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  • 219th Security Forces Squadron trains at Camp Grafton

    The 219th Security Forces Squadron located in Minot, N.D. will conduct heavy weapons qualification firing and ground combat skills training at Camp Grafton in Devils Lake June 5-8. Media is encouraged to attend and participate in the training on Saturday or Sunday. The purpose of the training is to

  • Happy Hooligan Airmen recall unique flood experiences

    Two North Dakota Air National Guard Airmen reminisce on personal challenges they faced as they expanded their own families all the while helping the community during the flood efforts in the Red River Valley this spring. Senior Airman Dominic Ste Marie, of the 119th Wing became a father on March 14.

  • Happy Hooligans depart on first C-21 mission to southwest Asia

    090520-F-0681L-020: Maj. Jason Newham, of the 177th Airlift Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard does a pre-flight inspection of a C-21 at the North Dakota Air National Guard May 20, Fargo, N.D. This is the first time that the North Dakota Air National Guard C-21s have deployed to southwest

  • Happy Hooligan completes Fargo Marathon from Iraq

    An Airman from the North Dakota Air National Guard currently serving in Iraq fulfilled a promise to a dear friend and a pledge to his parents when he completed the Fargo Marathon on Saturday. Tech. Sgt. Sam A. Ruiz of the 119th Wing Security Forces Squadron and native of Fargo ran in the marathon

  • Who Am I? Dual Roles Common for National Guard Members

    With the flood waters of the Red River rising to new record heights in the Fargo, N.D. - Moorhead, Minn. area, I was preparing to ride in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as a photojournalist for the N.D. Air Na¬tional Guard along with national and local news journalists, in an effort to gather aerial