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  • Revolutionizing Air Power

    With today's world rapidly evolving, the United States Air Force has embraced an operational concept known as Agile Combat Employment (ACE) which emphasizes flexibility, adaptability, and maximizing capability to enhance air power. During annual training, July 15-20, at the Combat Readiness Training

  • 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 Shelters in Place Due to Off Base Gas Leak

    Today, in response to a natural gas leak that occurred at an off-base location, the 186th Air Refueling Wing implemented a shelter-in-place procedure. There were no injuries sustained during this time and the base is now back to normal operations.  

  • 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

  • Road to Recovery: A Story of Resiliency

    In October 2022, Air National Guard 2nd Lt. Emily Mackey was injured in an accident while riding on a side-by-side that flipped over, severely injuring her right arm, and causing a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Her husband, 2nd Lt. Matthew Mackey, who was also a passenger, and had recently undergone

  • 186th ARW KC135 aircraft lands safely

    While performing a routine air refueling mission, a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft belonging to the 186th Air Refueling Wing made an emergency landing, today, a Key Field.

  • National Guard conducts PATRIOT Exercise

    PATRIOT is a joint, interagency exercise, sponsored by the Air National Guard Bureau (ANGB), taking place at Camp Shelby, Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center and Camp McCain, Mississippi, February 18 – 22. It is a training exercise designed for civilian emergency management and responders to

  • 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