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Penn. Guard Maintainers Test Experimental Battlefield Concepts
June 30, 2022
Airmen with the 193rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, repair a hole in a wing of a C-130 during a training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania June 23, 2022. The training placed Airmen from various Air Force Specialty Codes in the squadron on four-man teams to repair portions of a battle-damaged wing.
Minnesota National Guard, Croatia Collaborate via State Partnership Program
June 29, 2022
Seven crew chiefs with the Minnesota National Guard’s Bravo Company, 834th Aviation Support Battalion, were sent to Croatia to advise and assist the Croatian Armed Forces as they integrated UH-60M Black Hawks into their Air Force. Minnesota and Croatia have been partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 1996.
National Guard Captain Speaks at Naturalization Ceremony
June 29, 2022
U.S. Air Force Capt. Alcides Silva, 188th Force Support Squadron assistant director for personnel, addresses the crowd at a naturalization ceremony in the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Courtroom in Fort Smith, Ark., June 24, 2022.
DOD Official: No Changes to Women’s Essential Health Care
June 29, 2022
A view of the Pentagon May 25, 2016.
175th Wing Demonstrates Warfighting Capabilities in Europe
June 29, 2022
Nine A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, sit on the flightline at Lielvārde Air Base in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, May 14, 2022, for Agile Combat Employment training during Defender Europe 22. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theatres in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy.
Washington Guard MPs Train on Law Enforcement Skills
June 28, 2022
Washington National Guard Soldiers from the 506th Military Police Detachment conduct tactical medical training June 15, 2022 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Northern Agility 22-1 Begins in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
June 28, 2022
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 191st Air Refueling Group, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, arrives at Sawyer International Airport, Marquette, Michigan, to support Agile Combat Employment training as multicapable Airmen during the Northern Agility 22-1 exercise, June 27, 2022. Northern Agility 22-1 tests the rapid insertion of an Air Expeditionary Wing into a bare-base environment to establish logistics and communications and enhance the ability to operate in austere environments.
New Hampshire Guard Provides Health Care in Cherokee Nation
June 28, 2022
Lt. Col. Dan Tzizik, the medical officer in charge from the New Hampshire Army National Guard Medical Detachment, screens Tara Parker Dorler, a daycare provider, during the Cherokee Nation Innovative Readiness Exercise June 5, 2022. Parker Dorler was the first patient at the clinic set up inside the Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
105th Cavalry Seizes Opportunity to Train on Tow Missiles
June 27, 2022
Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment, fire a Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided anti-tank missile during training June 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis.
Idaho National Guard Participates in African Lion Exercise
June 27, 2022
Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment and counterparts from California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion ’22.
Iowa Air Guard Clinicians Train Together in Georgia
June 27, 2022
Airman 1st Class Charlie Saulsbury, 185th Air Refueling Wing medical technician, is on the floor while fellow med techs, Staff Sgt. Skylar Casson, Airman 1st Class Colton Seidler and Master Sgt. Perla Solis, practice first aid techniques. The Airmen are training at the Air National Guard Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Georgia.
Three Nations, One Goal: Continued Freedom
June 24, 2022
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with multinational troops supporting a NATO mission, Ādaži Military Base, Latvia, June 16, 2022.
New York Air Guardsmen Recognized for Dramatic Rescue
June 24, 2022
New York Air National Guard Airmen who were part of a 2017 mission to save two badly burned crewmen on board the Slovenian bulk carrier Tamar pose with a painting commemorating the mission during an awards ceremony June 4, 2022, at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York.
Georgia Army Guard Hones Readiness at XCTC Exercise
June 24, 2022
Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers familiarize themselves with the M2 machine gun during an Exportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise June 22, 2022, at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The exercise included some 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.
Utah National Guard Joins African Lion Exercise in Morocco
June 24, 2022
U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers along with Royal Moroccan Special Operations conduct fast rope training during exercise African Lion 2022 at Tifnit Morocco, Africa, June 22, 2022. AL22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia June 6 - 30.
A Refugee’s Journey to the Tennessee Air National Guard
June 24, 2022
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Gebremariam, a services Airman with the 118th Force Support Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. Gebremariam, a refugee from Eritrea, gained his U.S. citizenship through the Air Guard.
Hokanson Visits Guardsmen Training With Ukraine Troops
June 23, 2022
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with a formation of Soldiers with the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Florida National Guard, in Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 12, 2022. Germany was Hokanson’s second stop on a five-nation trip to recognize and strengthen National Guard relationships with European allies and partners.
AESA Radar Launches F-16 Into Next Generation of Air Power
June 23, 2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jackie Zheng, left, avionics specialist, 113th Wing, District of Columbia National Guard, briefs Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, right, director, Air National Guard, on the specifications of the Active Electronically Scanned Array radar now equipped on F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the DCNG on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 9, 2022. The AESA radar brings up-to-date capabilities to this legacy aircraft and enhances the ANG’s integrated defense efforts while remaining interoperable with the Total Force and coalition partners.
Iowa Guard Engineers Renovate old Schoolhouse
June 23, 2022
Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 831st Engineer Company mark a straight line with thread on newly poured concrete at the historic Herrold School House in the Camp Dodge training area in Johnston, Iowa, June 14, 2022. The 831st EC was assigned to complete various projects around Camp Dodge.
130th Airlift Wing Exercises Combat Power in Newest C-130J
June 23, 2022
U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia, perform an airdrop during Agile Combat Employment training during Agile Rage 22, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., June 10, 2022. ACE is the ability to project combat power anytime, anywhere, while remaining operationally unpredictable to complicate an adversary's decision making process.