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188th Wing completes 1st flight commander leadership course
December 16, 2019
A newly commissioned officer as part of the Air Force’s Officer Training School class 19-07 participates in the graduation ceremony Sept. 27, 2019, in Montgomery, Alabama. The OTS graduation parade and ceremony signifies the end of the trainee’s initial officer training and the beginning of their career as an Air Force officer.
Preventing illness keeps Soldiers on mission
December 16, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Shelby Vermeulen, with 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, works through the steps of water purification during a Field Sanitation Team Certification Course Dec. 9-13, 2019, at Joint Training Center-Jordan.
Enlisted Guard Soldiers graduate Army Ranger School
December 16, 2019
U.S. Army Sgt. Danielle Farber, Pennsylvania National Guard 166th Regional Training Institute Medical Battalion Training Site instructor, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jessica Smiley, South Carolina National Guard military police non-commissioned officer serving with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, on Dec. 13, 2019, became the first enlisted National Guard women to graduate U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
30th ABCT celebrates National Guard's 383rd birthday
December 13, 2019
U.S. Army Col. Robert Bumgardner, commander of the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard, is flanked by the youngest Soldier and most senior Soldier in the ranks for a cake-cutting ceremony in honor of the National Guard's 383rd birthday, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Dec. 13, 2019. Joining Bumgardner were Pfc. Charlie Christie, of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 145th Armor Regiment, and Chaplain Maj. William Withers of the 236th Brigade Engineer Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard. The unit is deployed in the Middle East to support Operation Spartan Shield.
Family from the 121st prioritizes service
December 13, 2019
Carson Walker was sworn into the 121st Air Refueling Wing in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 25, 2019. Carson is carrying on a family tradition as his mother, father, and brother have all served at the 121st ARW.
Aviation safety stressed at annual conference
December 12, 2019
A Soldier kneels in front of a Battlefield Cross memorializing the fallen Minnesota Army National Guard Soldiers who died Dec. 5, 2019, in a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter crash outside St. Cloud, Minn. The memorial was posted outside a ballroom at the fiscal year 2020 Aviation Safety and Standardization Conference in Tucson, Ariz.
Nebraska National Guard, Rwanda formalize state partnership
December 12, 2019
Rwanda’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Jean-Bosco Kazura, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska National Guard adjutant general, sign a document officially forming a new partnership under the State Partnership Program, Dec. 12, 2019, in Kigali, Rwanda. Watching the signing is Peter Vrooman, U.S. ambassador to Rwanda.
NY National Guard, Brazil discuss SPP exchange opportunities
December 12, 2019
New York Army National Guard Maj.Gen.Ray Shields (center right), the adjutant general of New York, and Brazilian Maj. Gen. Marcio de Calazans Braga (center right), the Brazilian military attache in Washington, D.C., meet with members of the New York Air and Army National Guard and U.S. Southern Command and State Department representatives Dec. 11, 2019, at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y. The two-day meeting was held to discuss training and exchange opportunities as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.
167th hosts contemporary base issues course
December 12, 2019
Lt. Col. Bradley Ball, staff judge advocate for the 164th AW and Contemporary Base Issues course director, discusses duty status at the CBI course hosted by the 167th Airlift Wing in Shepherdstown, W.Va., Nov. 15, 2019.
Army modernization delivers capabilities to National Guard
December 11, 2019
Two paratroopers from the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, attach a Humvee by harness to the bottom of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during sling load training on Nov. 17. Sling load is a technique used to quickly move supplies from one area to another by helicopter.
Ohio cybersecurity site opens at University of Akron
December 11, 2019
Col. Daniel Shank, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open an Ohio Cyber Range Dec. 9, 2019, at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. In January, the adjutant general’s department, UA and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced a $1.18 million agreement to double the capacity of the Ohio Cyber Range by adding servers, storage and programing at the Akron site.
NY Guard Soldier passes tough Brazilian jungle warfare course
December 10, 2019
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Thomas Carpenter, second from right, and other Soldiers who graduated from the Jungle Operations International Course conducted by the Brazilian Army Jungle Warfare Training Center, brandish their machetes following a graduation ceremony Nov. 30, 2019, in Manaus, Brazil. Carpenter was the 30th American Soldier to graduate from the demanding course.
Nebraska Guard, Rwanda Defence Force announce new partnership
December 10, 2019
Air Force Maj. Gen. Daryl L. Bohac, Nebraska National Guard adjutant general, says a new State Partnership Program agreement with Rwanda Defence Force will help build an even stronger relationship between the United States and Rwanda.
Texas Guard's 6th CERFP showcases disaster response
December 10, 2019
Capt. Gabriela Torres, a trauma nurse assigned to the 149th Medical Det-1, simulates providing medical treatment during the Texas National Guard's 6th CERFP Task Force response evaluation exercise Dec. 7, 2019, in Round Rock, Texas.
Red Arrow Soldiers in Ukraine for multinational mission
December 10, 2019
Staff Sgt. Michael Blevins, an adviser with Task Force Juvigny, greets his Armed Forces Ukraine counterparts during battalion training at the Combat Training Center – Yavoriv, Ukraine, Nov 13, 2019.
C-130 simulator improves training for KY Air Guard
December 10, 2019
Capt. Tristan Stonger, a pilot from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Squadron, uses a C-130 simulator for training at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 28, 2019. Known as the Multi-Mission Crew Trainer, the system helps prepare Airmen for handling in-flight emergencies.
NY National Guard responds to snowstorm
December 10, 2019
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, clear snow from a fire hydrant in Kinderhook, N.Y., Dec. 3, 2019.
Oklahoma Air National Guard member receives Airman’s Medal
December 10, 2019
Master Sgt. Bryan Whittle, with the 205th Engineering and Installation Squadron, with his wife, Shannon Whittle, and Maj. Gen. Michael C. Thompson, adjutant general for Oklahoma, after receiving the Airman’s Medal in a ceremony at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City, Dec. 8, 2019. The Airman’s Medal is the highest noncombat award given in the Air Force and awarded to service members who distinguish themselves by a heroic act, usually at the voluntary risk of their own life.
W.Va. National Guard family continues tradition of service
December 9, 2019
Tyler Phillips stands with his family after taking the oath of enlistment from his grandfather Daniel Phillips, a former Troop Commander in the 1-150th Cavalry Regiment, West Virginia Army National Guard.
128th Civil Engineers to Germany for Silver Flag exercise
December 9, 2019
128th Air Refueling Wing Airmen from the 128th Civil Engineer Squadron participate airfield recovery operations at the Silver Flag Exercise Site at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, on Oct. 30, 2019. Personnel from the 128th Air Refueling Wing’s Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, for a 10-day exercise known as Silver Flag.