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National Guard captain seizes UK learning opportunity
November 20, 2019
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
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
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
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.
Family, in and out of uniform
November 18, 2019
From left to right: Lt. Col. Annie Lee, G4 for the 184th Sustainment Command, Sgt. Nia Davis, a human resources noncommissioned officer with the Higher Headquarters Command 66th Troop Command, and Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. for the 407th Army Field Support Brigade Stephanie Price. Davis’ family members Lee (mother) and Price (aunt) were in attendance for her promotion ceremony from specialist to sergeant.
U.S., Qatar rev up Eastern Action exercise
November 18, 2019
Qatari Emiri Land Force and U.S. military leadership receive the mission brief for Eastern Action, Oct. 31, 2019. U.S. Army Col. Steve Fabiano, the Area Support Group - Qatar commander, left center, looks at terrain map, as Brig. Gen. Steven T. King, a Task Force Spartan deputy commanding general, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard, listens to the brief.
Maine hosts National Guard disaster response training
November 15, 2019
Soldiers with the search-and-extraction element of the New England CERFP practice drilling through concrete while searching for simulated casualties during a Nov. 5-7 collective training exercise in Brunswick, Maine.
176th Wing budget analyst wins national honors
November 15, 2019
Alaska Air National Guard Master Sgt. John "J.C." McAleavey, 176th comptroller flight budget analyst, is the National Guard Bureau financial management and comptroller noncommissioned officer of the year for fiscal 2018. McAleavey is a native of Eagle River, Alaska, and began his career in the Air National Guard as a C-130 Hercules loadmaster.
147th Attack Wing participates in weapon evaluation exercise
November 14, 2019
147th Attack Wing Members participate in a Weapon System Evaluation Program exercise conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 3, 2019, at Ellington Field, Joint Reserve Base, Texas.
173rd Fighter Wing hosts health initiative
November 14, 2019
Agencies from around the Klamath Basin start the run portion of a Blue Zones Klamath Falls initiative to promote male health awareness for the month of November at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. Nov. 6, 2019. Klamath Falls Fire District #1, Oregon Department of Forestry, Klamath Falls Police Department. and the 173rd Fighter Wing fielded teams in the initiative.
Guard cyber teams key asset in cyber defense
November 14, 2019
Pennsylvania Army National Guard cyber team members monitor computer networks during elections in the state Nov. 5, 2019. Cyber teams from throughout the National Guard have remained a key part of cyber defense, said Guard officials, and have responded to ransomware attacks in Texas and Louisiana and worked in direct support of U.S. Cyber Command.
167th Airlift Wing conducts full-scale readiness exercise
November 13, 2019
Master Sgt. Tammy Marks, 167th Secuirty Forces Squadron, kneels in a wooded area during a comabt training scenario, Nov. 5, 2019. Approximately 300 members of the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, W.Va., deployed to the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., Nov. 3-7, for a full-scale readiness exercise.
Planning underway in Michigan for Northern Strike 2020
November 13, 2019
Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Palmatier oversees Northern Strike 20's initial planning conference (IPC) Nov. 6, 2019. Participants from the Michigan National Guard, active and reserve components of the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force and coalition partners from Great Britain, Lithuania and Latvia convened at Camp Grayling, Mich., for the IPC.
NY National Guard, South Africa hold annual defense meeting
November 13, 2019
South African Brig. Gen.Carel Laubscher, (left) director of Education Training and Development Systems Integrity of the Human Resources Division, Republic of South Africa Department of Defense, receives a gift from New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Michel Natali, the assistant adjutant general for Army, during the annual defense committee meeting between South African and U.S. officials in Pretoria, South Africa, Nov. 6, 2019. The New York National Guard has had a State Partnership Program training and exchange relationship with the South African National Defence Force since 2003.
Wisconsin Guard Soldier laid to rest 75 years after death
November 12, 2019
Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews, Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Army, presents Sgt. Robert W. McCarville’s Bronze Star to his sister, Monica Partlow, at a Nov. 8 memorial service in Beloit, Wis. McCarville joined the Wisconsin National Guard’s 32nd Infantry Division in 1940 and was killed in New Guinea Dec. 5, 1942. His remains were identified via DNA analysis conducted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
177th FW leaders practice proficiency fire course
November 12, 2019
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Eric Erickson, 177th Medical Group commander, fires an M9 pistol during weapons qualification training at the Transportation Security Administration firing range in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., Nov. 5, 2019. Erickson, as well as the 177th Fighter Wing commander and group commanders, also took the security forces proficiency fire course to get a feel for what a base defender’s job entails.
102nd IW Airmen thank WWII vet for service on 102nd birthday
November 12, 2019
Airmen from the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 102nd Intelligence Wing wish fellow Airman, U.S. Army Air Corps veteran Della Sassa a happy 102nd birthday at the Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Buzzards Bay, Mass., Nov. 8, 2019.
Kansas National Guard helps fight fires with helicopters
November 12, 2019
Members of the West Virginia Army National Guard's (WVARNG) Company C, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment completed helicopter bucket training for three aircrews consisting of 12 Soldiers at Camp Dawson, West Virginia, Oct. 10, 2019. This type of familiarization training ensures that aircrew members can successfully link with civilian firefighting agencies to respond to wildfires.
Indiana National Guard Soldiers train with Slovak allies
November 12, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Jerrad Nicholson, a Campbellsburg, Ind., Soldier assigned to the 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana Army National Guard, leads Soldiers in a drill at Lešt military training center, Slovakia, Nov. 10, 2019. Indiana National Guard Soldiers deployed to Slovakia for Slovak Shield 2019, a war-fighting exercise with six NATO countries.
Latvian JTACs sharpen skills, relationships in Michigan
November 12, 2019
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian National Armed Forces conduct close air support training with U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., at Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range in Waters, Mich., Oct. 29, 2019. Michigan and Latvia have been linked under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program since 1993.