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South Carolina Guard leads Eager Lion in Jordan
September 17, 2019 — AMMAN, Jordan – U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard worked as the Combined Forces Headquarters (CFHQ) in the Higher Control (HICON) in Amman, Jordan, in support of... MORE

About 50 Soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard worked as the Combined Force Headquarters (CFHQ) in the Higher Control (HICON) in support of Eager Lion in Amman, Jordan, August and September 2019.

Michigan Guardsman decorated posthumously for organ donation
September 17, 2019 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard posthumously recognized Staff Sgt. Justin Skaggs' legacy of selflessness by presenting his family with the Michigan National Guard Lifesaving Medal... MORE

Michigan National Guard Staff Sgt. Justin Skaggs, a Soldier with the 1225th Support Battalion, Detroit, Mich., died after a motorcycle accident May 23. His decision to be an organ donor saved several lives.

Training reinforces Bosnia-Herzegovina partnership
September 17, 2019 — TUZLA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – On a rainy afternoon, a speck appears on the horizon over the not-so-distant mountains surrounding the city of Tuzla, whose name translates as “place of salt.” Before... MORE

Members of a combined joint media information center team photograph a U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller training an Armed Forces of Bosni-Herzegovina service member in JTAC operations Sept. 11, 2019, at Tuzla International Airport, BiH during the Silver Arrow training event.

Soldiers train how to exit an overturned vehicle
September 16, 2019 — FORT BLISS, Texas – To an outsider, it looks like an indoor amusement park, with people strapped into a car that flips and turns, with an attendant at the controls. But, to Soldiers getting ready to... MORE

U.S. Soldiers in Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, train at Fort Bliss, Texas, September 13, 2019, how to safely exit a military vehicle after becoming disoriented in the case of an accident or rollover.

Army Guard EOD Soldier disarms life’s challenges
September 16, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Father. Husband. Community volunteer. Yale Student. Army National Guard member. Army Staff Sgt. William Eisenhart, the explosive ordnance disposal operations noncommissioned officer... MORE

Army Staff Sgt. William Eisenhart, the explosive ordnance disposal operations noncommissioned officer in charge with the Army National Guard's operations directorate, stands in front of the Herbert R. Temple Jr. Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Station, Aug. 19, 2019.

Guard members teach lifesaving care to Qatari soldiers
September 13, 2019 — DOHA, Qatar – Medical experts from the West Virginia and New Jersey National Guards trained Qatari soldiers how to care for the wounded Sept. 8-12. Guard members from the two states spent a week at... MORE

A New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier discusses a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) scenario with members of the Qatari Emiri Land Forces (QELF) Sept. 8 -12, 2019, at the Qatar Emiri Land Force Artillery School in Al Rayyan Municipality, Qatar.

Kentucky Air Guard member received Air Force Cross
September 13, 2019 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A special operations Airman from the Kentucky Air National Guard Friday received the nation's second-highest medal for combat valor for his actions on an Afghanistan battlefield... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left) pins the Air Force Cross to the uniform of Tech. Sgt. Daniel Keller, a combat controller in the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, Aug.13, 2019. Keller earned the award — second only to the Medal of Honor — for valor on the battlefield in Afghanistan.

NY National Guard cavalry troopers earn their spurs
September 13, 2019 — YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. – Twenty New York Army National Guard Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, had their mental and physical toughness put to the test in a grueling squadron spur ride at... MORE

Sgt. Jake Napier, a truck commander assigned to Alpha Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, scans the area with binoculars, while Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Roeser, the 2-101st senior enlisted Soldier, provides security during the squadron spur ride at the Youngstown Local Training Area in Youngstown, N.Y., Sep 7, 2019.

US, Japanese armies train in sniper tactics
September 12, 2019 — YAKIMA, Wash. – As a crackle echoes through the sun-drenched valley, a strong male voice can be heard. “Hit.” Another crack. “Miss.” Another three rounds land, a voice with a Japanese accent asks,... MORE

A sniper team from the 25th Infantry Regiment aims to fire while the sniper team from the 2-130th Infantry Regiment fires alongside them during Rising Thunder 2019.

Family safe, NCNG members mission continues
September 12, 2019 — CLINTON, N.C. – A North Carolina National Guard High-Water Vehicle team from 105th Engineer Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company rescued a family of four from their flooded mobile home... MORE

Combat Medic Sgt. Wesley Brantley of the North Carolina National Guard (standing in the truck) and team members Spc. Ruben Baca (right) and Spc. Kaileigh Deanda (left), of the 105th Engineering Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in Raeford, North Carolina, load their MTV high-water vehicle with tactical bins in Hurricane Dorian rescue operations Sept. 5, 2019. Tornadoes and heavy rain heavily damaged 38 historic sites.

New system lets Syracuse MQ-9s fly without chase planes
September 11, 2019 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Remotely piloted MQ-9 aircraft flying into and out of Syracuse International Airport no longer fly with piloted airplanes, thanks to the installation of a military Ground-Based Detect... MORE

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper flies during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2, June 19, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. This is the first time the MQ-9 aircraft participated in the Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise.

JROTC cadets become Flying Yankees for the day
September 11, 2019 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – Christine Libbey had seen C-130H Hercules aircraft flying over Connecticut and was familiar with the thunderous roar of the plane’s Rolls Royce T-56 engines. She had even been... MORE

Torrington High School Junior ROTC cadets tour Bradley Air National Guard Base, April 23, 2019,in East Granby, Conn. Cadets learned about the responsibilities of Connecticut Air National Guard operations and maintenance specialists.

Uruguay military visits Connecticut Guard
September 11, 2019 — NIANTIC, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard hosted Uruguayan military officers at Camp Nett to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their State Partnership Program (SPP). "When we were assigned to... MORE

Col. Hugo Parentini, Uruguayan Air Force, and Col. Stephen Gwinn, 103rd Airlift Wing Commander, operate the wing's C-130H Hercules Multi-Mission Crew Trainer (MMCT) during a State Partnership Program visit to Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. Aug. 15, 2019.

103rd firefighters practice confined space rescue
September 10, 2019 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – How would an Airman trapped inside a C-130 fuel tank be rescued?This is the question firefighters from the 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron answered during a confined space rescue... MORE

Firefighters from the 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron remove a simulated maintainer from a C-130H Hercules fuel tank during a confined space rescue exercise at the fuel cell and corrosion control facility, Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. Sept. 8, 2019.

National Guard practices homeland disaster response
September 10, 2019 — ORISKANY, N.Y. – More than 600 National Guard members from New York and New Jersey rehearsed their readiness to respond to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents Sept. 6-8. The New... MORE

New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the Homeland Response Force for FEMA Region 2 provide decontamination for simulated victims during chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) incident response training at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. September 7, 2019.

Maryland Guard, Bosnia-Herzegovina police trade techniques
September 10, 2019 — SARAJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA - The Maryland Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Battalion’s course on criminal investigation procedures for the Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina morphed into... MORE

Members of the Maryland Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Battalion, conduct a course on criminal investigation procedures on Sept. 6, 2019, with members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina at Rajlovac Barracks, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

North Carolina National Guard medics train to save lives
September 9, 2019 — EL PASO, Texas – Fort Bliss Soldiers and agencies exercised the ability to deliver patients to level one trauma care for the first time in four years, September 4.Soldiers assigned to 5th Armored... MORE

Sgt. First Class Jesse Turner, left, and Staff Sgt. Matt Oneill, flight medics assigned to 2nd General Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Infantry Division guide nurses from the emergency department to unload casualties from a UH-60 Black Hawk during a medical evacuation training scenario at University Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, September 4, 2019.

Oregon Guard participates in Joint Exercise Sentry Aloha
September 9, 2019 — HONOLULU, Hawaii – Five F-15 Eagles and more than ninety Airmen from Kingsley Field flew to Hawaii for three weeks to support Sentry Aloha 19-2, a large-scale exercise with both American and... MORE

A United States Air Force F-15 Eagle from the 173rd Fighter Wing out of Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, flies over the Pacific Ocean during the Sentry Aloha exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, August 27, 2019.

Tenn. Wing uses satellites to support humanitarian relief for Bahamas
September 6, 2019 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 118th Wing is applying its expertise to aid the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahamas by assessing the condition of its airfields and hospitals for access in the wake of Hurricane... MORE

178th Wing members analyzing airborne and commercial satellite imagery remotely from the 178th Wing, Springfield Ohio Air National Guard base, providing information to a liaison officer located in Austin, Texas in relief assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

West Virginia Guard Airmen mobilize for Hurricane Dorian support
September 6, 2019 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Six members of the 130th Airlift Wing’s 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron mobilized today to support Hurricane Dorian relief efforts over the next two weeks.The aeromedical... MORE

Members of the 167thAeromedical Squadron performs medical equipment function checks prior to deploying in support of Hurricane Dorian relief, Sept. 5, 2019, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia. The West Virginia Air National Guard will be providing a crew of seven aeromedical evacuation technicians and flight nurses to assist with hurricane response efforts in affected areas throughout the United States and in the Bahamas.

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