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Nevada National Guard continues vaccinations all summer
June 29, 2021
Nevada National Guard Spc. Austin Czarnecki of Joint Task Force 17 administers the Janssen vaccine to a patient at the College of Southern Nevada Cheyenne campus June 23, 2021 in Las Vegas. Soldiers and Airmen will vaccinate people at the Cheyenne and Charleston campuses through Sept. 30.
Colorado Air Guard medics, Slovenia exchange best practices
June 28, 2021
Colorado Air National Guard, Tech. Sgt. Susanna Wohlford, 140th Medical Group medic, trains with a defibrillator during exercise Adriatic Strike 21 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 17, 2021. The exercise is part of Defender-Europe 21.
MDNG TAG renews in-person SPP ties to Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 28, 2021
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, adjutant general for Maryland, meets with Lt. Gen. Senad Mašović, Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina chief of joint staff, June 23, 2021, for the first time in BiH. The Maryland National Guard and AFBiH have been partners for about 18 years under the State Partnership Program.
Oregon Guardsmen complete training for wildland fire season
June 28, 2021
Oregon National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen use hand tools during initial “Red Card” certification training at Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Ore., June 24, 2021. The state’s wildfire suppression efforts include training more than 110 Oregon National Guardsmen as wildland firefighters June 21-25.
Military intelligence pros train at Panther Strike 21
June 25, 2021
Panther Strike participants stand at parade rest for a group photo at Camp Williams, Utah, June 7, 2021. Panther Strike is an elite military intelligence exercise organized by the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade to provide all-source training to counter hybrid threats in a technological and challenging environment.
Nebraska Army Guard helps contain wildfire
June 25, 2021
Soldiers flying a Nebraska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter above the Spring Creek division of the Brush Creek fire drop water from a 2,000-gallon bucket June 25, 2021, in Holt County, Nebraska.
167th Airlift Wing reinforces readiness in extended drill
June 25, 2021
Left to right, Air Force Staff Sgts. Seth Hott, Steven Spitzer and Dallas Nichols, vehicle maintainers with the 167th Logistics Readiness Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, place a wheel and tire on a firetruck at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, June 10, 2021.
National Guard chief details contributions of force
June 25, 2021
More than 80 New Jersey Air National Guardsmen deploy to U.S. Central Command to provide expeditionary support for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield .
Waiver enables 62-year-old doctor to join New York Air Guard
June 25, 2021
New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Steven "Doc" Rush, commander of the 106th Medical Group, administers the oath to Dr. David M. Feldman, 62, who was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the 106th Rescue Wing at Gabreski Air National Guard Base May 25, 2021. The wing worked to get a waiver to allow the experienced doctor to become a flight surgeon.
25 Years Later: Remembering Khobar Towers bombing
June 25, 2021
On the night of June 25, 1996, a bomb was detonated near the Khobar Tower housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 Airmen and injuring more than 400 U.S. and international military members and civilians. The towers housed coalition forces supporting Operation Southern Watch, a no-fly zone operation in Southern Iraq.
Airmen help care for Moroccan children during African Lion
June 25, 2021
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Eric Cielinski, a physician assistant with the 151st Medical Det-1, provides medical care in the pediatric section of the Military Medical Surgical Field Hospital in Tafraoute, Morocco, June 12, 2021, during African Lion 2021. U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual exercise was hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal June 7-18.
Nevada Air Guard activated to help fight fires in West
June 25, 2021
Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing C-130 sits on the ramp at CAL FIRE’s McClellan Reload Base, Calif., during Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System training in June 2020. The aircrew practiced water drops in remote areas of the Tahoe National Forest and Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
123rd CRG completes TRANSCOM training mission with Army
June 24, 2021
Senior Airman Emily Goss, an aerial porter from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, moves cargo during a Joint Task Force-Port Opening exercise known as Operation Lone Oak at Volk Field, Wis., June 11, 2021. The cargo movement was part of everyday operations during the JFT-PO exercise, which combined the efforts of the CRG with the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va.
Connecticut Guard, Uruguay continue 21-year partnership
June 24, 2021
The flag of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is displayed over the State Capitol Building in Hartford, Conn., June 15, 2021. The flag was flown as a gesture of solidarity between the Armed Forces of Uruguay and the Connecticut National Guard during a bilateral visit for the State Partnership Program.
New England Soldiers, Airmen join cybersecurity exercise
June 24, 2021
Lt. Col. Cameron Sprague, deputy exercise director for Cyber Yankee, addresses the exercise controllers and distinguished visitors at the exercise on Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., June 14-18, 2021. Cyber Yankee is a regional cybersecurity exercise designed to promote interoperability of National Guard cyber operators among the New England states and build readiness to respond to network attacks.
MXG removes tail from Utah Air Guard KC-135R
June 24, 2021
U.S. Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, and 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, remove the tail from a KC135R at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base, Utah, June 2, 2021. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the Air Force.
Nebraska Air National Guard SFS takes on Patriot 21
June 24, 2021
2nd Lt. Dan Dibbern, squad leader with the 155th Security Forces Squadron, completes a radio call in his zone during a simulated riot as a part of the Patriot 21 exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 16, 2021. Patriot 21 is a training exercise for civilian emergency management and responders to work with military entities during natural disasters.
Learning from the past helps prepare leaders for the future
June 24, 2021
Andrew Hargroder, a contract historian with the National Guard Bureau, points out key details on a map while discussing the Civil War’s Battle of Antietam with National Guard members during a guided tour of Antietam National Battlefield, June 16, 2021. The tour was part of a professional development event for the Soldiers and Airmen and emphasized the lessons learned from one of the bloodiest days in American military history.
188th Medical Group completes casualty care training
June 23, 2021
Airmen from the 188th Wing completed an intensive two-day course Tactical Combat Casualty Care course June 3-4, 2021, at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Ark. The training involved airway management, tourniquet application, wound bandaging, and various stretcher-carrying techniques
South Carolina National Guard attends cyber boot camp
June 23, 2021
Twenty-Eight South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from units throughout the state participated in The Citadel Department of Defense Cyber Institute inaugural National Guard Cyber Boot Camp June 7-18, 2021, at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. The students learned basic to intermediate security concepts and how to conduct PenTest+ testing.