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Guard chief details changes to combat sexual assault, harassment
January 21, 2022
U.S. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits Soldiers deployed on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, supporting the KFOR mission Nov. 24, 2021.
South Carolina National Guard staged for winter weather
January 21, 2022
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Company A, 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, stage personnel and equipment near Newberry, South Carolina, Jan. 21, 2022. The Soldiers were called in to help keep roads clear so first responders can assist people during anticipated severe winter weather.
Alaska Airmen rescue stranded ATV rider near Knik Glacier
January 21, 2022
An Alaska Air National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk transits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Malamute Drop Zone Feb. 10, 2021, during parachute jump operations.
New Mexico Guardsman assists woman suffering seizures
January 21, 2022
Capt. Adrian Mateos assisted with a medical emergency while supporting the Operation Allies Welcome mission in Kearny, New Jersey, Oct. 14, 2021. He is a medical services corps officer with the 150th Medical Group, New Mexico Air National Guard.
Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy grad going to West Point
January 20, 2022
Mountaineer Challenge Academy Cadet William Farkas with Brig. Gen. William "Bill" Crane, adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dusty Jones, Senior Enlisted Leader, while receiving the Adjutant General's Award for Academic Excellence. Farkas has received an appointment to West Point.
Tennessee National Guard rescues hiker on Appalachian Trail
January 20, 2022
Tennessee National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Tracy Banta, a critical care flight paramedic, is hoisted to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after rescuing a stranded hiker on the Appalachian Trail Jan. 18, 2022. The hiker was suffering from hypothermia.
Texas Air National Guard wing tests innovative cargo system
January 19, 2022
Members of the 147th Attack Wing test a vertical pallet stacking system at Ellington Field JRB, Houston, Texas, Jan. 5, 2022. The Wing is partnering with Air Force Research Laboratories, USTRANSOM and the University of Ohio at Dayton to test the innovative technology that allows for cargo pallets to be stacked on top of each other, enabling cargo aircraft to carry more.
Kentucky Guardsman survives tornado, helps others
January 19, 2022
Col. Tim Starke, director of operations for the Kentucky National Guard, with Pfc. Cody Warmath in Cayce, Ky., where Warmath was helping clean up after tornadoes tore through the area Dec. 10, 2021. Warmath's family's home suffered severe damage during the storm but he still chose to volunteer to be activated with the 2113th Transportation Company out of Paducah, Ky.
Oregon National Guard surging to support hospitals again
January 19, 2022
Oregon Army National Guard members tour West Valley Hospital in Dallas, Oregon, Jan. 18, 2022, as part of the team's orientation. About 1,200 Guard members are serving in non-clinical roles at as many as 40 hospitals facing a surge of COVID-19 patients.
Minnesota National Guard fills gap amid COVID-19 surge
January 18, 2022
Minnesota National Guard Staff Sgt. John O'Donnell,148th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, provides COVID-19 testing support at a community-based testing site at the Hibbing, Minnesota, armory December 20, 2021. The Minnesota National Guard is partnering with the Minnesota Department of Health to staff COVID-19 testing sites across Minnesota.
Arizona National Guard participates in air defense exercise
January 18, 2022
Arizona National Guard Airmen assigned to Detachment 2, 162nd Wing, inspect an F-16 alert jet as part of a Western Air Defense Sector exercise, dubbed Exercise Felix Hawk, over Southern Arizona Jan. 18, 2022.
National Guard works with partners on winter storm response
January 18, 2022
Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard's 113th Sustainment Brigade. 1452nd Combat HET Transportation Company, help stranded motorists in Surry County, North Carolina, during Winter Storm Izzy, Jan. 16, 2022. The Soldiers are assigned to All Hazard Response Teams and other force packages to support local authorities’ winter storm response.
Idaho Army National Guard completes UH-60M transition
January 18, 2022
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Oceana Chamberlain practices flight maneuvers in Idaho’s snowy Owyhee Mountains south of Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, Jan. 13, 2022. The Idaho National Guard replaced 20 of its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with UH-60M Black Hawks, a modernized and high-tech version aircraft.
Wisconsin Guard aids hospitals, nursing homes with COVID
January 14, 2022
Wisconsin National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen collect specimens for COVID-19 testing in 2021. Guard members will train as certified nursing assistants to support hospitals and nursing homes facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Tony Evers announced Jan. 13, 2022.
Virginia Guard conducts medical exchange in Tajikistan
January 14, 2022
Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conduct a medical exchange with the Republic of Tajikistan Dec. 6-10, 2021, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The exchange was conducted in support of the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program, in which Virginia and Tajikistan have been partners since 2003.
Louisiana, Iowa Guard civil support teams train together
January 14, 2022
The Louisiana National Guard's 62nd Civil Support Team (CST) Weapons of Mass Destruction sets up a decontamination line as part of a joint simulated training exercise with the Iowa National Guard’s 71st CST in New Orleans, Jan. 11, 2022.
National Guard infantry units support East Africa mission
January 14, 2022
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray and the 1-116th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stand together during a transfer of authority ceremony, Jan. 8, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
National Guard helps medical facilities with COVID-19 peak
January 14, 2022
Pvt. Aduyel Kusi, right, and Spc. Jake Casucci practice loading a wheeled-stretcher into an ambulance in Brockton, Mass., Dec. 28, 2021. The Massachusetts National Guard members are providing non-clinical assistance at medical facilities across the commonwealth during a COVID-19 surge.
Air Guard director meets Airmen at 123rd Airlift Wing
January 13, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. A. Michael Loh, center, director of the Air National Guard, is briefed on the recent tornado-response operations of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron during a tour at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Jan. 8, 2022. Loh also held a town hall-style meeting and fielded questions from Kentucky Airmen.
Washington National Guardsmen prepare to deploy to Poland
January 13, 2022
Lt. Col. Matt Braddock, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, talks with his Soldiers before they depart Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 5, 2022. More than 100 Guard members are deploying to Poland in support of the NATO-enhanced Forward Presence mission.