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Oklahoma Guard in Louisiana to help with hurricane relief
September 2, 2021
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
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
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
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.
National Guard religious affairs teams hone combat skills
September 1, 2021
Master Sgt. Warren Jones, 107th Attack Wing religious affairs Airman, and Capt. Jeff Bartz, 107th AW chaplain, exit a Humvee during the Deployed Security Operations Chaplains Course, Aug. 26, 2021, at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont. The three-day course was developed by 158th religious affairs and security forces Airmen as a crash course in weapons handling and familiarization, general security procedures, convoy operations and improvised explosive device recognition.
National Guard responds in force to Hurricane Ida
September 1, 2021
Louisiana National Guardsmen rescue people in LaPlace, Louisiana, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. More than 6,000 members of the National Guard from more than a dozen states were in Louisiana assisting state and federal partners with relief efforts.
Nebraska National Guard performs CERFP training exercise
September 1, 2021
Airmen from the 155th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package search and extraction team discuss patients found in a building collapse exercise, Aug. 17, 2021, in Lincoln, Neb.
Airmen train on skills from land survival to space radar
September 1, 2021
Members of the Tennessee Air National Guard from a variety of career fields participated in land navigation and survival skill training in the more rural parts of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2021. Survival skills learned included fire production, emergency rations, map reading, signaling for help, and procuring shelter.
California, Arizona Guardsmen practice water survival skills
September 1, 2021
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Alexandria Panduro, aircrew flight equipment technician at the 144th Fighter Wing, jumps toward a life raft to prepare for the helicopter extraction at Naval Amphibious Air Base Coronado, San Diego, July 10, 2021. Pilots must complete water survival training every three years to maintain combat readiness.
Virginia Guard helps with flood response in Buchanan County
September 1, 2021
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assist state and local emergency services organizations with flood response Aug. 31, 2021, in Buchanan County, Virginia. Additional Soldiers were staged in Winchester and Fredericksburg for possible flood response operations.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hunter near Chicken
September 1, 2021
Pararescue personnel with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th Rescue Squadron used an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter like this one in the search for 12 mountaineers stranded in poor weather on Klutlan Glacier southeast of Mt. Bona in Wrangell-St Elias National Park. The mountaineers were rescued June 1 after the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, dispatched an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook with a paramedic from the 2nd Battalion, 211 Aviation Regiment.
National Guard supports vulnerable Afghans at military bases
August 31, 2021
U.S. Army Cpl. Sean Jackett, left, and Spc. Zackary Jensen, Wisconsin Army National Guard linguists, create signs in Dari and Pashto Aug. 25, 2021, to place in a welcome area for Afghans arriving at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center near Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and general support for up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees.
New York Guardsmen responded selflessly to 9/11 attacks
August 31, 2021
A New York Army National Guard Soldier mans a checkpoint at the World Trade Center in New York City Sept. 14, 2001 following the 9/11 attacks that brought down the Trade Center's Twin Towers. New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen played a key role in the state response to the attack. More than 14,000 members of the New York Army and Air National Guard, the New York Naval Militia and the New York Guard were on duty at some points in the months after the attack.
Thousands of National Guard members support hurricane relief
August 31, 2021
The Louisiana National Guard has rescued 359 people and 55 pets either by high-water vehicles, by boats or by air during the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in south Louisiana Aug. 29, 2021, as a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds.
Tennessee Guard joins hurricane relief efforts in Louisiana
August 30, 2021
Soldiers and Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard conduct cleanup operations in Waverly Aug. 26, 2021, following deadly flooding. More than 80 members of the Tennessee National Guard were working with state and local emergency personnel in the affected area.
Wisconsin National Guard conducts CERF-P training exercise
August 30, 2021
An evaluator looks on as members of the Wisconsin National Guard Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package (CERF-P) conduct a search and extraction mission Aug. 17, 2021, at Volk Field, Wis. The CERF-P is evaluated every two years to maintain and validate its readiness.
Alaska National Guard Soldier reflects on her 9/11 experience
August 30, 2021
Master Sgt. Melissa Branch, the Alaska Army National Guard state religious affairs noncommissioned officer, at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 26, 2021. Branch was in the Marine Corps stationed at the Navy Annex building next to the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
South Carolina Guard helps rescue injured hiker, two others
August 30, 2021
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers and civilians with the South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team conduct aerial-rescue training in mountainous terrain with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, Table Rock, South Carolina, Aug. 24, 2021. The event included a variety of training scenarios emphasizing survivor extractions from mountain slopes and tops, as well as aquatic rescue.
Hokanson: These four priorities will help National Guard keep our promise to America
August 29, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses attendees at the 143rd National Guard Association of the United States General Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, Aug. 29, 2021.
Guard Members assist U.S., Afghan civilians as part of Operation Allies Refuge
August 29, 2021
A U.S. Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Task Force Spartan, U.S. Army Central, assists an Afghan evacuee with a medical screening process as one of the first steps in his arrival at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 25, 2021. USARCENT Soldiers from all components continue to work with their U.S. Central Command and Department of State teammates to support Afghanistan evacuation efforts with transportation, security, logistics and medical assistance at locations in Kuwait.