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National Guard chief returns from African regional security talks in Rome
February 7, 2022
Army Maj. Gen. David Mikolaities, adjutant general, New Hampshire National Guard, and the chief of staff of the Cabo Verdean Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Anildo Morais, sign a Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program agreement in the Republic of Cabo Verde, Feb. 4, 2022. The Atlantic island nation off Africa's west coast became the latest SPP partner on the same day the National Guard's most senior general was representing the component at the 2022 African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Rome. There are now 17 partnerships in Africa, 16 of them with nations in the USAFRICOM area of responsibility, and one with Egypt, in U.S. Central Command’s AOR.
124th Medical Group trains with Idaho Army Guard aviators
February 7, 2022
Members from the 124th Medical Group’s Critical Care Air Transport Team participate in a medical evacuation exercise during their unit training assembly Feb. 5, 2022, at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho. The exercise tested the CCATT’s ability to respond to a request, treat and stabilize the mock patient, and then transport the patient to a Black Hawk in a real-world situation.
Oklahoma National Guard helps motorists in winter storm
February 7, 2022
Oklahoma National Guard members push a vehicle out of a snowbank on the Will Rogers Turnpike near Vinita, Oklahoma, Feb. 3, 2022. About 40 Guard members worked with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to assist stranded motorists in a winter storm.
115th SFS trains on jungle, water survival skills in Hawaii
February 4, 2022
Wisconsin National Guard Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron in Madison, Wisconsin, participate in water survival training off Honolulu Jan. 12, 2022. Forming a chain and counting off one-by-one ensured all members were accounted for before they swam together to a nearby life-raft.
Alaska National Guard, Mongolia conduct SPP expert exchange
February 4, 2022
The Alaska National Guard and U.S. Pacific Air Forces command conduct subject matter expert exchanges with the Mongolian Air Force during the Airmen-to-Airmen Talks program in Mongolia Nov. 15-17, 2021. Alaska Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Mike Keegan, Lt. Col. Richard Welch, and Maj. Nathan Pooler pose for a photo with musical performers during the cultural day of the program.
New York National Guard Airmen get polar survival training
February 4, 2022
Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing take part in Barren Land Arctic Survival Training at Raven Camp, Greenland. Students spend three days on the polar icecap learning to survive in barren arctic conditions.
More Wisconsin Guard members work as nursing assistants
February 4, 2022
Wisconsin National Guard troops train on proper hand-washing techniques at Madison College in Madison, Wis., Jan. 20, 2022. The Wisconsin National Guard partnered with Madison College to train approximately 200 troops to assist health care facilities as they battle staffing shortages and capacity challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AATC is key in reaching F-15EX missile launch milestone
February 4, 2022
The F-15EX Eagle II fires an AIM-120D missile during a test mission near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla, Jan. 25, 2022. The F-15EX can hold up to 12 AIM-120D missiles.
New York Army Guard medics compete against the Army's best
February 3, 2022
U.S. Army Sgt. Ethan Hart and Staff Sgt. Dylan Delamarter, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, transport a simulated casualty during the Army's Best Medic Competition at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 27, 2022. Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from around the world competed in the finals to be named the Army’s Best Medic.
Daughter commissions into Idaho Guard as her father retires
February 3, 2022
Idaho Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Russell Johnson and his daughter, 2nd Lt. Marah Sharpe, on Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, Jan. 28, 2022, after Johnson administered the oath of commissioning to Sharpe. Russell is retiring from the Guard in March after more than 40 years of service just as his daughter begins her career in the same organization.
Wisconsin Guard conducts ‘Winter Strike’ forward observation
February 2, 2022
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews, assistant adjutant general for the Wisconsin Army National Guard, conducts a battlefield circulation with the Fire Support Team, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, during Northern Strike 22-1 (“Winter Strike”) at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Grayling, Mich., Jan. 27, 2022.
New Army Guard company, battalion headquarters activated at NGB
February 2, 2022
Lt. Col. Colleen Shepherd, right, commander of Headquarters Battalion, Army National Guard, hands the guidon of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Army Guard to Maj. Matt Jordan, company commander, during an activation ceremony of both the company and the battalion at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Station in Arlington Virginia, Jan. 28, 2022. The activation of the company and battalion brings administrative and related battalion-level responsibilities for the Army Guard directorate within the NGB, where previously those items fell to the Military District of Washington. The MDW now serves as the brigade-level headquarters for those actions.
48th Infantry Brigade Soldier earns Ranger tab with honor
February 2, 2022
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jared Pate, a platoon leader assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, poses with a plaque Jan. 28, 2022, at Fort Benning, Georgia. Pate graduated from Ranger School as the distinguished honor graduate of his class.
Minnesota Guard, Navy, Coast Guard partner for dive training
February 2, 2022
The U.S. Navy is working alongside the U.S. Coast Guard to host an annual ice dive training course on Camp Ripley in Minnesota Jan. 29-Feb. 10, 2022. The course provides real-world ice and cold weather dive training in arctic conditions.
New Hampshire Guardsmen come to aid of hospital workers
February 1, 2022
Fourth from left left, Sgt. Blake Sullivan of Charlie Company, 3rd of the 172nd Infantry (Mountain) Regiment, and, fourth from right, Staff Sgt. Tom Blythe of Joint Force Headquarters, with the Monadnock Community Hospital’s nutrition and food services department Jan 21, 2022, in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Six New Hampshire Guard members are helping staff at the hospital.
Pennsylvania Guard expands assistance at care facilities
February 1, 2022
Pennsylvania National Guard Staff Sgt. Kursty Campbell, left, and Pfc. Ryan Whispell, center, test a staff member at Kendal-Crosslands Nursing Home in Kennett Square, Pa., May 26, 2020.
Alaska Air National Guard rescues two hikers
February 1, 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.
Wisconsin Guard medical unit returns from Mideast deployment
January 31, 2022
Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews, Wisconsin deputy adjutant general for Army, addresses more than 50 members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 135th Medical Company at Fort Hood, Texas. The unit returned to the United States from a deployment to multiple locations in the Middle East.
National Guard Olympians ready for 2022 Beijing Games
January 31, 2022
Spc. Deedra Irwin, a human resources specialist with 86th Troop Command, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, fires a biathlon rifle during practice at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vermont, Nov. 2, 2021. Irwin, a native of Pulaski, Wisconsin, competed in the 2021 Biathlon World Championship and is on Team USA's 2021-2022 National A Team.
Hawaii ANG, Navy Reserve fighters enhance joint lethality
January 31, 2022
A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor and a Navy Reserve VAQ-209 EA-18G Growler execute combat air-to-air exercises Jan. 21, 2022, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The exercise provided participants a multifaceted, joint venue with supporting infrastructure and personnel.