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Texas National Guard maintenance Airman earns military wings
December 9, 2021
Senior Airman Amanda Alderete, 149th Fighter Wing maintenance management analyst, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 25, 2021.
137th SOW hosts Canadian aircrew for MC-12W training
December 9, 2021
U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Phillips, a pilot from the 185th Special Operations Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, proctors a Canadian Special Operations Forces Command pilot participating in the first MC-12W Manned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Fundamentals Course conducted by the 137th Special Operations Group, Oklahoma Air National Guard, at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oct. 19, 2021. The joint aircrews completed a comprehensive and complex training scenario during the mission.
Oklahoma Air Guard pilot receives Distinguished Flying Cross
December 9, 2021
Retired Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt III, former director of the Air National Guard, presents Lt. Col. Mike Coloney, 125th Fighter Squadron director of operations, the Distinguished Flying Cross Dec. 5, 2021, for his actions in Afghanistan on April 30, 2018.
NY National Guard sends 120 troops to bolster long-term care
December 8, 2021
New York Army National Guard Sgt. William Liu, a member of the 24th Civil Support Team, works at the New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Site at the Aqueduct Race Track in Queens Aug. 24, 2021. The New York National Guard has conducted a number of missions during New York's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is now sending medical personnel into nursing homes to help alleviate staffing shortages.
107th midway through Atlantic Resolve NATO deployment
December 8, 2021
A Soldier with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 107th Maintenance Company demonstrates proper use of an M17 pistol to Polish troops during the unit’s mobilization to Eastern Europe as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The 107th mobilized in May to provide area maintenance support across Poland, Romania and Lithuania.
Shooters take aim at annual sniper championships in Arkansas
December 8, 2021
Shooters take the line to zero their rifles at the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, Barling, Arkansas, Dec. 4, 2021. These shooters are part of the 33 sniper teams gathered at the 51st Winston P. Wilson and 31st Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Sniper Rifle Matches hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at Fort Chaffee Dec. 4-9.
Louisiana National Guard honors COVID response team
December 7, 2021
Awards waiting to be handed out to Louisiana National Guard Task Force COVID members during a ceremony at the State Aviation Command in Hammond, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2021. The ceremony was one of a series across the state to honor more than 850 LANG members who have helped Louisianans during COVID-19 recovery operations.
Kentucky Soldiers awarded for their work during pandemic
December 7, 2021
Sayre Christian Village resident Paul Frederick and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Rezac, 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, smile as Maj. Gen. Hal Lamberton, Kentucky National Guard adjutant general, presents Frederick and Soldiers with a military coin following a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility hangar at Boone National Guard Center Dec. 2.
SD National Guard, Suriname leaders reinforce partnership
December 6, 2021
South Dakota National Guard and Suriname Defense Force leaders stand together during a distinguished leaders visit to Paramaribo, Suriname, Nov. 24, 2021.
Oregon Wing's structural innovation helps keep aircraft aloft
December 6, 2021
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Allen, a structural maintainer with the 173rd Fighter Wing, places a part in the "smash-box," a reinforced steel container lined with thick, durable rubber that shapes the flat aluminum part when put under extreme pressure on Nov.5, 2021.
NY National Guard general honors former president Van Buren
December 6, 2021
New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Isabel Rivera Smith, left, and Sgt. Major Jeff Colling, salute after presenting a wreath from President Joseph Biden at the gravesite of the nation’s eighth president, Martin Van Buren, in Kinderhook, New York, on his 239th birthday, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021.
Massachusetts Guard Soldier saves woman from car fire
December 6, 2021
Spc. Ryan Leger, the 110th Maintenance Company, Massachusetts National Guard generator mechanic, saves women from car fire at the North Dike Wachusett Reservoir in Sterling, Mass., Nov. 7, 2021.
105th Airlift Wing recognized with Meritorious Unit Award
December 3, 2021
U.S. Airmen with the 105th Airlift Wing, New York National Guard, load an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, belonging to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard, into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, in St. Joseph, Missouri, June 4, 2021.
‘Black Hawk Down’ hero receives Silver Star, reflects on distinguished career
December 3, 2021
Retired Sgt. 1st Class Richard “Doc” Strous, who served 26 years and deployed three times with the National Guard, poses for a photo in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province during his deployment with the Vermont National Guard’s 86th Infantry Combat Team (Mountain) in 2010. Earlier this year, Strous was awarded the Silver Star, one of the military’s highest valor for his heroic actions as a medic with the 75th Ranger Battalion in Somalia during the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
NY Air Guard supports Danish forces in Greenland training
December 2, 2021
Airmen assigned to the 109th airlift Wing pose for a photo on top of an LC-130 “ski bird” while preparing for an airdrop mission in support of the Danish military during Operation Arctic Light Nov. 4, in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.
Tennessee National Guard, Bulgaria strengthen relationship
December 2, 2021
U.S. Air National Guard Col. Todd Wiles, commander of the 118th Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Trenton Williams, 118th Wing command chief, right, poses in front of a Bulgarian MiG-29 during a State Partnership visit on Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria.
Nebraska CERFP conducts readiness exercise
December 2, 2021
Nebraska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen set up equipment, donning protective suits and erecting tents for the Nebraska National Guard Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) team.
Iowa National Guard, Kosovo celebrate long partnership
December 1, 2021
Capt. Albert Aslani of the Kosovo Security Force and retired Chief Warrant Officer 5 Matthew Schultz of the Iowa National Guard share a moment at a dinner at the Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa, Nov. 8, 2021. Iowa and Kosovo commemorated their 10-year formal partnership under the State Partnership Program.
Washington Guard helped defend US after Pearl Harbor attack
December 1, 2021
A Guardsman stands watch in Hawthorne, California, in 1942. (Archive Photo)
Colorado National Guard members compete in Noble Skywave
December 1, 2021
Senior Airman Jesse Lee, 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron radio and satellite communications technician, talks to another player in Latvia using high frequency (HF) radio calls during Noble Skywave Global HF competition at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 27, 2021. Noble Skywave is an annual competition hosted by the Canadian Armed Forces to test and strengthen expertise in HF radio communications.