• Massachusetts Air National Guard Change of Command

    Dignified guest and members from Air National Guard units across Massachusetts attended a change of command ceremony for outgoing commander Maj. Gen. Michael D. Akey and incoming commander Brig. Gen. L. Scott Rice. The ceremony was held at the National Guard Museum in Worcester on September 12,

  • Triathlon pushes limits

       On any given day, Erin Creighton barely ran 1.5 miles -- never mind knowing how to swim; but all that changed in January when the family readiness manager decided to participate in her first triathlon.   "It was an ad hoc decision I had made after reading about a triathlon scheduled to take place

  • President Obama stops on Air Station Cape Cod

    President Barack Obama stopped briefly at Air Station Cape Cod, Aug. 19, before heading to join his family on Martha's Vineyard for vacation. As he stepped off Air Force One, the president was greeted by elected officials of the Massachusetts state government and senior leaders of Air Station Cape

  • 102nd Medical Group plays second-annual Officers vs. Enlisted softball game

    Airmen of the 102nd Medical Group pose for a photograph after competing in the group's second-annual Officers vs. Enlisted softball game, Aug. 21. The officers won the game 14-10, exacting some revenge for the enlisted team's win in the group's inaugural softball game in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo

  • Security forces send-off

    Family, friends and senior leaders gathered on Otis Air National Guard Base in early August to say goodbye to a group of Massachusetts Air National Guardsmen before they departed on an historic deployment to the Middle East.The Aug. 9 send-off ceremony, hosted by the 102nd Intelligence Wing, honored

  • On the other side

    Donning the distinguished "Military Training Instructor Campaign Hat," Staff Sgt. Maria Y. Escobar recently completed technical school and is now living one of her goals. As a Military Training Instructor for the U.S. Air Force, Escobar is now in a position where she can mentor, train and transform

  • 102nd Air Operations Group participates in AUSTERE CHALLENGE - 10

    The 102nd Air Operations Group (AOG) of the Massachusetts Air National Guard participated in the joint exercise 'Austere Challenge - 10', May 6-7. What made this effort unique is that the 102nd AOG seamlessly integrated to exercise operations from their home station, a first for the Air National

  • Distributed Ground Station - Mass. : Leading the way

    They say that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The ramifications are especially serious when it comes to the functioning team members in a kill chain. From command and control, to intelligence teams, to the war fighter on the ground, these series of links work together to complete

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