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Cal Guard fighting wildfires across the state
September 8, 2021 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Service members within the California Military Department remain hard at work battling wildfires."There are 1,264 Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen supporting firefighting efforts... MORE

Trees burn within eyesight of a California National Guard hand crew with Joint Task Force 578 during the Dixie Fire in Northern California Aug. 16, 2021. The task force is part of the mutual aid system in support of CAL FIRE.

RED HORSE Ready! 111th squadron always set to ‘saddle up’
September 8, 2021 — HORSHAM, Pa. – With the shift in mission at the 111th Attack Wing from A-10 Thunderbolt II to the remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper, there are those in the community who are sometimes surprised that the... MORE

Members of the 201st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, or REDHORSE, Detachment 1, pose for a picture at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, May 15, 2021. This is the first official group photo of the 201st REDHORSE Det. 1 in the Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, utility uniform on base since they returned from their recent deployment overseas.

Thank your troops, Louisiana leaders tell National Guard chief
September 7, 2021 — NEW ORLEANS – Community leaders had a message for Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson when he visited New Orleans Tuesday to assess the National Guard's response to Hurricane Ida and see troops. They gathered... MORE

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with community leaders during a visit to assess the Hurricane Ida response and thank troops in New Orleans Sept. 7, 2021. This image was acquired using a cellular device.

Wisconsin Guard cyber team serving 1st federal deployment
September 7, 2021 — MADISON, Wis. – Soldiers with the Wisconsin National Guard's Detachment 1, 176th Cyber Protection Team, have made tremendous strides during the unit's first federal deployment, to Fort Meade,... MORE

Soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, 176th Cyber Protection Team, with Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, following their external evaluation exercise prior to deploying. The team, which includes Soldiers from Minnesota, Illinois and Virginia, is in the midst of a mobilization to cyberspace operations in support of U.S. Cyber Command and Cyber National Mission Force requirements.

New York State Military Museum marks 9/11 with exhibit
September 7, 2021 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The New York State Military Museum will open an exhibit about the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on the 20th anniversary of the attacks.The exhibit tells the... MORE

A New York Police Department parking enforcement vehicle that was crushed when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center collapsed in Manhattan on 9/11 is unloaded outside the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York, Aug. 16, 2021. The vehicle, on loan from the New York State Museum, will be part of an exhibit at the museum, run by the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, on the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

Guard fights wildfires, responds to Ida, serves overseas
September 7, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard continues to live up to its promise, "Always Ready, Always There," with close to 59,000 Guard members on duty overseas or at home responding to Hurricane Ida,... MORE

Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 922nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company helped rescue 135 people and four dogs in the flooded community of LaPlace, Louisiana, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in south Louisiana Aug. 29, 2021.

Vermont Guard provides input for crew-served weapon's scope
September 7, 2021 — JERICHO, Vt. – Annual training for the Vermont Army National Guard's Head and Headquarters Company, 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion (Mountain), was a bit different this year as Soldiers were trained... MORE

Soldiers with the Vermont National Guard's Headquarters Company, 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion (Mountain), adjust a new Family of Crew Served Sight Systems at the Camp Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Vermont. From Aug. 16-20, 2021, Soldiers provided feedback that will be used to further refine the optic before full-rate production in 2023.

Oklahoma Guard distributing critical supplies to Louisianans
September 7, 2021 — DONALDSONVILLE, La. – Soldiers and Airmen with the Oklahoma National Guard are helping their Louisiana neighbors affected by Hurricane Ida by supplying food, water and other needed supplies to those... MORE

Oklahoma National Guard Sgt. Stephen Bruke hands out water at a point of distribution site in Gramercy, Louisiana, Sept. 4, 2021. The Oklahoma National Guard operates 13 PODs across seven parishes that supply local families with tarps, meals ready to eat, ice and water.

Florida Guard’s Red Horse engineers respond to Hurricane Ida
September 7, 2021 — BELLE CHASSE, La. – Approximately 30 members from the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (Red Horse) out of Camp Blanding, Florida, helped removed debris and... MORE

Members of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (Red Horse) partnered with the 159th Civil Engineering Squadron and New Orleans Parks and Parkways to clear debris from roads in New Orleans, Sept. 4, 2021. Red Horse, from Camp Blanding, Fla., is a specialized, highly mobile civil engineering team of Florida Army and Air National Guardsmen.

National Guard conducts multiple Hurricane Ida missions
September 7, 2021 — BATON ROUGE, La. – Thousands of Louisiana National Guardsmen continue emergency operations in the state in the wake of Hurricane Ida. More than 5,380 members of the Louisiana National Guard are... MORE

While on a high-water boat mission to conduct wellness checks on residents in Maurepas, Louisiana, Spc. Gemini Jack (pictured) and Spc. Jacob Hawkins from the 1020th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, rescued an elderly cancer patient Sept. 1, 2021.

Afghan evacuees arrive in Indiana, head to Camp Atterbury
September 3, 2021 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Afghan evacuees arrived in the Hoosier state Sept. 2, on their way to Camp Atterbury as part of Operation Allies Welcome.In support of these Afghan evacuees, the Department of... MORE

Afghan evacuees arrive in Indianapolis Sept. 2, 2021, as 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers watch. Hoosiers will host the Afghans at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, as they begin their safe resettlement to the United States. The division Soldiers along with Indiana National Guard Soldiers will provide transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and logistics support as part of Operation Allies Welcome.

Nebraska, Czech Republic firefighters strengthen partnership
September 3, 2021 — LINCOLN AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Fourteen firefighters from the Army of the Czech Republic trained alongside their U.S. counterparts with the 155th Air Refueling Wing Aug. 16-19 at Lincoln Air Force... MORE

Firefighters from the Army of the Czech Republic perform car extrication tactics, Aug. 16, 2021, during a training exercise with the 155th Air Refueling Wing fire department at Lincoln Air Force Base, Neb. This Nebraska National Guard and Czech Republic armed forces training exchange is one of many facilitated by the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.

South Dakota Guard trains Army Soldiers for deployment
September 3, 2021 — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 4th Battalion, 4th Security Forces Assistance Brigade received field artillery training from South Dakota Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 196th... MORE

Members of the U.S. Army’s Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 4th Security Forces Assistance Brigade, evaluate operations of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System while attending the Combined Duties Training Course hosted by the 2nd Battalion 196th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), South Dakota National Guard, Aug. 28, 2021, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The training prepared 4-4th SFAB for deployment to Europe.

Kentucky Air Guard welcomes Afghan evacuees in Wisconsin
September 3, 2021 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – More than 40 Kentucky Air National Guard members have played a key role in the reception of evacuees arriving from Afghanistan since Aug. 22.The Airmen, all from the Louisville-based... MORE

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 271st Movement Control Team and Kentucky National Guard Airmen assigned to the 123rd Contingency Response team receive a plane of Afghan evacuees at Volk Field, Wisconsin, Aug. 29, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is temporarily housing up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees around the United States.

Refugee is now a Vermont National Guard officer
September 3, 2021 — CAMP JOHNSON, Vt. – The road to becoming an officer in the Vermont National Guard began in 2016 for 2nd Lt. Abdimaik Hashi when he enlisted in the Minnesota Army National Guard.As a 19K armor... MORE

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Abdimaik Hashi, a newly commissioned transportation officer in the Vermont National Guard, is assigned to assist the Vermont National Guard state resilience coordinator at Camp Johnson, Joint Force Headquarters, Colchester, Vermont. Hashi, shown on Aug. 13, 2021, spent the first eight years of his life in a refugee camp in Kenya.

Cal Guard MPs support CHP as Caldor Fire grows
September 3, 2021 — SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Raymundo Morales can't remember how many fires he's worked or what their names were."Camp Fire, Carr Fire, Santa Barbara, Oroville …," the 25-year-old U.S. Army specialist... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Dace Taylor, from the California Army National Guard’s 270th Military Police Company, talks to another Soldier Sept. 1, 2021, in South Lake Tahoe, California, as the Caldor Fire encroaches on the evacuated city. Cal Guard activated 150 military police Aug. 30 to support the California Highway Patrol with checkpoints at hard closures while the area was evacuated.

Oklahoma Guard in Louisiana to help with hurricane relief
September 2, 2021 — OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 350 Oklahoma Guardsmen arrived in Louisiana Wednesday and began coordinating with the Louisiana National Guard to assist with Hurricane Ida relief.Oklahoma Guardsmen expect... MORE

Members of the 138th Fighter Wing depart for Louisiana in support of Hurricane Ida relief efforts, Sept. 2, 2021, at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. Task Force 90 personnel are expected to help distribute supplies, clear debris from roads and provide security.

Oregon Guard Airmen support Oregon hospitals
September 2, 2021 — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Oregon National Guard activated 50 Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing Sept. 1 to support hospitals in the Springfield–Eugene area, with more on standby if additional... MORE

Oregon National Guard Tech. Sgt. Meghan Olson, 173rd Medical Group, checks the temperature of Senior Master Sgt. John Wyman, 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron, while Capt. Jaimie Nealy reviews his paperwork during an inprocessing briefing for Airmen activated to support hospitals across Oregon Sept. 2, 2021, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Coming to America: A Moldovan story
September 2, 2021 — RANDALLSTOWN, Md. - The path to U.S. citizenship can be lengthy for many foreign nationals. For one Maryland Army National Guard Soldier, the process took 12 years.U.S. Army Capt. Fiodor Strikovski, a... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Fiodor Strikovski, military intelligence officer, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Maryland National Guard, in front of his home in Fallston, Maryland, Aug. 6, 2021. Before Strikovski moved to America and joined the MDNG, he served in the Moldovan Army.

Georgia Guard to help Louisiana with hurricane relief
September 2, 2021 — MARIETTA, Ga. – Hundreds of members of the Georgia National Guard assembled at hometown armories and bases across the state Sept. 1 and headed to Louisiana to assist with Hurricane Ida relief.The... MORE

A massive convoy of Georgia National Guard personnel and equipment prepares to depart the armory of the 170th Military Police Battalion, 201st Regional Support Group, in Decatur, Georgia, Sept. 1, 2021. Convoys from across the state are moving relief supplies and heavy equipment along with Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen who have honed their expertise at debris removal, transportation and logistics support, security and traffic control during responses to Hurricanes Irma, Michael and Dorian.

Maine Guard Airmen Exercise Rapid-Response Communications Skills

Louisiana Guard Hosts International Interrogation Competition to Build Readiness

Air Reserve Component Test Center Marks Milestone With F-35 Test Force at Eglin AFB

Texas Guard Members Bolster Border Patrol Efforts along Rio Grande

Washington Army Guard Soldiers Participate in Norwegian Foot March