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  • MS Air National Guard C-27J transports equipment to storm-ravaged NY

    A C-27J Spartan aircraft from the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, transported ground equipment and personnel to New York supporting Hurricane Sandy relief efforts Saturday.Air crews from Mississippi, Maryland and Ohio coordinated to perform the very first domestic relief

  • Taps in Afghanistan

    As NATO coalition forces began their evening meal, a bugle sounded Taps over the public affairs system at a Forward Operating Base in Mazar-e Sharif. The bugler's first note pierced the evening air at 5:16 p.m. local time, the exact moment (8:46 a.m. EDT) that American Airlines Flight 11 flew into

  • Key Field Airman Recipient of NGB Award

    Master Sergeant Robert C. (Cole) Walker of the 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron, Mississippi Air National Guard, is the recipient of the 2011 Air National Guard Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor of the Year Award presented by NGB/A3. This award recognizes the accomplishments of the Air Traffic

  • Bryant Joins Other Governors In Opposing Cuts To Air National Guard

    Gov. Phil Bryant, along with governors of 49 other states, signed a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta opposing cuts to the Air National Guard as recommended by the U.S. Air Force in its fiscal year 2013 budget request. Bryant signed the letter during a recent trip to Washington, D.C. to

  • Air Force Proposal Eliminates C27J; Replaces with MC-12

    Air Force Secretary Michael Donley released a proposal today that would eliminate the recently procured C27J Spartan aircraft in fiscal year 2013.The service's strategy "favors retaining multi role capabilities going forward," Donley said. "The tactical air forces are going to get smaller and still

  • Air Force leaders publish new strategy document

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz released the 'Air Force Priorities for a New Strategy with Constrained Budgets' white paper Feb 1."The Air Force has made the hard choices to closely align with the new strategic guidance in our FY13 budget