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April 17, 2020
Georgia Air Guard recruiter sets all-time state record for monthly accessions amid stress of COVID-19

Despite the obstacles COVID-19 presented, one Air National Guard recruiter broke the monthly record in Georgia, for the number of recruits she brought in during March 2020.Tech. Sgt. Lauren Trail, a Georgia Air National Guard recruiter, is credited with getting 13 new members sworn in last month —
Oct. 31, 2019
Georgia Air Guardsman and golfer represents U.S. in 2019 Military World Games held in China

Georgia Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Justin Broussard, an aerospace ground equipment craftsmen with the 116th Air Control Wing, was selected as one of only six men to represent the United States at the 2019 Military World Games in the golfing competition.
Dec. 13, 2017
Once homeless Air Guard basketball star shoots to inspire others

At 5 feet 11 inches tall, most people wouldn’t be surprised to find out she was once a professional basketball player, but there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to this Air National Guardsman. Staff Sgt. Charmaine Clark, a 116th Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection technician with
Nov. 24, 2015
Record-setting Air National Guard flight engineer plans to retire

Master Sgt. Curtis Stark, 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron superintendent, has flown more than 400 combat missions in the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft.Stark has accumulated more than 4,000 combat flying hours in nearly three decades of service,
Jan. 30, 2015
Citizen Airman scores as ‘coach-of-the-year’

An Airman from the 116th Air Control Wing was recently recognized at the 2014 U.S. Youth Soccer Awards Gala held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the Region 3 Boys Recreational Soccer Coach of the Year.Master Sgt. Jason Butts, a ground explosives safety craftsman in the Georgia Air National Guard,
Dec. 23, 2014
116th Airman marinates in success after winning AF barbecue challenge

The results are in, and for Tech. Sgt. Todd Houghton the taste of victory is sweet. After winning two rounds of competition, the aircraft structural mechanic with the 116th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron recently won the Air Force's first-ever High Flyin' BBQ Challenge that was held in San Antonio
Nov. 26, 2014
In the footsteps of warriors: Legendary “Indian Robin Hood” descendants thrive in the Georgia Guard

In 1865 a young Native American Revolutionist named Henry Berry Lowry, rose up from the swamps in North Carolina to fight racial injustice being directed against his people who are the modern day Lumbee Indians.After witnessing his father and brother being forced to dig their own graves and then
Nov. 3, 2014
Guardsman to attend elite Weapons Instructor Course

Georgia Air National Guardsman Captain Brandon Rieker is moving to the head of the class.The 31-year-old air battle manager with the 116th Air Control Wing is one of six in the career field across the Air Force to be selected for the elite U.S. Air Force Weapons School Weapons Instructor Course that
Sept. 30, 2014
ESGR: Comfort in knowing

More than 760,000 National Guard members have deployed in support of the war on terror since 9/11, leaving behind families and the civilian jobs they rely on to support their families.Standing in the gap to support these service members is the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.Established in
Aug. 4, 2014
Airman finds the Guard a perfect fit for her family

A team of dedicated and committed Airmen from the 116th Air Control Wing operate and maintain the E-8C Joint STARS aircraft and continue its legacy of being "The Eyes of the Night." Some Airmen stand out above the rest. Senior Airman Crystal Steiger, an aerospace propulsion mechanic with the 116th

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