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  • Colo. Air National Guard assisting in Wash. with landslide disaster zone

    Colo. National Guard activated 16 Airmen including members of the Fatality Search and Recovery Team to assist the Washington National Guard and local civilian authority with the recent landslides in Oso, Wash. The FSRT receives specialized training in supporting local coroner efforts by locating and

  • Stay connected with social media without sacrificing career

    Engaging in social media can be a positive experience that entertains, keeps people connected and allows opinions to be expressed on a wide variety of topics.In some cases though, social media can ruin personal reputations or careers, and create an open window for criminals to access personal

  • Top ANG enlisted chief embraces 'one Air Force' concept

    Emphasizing the importance of embracing a "one Air Force" concept, Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling, command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, addressed newly minted Air Force chief master sergeants attending the Air Force District of Washington Chief's Orientation and Recognition

  • 140th Wing represents the National Guard at Red Flag 14-01

    Members of the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, flew down to Nellis Air Force Base as the only National Guard unit to participate in Red Flag 14-01, January 23 through February 14, 2014.Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving air assets from multiple branches of the US

  • EOD sets mile-high physical fitness standards

    As the sun rose over the base Dec. 13, explosive ordnance disposal personnel from Peterson and Buckley Air Force Bases participated in their annual EOD Safety Day.Master Sgt. Ross Kurashima, 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight chief, said the career field has a

  • 140th Wing's new Inspector General Team

    We are pleased to announce that the new 140th Wing Inspector General Team is up and running! Lt. Col. Craig "LOBO" Wolf, acting as the Wing Inspector General, will lead this new team in building Col. Dunstan's Commander's Inspection Program (CCIP). Lt. Col. Richard Boylan will continue to serve as

  • Civil engineers help ensure infrastructure safety

    As the response to flooding in Colorado transitions from emergency and rescue missions to those of recovery support, members of the Colorado Air National Guard's 240th Civil Engineering Flight have been working with the Colorado Department of Transportation to inspect bridges for any sort of damage

  • National Guard mission at US 36 complete

    National Guard members from four states, under the direction of the Colorado Department of Transportation, have completed their portion of repairs to a 25-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 36 between Lyons, Colo., and Estes Park, Colo.Because of the large scope of the project, National Guard engineering

  • Gen Grass visits CONG, witnesses support to flooding first-hand

    During a visit from Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, to Colorado, he was impressed to turn on the television and on almost every channel, see Colorado Guardsman at work, responding to the disastrous flooding that hit the state in September 2013.It was pure coincidence that General

  • National Guard units join together on community project

    The 139th Civil Engineer Squadron from the Missouri Air National Guard continues to construct and renovate a few buildings and structures at the YMCA of the Rockies-Snow Mountain Ranch. The development is a part of the Innovative Readiness Training program, a civil-military affairs program linking