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Deployed Vermont National Guard MPs provide base security
March 28, 2022
U.S. Army Military Police Soldiers of the Vermont National Guard's 172nd Law Enforcement Detachment at Fort Bliss, Texas, before deploying to Romania March 6, 2021. The Military Police Soldiers conducted inner-perimeter security patrols and community policing services at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base for approximately 10 months.
165th Airlift Wing Guardsmen wrap up COVID-19 response
March 28, 2022
Thirty 165th Airlift Wing Airmen demobilized March 18, 2022, after serving more than 60 days spread out across Georgia. These multi-capable Airmen, all from different career fields, served at 15 COVID testing sites and 11 hospitals.
Alaska Guard conducts exercise on Arctic sea ice
March 28, 2022
Alaska Air National Guard Master Sgt. Santiago Maya, 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Transportation Function operations superintendent, loads a snowmachine into a 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 23, 2022, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The snowmachine is part of equipment used on the North Pole sea ice in support of U.S. Navy personnel as part of Ice Exercise 2022.
Minnesota, Norway resume troop exchange after 2-year break
March 28, 2022
Minnesota National Guard Soldiers and service members from the Norwegian military’s Home Guard in front of the main gate at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, March 26, 2022, after the start of the the 49th Annual Norwegian Exchange. The partnership develops relationships between international allies through training exercises in Minnesota and Norway.
Virginia National Guard, Tajikistan conduct SPP exchange
March 25, 2022
Virginia National Guard Soldiers conduct an infantry tactics exchange and countering unmanned air systems exchange with the Republic of Tajikistan March 7-11, 2022, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. They were conducted in support of the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program, in which Virginia and Tajikistan have been partners since 2003.
Florida Guard exchanges expertise with Guyana Defense Force
March 25, 2022
Guyana Defense Force (GDF) personnel and Florida Army National Guard Soldiers with B/2-54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) assess security tactics during a knowledge exchange at Base Camp Stephenson, Guyana, March 22, 2022. Guyana and the Florida Guard have been partners under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program since 2003.
California Guard officer honored for space work at Beale AFB
March 25, 2022
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Roy Davis of the California Air National Guard’s 234th Intelligence Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, California, March 18, 2022. Davis was selected the Space Operations Command Company Grade Officer of the Year for 2021 for performance while integrated with the 7th Space Warning Squadron at Beale Air Force Base.
Minnesota National Guard, Canada test readiness
March 25, 2022
The Minnesota National Guard hosted reservists from the Canadian Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (LSSR) on Camp Ripley March 11-20, 2022. The partnership between the Canadian 38 Brigade Group and the Minnesota National Guard fosters an opportunity to expand training goals with assets used by other militaries while sharing techniques to increase interoperability.
134th Infantry’s lone WWII Medal of Honor recipient a ‘One Man Army’
March 24, 2022
Army Staff Sgt. Junior James Spurrier of Company G, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II against the enemy at Achain, France, Nov. 13, 1944.
DC Air Guard conducts readiness exercise
March 24, 2022
Staff Sgt. Joshua Miolan, 213 Maintenance Squadron, 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard, guards an entry control point while wearing his protective suit and mask during a readiness exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 19, 2022. The exercise simulated a contested chemical weapons environment to train aircrews and other personnel to perform their role while wearing protective suits and masks.
Michigan Airman embraces nurse assistant program, service
March 24, 2022
Senior Airman Tiffany McPherson, an aircrew flight equipment specialist assigned to the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan Air National Guard, at Primrose Retirement Community of Midland, Michigan, March 7, 2022. McPherson volunteered to train and serve as a certified nursing assistant to help ease staffing shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Louisiana Guard’s 159th FW tests predeployment capabilities
March 24, 2022
The Louisiana National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing conducted a predeployment exercise March 10-12, 2022, to measure the wing’s readiness.
109th Airlift Wing security forces conduct training exercise
March 23, 2022
Senior Airman Christopher Buffa, a security forces member at the 109th Airlift Wing, shoots a Taser at Staff Sgt. Derek Reid, also a security forces member, during a training exercise March 5, 2022, in Scotia, New York. Reid is wearing a protective suit that shields him from the Taser.
Pennsylvania National Guard ends COVID-19 response mission
March 23, 2022
Spc. Gary Sowash, a combat medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2/112th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, administers a COVID-19 vaccine at Lancaster-Lebanon IU13 in Lancaster, March 12, 2021. After two years and hundreds of missions across the commonwealth, the Pennsylvania National Guard ended its COVID-19 response March 16, 2022.
Pennsylvania Guard is first Guard to field new SIGINT system
March 23, 2022
Sgt. Emily Rivas, a cryptologic linguist with the 103rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, is one of eight Pennsylvania National Guard members training March 17, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, on the new Tactical Dismounted Electronic Warfare and Signals Intelligence system. Pennsylvania is the first National Guard in the country to field the system.
Nebraska Soldier recognized for lifesaving actions
March 23, 2022
Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. Brittany West is awarded the Meritorious Service Medal at a ceremony conducted by Company A, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, at Campo Border Patrol Station in Pine Valley, California, March 15, 2022. West took emergency actions to revive a fellow Soldier who collapsed and had no discernible pulse Feb. 18,
Washington Guard, Thailand celebrate 20-year partnership
March 23, 2022
Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, commander of the Washington Air National Guard, with members of the Kingdom of Thailand military in Thailand March 1, 2022. The Washington Guard and Thailand have been partners under the State Partnership Program for 20 years.
New policy helps Guard members coming off COVID duty
March 21, 2022
Washington Air National Guard Lt. Col. Robert Forbes, right, 194th Medical Group optometrist, tests Lt. Col. Erik Eliel, 194th Air Support Operations Group director of operations, vision during a 194th Medical Group periodic health assessment rodeo, Camp Murray, Wash., May 4, 2019. The PHA rodeo meets requirements to maintain an Airman’s deployable status by giving immunizations, blood lab draws, HIV screening, and health assessment questionnaires.
Illinois Army National Guard Soldier helps save man’s life
March 21, 2022
Spc. Tyler Watters, assigned to the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, with his mother. Watters and two other volunteers helped save the life of a man who was severely injured in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 55 March 13, 2022.n Lincoln.
OKNG visits Azerbaijan as part of State Partnership Program
March 21, 2022
Members of the Oklahoma National Guard and the Azerbaijan Peacekeeping Brigade gather for a group photo at the conclusion of a joint partnership strategic planning and unit training management event March 3, 2022, in Baku, Azerbaijan. This is the beginning of a doctrinal training plan the Oklahoma National Guard is preparing for the Azerbaijan Peacekeeping Brigade intended to cover military decision making processes.