159th Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Cortez and Technical Sgt. Thomas Boudreaux, 159th Fighter Wing crew chiefs prep a Louisiana Air National Guard F-15 aircraft as 159th Fighter Wing pilot Capt. Travis Hayward prepares for takeoff at NAS JRB New Orleans, April 10, 2020. Regardless of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Air National Guard’s alert mission remains fully capable to deploy fully loaded aircraft ready to protect the country at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Farrell)
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La. Air National Guard continues to stand alert

April 14, 2020 defenseadmin 0

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Cortez and Technical Sgt. Thomas Boudreaux, 159th Fighter Wing crew chiefs prep a Louisiana Air National Guard F-15 aircraft as 159th Fighter Wing pilot Capt. Travis Hayward prepares for takeoff at NAS JRB New Orleans, April 10, 2020. Regardless of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Air National Guard’s alert mission remains fully capable to [Read More …]

A UH-72 Lakota assigned to the Mississippi Army National Guard is staged on the flight line at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center preparing for Patriot South 2020 at the Mississippi National Guard Base, Gulfport, Miss., Feb. 26, 2020. Patriot is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies, and first responders. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Technical Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)
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Patriot South 2020: Exercise Preparations

February 28, 2020 defenseadmin 0

A UH-72 Lakota assigned to the Mississippi Army National Guard is staged on the flight line at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center preparing for Patriot South 2020 at the Mississippi National Guard Base, Gulfport, Miss., Feb. 26, 2020. Patriot is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies [Read More …]