General retires after 38 years of service

Brig. Gen. Wayne E. Lee, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, retired December 3 following a Change of Command ceremony for the Utah Air National Guard State Headquarters.Lee has been a member of the United States Air Force since 1968. Upon completing basic training, Lee spent part of his initial

Colonel receives Legion of Merit award posthumously

151st MDG train for deployment in EMEDS mass-casualty exercise

During a mock chlorine-tanker explosion, 67 personnel from the 151st Medical Group evacuated and treated 73 patients during an Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) exercise at the Utah Air National Guard base November 5 and 6. EMEDS is a certification review field exercise and mobility requirement

"Chicken Soup" contributor speaks to senior leadership

As part of the Utah National Guard Commanders Conference held September 18, motivational speaker Dan Clark, one of the primary contributors to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, spoke to the UTNG senior leadership, concluding the conference. Clark said he has spoken at numerous Air Force events

Utah ANG helps Hill AFB tackle deadline for new F-22 workload

In order to meet a tight deadline for the 309th Software Maintenance Group's new F-22 Raptor workload, Hill Air Force Base requested the Utah Air National Guard's help to install a cable infrastructure September 6 to 30. Eight cable technicians from the 130th Engineering Installation Squadron

Airmen and Family Readiness encourages members, families to stop by

Jill Lukes sits at her desk in her soothing blue office as she thumbs through a stack of financial resources for a military spouse. Lukes, the Airmen and Family Readiness Program manager for the Utah Air National Guard, recently moved offices and now resides in the back of the 151st Force Support

Utah Guard's deployment service recognized this Governor's Day

As part of the 58th annual Governor's Day celebration, approximately 5,000 Utah Air and Army National Guardsmen marched in a pass-and-review parade before the commander in chief of the Utah National Guard, Governor Gary R. Herbert, at Camp Williams September 17. Alongside the Adjutant General of

Former Utah Air Guardsman receives trip through Wounded Warriors Program

Two of Utah's own wounded Airmen recently went on a weeklong fishing trip in Alaska as a token of appreciation for their service. As part of the Department of Defense's Wounded Warrior program, 14 members of each military branch were sent to a remote Alaskan fishing lodge for a week on flights

Exercise Double Whammy: Utah ANG conducts two large exercises in one drill weekend

To simulate a swift, mass deployment to protect the homeland, the Utah Air National Guard conducted Exercise Double Whammy on base August 5-7. Exercise Double Whammy enacted two exercises simultaneously, a mobility deployment exercise and an aircraft generation exercise. The mobility deployment

Freedom Academy celebrates 50 years

The Utah National Guard, in conjunction with the Honorary Colonels, hosted high school students from across the state at Camp Williams during the annual Freedom Academy July 31-August 5. When it originally started in 1961, there were four delegates. This year there were 103 student delegates, many