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  • 20 Year Desert Storm Reunion

    The 164th Airlift Wing has participated in countless operations including Operation Just Cause, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. It has also been involved in humanitarian efforts in Panama, Haiti, Rwanda and Somalia, and has responded to several hurricane relief efforts.On December 4th,

  • Sherry Boyer Simmons Bikie Ride

    On October 16th, 2010, members of the 164th Airlift Wing's bike team created and participated in the first annual Sherry Boyer Simmons bike ride. The founders of this ride are Master Sergeant David Joachim, Master Sergeant Mary M. Keenan and Master Sergeant Daniel Walker. These individuals, as well

  • Toy Soldier Project

    The holiday season is right around the corner! It's a time for giving, for friends and family, and for reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the next. I hope you and your family are taking the time this season to slow down and enjoy time spent with one another. And if you are away from

  • Authorized Winter Clothing

    As cooler weather approaches, I want to remind everyone what is authorizedto wear/not wear while in uniform.Knit/sage green fleece hats - knit hats are to be blue or black only. Fleecehats are green.Knit/ sage green fleece hats - Cannot be worn without a coat/jacketoutdoors. Never worn indoors.Sage

  • Planning helps hunters hit safety bull's-eye

    A cracked leg bone was the only injury retired 1st Sgt. Aaron Daniels received when he fell from a tree in the Fort Polk, La., woods where he was hunting.But while lying on a pile of wood, metal, leaves and assorted hunting equipment, he wondered how in the world he had ended up there.Just a few

  • NCO Academy Grads

    Three members of the 164th AW were among 184 students who successfully completed all course requirements as NCO Academy Class 10-7. The graduation ceremony was held August 12 at Wilson Hall on the campus of I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard

  • Yellow Ribbon Program

    "For those who serve, and those who support", this is the saying associated with the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. National Guard and Reserve members have a unique challenge relative to their active duty counterparts, since many will return to full-time civilian employment following their

  • Boot Camp Workout

    Boot camp, a word synonymous with running, pushups, sit-ups and screaming military training instructors (drill sergeants), has made its way to 164th Airlift Wing here in Memphis, TN.This boot camp still has plenty of pushups, sit-ups, jumping-jacks and running, but the screaming MTIs have been

  • Into the deep blue sea ... of social media

    My mother is on Facebook. Yes, I said it ... the woman who can't set the time on her DVD player without having the offended machine shoot angry DVD's at her is now able to go online and poke, prod and update at her leisure. I tell you this only to say that if you haven't heard of social media,

  • Golf Tournament

    The 164th Airlift Wing will be hosting it's 44th annual Memorial Golf Scramble on October 4th, 2010 at the Quail Ridge Golf Course in Bartlett, TN. Check in time will be between 9:00 - 10:30 A.M. with a shotgun start at 11:00 A.M.The entry deadline will be the 28th of September, 2010. The field will