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National Guard Spouse Highlights Strength of Family Support During Maine Visit

National Guard Spouse Highlights Strength of Family Support During Maine Visit

AUGUSTA, Maine – Karen Raines, spouse of Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, engaged with Maine Army and Air National Guard units here during a visit April 30 to May 5.Her trip focused on connecting with family readiness teams and community support personnel, emphasizing the critical role of…

3 days ago, May 09, 2025
Virginia National Guard Team Trains for Disaster Response

Virginia National Guard Team Trains for Disaster Response

FORT BARFOOT, Va.  –  Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conducted a collective training exercise responding to a simulated mass casualty radiological event at Fort Barfoot April 28 - May 2. The Soldiers and Airmen are assigned to the Richmond-based 34th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives Enhanced…

3 days ago, May 09, 2025
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Canine Callie, DOD’s Only Search-and-Rescue Dog, Retires from Service

Canine Callie, DOD’s Only Search-and-Rescue Dog, Retires from Service

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – She deployed six times in support of rescue missions across the United States, searching for victims trapped in the wake of floods, tornadoes, an avalanche, a collapsed coal mine tipple and multiple demolished buildings.Throughout her six-year career with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, she…

16 hours ago, May 12, 2025
Maryland, Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Emerge as Region II’s Best Warriors

Maryland, Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Emerge as Region II’s Best Warriors

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Sgt. Miles Crawford and Spc. Robert Ruiz-Rhoades will advance to the 2025 Army National Best Warrior Competition after winning the Region II competition here May 5-9.Crawford, a human intelligence collector with the Maryland National Guard, won the Noncommissioned Officer of the Year category.Ruiz-Rhoades, an intelligence…

3 days ago, May 09, 2025
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D.C. Army National Guard pilots conduct Helicopter Underwater Egress Training

D.C. Army National Guard pilots conduct Helicopter Underwater Egress Training with members of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, April 23–24, 2025. By simulating hurricane-force winds, thunder, lightning, and storm surge, HUET aims to build the skills needed to escape and endure, increasing survivability after a water landing. Video by Maj. Robert Schapiro; Edited by Master Sgt. Brandy Fowler.

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