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Retired Army Master Sgt. Wilma J. Ross, 81, was laid to rest with military honors at Grove Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville, Ky., on Dec. 3, 2022.

Members of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and the U.S. Coast Guard 14th District conducted meetings and a tabletop exercise in Pohnpei the week of Dec. 12 around the use of the expanded bilateral agreement in support of maritime law enforcement operations recently signed between the Federated States of Micronesia and the United States in October, before successfully executing boardings under the agreement Dec. 17.

Last year, the Liberty Wing made history after becoming the first U.S. fighter wing and operational base to receive a “Full Assurance” rating from the RAF Inspector of Explosives during its annual inspection July 18-21, 2022, at RAF Lakenheath, England.

Our nation’s heroes are the men and women who served in the US military.

While there are many programs to ensure service members are healthy in all aspects of fitness–known as comprehensive airman fitness–it can become a balancing act to find time to set aside for exercise, especially during high tempo operations

Tara L. DeJanovich, a resident of Springfield and native of Winchester, Illinois, was recently promoted to colonel in the Illinois Air National Guard.

On January 10, 1991, the U.S. Army Intelligence School Devens (USAISD) introduced the Basic Morse Mission Trainer to the 98H Morse intercept operator and 98D emitter identifier/locator advanced individual training courses.

The 131st Bomb Wing announced its 2023 Outstanding Airman of the Year.

Members of the Blue Star Mothers of Iowa met for their monthly meeting in the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum at Camp Dodge, in Johnston, Iowa

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Bonillas, a Kosovo Force (KFOR) Regional Command-East (RC-E) Soldier with the Medical Evacuation Detachment assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, prepares to be lowered to the ground while conducting a hoist operation from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

Iowa Air National Guard Airmen are back at work getting aircraft ready to fly following the recent holiday break that was plagued by several ice and snow weather events in Western, Iowa.

Avard remembers the first day the refugees arrived. At that time, he was unaware of the impact he would have on the global Afghan refugee crisis.