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  • Citizens Helping to Keep Key Field Airmen Safe

    ‘Service Before Self’ is one of three tenants of the Air Force Core Values. There are two ladies who are not in the military, but are serving with their time and talents to help keep the men and women of the 186th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) at Key Field Air National Guard Base (ANGB) in Meridian,

  • Mississippi National Guard supports community with COVID-19 testing

    KEY FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Miss. - Approximately 25 members of the Mississippi National Guard’s (MSNG), 186th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) and the 47th Civil Support Team (CST) assisted with COVID-19 testing, April 1, 2020, in Meridian, Mississippi, at the Bonita Lakes Mall COVID-19 mobile

  • Simulators shape the future at the 186th Air Refueling Wing

    Currently, there are three different simulators that provide VR training for the 238th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS), 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron (ATCS), and the 153rd Air Refueling Squadron (ARS). In years past, the base also housed a KC-135R aircraft simulator that was moved

  • Mississippi National Guard Senior Leaders Retrace their Roots

    National Guardsmen from around the state traveled over 3,000 miles in three days to witness history at its best and forge comradery among service members.  Over 100 Airmen and Soldiers with the Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) participated in the MSNG 2017 Senior Leader - Lexington, Concord, and

  • TACPs - Saving Lives on the Battlefield

         When envisioning images of military special operations, one typically goes down a list to include Navy Seals, Army Rangers and Marine Raiders.  Unbeknownst to many, Tactical Air Control Parties (TACPs) are one entity of the Air Force's special operations force.  TACPs have the enormous

  • AMC Commander Discusses Tanker Mission at Key Field

    U. S. Air Force General Carlton Everhart II sat down with Rep. Greg Harper (R - MS, 3rd District) and key leaders from the Mississippi National Guard and Key Field Air National Guard Base to discuss the continued evolution of the mission conversion back to the KC-135R tankers here Feb. 5.Everhart,

  • Key Field Honors Former Leaders

    Former wing commanders and command chiefs gathered as honored guests to remember the past and learn about the future of the 186th Air Refueling Wing here Jan. 29, 2016.Col. Mike Nabors, 186 ARW commander, briefed the former leaders on Key Field's history, which each guest influenced, and explained

  • ESGR educates, informs local business leaders

    COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Miss. - The Mississippi Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) and 186th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) invited 21 bosses, employers and supervisors to participate in a "Boss Lift" here 15-17 July 2015.The ESGR, a Department of Defense office, strives to develop