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Off-duty Missouri Guard firefighter helps save a life
January 10, 2022
Firefighter Kimberly Rauch, with the 139th Fire Department, Missouri Air National Guard, in front of a fire truck at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, in St. Joseph, Missouri, Dec. 13, 2021. While off-duty, Rauch helped save a man trapped in a burning house.
Nebraska Guard helps restore Djibouti village water supply
January 7, 2022
Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. Beau Heithoff, engineer specialist, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), installs a pipe coupling during a well-leak repair at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 22, 2021. CJTF-HOA personnel at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa.
Louisiana National Guard fights COVID surge
January 7, 2022
Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen operate a COVID-19 testing and vaccination site at the Mahalia Jackson Center in New Orleans Jan 5, 2022. As of Jan. 6, Guardsmen have administered more than 542,000 COVID-19 tests and 206,300 vaccines.
VNG staged to assist with possible severe winter weather
January 6, 2022
Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers,192nd Mission Support Group, 192nd Wing, load vehicles to prepare for possible winter weather response operations Jan. 6, 2022, in Virginia Beach. A total of about 60 VNG Soldiers and Airmen were staged to help clear roads if needed in Southwest, Central and Northern Virginia.
Challenge Academy prepares at-risk teens for new challenges
January 6, 2022
Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy Cadet Chloe Halbrooks of Walworth, Wisconsin, graduated from the residential phase of the program Dec. 22, 2021. She said she now sees herself as successful instead of a failure.
Vehicle maintainers keep Michigan National Guard rolling
January 6, 2022
Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Michael Hamel, vehicle mechanic with the Unit Training Equipment Site (UTES) and a member of the 156th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, conducts maintenance on a Humvee at Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, Dec. 16, 2021.
Maryland National Guard activated for COVID-19 emergency
January 6, 2022
Maj. Gen. Timothy Gowen, the adjutant general of Maryland, speaks at a press conference in Hanover, Md., Jan. 4, 2022, with Gov. Larry Hogan, who declared a state of emergency due to rising COVID-19 hospitalizations. As many as 1,000 Maryland National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will assist state and local health officials with the state’s pandemic response.
Alaska Air Guard medevacs two patients in harsh weather
January 6, 2022
Members of the 210th and 211th Rescue Squadrons, Alaska National Guard, practice aerial refueling in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter over Alaska Jan. 21, 2021.
Pennsylvania Guard supports federal COVID-19 response teams
January 5, 2022
Brig. Gen. James McCormack, director of the joint staff, Pennsylvania National Guard, was activated as dual-status commander Dec. 31, 2021, to provide command and control of federal COVID-19 response teams in Pennsylvania.
Alaska National Guard stages 2nd winter storm response team
January 5, 2022
A Light Medium Tactical Vehicle and a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle leave the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for the Alcantra Armory in Wasilla, Jan. 5, 2022. The Alaska Army National Guard vehicles were responding to a severe windstorm in the Matsu-Borough.
116th Air Control Squadron acquires new radome assembly
January 5, 2022
Installation of the 116th Air Control Squadron’s new radome structure was completed Dec. 13, 2021, at Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Ore. The system will protect the squadron's TP-75 antenna array against harsh weather on the Oregon coast and reduce labor.
Munitions troops play key role in air refueling
January 5, 2022
Members of the Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Maintenance Group came out to help the Munitions Flight move munitions out of storage facilities that were being replaced Dec. 13, 2021, at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base, Utah.
Canadian RAF captain watches over sky with Alaska Air Guard
January 5, 2022
Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Elyse O’Brien is a 176th Air Defense Squadron air battle manager. O’Brien and other 176th ADS RCAF Airmen are an integral part of the squadron’s mission of defending North American airspace.
Wisconsin Guard augments Colorado Guard artillery deployment
January 4, 2022
High-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) launchers from the Colorado Army National Guard move to their next training destination at Fort Bliss, Texas, Dec. 16, 2021. Ten Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers are deploying overseas with the Colorado National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery, in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
Maryland Air Guard counters real-world cyber adversaries
January 4, 2022
More than 15 Maryland Air National Guard cyber professionals worked alongside Air National Guard members from other states and active-duty counterparts to support a task force under U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force at Fort Meade, Maryland, from February to August, 2021.
176th Maintenance Group opens Virtual Reality Training Lab
January 4, 2022
Tech. Sgt. Esdei Arurang, 176 Maintenance Group unit training manager, launches a training module at the 176th MXG Virtual Reality Training Lab at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 4, 2021. The lab is one of the first facilities of its kind in the Air National Guard, and the innovative training allows Airmen to familiarize themselves with infrequent maintenance procedures.
Alaska Army Guard helps rescue man in medical distress
January 4, 2022
File photo of Alaska Army National Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, conducting an aerial site survey via a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Dec. 3, 2018.
Oregon National Guard wraps up hospital support mission
January 3, 2022
Airman 1st Class Conner Meling, 142nd Communications Flight, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., provides temperature screening services at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. The Oregon National Guard mobilized 1,588 service members and provided over 300,000 labor hours at more than 20 hospitals across Oregon.
Colorado Guard assisting with Marshall Fire, COVID testing
January 3, 2022
Colorado National Guard High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles stage at the Denver Armory to support the Boulder County Sheriff with traffic control, security operations and evacuation of people displaced by the Marshall Fire in Boulder County, Colorado, Dec. 31, 2021.
Iraqi-American returns to home country as US Army Soldier
January 3, 2022
California Army National Guard Sgt. Aqeel Ahmed arrived in Iraq with Soldiers of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, returning to the country of his birth for the first time in 10 years.