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U.S. flag flown over Afghanistan dedicated to tribes
November 10, 2020
A U.S. flag, in honor of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, was presented to the tribe council Nov. 2. This special flag was flown over Afghanistan during the Idaho Air National Guard’s recent Southwest Asia deployment.
Six N.Y. National Guard Soldiers are part of new Army Museum
November 10, 2020
Three New York Army National Guard Soldiers served as the models for the figures in this display in the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Maj. Robert Freed posed for the figure holding the radio, Maj. (Chaplain) James Kim was the model for the crouching figure, and Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Morrison was the model for the rifleman at the right of the tableau.
Michigan National Guard goes all-in on all-domain training
November 9, 2020
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian National Armed Forces conduct close air support training with A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., at Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range in Waters, Mich., October 29, 2019.
Georgia National Guard trains company and platoon leaders
November 9, 2020
U.S. Army officers and noncommissioned officers from the Georgia Army National Guard proudly show their diplomas after graduating from Company Command Pre-Command Course at Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Georgia, Oct. 30, 2020. The five-day leadership course trained company command teams on systems and services to effectively lead their formations.
Wisconsin National Guard tops 800,000 COVID-19 tests
November 9, 2020
Citizen-Soldiers and Citizen-Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard collect specimens for COVID-19 testing Oct. 26, 2020, at a community-based testing site at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha. The Wisconsin National Guard has collected more than 800,000 specimens across the state.
N.Y. Army Guard partners with FBI for blast training
November 9, 2020
Members of the New York, Vermont and Puerto Rico National Guard viewed blast demonstrations and conducted crater analysis during a five-day Post Blast Investigators School training led by the FBI at a rock quarry in Jamesville, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2020.
VT Guard hosts trauma care training with North Macedonia
November 9, 2020
Lt. Col. Sarah Davis, clinical nurse assigned to the 158th Medical Group, Vermont Air National Guard, conducts training at the Vermont Air National Guard base, South Burlington, Vt., Nov. 7, 2020. In September, Vermont Guardsmen hosted a virtual trauma training with North Macedonia, its partner under the State Partnership Program.
Michigan Air Guard pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
November 9, 2020
Capt. Brett DeVries, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot of the 107th Fighter Squadron from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, next to the aircraft he safely landed after a malfunction forced him to make an emergency landing July 20, 2017, at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. For his efforts, DeVries was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Nov. 6, 2020.
Tenn. National Guard surpasses half-million COVID-19 tests
November 6, 2020
Pfc. Kathryn Ratliff works at the Nissan Stadium COVID-19 testing site in downtown Nashville, Aug. 21.
Soldiers re-enlist at historic Kuwait landmark
November 5, 2020
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. A. Jared Forst and Sgt. Becca Meerwarth take their oath of reenlistment Oct. 30, 2020, in Kuwait.
NY National Guard's two Civil Support Teams train together
November 4, 2020
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kristin Northrup and Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Myers, assigned to the 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, collects and labels samples in a simulated-training event on Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, October 19-22, 2020.
New Mexico Air Guard help the state with CARES Act team
November 3, 2020
Over 136 days, 36 Air National Guard members worked as a part of the CARES Act team.
La. Guard continues to provide operations support after Zeta
November 3, 2020
Airmen of the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing distribute tarps to citizens following Hurricane Zeta in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, Oct. 30, 2020.
National Guard will support election in multiple states
November 2, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Rivera, left, and Sgt. Evan M. Ruggiero, both with Charlie Battery, 3-112th Field Artillery Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, process ballots at the Atlantic County Board of Elections in Mays Landing, N.J., July 7, 2020. More than 100 New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers assisted election officials in seven counties during the state’s primary.
Mississippi National Guard supports Hurricane Zeta recovery
November 2, 2020
Members of the Mississippi National Guard's 890th Engineer Battalion unload tarps, water, ice, food and other relief supplies in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Oct. 31, 2020. The Soldiers are part of Joint Task Force Zeta, working with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to help communities affected by Hurricane Zeta.
MAFFS tackle largest wildfires in California history
October 30, 2020
About 150 feet above a tree line, a California Air National Guard C-130 aircraft releases 3,000 gallons of water, covering nearly a quarter mile, during aerial wild land firefighting training June 15-19, 2020, at the Tahoe National Forest.
Indiana Guard helps long-term care facilities fight COVID-19
October 30, 2020
Indiana National Guard Brig. Gen. Dale Lyles, the adjutant general, speaks to Citizen-Soldiers Oct. 30, 2020, on the importance of their mission supporting long-term care facilities throughout the state for the rest of the year. More than 1,300 members of the Guard will assist with COVID-19 testing and other measures at the facilities.
SFC White retires from Guard with 40 years of service
October 30, 2020
After 40 years of service, Virgin Islands National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Mercedes White – shown Oct. 29, 2020 – says it's time to turn in her Army greens.
Command chief’s plan to support Airmen takes flight
October 29, 2020
A U.S. Army pilot flies a UH-60 Black Hawk during an incentive flight in New Castle, Delaware, Oct. 21, 2020, for wing-level award recipients. The Army Aviation Support Facility has been providing this incentive since March 2020.
Married to the job: two first sergeants tackle leadership
October 29, 2020
David and Trisha Katzfey are first sergeants and full-time Soldiers who provide new meaning to the word team in the Missouri National Guard.