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Airmen sharpen leading edge of domestic response AI technology
November 25, 2019 — HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. – New systems in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for domestic response were tested by managers of the Johns Hopkins Applied... MORE

Air National Guard intelligence analysts assigned to the 181st Intelligence Wing, 137th Intelligence Squadron Unclassified Processing, Assessment, and Dissemination (UPAD) site, were selected to assist in new developmental programs at Hulman Field Indiana National Guard Base, Ind., Nov. 02, 2019.

30th ABCT joins British soldiers for MEDEVAC training
November 25, 2019 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – “We work a lot with U.S. forces,” said Capt. Samuel Camp of the British army. “It’s important we are tied into one another’s standard operating procedures.” Medical Soldiers... MORE

U.S. Army medics from the 145th Armor Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, in the Ohio Army National Guard, join British soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment, and flight medics from Golf Company, 5-159 Aviation Regiment, U.S. Army Reserves, to conduct joint MEDEVAC cold-load training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 23, 2019. The training is to ensure interoperability of equipment and procedures in the event life saving measures and medical evacuation are requested.

Lengyel: Israeli readiness, preparedness set an example
November 25, 2019 — TEL AVIV, Israel – The nation’s response to ongoing rocket attacks gave the chief of the National Guard Bureau a firsthand illustration of Israel’s level of readiness and preparedness during a recent... MORE

Israeli Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadaie, commanding general, Home Front Command, and Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, prepare to sign the reaffirmation of a longstanding bilateral relationship between the HFC and the National Guard Bureau, Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 14, 2019.

Hawaii National Guard in Guam for Vigilant Guard 2020 exercise
November 22, 2019 — GUAM – The Hawaii National Guard participated in the final Vigilant Guard disaster response exercise of the year in Guam in late November. Those making the trip included the 93rd Weapons of Mass... MORE

Members of the Hawaii National Guard's 93rd Civil Support Team load an Airman with a simulated injury on a Guam National Guard Lakota helicopter for transport during exercise Vigilant Guard 2020, Guam, Nov. 21, 2019.

NY, NJ National Guard troops train for disaster response
November 22, 2019 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Six hundred New York and New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen demonstrated during a two-day training exercise Nov. 15-16 that they’re ready to handle... MORE

New York Army National Guard search-and-extraction team members assigned to Bravo Company, 152nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, prepare a simulated victim for extraction during Homeland Response Force training at Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst in Lakehurst, N.J. Nov.15, 2019.

Michigan, Latvia expand regional airfield coordination
November 22, 2019 — LIELVĀRDE, Latvia – Maj. Kaspars Skudrovs looks across the flight line’s expanse of gray concrete, the walls of the air traffic control tower behind him breaking the November chill.“Next year will... MORE

Members of the Michigan Air National Guard and the Latvian Air Force pose Nov. 15, 2019, after a planning meeting at Lielvārde Air Base, Latvia, to chart cooperation under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.

142nd FW Guard participates in Checkered Flag 2019
November 22, 2019 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLA. – About 150 Citizen-Airmen from the 142nd Fighter Wing in Portland, Oregon, participated in a two-week joint-service exercise known as Checkered Flag. The exercise... MORE

Airmen from the 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, service an F-15 Eagle during Checkered Flag, Nov. 12, 2019, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Checkered Flag is a multi-airframe, joint-service exercise that enables pilots to carry out complex air-to-air combat scenarios.

WVNG hosts multiagency swift water search-and-rescue exercise
November 21, 2019 — DUNBAR, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) joined forces with more than 20 local, state and federal agencies for an all-day search-and-rescue training exercise on the Kanawha River Nov... MORE

First responders maneuver their boat into rotor wash from a West Virginia Army National Guard UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter assigned to Company C, 1-150th Assault Battalion on the Kanawha River during a joint-agency swift water search-and-rescue exercise led by the WVNG’s Army Interagency Training and Education Center Nov. 15, 2019, in Dunbar, W.Va.

WVNG hosts Peruvian general under State Partnership Program
November 21, 2019 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) hosted Maj. Gen. Mario E. Risco Carmen, defense and military attaché to the Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C., for a State Partnership... MORE

Army Col. Kermit D. Huebner, West Virginia Army National Guard flight surgeon, briefs Maj. Gen. Mario E. Risco Carmen, defense and military attaché to the Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C., on Army aviation medicine during a State Partnership Program (SPP) visit at Joint Force Headquarters, Charleston, W.Va., Nov. 12, 2019.

First WWII Native American Medal of Honor recipient honored
November 21, 2019 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. – The life and legacy of retired Lt. Col. Ernest Childers was celebrated during a plaque dedication ceremony Nov. 20 at the Range 1 training facility at Fort Drum. Childers, a Muscogee... MORE

203rd RED HORSE Squadron conducts field training exercise
November 21, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Airmen across more than 20 specialties of the Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Squadron trained at State Military Reservation... MORE

Airmen assigned to the 203rd RED HORSE Squadron work in a four-day field training exercise Nov. 16, 2019, at State Military Reservation, Virginia Beach, Virginia. More than 150 Airmen practiced skills they would perform in a deployed environment.

Alaska Guardsman receives Bronze Star
November 21, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard Maj. Javier Lopez was awarded a Bronze Star medal Nov. 19 for his service in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from May 2012 to... MORE

Maj. Javier Lopez, Alaska National Guard staff judge advocate, received a Bronze Star medal Nov. 19, 2019, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for his service in Operation Enduring Freedom from May 2012 to April 2013. The award was presented to Lopez by Brig. Gen. Charles Lee Knowles, commander of the Alaska Army National Guard.

Innovative partnership cuts NJ Guard facility costs
November 21, 2019 — GLASSBORO, N.J. – An award-winning partnership pairing the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (NJDMAVA), the New Jersey Army National Guard (NJARNG) and the Henry M. Rowan College... MORE

John D. Foster creates a digital image from photos taken by a 3D laser scanner of a New Jersey Army National Guard armory at the Sustainable Facilities Center at the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J., Nov. 19, 2019. Rowan University faculty, staff and students at the center are helping the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the New Jersey Army National Guard efficiently operate facilities.

West Virginia Guard engineers complete JROTC obstacle course
November 20, 2019 — SISSONVILLE, W.Va. – Twelve engineers from the West Virginia National Guard’s 1092nd Engineer Battalion completed an obstacle course for Sissonville High School’s (SHS) Marine Corps Junior Reserve... MORE

A West Virginia Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 1092nd Engineer Battalion uses a mallet to drive a post into place to complete an obstacle course for the Sissonville High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. Twelve engineers from the WVANRG completed the obstacle course project in one week as a part of an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program.

Recruits get a taste of soldiering at Spartan Forge 2019
November 20, 2019 — CAMP SHELBY, Miss. – Once a year, while most people are thinking of Thanksgiving dinner and Black Friday sales, the recruits of Mississippi Army National Guard Company B, Recruiting and Retention... MORE

Trainees march in formation to breakfast at Camp Shelby Joint Force Training Center, Nov. 16, 2019, during the Mississippi Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion’s annual Spartan Forge event.

Wife, husband start National Guard careers together
November 20, 2019 — AUBURN, Wash. – After committing themselves to each other, married couple Hunter White and April Talaiga vowed on Oct. 30 to serve in the Washington National Guard.They were approaching their first... MORE

From left to right: PV2 Hunter White, PV2 April Talaiga and Staff Sgt. Marilyn Gerhardt stand with the Minuteman statue at Camp Murray Nov. 17, 2019. The couple joined the Guard together on Oct. 30, 2019.

National Guard captain seizes UK learning opportunity
November 20, 2019 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Learning about our nation’s allies is valuable to the United States military. It enables members to professionally develop while gaining insight into the doctrine and... MORE

Capt. Nima Sarrafan, front row, second from right, stands with his class peers for a photo before a formal dinner as part of training at the United Kingdom Intermediate Command and Staff College in Shrivenham, England, in October 2019.

Delaware National Guard joins disaster response exercise
November 19, 2019 — NEW CASTLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Del. – The Delaware Air and Army National Guard joined active-duty Air Force personnel in Total Force, Joint Training Exercise Diamond Wing, a disaster response... MORE

A C-5M Super Galaxy is unloaded during Total Force/Joint Training Exercise Diamond Wing at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del., Nov. 14, 2019. The C-5M Super Galaxy is the largest strategic airlifter in the Department of Defense, capable of carrying more than 280,000 pounds of cargo.

California Guard, Reserve come together for Yellow Ribbon event
November 19, 2019 — ANAHEIM, Calif. – The battle might be over when the mission is accomplished, but the war isn’t won until the Soldiers are home safe and reintegrated with their families and communities. When more than... MORE

Maj. Gen. Alberto Rosende, commanding general of the 63rd Readiness Division, and his wife, Martha, talk to an Army Reserve Soldier and his spouse at a Yellow Ribbon event in Anaheim, California, Nov. 16, 2019.

Wisconsin Guard helps test state disaster response
November 18, 2019 — MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin National Guard helped test the state's ability to respond to a long-term mass power outage in an exercise led by Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) Nov. 13-14.Known as... MORE

Fictional protesters confront Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd Military Police Company at an entry control point at a power substation in Racine County Nov. 13, 2019, as part of GridEx, an exercise that tested Wisconsin’s capacity to respond to a long-term mass power outage.

Pennsylvania Guard Aviation Partners with Coast Guard

Arizona National Guard’s Task Force SAFE Strengthens Border Security

Idaho Guard Airmen Push Limits in Joint Field Training

Pennsylvania Guard Competes in Governor’s Twenty Marksmanship Competition

N.Y. National Guard Aircrews Train with Forest Rangers to Prep for Wildfires