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Guard Soldiers Make History at International Culinary Event
March 7, 2023
Iowa and Rhode Island National Guard Soldiers pose for a photo during the 47th Joint Culinary Training Exercise at Fort Lee, Virginia, March 5, 2023. The Soldiers made history by being part of the first Army National Guard team to participate in the largest military culinary event in North America.
Tennessee National Guard Prepares for Joint Bulgarian Exercise
March 3, 2023
An Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster from the 164th Airlift Wing offloads Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers in Bulgaria as part of a multinational exercise.
Cal Guard Stands with Ukraine a Year After Russian Invasion
March 3, 2023
A double-amputee Ukrainian soldier presents a Ukrainian flag signed by fellow Ukrainian soldiers to Maj. Gen. Matthew P. Beevers, acting adjutant general of the California National Guard, in Sacramento, California, Feb. 24, 2023.
Former Tanker Recalls his Past During Promotion Ceremony in Germany
March 2, 2023
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Angelo E. Gelster, an ammunition specialist assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, is promoted during a ceremony atop an M1A2 Abrams tank in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Feb. 20, 2023. Gelster, a former armor crewmember who operated M1A1 Abrams tanks with the now-disbanded 127th Armor Regiment, is deployed to Germany in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine mission to ensure the combat effectiveness of Ukrainian military personnel training in Germany.
Persistence Pays off for History-Making Air Guardsman
March 2, 2023
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Petra Chesanek, an aeromedical technician with the 103rd Medical Group, Connecticut Air National Guard, at Bradley Air National Guard Base, Conn., Aug. 6, 2022. Chesanek, a career firefighter with the New Britain Fire Department, made history alongside firefighter Lauren Burns when they became the department’s first female firefighters promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
Fallen Army Guard Sniper Honored in Memorial Competition
March 1, 2023
Spc. Chris Horton, a sniper with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, in Paktia, Afghanistan, in 2011. He died in an ambush Sept. 9, 2011.
Kansas National Guard Combat Medic Puts Her Training to Use
February 28, 2023
Sgt. 1st Class Tiffany Alligood is the readiness noncommissioned officer and a combat medic with the Kansas Army National Guard’s 1077th Ground Ambulance Company at the Lenexa armory.
US, Senegal launch medical exercise in Thies
February 24, 2023
U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals with the Vermont National Guard receive an orientation of the Mbour Hospital Feb. 20 during the start of the MEDREX Senegal 2023 medical readiness exercise. The 40-person U.S. team will work for two weeks alongside Senegalese hospital professionals at the Thies Regional Hospital and two smaller hospitals.
Wisconsin Air Guard Firefighter Earns National Honors
February 22, 2023
Air Force Master Sgt. Colin Pierce, the assistant fire chief of training at the 115th Fire and Emergency Services flight, Truax Field, Madison, Wis., trains Airman Kody Cummings, a fire prevention specialist with the 115th, on the functions of an aircraft rescue firefighting truck Feb. 2, 2023. Pierce is the 2022 Air National Guard Military Fire Officer of the Year.
Norway Adds Top-tier Military Experience to State Partnership Program
February 21, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with Norwegian troops during a visit to Norway for the signing of a Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program security cooperation agreement between Norway and the Minnesota National Guard, Brekstad, Orland, Norway, Feb. 16, 2023. This image was acquired using a cellular device.