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  • 163d Attack Wing Showcases MQ-9's Vital Role in California Disaster Response

    MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. – Demonstrating a commitment to readiness and collaborative partnerships, the 163rd Attack Wing joined forces with the 195th Wing, California Military Department, and California Office of Emergency Services for a Joint All Hazards Assessments and Awareness exercise.The

  • 163d Attack Wing communications flight prepares Airmen for cyber defense

    MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. — In the dynamic cyber age, the 163rd Attack Wing is equipping Airmen with skills and knowledge to adapt to emerging cyber threats. This cultivation of resilience and readiness encompasses technical proficiency, strategic thinking and proactive defense against evolving

  • California Air National Guard Hosts Reaper Smoke 2025

    MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. — More than 200 active duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper airmen participated in Exercise Reaper Smoke 2025, last week in Southern California. The 163rd Attack Wing hosted the exercise, focusing on maritime operations to reflect the growing need

  • 163d MSG aids Palisades fire mission

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 163d Mission Support Group set up 14 tents near Will Rogers State Beach, Los Angeles, to house 49th Military Police Brigade Soldiers during ongoing support efforts for the Palisades Fire response.

  • The Fire Within

    “The Southland continues to burn tonight…” The reporter’s somber voice echoes into the home I share with my husband in Orange County, California. I watch news footage of my old neighborhood swallowed whole by the beastlike fire dubbed, like so many others, The Palisades Fire. The landmark home of

  • 163d Attack Wing participates in Exercise Steel Knight 2024

    MARCH ARB, Calif. – Intelligence dominates the battlefield; even the ancient strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu counseled “Know thy enemy” as one of his tenants of success in warfare.After repeated successes in the Pacific theater, the 163d Attack Wing has once again been asked to guide other MQ-9

  • Total Force teamwork lands MQ-9 Reaper for first time at Shaw

    SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – U.S. Airmen assigned to the 25th Attack Group, here, and 163d Attack Wing, California Air National Guard, landed an MQ-9 Reaper from March Air Reserve Base, California, at Shaw Air Force Base for the first time ever Feb. 14.Airmen assigned to Shaw AFB, Creech AFB, and

  • MQ-9 Reaper Has Operated From A Highway For The First Time

    or the first time, a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone has operated from a highway, as part of the latest efforts by the service to generate airpower even when denied access to traditional airfields and runways. And while the combination of manned aircraft and drones during an exercise of this kind