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  • 188th Security fForces squadron members inspect an M4 weapon while wearing gas masks.
  • MQ-9 Crew sets up the flight simulator.
  • Tech. Sgt. Robert Ellis, Detachment 1 Joint Terminal Attack Controller liaison and evaluator, looks into the distance as an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter performs a show of force flyover during a training simulation at Razorback Range Det. 1 Aug. 1, 2015. Ellis, along with his joint training partners in the Army and Navy, participated in a simulated training event demonstrating the unique capabilities of Razorback Range Det. 1 located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Holli Nelson/Released)

  • Airmen performing remotely piloted aircraft operations are dedicated to achieving the maximum impact on the battlefield have partnered with Air Force joint terminal attack controllers (JTAC), Air Force tactical air control party (TACP) and sister service controllers to conduct and accomplish close-air-support (CAS) missions. RPAs assigned to the 188th Wing and other locations around the world continue to be the number one most requested capability from combatant commanders around the world on a 24/7 basis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

  • Staff Sgt. Kyle Moore, 188th Fire Emergency Services Flight firefighter, sprays Senior Airman William Fine, 188th Emergency Management journeyman, with water to simulate the decontamination process of a hazardous materials response. Firefighters and emergency management personnel are trained to respond to HAZMAT incidents or other emergency situations on base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John Suleski/Released)

  • Master Sgt. Bryan Sutton, 188th Civil Engineer Squadron member, unloads crusher dust from a front-end loader during asphalt traiing at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Ark., April 21, 2015. The 188th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer training center provided asphalt training from April 21-24.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Cody Martin/released)

  • Graphic art image of large operations center with screens across back walls, desks in rows across the room populated by persons viewing screens on their desk.  Large graphic in top right "MNIOE".

    Air Guard Supports Multinational Information Operations Experiment

    Two members of the 188th Wing, in collaboration with the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, recently participated in the Multinational Information Operations Experiment held in Riga, Latvia.

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  • F-35A taxing down runway at Fort Smith airport. Control tower is in the background.

    F-35A Pilots Soar in ACE Training at Ebbing Air National Guard Base

    The 33rd Fighter Wing, along with the cutting-edge F-35A Lightning II, trained on Agile Combat Employment (ACE) tactics, techniques and procedures, at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, October 17, 2023.

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  • Members of the 188th Med Group show the cadets how to preform tactical combat casualty care on a mannequin.

    Civil Air Patrol cadets visit the 188th Wing

    The 188th Wing hosted more than 133 Civil Air Patrol cadets from Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Kansas, and Massachusetts for their 2023 encampment on July 12.

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  • The two Airmen stand side by side holding the award and shaking hands.

    Mobile NCOA

    A historic milestone was achieved as the first-ever mobile professional military education team of instructors arrived in Arkansas to train and educate today's Airmen for tomorrow's fight at the inaugural off-site Non-Commissioned Officers Academy (NCOA). The I.G. Brown Education and Training Center

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  • SPEARS students prepare to load their MRZR vehicle on a CH-47 Chinook

    The future of Emergency Management is SPEARS

    Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Ark. — The Air National Guard's Specialized Personnel and Equipment for Austere Reconnaissance and Surveillance (SPEARS) course was hosted May 23 by the 188th Wing at the Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center outside of Fort Smith, Arkansas.

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  • Stands in air Force dress uniform in front of American flag

    Senior Master Sgt. Cale W. Castleberry promoted to the rank of Chief Master Sgt.

    EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Senior Master Sgt. Cale W. Castleberry was promoted to the rank of Chief Master Sgt. on March 2, here.

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AF News

  • U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to more than 1,000 service members to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 during a remembrance ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 11, 2023

    President Biden commemorates 9/11 anniversary with service members in Alaska

  • Roses rest on a bench in front of a large building.

    Austin, Milley remember those lost on 9/11

  • Smoke plumes rise from a building.

    DOD leaders recall Americans' resilience after 9/11

  • An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Sept. 6, 2017. The Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems give the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night, and in all weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)

    AF Week in Photos

ANG News

  • Members of the Ecuadorian military examine a forward-looking infrared radiation isotope detector while observing an emergency-response training scenario involving airmen and soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard’s 41st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team and civilian emergency responders at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Ky., March 10, 2026. The Ecuadorians were visiting as part of the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program to learn more about the Kentucky Guard’s emergency-response capabilities and interagency cooperation across the state, and to share their own techniques for responding to emergency contingencies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

    Kentucky Guard, Ecuadorian Partners Share Disaster Response Techniques

  • Brig. Gen. Ken Borchers, Commander, Washington Air National Guard and Assistant Adjutant General, Washington National Guard, presents gifts to Air Chief Marshal Sakesan Kantha, Commander-in-Chief, Royal Thai Air Force, during a visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 13, 2026.

    Washington Air Guard Strengthens Ties During Thai Leadership Visit

  • The Arkansas National Guard ceremonially enlisted 250 recruits April 11, 2026, at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, in Little Rock, to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday.

    Arkansas Guard Enlists 250 Recruits for America’s 250th Birthday

  • Airmen assigned to the 151st Force Support Squadron Sustainment Services Flight mobilized their field kitchen for the 151st Security Forces Squadron during their two-week annual training for 2026.

    Mobile Kitchen Keeps Utah Airmen Training Longer in the Field

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