• Global Lightning

    Twenty Massachusetts Air National Guardsmen from the 102nd Air Operations Group mobilized to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, to support the 608th Air Operations Center during Exercise Global Lightning 14, May 12-16.Global Lightning is an annual U.S. Strategic Command joint exercise for

  • Lord of the Wreaths

    Master Sgt. Dennis Mills is a man on a mission. As the Cape Cod Location Leader for Wreaths Across America (WAA), Sgt. Mills organizes, plans, and implements the annual placing of wreaths on veteran's graves at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne each year.  This year's event took place on

  • Not Just Another Day in Paradise

    To some it may sound like a vacation, and perhaps on some level it was, however the men and women of the 102nd Civil Engineering Squadron know one thing - hard work is hard work, regardless where it is.Forty-three of the 102nd Civil Engineering Squadron's Prime Beef team recently travelled to Joint

  • Airmen and Soldiers team-up for tactical vehicle training

    For the first time, the Massachusetts Army Guard is training the Massachusetts Air Guard on the maintenance and operation of the Light/Medium Tactical Vehicle. Air Force Col. Eric Pauer, Director of Logistics and Engineering- Air, Massachusetts National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, saw a need

  • Boston Marathon

    The events at last year's Boston Marathon were tragic. During the aftermath 102nd Intelligence Wing airmen were in Boston to help local authorities with security and communication. One year later, airmen returned to the marathon route, determined to help authorities prevent another tragedy and

  • Outstanding Volunteer

    Kimberly Healy began volunteering with the 102nd Intelligence Wing in 2008 as a Key Spouse from the 102nd Security Forces Squadron. Propelled by a passion for informed and prepared Families, Kim hit the ground running and hasn't slowed down. As a testament, for the last four year Kim has volunteered

  • International Partnership

    Recently, Senior Master Sgt. Cynthia Thomas and I had the pleasure of traveling to Paraguay, our state's partner-country. If you are not familiar with the State Partnership Program (SPP), National Guard units in nearly every state, as well as Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, have

  • Best Airman Warrior

    On the far northern side of Joint Base Cape Cod, you get a sense of how large the base is. It has been close to an hour since you started this six-mile ruck march and as you jog along, the ribbon of gravel road stretching into the distance, you can feel the full weight of your gear wearing you down.

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