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  • Staff Sgt. Allen D. Hughes, playing the bad guy and on the move in his water truck. Hughes was taking directions from joint terminal attack controller trainers, who were running scenarios for their students as part of exercise Northern Lightning, May 6-17, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Erik J. Figi)

    Airmen take on the role of a lifetime during Northern Lightning

    The audible rumble of jets over the skies in and around Volk Field Air National Guard Base permeated the airspace May 6-17. This was to be expected as Northern Lightning, one of the premier Air National Guard bi-annual exercises focused on close air support, or CAS, was underway. The exercise featured various branches of service and units from across the country, all with unique missions and stories.
  • Senior Master Sgt. Oscar Torres, the fuels small section shop chief at the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Arizona, is pictured beside a historical photo of his father.

    Truax Field fulfills another chapter in Arizona Airman’s life

    Truax Field has a great deal of military history; from being an Active Army Air Base in 1942, to being Truax Air Force Base from 1952 to 1967 and now being a part of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, there is a lot of monumental military culture to be found here. For Senior Master Sgt. Oscar Torres, the fuels small section shop chief at the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Arizona, Truax Field happens to be a unique part of his family history.
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