Air National Guard

Military Aviation News September 17, 2026

Lockheed Martin Tests Advanced Legion Pod Data Link to Enhance Fighter Target Engagement

Aviation News – Lockheed Martin and the Air National Guard have successfully tested a new pod-to-pod data link, significantly speeding up target engagement for tactical…

Military Aviation News May 26, 2026

New A-10 Thunderbolt II Adapter Enables Rapid Mid-Air Refueling Transition for Deployed Units

Aviation News – The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) has successfully deployed a new probe and drogue refueling capability for…

Military Aviation News September 3, 2025

U.S. Pits Rescue Helicopters Against F-15 Fighters in Rare Maritime Defense Test

In a unique simulation over the Pacific coast of California, the U.S. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve staged a scenario straight out of…

Lockheed F-35A Lightning II 12-5054 LF USAF

Military Aviation News August 19, 2020

US Air Force announces Guard locations for F-35A, F-15EX

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The US Air Force plans to replace the Air National Guard’s aging F-15C Eagles in Florida and Oregon with the service’s newest…

Lockheed Martin F-35A Thunderbolt II USAF

Military Aviation News December 21, 2017

USAF selects two new Air National Guard F-35 bases

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force has selected Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin and Dannelly Field, Alabama as the preferred locations for the…

Military Aviation News June 2, 2017

First HC-130J Combat King II for Air National Guard

GREENVILLE, S.C., June 2, 2017 — Airmen from the Alaska Air National Guard today accepted the first HC-130J Combat King II assigned to an U.S. Air…