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158th Fighter Wing Expands Largest Air Guard Solar Array
November 15, 2024
U.S. Air Force Capt. Dayton Brown, right, the base civil engineer, and Robert Letourneau, the base engineering technician, walk the grounds of the solar array expansion at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Nov. 15, 2024. The Vermont Air National Guard began the third and final phase of a photovoltaic power project to increase energy resilience, reduce carbon emissions and enhance emergency readiness.

Nebraska Air Guard CERFP Participates in Joint Exercise
November 15, 2024
Airmen with the Nebraska Air National Guard’s Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package Detachment-1 and 55th Wing role play as injured patients Nov. 13, 2024, during a joint National Disaster Medical System Exercise at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

Maryland Air Guardsmen Chosen for Warrant Officer Course
November 14, 2024
Tech. Sgt. Joseph Charron, Warrant Officer Training School military training instructor, observes Warrant Officer Training School class 25-01 as they compete in a push-up challenge at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Oct. 25, 2024.

North Carolina Air Guard Wing Inspects Globemaster IIIs
November 14, 2024
Members of the 145th Airlift Wing conduct a mission termination inspection during a combat readiness inspection at the North Carolina Air National Guard base, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, Nov. 1, 2024. The inspection tested the skills and abilities of NCANG members during a large-scale combat operation scenario.

Utah Air Guard Showcases Nuclear Operations Readiness
November 13, 2024
Utah Air National Guard Security Forces members secure the flightline during a nuclear operational readiness exercise Nov. 2, 2024, at Hill Air Force Base.

NGB Hosts Deployable Defensive Cyber Operations Systems-Modular Master Gunner Course
November 13, 2024
Guardsmen from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin participate in a two-week Army National Guard Defensive Deployable Cyber Operations Systems-Modular Master Gunner Course at Jackson Barracks, a Louisiana National Guard installation in New Orleans, Oct. 28 to Nov. 7, 2024.

California Air Guard Rescues Ailing Fisherman at Sea
November 12, 2024
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter assigned with the 129th Rescue Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, hovers over a fishing vessel to evacuate an ill fisherman about 400 miles off the San Diego coast Nov. 8, 2024. The patient was on a chartered fishing trip when he began experiencing stroke symptoms.

Raines Assumes Role as National Guard’s Top Enlisted Leader
November 8, 2024
Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, left, the 30th chief of the National Guard Bureau, hosts a change of responsibility ceremony for the senior enlisted advisor to the chief, NGB, Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 8, 2024. Incoming SEA John T. Raines, assumed the duties and responsibilities as the seventh senior enlisted advisor to the chief and the first Army leader to wear the distinctive rank insignia of the SEA.

Red Dragon Snipers Showcase Skill at Finnish Championship
November 8, 2024
Staff Sgt. Joshua Johnson, Sgt. James O’Connell, and Spc. Jonathan Farrar at the HÄYHÄ 2024 Sniper Shooting Championship Sept. 20-22, 2024, in Finland.

Hawaii Air National Guard Activates Space Capabilities
November 8, 2024
U.S. Air National Guard Col. Kathleen Fallis, 154th Regional Support Group commander, confers leadership to U.S. Air National Guard Maj. Joseph Hale, 150th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron commander, at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2024. The 150th EWS mission is to deliver offensive electronic combat effects and space domain awareness to support global and theater campaigns.

National Guard Soldiers Train for Middle East Mission
November 7, 2024
One hundred and fifty National Guard Soldiers from five states trained together at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Oct. 28-31 to prepare for the 42nd Infantry Division headquarters Middle East deployment next summer.

Connecticut National Guard Assists With Hawthorne Brush Fire
November 4, 2024
Connecticut National Guard Assists with Hawthorne Brush Fire

Guillot: National Guard Vital to NORAD, U.S. Northern Command
November 3, 2024
Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, Chief, National Guard Bureau, stand for a photo with National Guard Adjutants General conference attendees at the Colorado National Guard’s 168th Regional Training Site, Fort Carson, Colorado, Oct. 29, 2024.

Hawaii Multinational Exercise Furthers Indo-Pacific Readiness
November 1, 2024
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 11th Airborne Division load onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Oct. 14, 2024.

District of Columbia National Guard Honors Legacy of Service
October 31, 2024
The District of Columbia National Guard celebrated the 222nd anniversary of the first muster of D.C. Militia at the D.C. Armory, Oct. 30 2024. The event underscored the D.C. National Guard’s legacy, from its beginnings in 1802 to present-day missions supporting the capital city and national defense.

Idaho National Guard Gets 1st HH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter
October 30, 2024
The Idaho Army National Guard's new HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter includes all upgrades included in the UH-60M and improved cabin configuration and integrated medical capabilities not present in the UH-60L models, which are being replaced. The forward-looking infrared camera has been moved to the helicopter’s nose for a more unobstructed view.

Hundreds of Louisiana Guardsmen Joined Florida Storm Response
October 30, 2024
Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard’s 843rd Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, clear debris in Manatee, Florida, Oct. 16, 2024.

Alaska National Guard Joins Flood Response in Kotzebue
October 29, 2024
Alaska Organized Militia members assigned to Joint Task Force - Kotzebue help the Arctic Circle community recover from severe flooding Oct. 26, 2024, following a storm. The 11-member team, including  Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen and the Alaska State Defense Force, was activated by the State Emergency Operations Center.

New York Air Guard Wing Welcomes New, High-Tech Helicopters
October 28, 2024
An HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing conducts a flyover during an HH-60W conversion ceremony at the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2024. The ceremony celebrated the official conversion of the 106th from the HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter to the HH-60W Jolly Green II.

Idaho Air Guard Wing Supports Joint Partnerships at Exercise
October 28, 2024
Members of the 124th Fighter Wing arrive at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 25, 2024, for the joint Green Flag West exercise.