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Tribes, Nevada Guard combine efforts for COVID-19 testing
August 19, 2020
Senior Airman Kayla Warner, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, collects COVID-19 test samples at a community-based collection site (CBCS) at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony in Reno, Nevada, July 24, 2020. The Nevada National Guard CBCS team staffed 27 mobile collection sites across Nevada in June and July, including 10 on tribal land.
124th ASOS ascends new heights during rescue training
August 19, 2020
Special warfare tactical air control party Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron along with two A-10 Thunderbolt II’s from the 190th Fighter Squadron conduct cliffside search and rescue training with members of the Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue team and the Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four from North Island Naval Air Station, California, in McCall, Idaho, Aug. 13, 2020.
NY Army Guard Soldiers win NE Best Warrior 3rd straight year
August 19, 2020
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Ortiz, right, who finished first in the noncommissioned officer division at the Army Guard Northeast Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ethan Allen in Jericho, Vermont, receives his award from Vermont Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Nathan Chipman, Aug. 16, 2020. Ortiz is the third New York Army National Guard NCO in a row to win this award.
Iowa National Guard members clear debris in wake of derecho
August 19, 2020
Staff Sgt. Jerad Keegan, 185th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron, Iowa Air National Guard, uses a chain saw to clear downed trees in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 18, 2020. Extremely high winds uprooted trees and caused widespread structural damage and power outages throughout Southeast Iowa.
NY Army Guard aviators modernize with new high-tech aircraft
August 19, 2020
A new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, comes in to land at their flight facility in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Aug. 18, 2020. The UH-60M is the most current version of the Black Hawk and offers more efficient rotor blades, glass cockpit, improved engines, flight controls and aircraft navigation.
Michigan National Guard conducts COVID-19 testing, training
August 18, 2020
The Michigan National Guard helped the Allegann County Health Department at a free COVID-19 testing event Aug. 8, 2020, by performing the nasal swabs that are part of the tests.
Wisconsin Guard endures desert training, COVID adjustments
August 18, 2020
Members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1158th Transportation Company at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., in early August 2020. The Soldiers supported the Minnesota Army National Guard’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, part of the 34th Division.
NY Guard's 109th firefighters ready for fast-water rescues
August 18, 2020
Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing Fire Department are part of the Flood Incident Response Strike Team, Task Force 2, New York.
Iowa National Guard helps with derecho cleanup
August 18, 2020
Iowa National Guard Soldiers with the 831st Engineer Company worked Aug. 15-16, 2020, to clear downed trees to reach a substation that supplies power to parts of Cedar Rapids. An Aug. 10 derecho caused widespread damage in the area.
New Hampshire National Guard helps state fight COVID-19
August 17, 2020
New Hampshire National Guard Spc. David Ricard of the 160th Engineer Detachment, shown Aug. 5, 2020, and other Guard members help the Department of Health and Human Services in Concord pack thousands of COVID-19 testing kits for the state of New Hampshire each day.
Virginia National Guard Soldier marks cyber 1st
August 17, 2020
Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the adjutant general of Virginia, administers the oath of office to newly promoted Maj. Waldon W. Jue July 30, 2020, in Fairfax, Virginia. Jue is the first Army National Guard Soldier to direct commission as a cyber operations officer.
Fort Indiantown Gap hosts officer candidate field exercise
August 17, 2020
Candidates from Officer Candidate School stand outside the church at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., training grounds during their Field Leadership Exercise (FLX) Aug. 6. Candidates were securing the church as part of their final exercise during the FLX.
Airmen from the 124th FW simulate evacuation in rural Idaho
August 17, 2020
Idaho Air National Guard special warfare tactical air control party Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct non-combatant evacuation operation training in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, Aug. 12, 2020, with members of the Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four from North Island Naval Air Station, California. The joint training utilized HSC-4’s MH-60S Seahawk helicopters.
114th Fighter Wing trains with AWACS reserve squadron
August 17, 2020
A 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System lands during a joint training exercise with the 114th Fighter Wing at Joe Foss Field, South Dakota, Aug. 15, 2020. The joint training allowed AWACS pilots, maintainers and operators to work directly with F-16 pilots and maintainers to maintain mission readiness.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue firefighter
August 17, 2020
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2015. The 210th Rescue Squadron provides emergency rescue services for the citizens of Alaska in addition to training for wartime combat search and rescue missions.
Puerto Rico Guard receives disaster relief beddown systems
August 14, 2020
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo airplane with the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, arrives at the 156th Wing, Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Aug. 7, 2020, delivering Disaster Relief Beddown System equipment to the Puerto Rico Air National Guard. The DRBS from the 119th Wing, North Dakota ANG, is one of two systems that the PRANG is receiving to provide needed support to first responders after a natural disaster.
Kentucky National Guard MP train for casualty evacuations
August 14, 2020
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers with the 617th Military Police Company help a simulated injured person to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during casualty evacuation training at Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Ky., Aug. 12, 2020.
42nd Infantry Division marks 103 years of service
August 13, 2020
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division conduct a casing of the Colors Ceremony on Fort Drum, Texas, Feb. 29, 2020. The ceremony signals the 42nd's readiness to deploy in support of the United States Army Central Command.
Kansas Guard trains the trainers, takes on fitness culture
August 13, 2020
Sgt. Janina Felka-Burns, right, and Staff Sgt. Bronson Shipman, left, both master fitness trainers for the Kansas Army National Guard, show students with 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment, 130th Field Artillery Brigade, how to set up Army Combat Fitness Test Lanes. Students took part in a two-day training to become validated ACFT graders Aug. 4-5 in Salina, Kansas.
Michigan Guard conducts MORTEP certification training
August 13, 2020
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, conduct Table 5 MORTEP mortar training at the All-Domain Warfighting Center, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 10, 2020.