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Minnesota Air Guard Wing Completes Pacific Deployment
October 29, 2024
Personnel and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, deployed to the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, from July to October 2024.

Virginia National Guard Launches STEM Program
October 29, 2024
Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, adjutant general of Virginia; retired Col. Everton Nevers, the Virginia Department of Military Affairs chief of staff; and Nikole Johnson, Blackstone STARBASE Academy director, break ground on the Blackstone STARBASE Academy Oct. 20, 2024, in Blackstone, Virginia. STARBASE is a Department of Defense program to expose youth to technological environments and positive civilian and military role models by providing 25 hours of hands-on instruction and activities in science, technology, engineering and math that meet or exceed national standards.

Alaska National Guard Joins Flood Response in Kotzebue
October 29, 2024
Alaska Organized Militia members assigned to Joint Task Force - Kotzebue help the Arctic Circle community recover from severe flooding Oct. 26, 2024, following a storm. The 11-member team, including  Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen and the Alaska State Defense Force, was activated by the State Emergency Operations Center.

New York Air Guard Wing Welcomes New, High-Tech Helicopters
October 28, 2024
An HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing conducts a flyover during an HH-60W conversion ceremony at the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2024. The ceremony celebrated the official conversion of the 106th from the HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter to the HH-60W Jolly Green II.

Idaho Air Guard Wing Supports Joint Partnerships at Exercise
October 28, 2024
Members of the 124th Fighter Wing arrive at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 25, 2024, for the joint Green Flag West exercise.

Arizona Air Guard Opens New High-Tech Indoor Firing Range
October 28, 2024
Airmen fire M18 handguns as part of small arms qualification at the new indoor range at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, Oct. 5, 2024. Staying proficient in individual weapon systems keeps Airmen deployable and mission-ready.

Arizona Air Guard Defenders Return From Kuwait Deployment
October 25, 2024
U.S. Air National Guard Defenders assigned to the 162nd Wing are welcomed home by friends and family at Tucson International Airport, Oct. 13, 2024, after a six-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility.

Virginia National Guard, Finnish Army Expand Relationship
October 25, 2024
Virginia National Guard leadership hosts Lt. Gen. Pasi Välimäki, commander of the Finnish Army, during a bilateral engagement, Oct 12, 2024, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The visit supported the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

Air Force Major Serves as Vietnam Bilateral Affairs Officer
October 24, 2024
Oregon Air National Guard Maj. Angie Hayes, the bilateral affairs officer, U.S. Embassy Hanoi, speaks with a member of the Vietnamese delegation following the opening ceremony for the 2024 Disaster Management Engagement Activity at Hue University of Education in Hue, Vietnam June, 10, 2024. The Oregon National Guard and Vietnam have been partners since 2012 through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team Assumes KFOR East Command
October 23, 2024
Brig. Gen. Cahit Irican , deputy commander of the NATO-led Kosovo Force mission, presided over the transfer of authority ceremony of KFOR Regional Command East at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Oct. 22, 2024. Col. Jason Baker, commander of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, relinquished command of KFOR RC-E to Col. Peter D. Helzer, commander of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard.

New York Guard Helps Floridians Recover from Hurricane
October 22, 2024
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Tyler Linendoll, an infantryman assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, cuts downed tree branches with a chainsaw following Hurricane Milton in Palmetto, Florida, Oct. 11, 2024. Soldiers from the 27th IBCT worked with members of the Florida Army National Guard to provide relief to communities impacted by the hurricane.

New Mexico National Guard Helps Rescue Flood Victims
October 22, 2024
The New Mexico National Guard Community Emergency Response Team helps with flood recovery operations around Roswell Oct. 20, 2024, checking submerged vehicles for anyone who might need help. The Guard has helped rescue over 300 people from the extreme flooding.

From Ohio to Alaska, Airmen Unite for Space Intelligence
October 22, 2024
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 126th Intelligence Squadron support and train Airmen and Guardians of the 213th Space Warning Squadron at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, June 21, 2024, as part of the Polar Surge partnership. The joint effort between the 178th Wing and 213th provides space surveillance data to the NORAD Space Control Center.

Oregon Guard Infantry Regiment Mobilized for Egypt Mission
October 22, 2024
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, take part in their formal mobilization ceremony Oct. 20, 2024, at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. The 1-168th Infantry Regiment is deploying to the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt for a peacekeeping mission.

National Guard Bureau Hosts 3rd Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Panel
October 21, 2024
Kenneth McNeill, the chief information officer with the National Guard Bureau, responds to a question during a panel discussion on cybersecurity at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Station in Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 16, 2024. The panel included cyber officials from throughout the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security and was held as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

Alaska Air Guard Conducts Communications Out Exercise
October 21, 2024
Master Sgt. Cody Albert of the 168th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communicates to his wingmen while preparing the KC-135 Stratotanker for an aerial refueling flight during a communications out exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 18, 2024. The exercise was designed to sharpen skills in operating without radios.

National Guard Leaders See Guardsmen Answer the Call
October 18, 2024
Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Florida National Guard leaders and Guardsmen mobilized in Tampa, Florida, to help communities affected by Hurricane Milton Oct. 16, 2024.

New York Air Guard Launches 37th Antarctic Support Mission
October 18, 2024
Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing prepare to depart for Operation Deep Freeze with LC-130 Hercules aircraft from Scotia, N.Y., Oct.17, 2024. Operation Deep Freeze is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces-led joint interagency mission to provide logistical and transportation support to the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Antarctic program.

National Guard Bureau Chief Names Senior Enlisted Advisor
October 18, 2024
Command Sergeant Major of the Army National Guard, Cmd. Sgt. Maj. John T. Raines, delivers remarks during the AUSA Sergeant Major of the Army Professional Development Forum at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 16, 2024.

Pennsylvania National Guard Rehearses Air Medevac
October 18, 2024
U.S. Army Spc. Jazmyne Wanger, a combat medic specialist with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard, tends to a simulated wounded Soldier while an HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter draws near the pickup site during an air medevac exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area Oct. 11, 2024.