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AFRICOM Hosts Senior Enlisted Conference
August 29, 2022
African partners take a photo together to mark their attendance at the African 2022 Senior Enlisted Leaders conference in Rome, Italy, in August 2022.
National Guard Trains with Partner Nations in Tajikistan
August 29, 2022
Brig. Gen. Maurizio D. Calabrese, deputy commanding general for intelligence at U.S. Central Command’s Over-the-Horizon Counterterrorism Headquarters, exchanges a gift at the close of the Regional Cooperation 22 exercise in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Aug. 19, 2022. RC 22 is an annual, multinational U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise conducted by U.S. forces with Central and South Asia nations.
Michigan Guard unit Trains in Tunisia at African Lion 22
August 29, 2022
Michigan National Guard members of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area in Tunisia June 27, 2022. They completed an overseas deployment for training exercise at African Lion 22, U.S. Africa Command's largest and premier annual exercise.
Brown: ‘The National Guard … Truly at the Heart of it all’
August 28, 2022
“The National Guard is critical to our nation’s defense," Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chief of staff of the Air Force, told National Guard leaders gathered in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 27, 2022.
McConville: ‘We Can’t do What we do as an Army Without the National Guard’
August 28, 2022
“Every time we have asked, the National Guard has been ‘Always Ready, Always There’," Army Gen. James McConville, chief of staff of the Army, told National Guard leaders meeting in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 27, 2022.
Airmen of the Year Honored for Exceeding the Standard
August 26, 2022
From left: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kristina L. Schneider, of the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio National Guard; Tech Sgt. Brett A. Yoakum, of the 164th Airlift Wing, Tennessee National Guard; Master Sgt. Daniel P. Keller, of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho National Guard; and Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Sotomayor, of the 125th Fighter Squadron, Florida National Guard, at the Air Force Memorial, Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 22, 2022. The event was part of Focus on the Force Week 2022, an annual event hosted by the command chief of the Air National Guard that highlights professional development and celebrates the accomplishments of the enlisted corps.
New York Air Guard Airmen Train with Brazilian Counterparts
August 26, 2022
Senior Airman Matt Pluhoeski, right, a pararescue Airman assigned to the 103rd Rescue Squadron of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Squadron, works with a Brazilian counterpart on a simulated casualty on board one of the wing’s HC-130 Combat King II search and rescue aircraft during a medical evacuation mission as part of Exercise Tapio in Campo Grande, Brazil, Aug. 24, 2022. The New York Air National Guard sent 100 personnel to participate in the exercise as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with Brazil.
Fort Pickett Hosts Guard Chief for Weapons Qualification
August 26, 2022
Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, completed a weapons qualification course for the M17 pistol and M4 carbine at Fort Pickett Maneuver Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia, Aug. 1, 2022. Hokanson experienced firsthand the latest individual weapons qualification standards expected of all Soldiers in the National Guard while demonstrating his proficiency in marksmanship—a basic and essential Soldier skill.
Army Guard, Air Force Compete in Marksmanship in Kenya
August 26, 2022
U.S. Army Sgt. Alexandra Griffeth, left, placed first in the individual pistol category in the joint-force combined arms marksmanship competition among 52 Army Guard and Air Force members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The competition was held July 20-25, 2022, at Camp Simba, Kenya.
Hawaii, California, Nevada Airmen practice water rescue
August 26, 2022
Hawaii, Nevada and California Air National Guard Airmen paddle a boat in rough water during Swift Water Rescue Training Jun. 8, 2022 on the Truckee River, Calif. The course focused on the fundamentals of survival in moving water, swift water swimming, shore, boat, and in-water rescue.
Lithuanian Liaison Meets with Pa. Air Guard Engineers
August 25, 2022
Maj. Mantas Kazakevičius, right, Lithuanian Armed Forces liaison officer to the Pennsylvania National Guard, met with Pennsylvania Air National Guard engineers and senior leaders Aug. 24, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Pennsylvania Guard and Lithuania have been partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 1993.
NY Guard Space ops Experts Mentor at Space Command Exercise
August 24, 2022
Air Force Capt. Leah Elsbeck, center, and Senior Airman Dhruva Poluru, members of the New York Air National Guard’s 222nd Command and Control Squadron, watch as members of the Brazilian military’s space control team solve a problem during the U.S. Space Command’s Global Sentinel exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base in July 2022. Elsbeck and Poluru, along with Capt. Victoria Whelan, served as mentors during the exercise.
Vermont Air Guard Completes Historic First
August 24, 2022
F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, prepare for takeoff for shield and assurance missions over Europe from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 21, 2022. Aircraft and Airmen from Vermont's 158th Fighter Wing deployed to Germany for more than three months as part of ongoing NATO efforts in Europe.
Nebraska, Missouri Guard Medical Groups Train in Japan
August 24, 2022
Members of the 155th Medical Group, Nebraska Air National Guard, and the 139th Medical Group, Missouri Air National Guard, traveled to Okinawa for annual training Aug. 2-11, 2022.
Tenn. Air Guard Leads Patrol Course Before Defender Falcon 22
August 24, 2022
Security Forces Airmen assigned to the 164th Airlift Wing hosted an annual two-week patrol course at Milan’s Volunteer Training Site in Lavinia, Tennessee, Aug. 6-20 to strengthen relations with their Bulgarian counterparts and reinforce airbase ground defense skills.
Oregon’s 173rd Fighter Wing Trains with Marine Counterparts
August 24, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adrian Anulewicz, 173rd Fighter Wing F-15 pilot, straps into the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle in preparation for a flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Aug. 15, 2022. The 173rd Fighter Wing trained for two weeks with the F/A-18s from the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 and the F-35s from the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502.
National Guard Chief Thanks Guardsmen at tip of Strategic Space and Missile Defense Spear
August 23, 2022
Soldiers with the 100th Missile Defense Brigade stand in formation at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 21, 2022.
Connecticut National Guardswoman Trains in Denmark
August 23, 2022
Capt. Shaneka Ashman, operations officer for the 143rd Regional Support Group, receives a certificate of completion for the Military Reserve Exchange Program at Camp Nymindegab in Denmark around July 8, 2022.
Alaska Arctic Guardians Rescue Injured ATV Rider
August 23, 2022
An Alaska Air National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter transits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Malamute Drop Zone Feb. 10, 2021, during parachute jump operations.
Ohio Guard Soldiers Gain Invaluable Experience at Northern Strike
August 22, 2022
Infantry Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment man their foxholes before force-on-force operations during Operation Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 15, 2022.