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156th Communications Flight trains to set up communications
December 18, 2020
U.S. Airmen with the 156th Communications Flight, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, assemble a point-to-point microwave to receive network capabilities from the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability to their alternate location during training at the Roosevelt Roads U.S. Army Reserve Center in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Dec. 9, 2020. Airmen with the 156th CF are training with new team members on updated JISCC equipment.
Holiday season can be a stressful time
December 17, 2020
The holiday season can be stressful for many people. But there are some ways to ease the pressure.
Colorado Guard maintains readiness during record year
December 17, 2020
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Douglas Paul, commanding general of the Colorado Army National Guard, thanks Soldiers for their work and dedication at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, April 20, 2020. Guard members are serving a multitude of roles at the direction of governor to help combat the coronavirus.
Frontline Indiana Guardsmen receive COVID vaccine
December 17, 2020
Approximately 200 Indiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen received the COVID vaccination on Dec. 16, 2020, at the Johnson County Armory in Frankllin, Ind. The Guard members have been on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus, working at nursing homes, food banks and elsewhere.
Virginia National Guard staged for winter storm response
December 16, 2020
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct pre-mission maintenance checks Dec. 16, 2020, in Staunton before staging for state emergency support duty at multiple locations in the northwest area of the state during winter weather.
Oklahoma Guard delivers state's first COVID-19 vaccine
December 16, 2020
Oklahoma National Guard Cpl. Danielle O'Connor and Spc. Ryan Tate, right, carry an ultra-cold box containing COVID-19 vaccinations to vehicles to transport the vaccines to sites across the state, Dec. 15, 2020. These are the first vaccines to be distributed in Oklahoma from one of five centralized hubs supporting 11 satellite locations.
Pease KC-46A Pegasus refuels Blue Angels for game flyover
December 15, 2020
Two F/A-18 Super Hornets of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight squadron fly alongside a Pease KC-46A Pegasus refueler Dec. 12, 2020, in Georgia airspace. The jets were refueled for a flyover at the Army-Navy Game in West Point, N.Y. The Pease aircrew teamed with another KC-46A from McConnell AFB, Kan.
Maryland National Guard A-10 crews train with Estonian JTACs
December 15, 2020
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Davis (front), a standards and evaluations program manager with the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, provides guidance to a joint terminal attack controller from the Estonian Defense Force during close air support training with A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, in Vienna, Maryland, on Dec. 8, 2020. The Maryland National Guard has partnered with Estonia through the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program since 1993.
National Guard supports vaccination efforts for Michigan
December 15, 2020
Soldiers with Michigan’s Army National Guard administer a free COVID-19 test at a drive-up testing site in Bay City, Mich., Nov. 10, 2020. The Guard has helped fight the coronavirus since March and is now assisting in getting people vaccinated.
NY National Guard's oldest, youngest mark Guard's birthday
December 14, 2020
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields, the adjutant general of New York; retired Army Sgt. Maj. Christian Glorius; Air Force Senior Airman Caleb Lapinel and Army Pvt. Malachy McGarry cut the National Guard birthday cake during a ceremony celebrating the 384th birthday of the National Guard at New York National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, Latham, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2020.
INNG medical teams help out at long-term care facilities
December 14, 2020
Indiana National Guard Soldiers attend training briefings Oct. 30, 2020, for supporting long-term care facilities throughout the Hoosier state.
West Virginia Guard, partners prepare for COVID-19 vaccine
December 14, 2020
Members of the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force for Vaccinations hold a drill to finalize plans to receive, handle and distribute COVID-19 vaccine across West Virginia at the West Virginia National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters in Charleston, Dec. 11, 2020.
Alaska Guard's Op Santa delivers gifts to remote villages
December 14, 2020
Sgt. Peter Phillip, Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief, delivers packages as a part of the 65th annual tradition of Operation Santa Claus. This year, the Alaska National Guard brought gifts and supplies for people in the remote Alaskan villages of Stevens Village, Birch Creek and Nanwalek.
Colorado, California National Guard win sniper championships
December 14, 2020
Staff Sgt. Jared Ramey, Ohio National Guard, prepares his equipment during the Stalk event Dec. 9, 2020 at the 50th Winston P. Wilson and 30th Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Sniper Championships hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center, with the help of the U.S. National Guard Sniper School. The competition was held at the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center Dec. 4-10, 2020.
Connecticut Guard delivers more than 102,000 test kits
December 11, 2020
Spc. Devin Turchetta, 1048th Medium Truck Company, verifies COVID-19 antigen test kit delivery information with a health center worker at Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut, Dec. 11, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard delivered 102,280 kits to 212 nursing homes in one week in support of a Connecticut Department of Public Health effort to maximize testing availability and efficiency for people living in congregate settings.
24/7 Guard coordination center key for domestic ops success
December 11, 2020
National Guard members monitor Guard activity stemming from Hurricane Florence at the National Guard Coordination Center in Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 16, 2018. In 2020, the NGCC helped coordinate response activities with federal agency partners to ensure Guard units had what they needed to support local and state authorities during the coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest, cyber events and natural disasters.
NJ gunnery range hosts State Partnership JTAC training
December 10, 2020
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 104th Fighter Squadron of the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, flies over the Warren Grove Gunnery Range, in Warren Grove, N.J., on Dec. 3, 2020. Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from Estonia and the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, conducted close air support training under the State Partnership Program.
Guam, Hawaii share COVID best practices with the Philippines
December 10, 2020
Lt. Col. James Faumuina, 154th Medical Group, Detachment 1 commander and 1st Lt Gloria Choo, international health specialist, State Partnership Program, talk during a virtual COVID-19 subject matter expert exchange between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Guam and Hawaii National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec 1, 2020.
177th Fighter Wing named Air Force Outstanding Unit
December 10, 2020
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey J. Raine, an aircraft armament weapons loader with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, signals to an F-16C Fighting Falcon before launch at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia, March 9, 2018. The 177th FW participated in an air-to-air training exercise to sharpen air combat capabilities and accomplish multiple training upgrades.
Guardsmen honor World War II veteran on his 99th birthday
December 9, 2020
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni, assigned to the 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, salutes World War II veteran Pfc. Joseph Casaburi on his 99th birthday after he survived a three-month long battle with COVID-19 at the nursing home Angus on Hudson, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., on Dec. 8, 2020.