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Virginia National Guard Medics Tackle Sustainment Training
February 14, 2023
Virginia National Guard Soldiers conduct combat medic certification during refresher training Jan. 25, 2023, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. More than 30 VNG medics completed classroom and practical training, including two medical and two trauma scenarios.
Rescue Wing Trains with Marine Corps Reserve Helicopter Crews
February 14, 2023
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 from Marine Aircraft Group 49 takes off during a training exercise alongside an HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 101st Rescue Squadron of the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York, Feb. 2, 2023. The aircraft were being used in a Forward Area Refueling Point exercise to maintain mission readiness.
Georgia Guard Embarks on 1st Stage of Overseas Deployment
February 14, 2023
Brig. Gen. Dwayne Wilson, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard, addresses Soldiers of the 201st Regional Support Group at a departure ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center Feb. 13, 2023. The Soldiers will train stateside before embarking on their overseas mission.
Vermont Guard Members Deploy for Medical Training in Senegal
February 14, 2023
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Calano, medic, Medical Detachment, Garrison Support Command, Vermont National Guard, draws blood from a patient at the Regional Center Hospital at Tambacounda, Senegal, April 9, 2019. Vermont Guardsmen and their Senegalese counterparts provide the Department of Defense with cost-effective ways to strengthen alliances and attract new partners.
168th Wing Hosts ANG Production Assessment Team
February 13, 2023
Brig. Gen. Donald K. Carpenter, director of National Guard Bureau Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, speaks to members of the 168th Wing during the Production Assessment Team visit Feb. 9, 2023, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The PAT’s goal at the 168th Wing was to find ways to become more efficient to increase aircraft availability.
177th Fighter Wing Completes Weapons Evaluation in Florida
February 13, 2023
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maria-Jose Ibarra, load crew chief with the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, marshals an F-16C+ Fighting Falcon at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 25, 2023. F-16 pilots, maintainers and support staff from the 177th FW traveled to Tyndall for the Weapons System Evaluation Program.
Guard Senior Spouse Recognizes DCNG Family Readiness Program
February 10, 2023
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Sherrie L. McCandless, left, commanding general, District of Columbia National Guard, and Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the chief of the National Guard Bureau, watch a video at the District of Columbia Armory in Washington Feb. 9, 2023. Hokanson and McCandless recognized the DCNG Family Readiness Program for supporting more than 26,000 Soldiers and Airmen during the Capitol Response.
Exercise Prepares Virginia Guard’s 34th CST for Evaluation
February 10, 2023
Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team participate in collective lanes training Jan. 26, 2023, at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The 34th CST supports first responders during potential hazardous materials incidents.
176th Wing Airmen Stay Warm During Operation Deep Freeze
February 10, 2023
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Benjamen Hancox, a 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation craftsman, stands near an all-terrain vehicle made for polar operations Feb. 8, 2023.
Washington Signal Company Completes Radio Retrans Exercise
February 10, 2023
Washington National Guard Spc. Brady Dickinson with Charlie Company, 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, sets up long-range, mobile antenna systems on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 4, 2023. The retransmitting teams and their equipment were sling-loaded to strategic battlefield locations by a CH-47 Chinook crewed by 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation Regiment.
ANG Brings Childhood Friends Full Circle as top Achievers
February 9, 2023
Senior Master Sgt. Lance Perone, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Michael Zinsmeister, both with the 220th Engineering Installation Squadron, stand for a portrait Jan. 20, 2023, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Perone and Zinsmeister are still serving together after being in the same basic training flight over 33 years ago.
Resilience Intertwined in Puerto Rico Guard’s Future, Says Guard Chief
February 8, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with Puerto Rico National Guardsmen of the 156th Wing at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Catalina, Puerto Rico, Feb. 5, 2023.
Idaho Army, Air Guard Conduct Joint Mass Casualty Training
February 8, 2023
Idaho National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and active-duty counterparts joined forces for a mass casualty exercise Feb. 4, 2023, near Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Medical personnel from Gowen Field’s 124th Medical Group and active duty medical personnel with the 366th Medical Group from Mountain Home Air Force Base participated.
New York Medics Represent Army Guard at Medic Competition
February 7, 2023
Sgt. Thomas Mulhern, left and Sgt. Klayton McCallum, members of the New York Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, work on a simulated casualty during the Army Best Medic Competition at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Jan. 24, 2023.
West Virginia Guard CST Responds to Ohio Train Derailment
February 7, 2023
Master Sgt. David Hurst of the Ohio National Guard’s 52nd Civil Support Team discusses the potential impact of a chemical plume from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as Gov. Mike DeWine, right, looks on during a press conference Feb. 6, 2023. Members of the 52nd CST are among over 100 Ohio Guard members supporting local authorities in the wake of the Feb. 3 derailment.
193rd Special Operations Wing Welcomes New Aircraft, Mission
February 7, 2023
An MC-130J Commando II arrives at the 193rd Special Operations Wing in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2, 2023. The 193rd SOW is beginning to its new primary mission as the first and currently only Air National Guard unit to operate the Commando II.
California National Guard Helps Take on Deadly Floods
February 6, 2023
U.S. Army Pfc. Levi Walkup of the California Army National Guard’s 649th Engineer Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, traverses a trail of boulders he placed to shorten the route between his excavator and a mission planning area while working to reroute the San Ysidro Creek in the Randall Road Debris Basin in Montecito, California, Jan. 13, 2023.
Nebraska Guardsman Wins Danish Contingency March in Kosovo
February 6, 2023
Nebraska Army National Guard Capt. Travis Kirchner, 111th Public Affairs Detachment commander, won the traditional Danish Contingency March Jan. 7, 2023, while deployed to Kosovo. Kirchner finished the 22-mile march in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 35 seconds.
134th Air Refueling Wing Trains on Chemical Threat Response
February 6, 2023
Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee, trained how to respond to CBRN attacks Feb. 3, 2023. Airmen from the 164th Airlift Wing instructed the 480 Airmen how to don protective gear before diagnosing and responding to chemical agents.
Samoa, Nevada Guard Pair in Growing State Partnership Program
February 3, 2023
The Independent State of Samoa and the Nevada National Guard are new partners in the State Partnership Program. Graphic shows the Samoan and Nevada flags along with an emblem displaying the Tongan and Fijian flag of Nevada's other two SPP partners.