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Chaplain for 115th Fighter Wing earns national recognition
April 22, 2022
Lt. Col. Derek Wolter, 115th Fighter Wing chaplain, received the 2021 Samuel Stone Award as the Air National Guard’s chaplain of the year.
Nebraska school principal welcomed home from deployment
April 22, 2022
Iowa Air National Guard 1st Sgt. Drew Wagner hugs a teacher at a welcome home event in his honor at the Fort Calhoun Elementary School in Fort Calhoun, Neb., April 21, 2022. Wagner, the school principal, had just returned from a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia.
Iowa Air Guard refueling wing rotates to CENTCOM area
April 21, 2022
Iowa Air National Guard crew chiefs prepare a U.S. Air Force KC-135 for departure from Sioux City, Iowa, on its way to a deployment in Southwest Asia in support of U.S. Central Command operations April 19, 2022.
Vermont Guardsman earns master instructor badge
April 20, 2022
U.S. Staff Sgt. Andrew Fryburg, chief instructor at the 24th Regimental Training Institute’s modular training battalion, was presented with the master instructor badge, April 19, 2022, by Col. William Wagner, RTI commanding officer. Fryburg is the first Vermont National Guard RTI instructor to have attained the master instructor badge, which requires 500 hours of study.
Nevada, Arizona Guard train for hazardous situations
April 20, 2022
Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen teamed with the Arizona Air Guard in April 2022 to test their ability to cohesively respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear situations. The exercise was held at a mock rubble-pile training site in the small city of Apex in northern Clark County.
New York’s 109th Airlift Wing preps for Greenland missions
April 19, 2022
An LC-130 assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y., offloads cargo in Greenland April 26, 2019. Similar aircraft will be flying missions in Greenland at the end of April 2022 to resupply National Science Foundation facilities on the Greenland Ice Cap.
Wisconsin Army Guard unit returns from Eastern Europe
April 19, 2022
Approximately 140 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from the 107th Maintenance Company arrived at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, April 16, 2022, following a nine-month deployment to Poland, Romania and Lithuania in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Seven Minnesota Army National Guard Soldiers, who serve in a company detachment at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, were also part of the deployment.
Airmen lead way in F-35 transition for 115th Fighter Wing
April 19, 2022
An F-35 Lightning II Aircraft assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vermont, takes off April 13, 2022, from Burlington International Airport, Vermont. The Vermont Air National Guard was the first unit of the Air National Guard to receive the fifth-generation fighter and Madison's 115th Fighter Wing is scheduled to be the second with the arrival of its first F-35 in the spring of 2023.
Norway, Minnesota Guard celebrate 49th troop exchange
April 19, 2022
Participants of the 49th annual Norwegian Exchange, from the Norwegian Heimevernet, or Home Guard, and the Minnesota National Guard, community leaders, buddy weekend host families and distinguished guests joined for a farewell banquet, April 3, 2022, at the Falls Ballroom in Little Falls, Minnesota.
Arizona FSRT Airmen return to in-person, combined training
April 18, 2022
FSS specialists who have volunteered for the FSRT mission, transport simulated human remains during an in-person combined training event with other Air and Army National Guard units in Las Vegas in April 2022.
Georgia, Alabama, Puerto Rico Airmen exercise communications
April 18, 2022
U.S. Airmen with the 156th Combat Communications Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, configure the network router, switch and phones to establish initial communications during Exercise Tropic Thunder at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Puerto Rico, April 11, 2022. Exercise Tropic Thunder is the first large-scale exercise for the 156th CBCS to build and maintain network functions from the ground up, to meet initial operational requirements while developing the cyber skills and teamwork required to operate in any combat communications environment.
Cold Steel Brigade trains California National Guard Soldiers
April 18, 2022
Col. Hank Barnes, left, commander of 189th Infantry Brigade, Division West – First Army, the 189th Infantry Brigade, provides training product guidance to staff engaged in the 40th Infantry Division’s Command Post Exercise II at North Fort Hood, Texas, April 4, 2022.
Contingency Response Forces conduct multi-agency training
April 18, 2022
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen, assigned to the 146th Contingency Response Flight, hammers a stake into the ground to hold an improvised Rigging Alternate Method Zodiac for drop zone aircraft to use as a visual point of reference at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Feb. 8, 2022. The 146 CRF and the 621st Contingency Response Wing partnered to accomplish skill-enhancing training for Allen's team while providing airlift support to the 621 CRW's evaluated exercise.
Texas Guard Airmen Strengthen SPP Partnership With Chile
April 18, 2022
Texas Air National Guard Col. Dave DeMarque, 136th Operations Group commander, addresses Chilean General de Brigada Aerea Andres Levia Divasto, left, Col. Fernando Mondace, middle, Col. Arnaldo Passcalacqua Perez, right, and Chilean Air Force C-130 crew members as they are recognized for their training success during a ceremony April 7, 2022, in Santiago, Chile. The Texas Air National Guard, state partner of Chile, attended the FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y Espacio) air show.
158th Civil Engineers hone skills at Silver Flag
April 15, 2022
A U.S. Air Force Airman attaches a hook to aid in securing the frame of an Alaskan Small Shelter System at the Silver Flag exercise on Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, March 31, 2022. The primary focus of Silver Flag is to teach Airmen from the civil engineer, force support, and vehicle maintenance squadrons essential skills to complete operations outside of their primary duties.
Portland Air National Guard Base puts robot dog to work
April 15, 2022
A Quadrupedal Unmanned Ground Vehicle, or "robot dog," goes for a test run at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., March 5, 2022. The QUGV is the most recent addition to the 142nd Security Forces Squadron.
Pennsylvania Army Guard Soldiers compete to be Best Warrior
April 15, 2022
Fifteen Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers compete in the weapons zero and qualification portion of the 2022 state Best Warrior Competition April 11, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The winners move on to regional competition in May.
Nebraska National Guard battles wildfire by air and ground
April 14, 2022
Airmen from the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing fire department establish a fire break to prevent wildfire spread near Arapahoe, Neb., April 11, 2022. High wind and drought fueled a fire that burned more than 30,000 acres and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes and other structures in Gosper and Furnas counties in south central Nebraska.
NYNG Soldiers compete to be Best Warrior in Empire State
April 14, 2022
U.S. Army competitors from the New York Army National Guard conduct weapons qualification as part of the state Best Warrior Competition April 6, 2022, at the Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. The three-day event tested Soldiers on their Army knowledge, physical fitness, and tactical prowess, ending in a 12-mile road march and the opportunity to represent New York at the regional and national Best Warrior levels.
Michigan ANG firefighters aid county with training resources
April 13, 2022
Firefighters from Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center demonstrated the use of live-fire training props at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich. April 7, 2022. The props, known as “Palmer’s Dollhouses,” are used by fire departments nationwide to train on critical skills, including communication, smoke reading (color, velocity, density and volume), ventilation tactics, and thermal imaging camera operations.