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South Dakota ANG commemorates 75th anniversary with F-16 heritage paint scheme

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A South Dakota Air National Guard F-16 has received a heritage paint scheme in honor of the unit’s 75th anniversary.

A blue and white F-16 from the 114th Fighter Wing, painted at the Air National Guard Paint Facility in Sioux City, Iowa was painted for the South Dakota Air Guard in commemoration of their 75th anniversary. The paint scheme was conceptualized to emulate the WWII era Grumman F-4F Wildcat flown by South Dakota native and Medal of Honor recipient Joe Foss who was instrumental in founding the South Dakota Air National Guard.
U.S. Air National Guard photo: Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

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RMAF learns how to maintain the TPS-75, 77 and 78 from National Guard

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A group of airmen from the Royal Malaysia Air Force were in the United States last month to receive training on how to operate and maintain the TPS-75, 77 and 78 radar from the Western Air Defense Sector.

The Western Air Defense Sector hosts twelve members of the Royal Malaysian Air Force as part of a subject matter exchange entailing hands-on training at a radar site at Camp Rilea, Oregon, Aug. 27, 2021. The 116th Air Control Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, provided a week long course on the TPS-75 mobile, tactical radar system which is capable of providing radar azimuth, rang, height, and identification of friend or foe information for a 240-nautical-mile area. Washington and Malaysia have been partner countries in The National Guard State Partnership Program since August 2017. Through SPP, the National Guard conducts military-to-military engagements in support of defense security goals but also leverages whole-of-society relationships and capabilities to facilitate broader interagency and corollary engagements spanning military, government, economic and social spheres. (Courtesy photo)

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VMFA-211 dedicates AV-8B to the late Lt. Col. Raible and Sgt. Atwell

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A retired AV-8B that was damaged during the Camp Bastion attack in 2012 has been dedicated to the late Lt. Col. Christopher Raible and Sgt. Bradley Atwell on Aug. 19.

U.S. Marines, veterans and families pose in front an AV-8B Harrier during a dedication ceremony at the open air museum on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, August 19, 2021. Marines from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and across the Marine Corps participated in a ceremony unveiling and dedicating an AV-8B Harrier at the museum to the late Lt. Col. Christopher “Otis” Raible and Sgt. Bradley Atwell, whom gave their lives defending the aircraft as well as surrounding Marines during an attack on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan in 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alondra Ortiz-Montejano)

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