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  • High School students participate in Freedom Academy 2010

    Walk past the Officer's Club at Camp Williams at the beginning of August and you are bound to hear it blasting with pop music and laughter. Ninety-two high school seniors from 50 schools statewide spent a week at Camp Williams at the Utah National Guard's 49th annual Freedom Academy August

  • Utah Guard, families recognized at 2010 Governor's Day

    As part of the 57th annual Governor's Day event, over 6,000 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 Rice-Eccles Stadium September 18. In observance of this time-honored military

  • Utah tankers keep aircraft flying over Afghanistan

    High in the skies of Afghanistan, KC-135R Stratotanker crews work long hours supporting other types of aircraft as an aerial refueling point, giving those assets the ability to continue their missions."Our job is to provide air refueling support for aircraft like the F-15 [Eagle] and F-16 [Falcon],"

  • New Utah ANG commanders presented in triple change-of-command ceremony

    The Utah Air National Guard conducted a triple change of command ceremony on base July 10.During the ceremony, the Assistant Adjutant General of the Utah ANG, Brig. Gen. David M. Hooper who is formally retiring, relinquished command to Col. Wayne E. Lee.The commander of the 151st Air Refueling Wing,

  • General Hooper and Chief Hill formally retire

    The Assistant Adjutant General of the Utah ANG, Brig. Gen. David M. Hooper, and the Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert Hill retired in a formal ceremony on base July 10. At the commencement of the ceremony, General Hooper and Chief Hill were presented with the Utah Joint Medal of Merit for their

  • 130th EIS prepares for UCI in May

    The 130th Engineering and Installations Squadron recently held an Operational Readiness Exercise in preparation for their upcoming Unit Compliance Inspection in May 2011. The anticipated 11-day inspection will check unit compliance to regulations, then inspect the unit's preparation and performance

  • Utah Air Guardsman's life saved... by a safety brief

    Staff Sgt. Jason Butterfield, an intelligence analyst with the 151st Operations Group Intelligence, suffered a left wrist and hand injury when riding in a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle that rolled near Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 10, 2009. The injury could have been much

  • Airmen recognized for outstanding achievement

    Six Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Wing were awarded Utah Air National Guard Airmen of the Year 2009 during a ceremony on base May 2, 2010. The Airmen were recognized for their outstanding performance in their work, for going above and beyond the regular duties assigned to them, and for their

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