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  • First Sergeant leads the way in Nashville

    The Diamond Spotlight shine’s bright on Master Sgt. David, a first sergeant at the 118th Wing. David, who will retire in December, desired to become a first sergeant when he was a child.

  • Tennessee governor signs law providing Guardsmen free tuition

    Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law on April 24, 2017 a bill giving Guardsmen in the state 100 percent in-state tuition reimbursement for a first time bachelor’s degree.The law, called the Tennessee STRONG (Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen) Act, will be

  • 118th Develop Well-Rounded Guardsmen

    Airmen from the 118th Wing participated in a professional development class March 31, 2017 at Berry Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The Four Lenses and Fully Engaged Supervisor are classes given in order to help grow guardsmen into versatile military members and civilians.     The Four Lenses class

  • First Sergeant Council Meets

    The 118th Wing First Sergeant Council convened at Berry Field on March 4, 2017. The council is made up of all diamond wearing first sergeants around the wing as well as individuals that have been tasked to assist a first sergeant within the larger squadrons. Currently, there are 11 sitting first

  • Intel Airmen play critical role fighting east Tennessee wildfires

    The wildfires in east Tennessee were devastating to the people living in the region, but due to the intuitive work of some Airmen from Berry Field Air National Guard Base in Nashville, Tennessee, the blow was softened.Airmen from the 236th Intelligence Support used their skills as digital and

  • Security Forces return to Tennessee from overseas

    Several members from the 118th Security Forces Squadron returned home to Nashville following a deployment on Nov. 6, 2016.Many members from the 118th SFS had been deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates for the past six months and began returning to Nashville on Nov. 2, 2016."We

  • Berry Field Airmen Compete in Shooting Competition

    Members of the 118th Wing competed in the 23rd annual Mid-South Guard and Reserve Invitational Rifle Tournament on Sept. 24, 2016. The competition represented 38 participants from the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Marine Reserve, Tennessee State Guard, and a few military retirees. The

  • Nashville hosts Air National Guard's first ever writing class

    A professional writing class, the first of its kind taught in the Air National Guard, descended upon Berry Field Air National Guard Base on Oct. 1, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.The class, which covered professional writing situations, supervisory writing skills, and the overall effectiveness of

  • Doctors, deployments, and dental; How the medical group affects everyone

    Odd looking, one of a kind pieces of equipment are often the only things in a room with sterile, white-washed walls. The smell of alcohol swabs permeates the air. The snap of latex gloves is often the only sound to interrupt the bustle of patients and staff carrying thick files down the halls.For

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