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MQ-9 flight in Michigan sets stage for Northern Strike 19
July 23, 2019 — ALPENA, Mich. – "This is like the Wright Brothers all over again!" Shouts of celebration rang out July 18 along the flight line at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, as an MQ-9... MORE

An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 214th Attack Group, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., prepares for flight at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 18, 2019. The MQ-9's historic first launch into Michigan's national airspace comes just ahead of its participation in exercise Northern Strike 19, the DoD's largest annual joint, reserve component readiness event.

Cal Guard rescues missing hiker in Alpine County
July 23, 2019 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A 33-year old man was safe Monday afternoon after a California National Guard aircrew rescued him in Alpine County. The man was reported missing after he failed to meet up with... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Greg Proell, a flight paramedic with the California Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility #3 in Mather, California, talks with a hiker after a hoist rescue in Alpine County, Monday morning, July 22, 2019.

Wisconsin Army Guard Soldiers assist after severe storms
July 23, 2019 — MADISON, Wis. – More than 20 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers reported for state active duty Monday to assist civil authorities in Langlade County after severe storms resulted in damage to local... MORE

More than 20 Soldiers with the Wisconsin Army National Guard are on state active duty, assisting civilian authorities following flooding. Some of the Guard members are providing water for residents to flush their septic systems.

Counterdrug analyst finds purpose through tragedy
July 22, 2019 — CINCINNATI, Ohio – She's working through a loved one's loss — it's arduous and never stops. She pushes the pain aside, like rolling a boulder nearer the top of a hill only for it to roll back down... MORE

Ohio Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Chelsea Lovelace, an analyst for the Ohio National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force, stands for a photo at the Cincinnati Police Department’s Narcotics Division. Lovelace lost her father to a morphine pill overdose and now works to get drugs off the streets of greater Cincinnati.

Idaho Army National Guard Soldier plays Carnegie Hall
July 22, 2019 — BOISE, Idaho - There’s an old joke that a couple on a New York City street once asked legendary classical violinist Jascha Heifetz how to get to Carnegie Hall. Without missing a beat or looking up, he... MORE

Idaho Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Micah Strasser poses for a photo next to his timpani during a dress rehearsal for a Millennial Choirs and Orchestras performance at New York City's Carnegie Hall July 11, 2019.

Alaska Air Guard and civilians rescue two from downed plane
July 22, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Good Samaritans, LifeMed, and Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons worked together Saturday to rescue a pilot and... MORE

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter operated by Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 210th Rescue Squadron takes off for aerial live-fire gunnery training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 19, 2019. A similar aircraft helped rescue a person mauled by a bear on June 10, 2019.

Air and Army Guard rescue two hikers at Mount Marathon
July 19, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —An Alaska Army National Guard medevac unit and pararescuemen from the Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron rescued two hikers the evening of July 17 at... MORE

National Guard units from six states join Alaska in exercise
July 19, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Civil Support Team participated in exercise ORCA 2019 at various training locations in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, in... MORE

Mississippi Army National Guard Maj. Richmond Lachney and Staff Sgt. Vernon Wasson, 47th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, unload equipment from an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter during ORCA 2019 in Alaska, July 16.

Pennsylvania Air Guard engineers strengthen skills in Canada
July 18, 2019 — ONTARIO, Canada – Guard members from the 171st Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineer Squadron took the opportunity to gain job-specific training that cannot be acquired at home station. They deployed to... MORE

Royal Canadian Air Force Maj. Dwayne Demers, 8 Mission Support Squadron commander, left, and Pennsylvania Air National Guard Capt. Matthew Saccone speak during a cookout in Trenton, Ontario, Canada July 12, 2019.

WVNG, DoD support for 24th World Scout Jamboree begins
July 18, 2019 — GLEN JEAN, W.Va. – At the request of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, more than 1,200 military members from all branches of service, as authorized by Congress, are providing critical... MORE

Moldovan troops train with National Guard in California
July 18, 2019 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. – U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova Dereck Hogan met July 16 with over 100 Moldovan Army Reconnaissance soldiers at the (RUBA) Rotational Unit Bivouac Area during National... MORE

U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova Dereck Hogan and Moldovan Minister of Defense, Pavel Voicu express their pride of being able to visit over 100 Moldovan Army soldiers during their National Training Center, rotation 19-09 with North Carolina National Guard’s 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, on July 16, 2019.

Alaska National Guard rescue team saves two hikers
July 18, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard, in a joint effort between the Army Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation and the Air Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron, saved two... MORE

A pararescueman with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron assesses an injured hiker inside an Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after two hikers were hoisted off of an Alaskan mountain, July 17, 2019. One of the hikers was injured after falling about 30 feet from a ridge into a saddle, and was unable to walk.

National Guard relocates Alaskan village
July 17, 2019 — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The sea waters that were once a source of sustenance for the villagers of Newtok now threaten to destroy their homes. The rising waters around the remote Alaskan village are... MORE

Sunset view over the remote village, Mertarvik, Alaska, June 10-19, 2019.

Chemical agent detector trial conducted in South Carolina
July 17, 2019 — CLEMSON READINESS CENTER, South Carolina – Members of 2-263rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion (ADA BN), South Carolina National Guard, participated in an International Joint Force assessment of the... MORE

Members of 2-263rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion (ADA BN), South Carolina National Guard, participated in an International Joint Force assessment of the first generation Chemical Agent Detector Colorimetric Reader (CADCoR) prototype, Clemson, South Carolina, July 13, 2019. Feedback from the Soldiers will be used to evaluate, improve and assess the CADCoR in determining calorimetric responses.

Puerto Rico's 'port dawgs' handle nitty-gritty on tarmac
July 17, 2019 — MUNIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico – Despite the mission, task or the natural disaster/emergency, one constant remains on the concrete plateau of Muniz Air National Guard Base – the "Port... MORE

Day or night, aircraft loading operations, including personnel and their equipment, keep the mission moving in support of domestic operations at Muniz Air National Guard Base for the Vigilant Guard Exercise.

N.C. Guard engineers work with Botswana Defense Forces
July 17, 2019 — GABORONE, Botswana – More than 170 Army and Air Guard members from North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey are training in partnership with their Botswana Defense Force counterparts during Upward... MORE

Spc. Adam Bates, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, shovels dirt from around water and sewer pipes while his Botswana Defense Force counterpart advises, in preparation for replacing a sewer line at Thebephatshwa Airbase in Botswana on July 11, 2019. This was one of several projects conducted in partnership with North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey National Guards and the Botswanan Defense Force during Upward Minuteman 2019, a U.S. Africa Command exercise promoting the U.S. National Guard’s State Partnership Programs on the African Continent.

Joint training helps the community and servicemembers
July 16, 2019 — NORWICH, N.Y. – As community members come to Norwich High School to receive no-cost health care during the Greater Chenango Cares Innovative Readiness Training July 11-20, the first faces they see are... MORE

Patient administrators with the Greater Chenango Care Innovative Readiness Training check-in patients July 15, 2019, at Norwich High School, Norwich, New York.

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue hikers near Isabel Pass
July 16, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — In partnership with the Alaska State Troopers, Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued two distressed... MORE

A HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter operated by Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 210th Rescue Squadron takes off for aerial live-fire gunnery training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 19, 2019.

Idaho Army, Air Guard members earn air assault badges
July 15, 2019 — BOISE, Idaho – Two Idaho National Guard members graduated from the U.S. Army’s Air Assault School June 28 at Camp Rilea, Oregon. Idaho Army National Guard Soldier Cadet Porter Haux and Idaho Air... MORE

Army Soldiers take part in the rappelling portion of Air Assault School at Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon, June 27, 2019.

La. National Guard continues to ready for TS Barry landfall
July 13, 2019 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, has activated over 2,260 Soldiers and Airmen so far, not to include full-time Guard members, ahead of Tropical Storm... MORE

Soldiers from the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company make preparations for the approaching Tropical Storm Barry by placing sandbags along a levee in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, July 12, 2019.

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