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163d Attack Wing navigates a DOMOPS perfect storm
September 25, 2020
An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft flown by 163d Attack Wing pilot Lt. Col. Paul Brockmeier, with sensor operator Master Sgt. Anthony Martinez, over the smoky San Gabriel Mountains of southern California on the way to a fire mission in northern California in late August 2020.
Michigan National Guard offers free COVID-19 testing
September 25, 2020
Members of the Michigan Air National Guard work during a drive-thru COVID-19 testing event in Sturgis, Mich., Sept. 22, 2020. The Michigan National Guard has partnered with state agencies to provide no-cost tests to Michigan residents.
Kansas Guard expands wildland firefighting capabilities
September 25, 2020
Chris Hanson, right, district fire management officer with the Kansas Forest Service, monitors a controlled burn with a Kansas National Guard student during the Wildland Firefighting Red Card Certification Course at the Great Plains Regional Training Center in Salina Sept. 17, 2020.
Cyber Shield 2020 tests Washington Guard cyber professionals
September 24, 2020
Ten members of the Washington National Guard, shown at Camp Murray, Wash., Sept. 22, 2020, took part in the Cyber Shield 2020 virtual cybersecurity exercise involving more than 800 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from around the United States.
Turning brass into cash: Recycling program boosts revenue
September 24, 2020
Boxes of expended brass shell casings await recycling at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., in this 2017 file photo.
Red Arrow veteran killed in WWII finally receives headstone
September 24, 2020
Members of a Wisconsin National Guard color guard with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery, salute during a headstone dedication ceremony for Staff Sgt. Walter A. Schaller Sept. 10, 2020, at Holy Cross Cemetery in Milwaukee. Schaller joined the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Division on April 29, 1941, and was killed in New Guinea on Feb. 20, 1944. He was buried in an unmarked grave at the cemetery in 1949 until a local historian discovered it through research.
Cyber Shield 2020 features fully virtual training exercise
September 24, 2020
Ohio Army National Guard personnel with Detachment 2, U.S. Army Cyber Protection Team 172, work during the unit’s validation as part of Cyber Shield 20, Sept. 17, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. The annual Cyber Shield is underway on networks across the nation, with more than 800 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from more than 40 states signed in for the virtual training Sept. 12-27.
Ohio National Guard food bank support extends to December
September 24, 2020
Joint Task Force members load food into civilian vehicles in Springfield, Ohio, Aug. 5, 2020. Since March members of the Ohio National Guard have been assisting at food banks across Ohio.
EOC provides behind-the-scenes support during Oregon fires
September 23, 2020
Guardsmen from the 142nd Wing work in the Emergency Operation Center in support of Operation Plan Smokey at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., Sept. 18, 2020. The EOC team communicates with the Oregon Joint Operation Center to provide emergency management for scenarios such as wildfires.
Georgia Guard Soldiers get ‘stick time’ removing foundation
September 23, 2020
Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers spent nearly 10 days on Fort Benning as part of a joint project, giving Soldiers “stick time” on the heavy equipment that is part of their trade while reducing the installation’s footprint.
2020 National Guard Marathon Team Time Trials held in Omaha
September 23, 2020
National Guard and civilian runners stand ready at the starting line of the Omaha Marathon Sept. 20, 2020, in Omaha, Nebraska. National Guard runners from 34 states and territories competed for a spot on the All-Guard Marathon Team at the National Guard Marathon Time Trials at the Omaha Marathon. Traditionally in Lincoln, Nebraska, in May, the time trials were rescheduled to Omaha due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Michigan National Guard helps get food to those in need
September 22, 2020
Michigan National Guard Spc. Ralph Mitchell of the 1-182nd Field Artillery Regiment, and nine other members of his regiment help process and distribute food at the Forgotten Harvest Food Bank of Royal Oak, Mich., Sept. 15, 2020. The Food Bank delivers surplus food to charities in metro Detroit.
Nebraska Guard assumes firefighter training stalled by virus
September 22, 2020
Brent Bergstrom, Offutt Air Force Base Fire Department firefighter, trains new firefighters on Aircraft Rescue Firefighter (ARFF) operations, Aug. 26, 2020, at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Neb. Since firefighter schools closed due to COVID-19 concerns, the Nebraska Air National Guard decided to conduct the training on its own.
Western Air Defense Sector helps shape ABMS
September 21, 2020
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, adjutant general, Washington National Guard, second from left, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, commander, Washington Air National Guard, second from right, observe software demonstrations during an Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) onramp event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 2-3, 2020.
Future New York Guard leaders learn lessons at Ticonderoga
September 21, 2020
Re-enactors wearing 18th century uniforms demonstrate the firing of a cannon at Fort Ticonderoga in New York Sept. 16, 2020, for members of the New York Army National Guard. The visit was part of the Company Commander and First Sergeant Pre-Command Course of instruction Sept. 14-18. Three dozen Soldiers toured the historic battlefield of the American Revolution and French and Indian War to discover leadership lessons to prepare for their upcoming command tours.
Wisconsin Guard to surpass half-million COVID-19 tests
September 21, 2020
Citizen-Soldiers and Citizen-Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard collect specimens for COVID-19 testing Sept. 1, 2020, at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha, Wis. The Wisconsin National Guard has multiple COVID-19 specimen collection teams operating throughout the state.
Sexual assault prevention training continues virtually amid COVID-19
September 21, 2020
The National Guard Bureau’s Sexual Assault and Prevention Response office will hold its annual training for sexual assault response and victim advocate coordinators in a virtual environment Sept. 21-23, 2020.
Arizona, Mississippi Soldiers are Best Warriors
September 21, 2020
Army Staff Sgt. Mitchell Scofield, front right, a cavalry scout with the Mississippi Army National Guard’s Regional Training Institute, and Cpl. Daniel D’lppolito, an infantryman with the Arizona Army National Guard’s Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, front left, hoist their pistols during the closing ceremony of the Army National Guard’s 2020 Best Warrior Competition at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Sept. 16. Scofield and D’lppolito earned the titles of Army National Guard Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year, respectively. Command Sgt. Maj. John F. Sampa, middle, the command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, joins Scofield and D’lppolito in celebrating their new titles. The two Soldiers will go on to compete in the 2020 all-Army Best Warrior Competition, to be held virtually later in the year.
Idaho National Guard Soldier spent 309 days as a POW
September 18, 2020
Sgt. Ray Servatius, far right, spent 309 days as a prisoner of war in 1953 during the Korean conflict. The Idaho National Guard Soldier was captured after his plane was shot down.
Wyoming Air Guard 153rd AW activated again for firefighting
September 17, 2020
The 153rd Airlift Wing tested the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) at the Wyoming Air National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 15, 2020. The unit was activated to assist fighting wildfires on the West Coast of the U.S.