologies and efforts that

  • JSTARS Guardsmen team with Rebuilding Together

    Five Air National Guardsmen from the 116th Air Control Wing, gave up their Saturday to volunteer with Rebuilding Together Warner Robins performing repair and renovation work for a local low-income household.Rebuilding Together is a national non-profit organization that has been providing critical

  • 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