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Texas Air Guard’s 149th FW conducts large force exercise
May 23, 2022
An F-16 from the 457th Fighter Squadron at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, prepares to refuel with a KC-135 from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
WMD civil support teams train on land, sea, in air
May 23, 2022
Florida Army National Guard, Lt. Col. Mark Bianchi, 48th Civil Support Team commander, briefs local, state and federal authorities and other CST teams from New York, Illinois, Georgia, North and South Carolina at the C.W. Bill Young Armed Forces Reserve Center during Operation Night Hammer May 22, 2022.
Fort Indiantown Gap hosts airborne training
May 20, 2022
An Airman from the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron jumps from a Pennsylvania Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook during airborne operations at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The pilots and crew chiefs of the Chinook worked to provide the Airmen with a stable platform as they moved over the drop area.
Active, Guard and Reserve Soldiers attend vehicle recovery course
May 20, 2022
Active, Reserve and Army National Guard components attend a vehicle recovery course at the Regional Training Site-Maintenance (RTS-M), 177th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, May 19, 2022.
AI-powered app aims to discover talent in Guard, Reserve
May 20, 2022
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ezekiel Wieland, 272nd Cyber Operations Squadron, 110th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, participates in a cyber-warfare training event, Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, March 8, 2022.
Alaska Guard Soldier, Airmen help rescue plane crash victims
May 20, 2022
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven Borcherding, right, 176th Maintenance Squadron aero repair, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Lawrie, left, 3rd Maintenance Squadron aero repair, help the passenger of a May 16, 2022, Taylorcraft F-19 crash near Goose Bay Airport, Alaska.
Virginia Guard keeps Black Hawks on mission in Kosovo
May 20, 2022
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Martin, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter repairer with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia National Guard, conducts maintenance on a Black Hawk at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, March 18, 2022.
Virginia, Maine National Guard CSTs conduct joint training
May 20, 2022
Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the 34th Civil Support Team participate in a Joint Hazard Assessment Team training exercise with members of the Maine National Guard’s 11th CST, the FBI, the Virginia Beach fire and police departments April 26, 2022, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
US, Australian aircrew swap seats for Global Dexterity
May 20, 2022
U.S. Air Force loadmasters from the 204th Airlift Squadron, Tech. Sgt. Josh Moracco and Senior Airman Sandra Kim, and Royal Australian Air Force loadmasters from 87 Squadron, Sgt. Ben Russell and Flt Sgt. Jay Johnson, gather May 12, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Aircrew members from each nation shared responsibilities on one another’s aircraft throughout training exercise Global Dexterity.
Wisconsin Airmen complete air combat training in Key West
May 20, 2022
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing lands at Naval Air Station Key West May 12, 2022. Approximately 150 Airmen from the 115th FW and its co-located active-duty counterpart, the 378th Fighter Squadron, were at NAS Key West participating in dissimilar air combat training with the U.S. Navy, Arizona Air National Guard and Royal Netherlands Air Force.
106th Medical Group gets hands-on training in Alaska
May 19, 2022
N.Y. Air National Guard Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., package a “patient,” an advanced medical simulation dummy, for transport at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, May 5, 2022. The combat medics of the 106th Medical Group participated in their first military facility annual training since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A matter of life or death: seeking help for mental health
May 19, 2022
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jilayne Michelsen, a command post controllerassigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, shares the story of her darkest hours, her mental health diagnosis and overcoming the stigma of seeking help. Michelsen hopes her story will help others know they are not alone and will seek help when needed.
Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing refuels Red Flag
May 19, 2022
The Alaska Air National Guard, 168th Wing, generated combat readiness training as the lead tanker task force refueling Red Flag-Alaska 22-1 April 28 to May 13. The wing provided combat interoperability opportunities to approximately 2,200 service members from three nations, maintaining and supporting more than 90 aircraft and over 25 units.
Deployed Guard unit honors Tuskegee Airman on 100th birthday
May 18, 2022
Five of the 135 Soldiers of the 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Alabama National Guard, hold their birthday cards for one of the last known surviving Tuskegee Airman, Sgt. Victor Butler, who turns 100 May 21, 2022. Left to right, Sgt. 1st Class Brian Lynd, Lt. Col. Joel Traweek, Sgt. 1st Class Willie Vandiver, Capt. Jeremy Barrett, and Sgt. 1st Class Carnard McCalpine.
Malawi Defense Force JAG visits Kentucky National Guard
May 17, 2022
Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali of the Malawi Defense Force with Kentucky National Guard Cols. Jason Shepherd and Joyce Gordon April 22, 2022, in Frankfort, Ky. Kuwali was invited by the pair to speak to Kentucky National Guard’s staff judge advocates about the opportunities for the United States to use soft power in Africa to balance China's engagements on the continent.
Maryland Air Guard wraps up Swift Response support
May 17, 2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Martin, crew chief assigned to the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, guides an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, in Ohrid, North Macedonia, May 7, 2022, to conduct Agile Combat Employment training in support of the Swift Response exercise. The purpose of the exercise is to present combat-credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with allies and partners.
Ukrainian emigrant serves in Michigan Army National Guard
May 17, 2022
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sergey Zelenskiy, a senior instructor with the 177th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Michigan Army National Guard, at Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, May 10, 2022. Zelenskiy, an emigrant from Kyiv, Ukraine, joined the Michigan Army National Guard in 2007.
Minnesota Guard Soldier, NCO are regional Best Warriors
May 17, 2022
Sgt. Josiah Bell of Rochester, Minnesota, an infantryman with the Wisconsin National Guard’s B Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, scales a rope in the obstacle course event during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, May 13, 2022. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guard.
New Hampshire Airmen demonstrate readiness in 4-day exercise
May 17, 2022
Airmen with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, perform a litter carry as part of a four-day military readiness exercise at Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.H., May 12-15. The exercise tested the wing's ability to deploy and operate in a contested environment.
Wisconsin Guard, civilian partners practice crisis response
May 16, 2022
The Wisconsin Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package practiced crisis response with civilian partners May 14, 2022, at the Fox Valley Technical College, Public Safety Training Center, Appleton, Wisconsin. The exercise included setting up a medical field site, searching and rescuing casualties and hoisting them via helicopter for treatment.