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Minnesota Guard modernizes training communications
July 29, 2021
Airmen from five different Engineering Installation Squadrons, including the 205th EIS from Oklahoma, 272nd EIS from Houston, 130th from Utah, and the 223rd EIS from New York, work together to install fiber optics cables across Minnesota's Camp Ripley Training Center's training areas on July 15, 2021.
EAATS receives new Black Hawk variant
July 28, 2021
A UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter is secured after being flown to Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on July 27, 2021.
Alaska Army Guard sharpens skills at annual training
July 28, 2021
Indirect fire infantrymen with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment conducted live-fire training on various weapon systems at Donnelly Training Center, near Fort Greely, Alaska, July 19, during their annual training event.
Challenge accepted: from Youth ChalleNGe to Soldier
July 28, 2021
Idaho Army National Guard Pfc. Riley Ward directs candidates at the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy in Pierce, Idaho, July 21, 2021.
Army Guard finds its best warriors in the Grand Canyon State
July 27, 2021
Army Staff Sgt Stephen Southerlin II, an infantryman with the Texas Army National Guard’s C Troop, 1st Battalion, 124th Regiment, fires an M4 Carbine rifle during the rifle challenge portion of the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Navajo, Arizona, July 20, 2021. The competition spans three physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on a variety of tactical and technical skills as they vie to be named the Army Guard’s Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. The winners then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year.
South Dakota National Guard trains in Minnesota
July 26, 2021
HIMARS crew members in the 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion, South Dakota National Guard, conduct annual training, waiting for orders inside their M270A1 MLRS at Camp Ripley Training Center in Minnesota July 15, 2021. The main mission of the 1-147th FA is to deliver precision fire on enemies.
Air National Guard director hosts senior leader conference
July 26, 2021
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Mark Schneider II, right, of the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio National Guard, salutes Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, upon receiving a coin at the Air National Guard Senior Leader Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, July 20, 2021. Schneider, the ANG’s outstanding senior noncommissioned officer of the year, was recognized for superior leadership, job performance and achievements.
National Guard units across the nation complete Cyber Shield
July 26, 2021
Washington National Guard cyber experts and civilian partners who participated in the Cyber Shield 2021 exercise, shown July 21, 2021, at Camp Murray, Wash.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hunter
July 23, 2021
HH-60G Pave Hawk aircrew of 210th Rescue Squadron simulate combat search-and-rescue tactics by locating and evacuating a simulated downed pilot in southcentral Alaska Jan. 21, 2021, as part of Operation Noble Defender. The exercise is a North American Air Defense Command Arctic air defense operation.
Senegal soldiers observe JRTC training in Louisiana
July 23, 2021
Sgt. 1st Class Jamie Vincent explains the use of Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System gear to visiting Senegalese soldiers at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 22, 2021.
Disasters, COVID fail to stop Guard unit from deployment
July 23, 2021
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 4-118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, conduct tank gunnery training while deployed in the Middle East, Feb. 4, 2020.
Hokanson thanks Guard members supporting wildfire fight
July 22, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, thanks National Guard members for their ongoing support to local, state and federal agencies fighting the Bootleg Fire, Lakeview, Oregon, July 22, 2021.
Kentucky Airmen sharpen maintenance skills in Puerto Rico
July 22, 2021
Master Sgt. Chuck Rodgers, right, a propulsion elements supervisor from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Maintenance Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Mike Hasson, an aerospace maintenance craftsman from the same unit, install engine panels on a C-130 Hercules at Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, June 13, 2021, as part of Maintenance University. More than 130 Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing trained on career-specific proficiencies during the intensive week-long course.
Army National Guard CSM visits South Dakota Soldiers
July 22, 2021
Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. John Sampa addresses South Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers at Camp Rapid in Rapid City, S.D., July 11, 2021. Sampa’s talked about his initiative to have open conversations about suicide, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the National Guard.
Northern Strike returns to Northern Michigan
July 22, 2021
Northern Strike 21-2, one of the Department of Defense's largest reserve component readiness exercises, is scheduled at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Northern Michigan July 31 to Aug. 14. The logo for Northern Strike 2018 is shown.
Pennsylvania Guard participates in cyber defense exercise
July 22, 2021
Eight cyber experts from the Pennsylvania National Guard are participating in Cyber Shield, the Department of Defense’s largest unclassified cyber defense exercise, July 10-23 at Camp Williams, Utah. Bottom row, left to right: Capt. Sean Smith, Maj. Christine Pierce, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jeremy Marroncelli, Staff Sgt. Andrew Clancey; Top row, left to right: Sgt. 1st Class Keith Stout, Sgt. 1st Class Brian Frantz, Master Sgt. Elefterios Ginnis, Sgt. 1st Class Douglas Byers.
152nd Airlift Wing 'High Rollers' extended on MAFFS duty
July 20, 2021
Three Air National Guard C-130s await launch orders July 14, 2021, at CAL FIRE Air Tanker Base, McClellan Park, Calif. The Department of Defense, through the commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), supports the National Interagency Fire Center in wildland firefighting operations.
Tennessee Guard joins national cybersecurity exercise
July 20, 2021
Tennessee National Guard Capt. Curtis Crossman, Det. 2, 175th Cyber Protection Team commander, participates in Cyber Shield 2021, July 14, 2021, at Joint Force Headquarters in Nashville. Cyber Shield 2021 is a national cybersecurity exercise to increase response capabilities of cyber professionals across the country.
WVNG's 167th hosts 123rd Airmen for predeployment training
July 20, 2021
Aerial transportation specialists and loadmasters from the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia National Guard, and 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky National Guard, load palletized cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a cargo loading exercise at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, July 14, 2021. The 167th hosted members from the 123rd for a small air terminal training in preparation for their upcoming deployment.
Swamp Foxes end expeditionary force rotation in Saudi Arabia
July 19, 2021
South Carolina Air National Guard personnel return home July 16, 2021, to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, after a three-month deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “Swamp Fox” Airmen projected combat power and bolstered defensive capabilities against potential threats in the region.