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Wisconsin National Guard helps bring cruise passengers home
March 16, 2020
An aircraft carrying Wisconsin citizens returning from the Grand Princess cruise ship with confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus arrives at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, March 15, 2020. Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen transported the residents to their homes for self-quarantine.
Health of force key to COVID response, says Guard’s top leader
March 16, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Rudy Santos, a unit supply specialist assigned to the Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division, hands out food to members of the community during Operation COVID-19 at the Martin Luther King Community Center, New Rochelle, New York, March 13, 2020. Members of the Army and Air National Guard from numerous states have been activated under Operation COVID-19 to support federal, state and local efforts.
Alaska National Guard’s exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 wraps up
March 13, 2020
Members of a search-and-extraction team of national, state and local agencies assessed, decontaminated and prepared to treat "casualties" of a simulated helicopter crash during exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 24. The training is designed to improve interoperability while conducting sustained operations in extreme cold.
341st Military Intelligence Battalion honored for language skills
March 13, 2020
Sgt. Robert O'Donnell, a crypto-linguist with Delta Company, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, Washington National Guard, is presented with the 2019 Language Professional of the Year award by Col. Shahram Takmili, commander of the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade, Utah National Guard, during the Military Intelligence Conference March 8, 2020, at Draper, Utah.
Tennessee National Guard clears debris from tornado
March 12, 2020
A Tennessee Air National Guard member with the 134th Air Refueling Wing uses a chainsaw March 10, 2020, in Cookeville as part of a debris clearing operation. Both Air and Army National Guard members are conducting multiple operations throughout the state to aid in disaster relief efforts, after tornadoes ravaged central Tennessee March 3.
6th annual Bersama Warrior exercise underway in Malaysia
March 12, 2020
Malaysia Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Abd Malik bin Jiran officiates the opening ceremony of Bersama Warrior March 11, 2020, at the Malaysia Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Also pictured, left to right, is U.S. Army U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Pacific Warfighting Center Director Paul Tamaribuchi; 25th Infantry Division Commander Maj.Gen.James B. Jarrard; 12th Malaysian Infantry Brigade Commander Brig. Gen. Datuk Marzuki bin HJ Mokhtar; and Special Assistant to the Director of the Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Jill A. Lannan.
180th Fighter Wing goes to Green Flag
March 11, 2020
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brayden Bobp, a crew chief assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, salutes a 180FW pilot at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during exercise Green Flag-West, Feb. 15, 2020. The joint training exercise improves interoperability between aircraft while supporting ground troops by allowing U.S. military branches and other NATO and allied nations to work together.
Utah Guard Hosts 2020 Chief Biathlon Championships
March 11, 2020
Soldier-athletes from 22 states compete in the 2020 Chief, National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships, held at Soldier Hollow Nordic Resort in Midway, Utah, Feb. 28-March 5, 2020. The top 10 females and males will move on to form the All-Guard team and compete at the U.S. National Races in Yellowstone this spring and the Chilean Military Championships in Chile this summer.
Virgin Islands National Guard completes OC/T training
March 11, 2020
Staff Sgt. Barbara Guishard throws a pyrotechnic during an Observer Coach Trainer course at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico in February 2020. The OC/T course instills professionals with the knowledge to properly validate each unit at the home station and deployment mobilization centers.
Florida Guard’s 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade battalions activate
March 10, 2020
The 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) was recognized and activated by the U.S. Army during an official ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Mar. 5, 2020.
Sisters embark on National Guard careers together
March 10, 2020
Lexi Ireton, left, and her sister, Hailey, together at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The sisters enlisted together in the Ohio Army National Guard.
Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel
March 10, 2020
Seal of the National Guard Bureau
Oklahoma National Guard Soldier saves woman from fire
March 10, 2020
Sgt. Darren Watkins, a Soldier with the 2120th Engineer Battalion, 90th Troop Command, Oklahoma Army National Guard, rescued an elderly woman and her four dogs from a house fire while on duty as a sheriff's deputy Feb. 29, 2020.
Competition and camaraderie: A Best Warrior partnership
March 10, 2020
Army Pfc. Maximilliano Estrada of the 71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade performs V-ups during the obstacle course portion of the Texas Military Department’s 2020 Best Warrior Competition March 5, 2020, at Camp Swift near Bastrop, Texas. Estrada, who began bleeding halfway through the event, refused to stop and completed the course.
NY Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing completes Antarctic mission
March 9, 2020
An LC-130 "Skibird" assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing on the skiway at Willliams Field, Antarctica, Feb. 6, 2020. The 109th Airlift Wing flies the largest ski-equipped aircraft in the world and supports Antarctic research.
Airmen get hands-on casualty care training
March 9, 2020
Master Sgt. Robert Hall, with the 124th Logistics Readiness Squadron assigned to the petroleum, oil and lubricant section, practices packing a wound during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training, March 8, 2020, at Gowen Field, Idaho. The hands-on training gives Airmen the skills and experience to deal with blast injuries, gunshot wounds and other types of trauma.
Father, three children serve in military
March 9, 2020
Senior Airman Everett Brown, traffic management specialist, 124th Logistics Readiness Squadron; Cpl. Kassandra Brown, ammunitions specialist, G Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion; Command Chief Master Sgt. Sid Brown, State Command Chief, Idaho Air National Guard; and Seaman Wesley Brown, hospital corpsman, Wayne Caron Clinic, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, pose for a family photo.
Florida Guard partners with Guyana to boost medical readiness
March 9, 2020
Sgt. Arielle Tango, a Florida Army Guard medic with the 256th Medical Company Area Support (MCAS), shares the proper technique to transport a casualty with members of Guyana’s defense force and coast guard. Tango was part of a Florida Army Guard team that traveled to Guyana in December as part of Florida’s State Partnership Program to help strengthen military medical readiness with the country.
F-16 student pilots take on Cactus
March 9, 2020
First Lt. Jared Wesemann and 1st Lt. Ian Bonner, two F-16 student pilots assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, during Coronet Cactus, Feb. 24, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The annual training event deploys members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to another environment to accomplish mission objectives in an unfamiliar location.
Six nations join in cyberspace training exercise in Bangkok
March 6, 2020
Distinguished visitors from multinational armed forces from Thailand, the United States, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Japan during the cyber field training exercise opening ceremony Feb. 25, 2020, at Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, Bangkok, Thailand. The cyber FTX was part of Exercise Cobra Gold 20 to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Pacific.