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  • Uithoven Leaves a Legacy in Airfield Management

    On a day marked by camaraderie and farewells, Chief Master Sgt. Will Uithoven stepped into the Airfield Management Advisory Council meeting on April 15, 2024, in Gulfport. His purpose was twofold: to reconnect with old friends and to impart wisdom gleaned from his 20-year tenure in airfield

  • 186th ARW Participates in Sentry Aloha Joint Exercise

    The 186th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) wrapped up participation in a fighter exercise, Sentry Aloha 24-2, June 12, 2024, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.This National Guard Bureau training event brought together more than 1,000 participants from the U.S. and provided essential combat training. The

  • Ten Years After Tankers Return, Key Field is Thriving

    2005 was a grim year in the history of the 186th Air Refueling Wing.  Key Field Air National Guard base in Meridian, Mississippi, had just found itself on the chopping block of the 2005 DOD-Base Closure and Realignment Report (BRAC) to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.  The

  • Mississippi ATAG retires after 38 years of service

    Maj. Gen. Billy M. Nabors, the Assistant Adjutant General (ATAG) and Commander, Mississippi Air National Guard officially retired after 38 years of honorable service to our state and nation. His tenure at the Mississippi National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters (JFH) began in 2017, where he served

  • 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,