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  • 149FW pilot performs hometown flyover

    The push to hold today's dedication of a fighter jet at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Park had a momentum that only grew stronger."We got very lucky on this," said Master Sgt. William Conner with the public affairs office at Lackland Air Force Base. "This had too many things - a plane that

  • Instructor uses Marine Corps experience in Air Guard

    As a combat-seasoned Marine, Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Butler never thought he would be serving here as an instructor with the Texas Air National Guard.But now that he is here, he loves it."I absolutely love my job down here and the guys I work with," Butler said about serving with the 204th

  • 204th Security Forces Squadron teaches a Total Force lesson

    Several active duty security forces members now have a better idea what the "Total Force" concept is after learning valuable combat skills from Guard instructors.Senior Airman Michele Vitorio and Staff Sgt. Robert Holmes, both from the 316th Security Forces Squadron on Joint Base Andrews in

  • Air Guard prepares Airmen for deployment

    On the desert ranges of Fort Bliss, Texas, there is a lot of open space for Soldiers to train and prepare for combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Army operations are well-known here, but active duty, Guard and Reserve security forces Airmen are on the range too.Texas Air National Guard members trained

  • 149th FW Airman earns top honors

    The Air National Guard recognized the accomplishments of its top honor guard members during its recent 2010 Outstanding Airmen of the Year celebration.Among the honorees was Master Sgt. Velia Mireles of the 149th Force Sustainment Services Flight as the Honor Guard Member of the Year.An honor

  • Two 149th Fighter Wing Airmen receive financial management awards

        Two members of the 149th Fighter Wing have received the annual National Guard Financial Management (FM) awards.    Master Sgt. Brenda Juarez was named FM Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, and Senior Airman Stephen Gonzales was named FM Airman of the Year. Eighty-eight FM offices

  • NASCAR driver suits up with National Guard Special Forces

    NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon made a special visit to a select group of National Guardsmen on a training installation in central Texas April 15.     Gordon flew by National Guard UH-60 helicopter to the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) facility in Maxwell, Texas. He went there

  • 204th Security Forces Squadron receives ‘outstanding’ award

       The 149th Fighter Wing here has received notification that one of its geographically separated subordinate units, the 204th Security Forces Squadron, won 2009 Air Force Outstanding Security Forces Unit Award.   The squadron, based on Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, previously won 2009 Air

  • Civilian Employers Learn About Air National Guard Operations

    Twenty-one employers, or bosses, who have Citizen-Airmen employees toured the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing, here March 6. As part of a "Boss Lift" coordinated with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), employers were given an insider's view of the unit's