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Army Guard regional training institutes crucial to growth
June 29, 2018
An instructor with the Idaho Army National Guard’s 204th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), right, looks on as students prepare an M1 Abrams tank for a training evolution at Gowen Field, Idaho. Located in every state and part of the One Army School System, the Army National Guard-run regional training institutes provide training on a variety of subjects ranging from leadership courses needed for promotion to functional training on specific systems, equipment and procedures as well as courses for those transitioning to a new military operational specialty.
Australian native comes ‘full circle’ as D.C. Army Guard vocalist
June 29, 2018
Army Sgt. Vicki Golding, a vocalist with the District of Columbia Army National Guard's 257th Army Band, sings the Australian national anthem as part of the Centenary of Mateship celebration during the Twilight Tattoo, June 27, 2018, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia. Golding, an Australian native who now lives in the U.S., also performed "The Star-Spangled Banner," and "I Am Australian" at the event, which commemorated the 100-year anniversary of the partnership between the United States and Australia established during World War I.
Fighting Father Duffy remembered fondly in New York City
June 29, 2018
New York Army National Guard Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Scott Ehler, left, introduces the official party to commemorate the life and career of New York Army National Guard Chaplain Father Francis P. Duffy at Times Square June 27, 2018. Ehler joined with Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, WWI National Commissioner Dr. Libby O’Connell and the National Guard’s senior chaplain, Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Kenneth “Ed” Brandt to commemorate Duffy’s service in WWI.
Partnerships help boost Jordan security amid serious threats
June 28, 2018
Colorado Army National Guard Mobile Training Team members after being recognized March 16, 2018, at Joint Force Headquarters-Colorado, Centennial, Colorado, for their accomplishments under the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s U.S.-Jordan Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction-Building Partner Capacity Program.
National Guard getting disaster communications system
June 28, 2018
The Army's Project Manager Tactical Network, supported by Communication Electronics Command (CECOM) trainers, provided new equipment training and a leadership demonstration for the Disaster Incident Response Emergency Communications Terminal (DIRECT) system to the Indiana National Guard 738th Company in Lafayette, Indiana, in January 2018.
Retired Michigan Guard member has unique view of Latvia bond
June 28, 2018
Lt. Col. (ret.) Ivars Sika, a former member of the Michigan National Guard, observes as members of the 82d Airborne Division stage a parachute drop at Ādaži Military Base, Latvia, June 9, 2018, as part of exercise Saber Strike 2018
Soldiers train to detect, defend against electronic warfare
June 27, 2018
Oscar Hernandez, second from lef), a training specialist from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Agency, guides Ohio Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1487th Transportation Company on how to detect electromagnetic interference on an AN/PSN-13 Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) June 23, 2018, during annual training at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Mich. This training provides Soldiers guidance in the event they encounter a contested electronic warfare environment.
ARNG 4.0 reflected in Kentucky brigade’s training
June 27, 2018
Soldiers with the 149th Brigade Support Battalion guide their vehicles to a decontamination site during an exercise at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., June 19, 2018. More than 1,000 Soldiers of the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade participated in a modified annual training to test the interoperability of units within the brigade in a fully operational environment.
Vt. Guard pilot gets Kolligian Trophy for extraordinary skill
June 27, 2018
Lt. Col Daniel Finnegan receives the Koren Kolligian Trophy certificate from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein in the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 25, 2018.
Fifteen exceptional employers recognized for top honor
June 26, 2018
Recipients of the Defense Department's Freedom Award were announced June 26, 2018.
Kentuckians get $1 million in health care from Guard, others
June 26, 2018
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kathryn Dobbs, a medic from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, checks the prescription of an optometry patient’s eyeglasses at a health-care clinic being operated by the Air Guard and U.S. Navy Reserve at Breathitt County High School in Jackson, Ky., June 20, 2018. The Jackson clinic is one of four that comprised Operation Bobcat, a 10-day mission to provide military medical troops with crucial training in field operations and logistics while offering no-cost health care to the residents of Eastern Kentucky.
Alaska Air National Guard rescue crews save injured climber
June 26, 2018
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier during a fini flight for Chief Master Sgt. Lance Jordan, command chief master sergeant for the Alaska Air National Guard. A similar helo was involved in the weekend rescue of a critically injured climber.
Army to extend 1-station unit training for Infantry Soldiers
June 26, 2018
U.S. Army Infantry Soldiers-in-training assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, begin their first day of Infantry one-station unit training (OSUT) February 10, 2017, on Sand Hill, Fort Benning, Ga. In 2019, the Army will extend one-station unit training for Infantry Soldiers from 14 weeks to 22 weeks.
Troops dive into training to earn FEMA Level 1 certification
June 25, 2018
West Virginia National Guard Soldiers with Company C 2/104th General Support Aviation Battalion (Medevac) fly the West Virginia Swift Water Rescue Team as they complete Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Level 1 training June 11, 2018, at Camp Dawson, W.Va. The WVSWRT was developed after the devastating floods of 2016 that impacted all 55 counties of the state of West Virginia to assist citizens in a time of need.
N.Y. Guard MPs train with Vermont Guard troops at Fort Drum
June 25, 2018
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, 206th Military Police Company conduct Cordon and Search training on Fort Drum, June 15, 2018. The Soldiers were conducting their annual training with the 10th Mountain Division.
Ohio Guard Soldiers tackle worst case, real-world scenarios
June 25, 2018
A Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A4 wrecker with the 211th Maintenance Company out of Newark, Ohio, tows a M915A5 truck tractor with the 1487th Transporation Company out of Piqua, Ohio, while completing tactical convoy operations training June 21, 2018, at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Michigan.
Fort Indiantown Gap hosts exchange with Lithuanian partners
June 22, 2018
Members of Fort Indiantown Gap’s billeting and logistics team met with Lithuanian training center Soldiers during a range exchange visit June 10. (
South Carolina National Guard conducts new instructor course
June 22, 2018
U.S. Army Soldiers work a problem-solving exercise while attending the Common Faculty Development Instructor Course hosted by 4th Battalion, 218th Regiment (Leadership), South Carolina National Guard, at the McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina, June 6, 2018.
Sky's the limit for kids in STARBASE Camp
June 22, 2018
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Thompson, loadmaster for the 145th Operations Group, briefs children of North Carolina Air National Guard members as they enter a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the N.C. Air National Guard Base, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, June 18, 2018. The children are part of the annual Department of Defense STARBASE summer camp program and learn various applications of science, technology, engineering and math.
N.Y. Army Guard Soldiers mentor and learn in Ukraine
June 22, 2018
Officers and senior enlisted Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine prepare for a battalion field training exercise at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center here Mar. 15, 2018. Currently more than 220 New York National Guard Soldiers are assigned to the CTC where they are mentoring Ukrainian Army Soldiers as they strive toward obtaining NATO interoperability.