TSGT SCOTT ELBERS from the 136th Airlift Wing Maintenance Group, prepares to paint a C-130J Hercules aircraft inside a hangar at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, July 8, 2021. The California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing has dutifully maintained the soon to be painted C-130J aircraft while awaiting a scheduled transfer to the Texas Air National Guard’s 136th Airlift Wing. (Photo by SrA Michelle Ulber)
PORT HUENEME, CA KUWAIT BG WIN BURKETT, Task Force Spartan Deputy Commanding General of Operations, 36th Infantry Division, reenlists SPC Karina Castillo with the Task Force Spartan JAG office onboard a Kuwaiti Navy Ship. (Photo courtesy of the 36th Infantry Division)
SAN ANTONIO 2ND LT RYAN MCGOLDRICK, 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineering environmental manager, jackhammers a section of concrete loose from the flight line at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 29, 2021. These routine flight line repairs are done as preventative maintenance when cracks or faults appear as a way to reduce potential damage to aircraft. (Photo by Sra Ryan Mancuso)
PALACIOS PFC SUSANNA OZUNA, 2nd Brigade, Texas State Guard, shares her poncho with Mrs. Edna Hill, local resident and Lions Club volunteer, while she visits the traveling replica of the Vietnam War Memorial during the 4th of July Celebration, Palacios, Texas. (Photo by WO1 Gregory Illich)
GREAT FALLS, MT THIS IS THE 136TH AIRLIFT WING’S FIRST OFFICIAL TRANSFER of their C-130Hs to it’s new home with the Montana Air National Guard – 120th Airlift Wing. The 136th Airlift Wing will receive eight new C-130Js in the coming months replacing the unit’s entire fleet as part of the National Guard’s program of modernization. (Photo by SSgt Sean Kornegay)
TEMPLE AFRICA SOLDIERS FROM THE 1-141ST INFANTRY REGIMENT proudly display the Texas flag in a group photo during their deployment to the Horn of Africa. (Photo courtesy of 1-141st Inf Rgmt) 12 | N a t i o n a l G u a r d A s s o c i a t i o n o f T e x a s
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WHAT WEIGHS 67 TONS, has 1,500 horsepower and will be joining the Texas National Guard? An Armored Cavalry Regiment to be stationed in Temple, Texas. Soldiers, NCOs and Officers willing to RECLASS should visit tmd.texas.gov/3-278-ACR for more information.
