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Connecticut Airmen learn mental health first aid, resilience
March 4, 2020
Carissa Peckrul, a Health360, Inc. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) instructor, teaches an MHFA certification course to members of the Connecticut Air National Guard, Jan. 15, 2020, at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. MHFA is a public education program that introduces participants to the warning signs of mental health problems and teaches them how to respond to a mental health crisis.
Fort Benning to host Sullivan Cup tank crew competition
March 4, 2020
In an October 2016 photo, an M1A2 Abrams tank moves with agility through rugged, wooded terrain during a combat training exercise at Fort Benning, Ga. Fort Benning will host the arduous Sullivan Cup Tank Crew Competition May 4-8.
Tennessee National Guard begins tornado response
March 4, 2020
An Airman from the 118th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group, Tennessee Air National Guard, examines images of tornado damage across Tennessee March 4, 2020, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. Several Airmen from the 118th ISRG analyzed imagery from commercial satellites and open source websites to determine extent and location of damage caused by the Middle Tennessee tornados.
North Carolina National Guard cyber team on election duty
March 3, 2020
North Carolina National Guard cyber professionals, from left, Spc. Azaria Christian, Sgt. Michael Gibbs, Spc. Richard Glenn, Spc. Jose Zuniga, Spc. Mei Gerrans, 1st Lt. Joseph Muraguri and Chief Master Sgt. Randy Conner, test equipment to protect the North Carolina electoral system from cyberattack before and during the "Super Tuesday" election March 3, 2020. They are part of the Guard's Cyber Security Response Force.
Alaska Guard trains in arctic survival, M17 pistol
March 3, 2020
Staff Sgt. Sean E. Davis, a member of 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, based in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, tests the new SIG Sauer M17 Army service pistol March 1, 2020, in the Yukon Training Area on Eielson Air Force Base as part of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020.
Kentucky’s cyber protection team wraps up first deployment
March 2, 2020
Members of the 175th Cyber Protection Team wrap up a year-long deployment to Fort Meade, Md., as part of Task Force Echo supporting cyberspace operations for U.S. Cyber Command.
PATRIOT exercise tests National Guard emergency response
March 2, 2020
U.S. Air Force medical personnel assigned to multiple Air National Guard units prepare equipment onboard a C-17 Globemaster departing for a joint medical evacuation exercise with Tampa, Florida, partners during Patriot South 2020 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., Feb. 27, 2020. PATRIOT is a domestic operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
Alaska Army Guard medic participates in Arctic Eagle 2020
March 2, 2020
Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Conner, a member of the 297th Infantry Battalion medical platoon, participated in Arctic Eagle 2020 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 25. Conner has been an Army Guard medic since 2010, and has worked as a firefighter for about 30 years.
Indiana’s 19th CERFP unit trains in Alaska for Arctic Eagle 2020
February 28, 2020
Service members conduct decontamination during the joint force exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 in Alaska. The Indiana National Guard is participating, alongside numerous civilian and federal agencies with approximately 900 other Air and Army National Guard members from 15 states Feb. 20 to March. 7.
Civil Support Team conducts CBRN training with agencies
February 28, 2020
So how do the participants of Exercise Arctic Eagle get around in the frigid, snowy conditions of the Arctic? One method is the Small Unit Support Vehicle, a full tracked, articulated vehicle designed to support infantry platoons and similar sized units during operations in Arctic and alpine conditions. The four individually driven tracks of the SUSV allow it to travel over deep and soft snow.
Rhode Island National Guard engineers test deployment readiness
February 27, 2020
Soldiers from the 861st Engineer Support Company, Rhode Island National Guard, participate in Task Force Spartan Jan. 9-29, 2020, at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La. They provided a variety of force protection measures in support of friendly forces, which included constructing berms for artillery and anti-tank ditches and route clearance missions.
NY Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing participates in Alaska exercises
February 26, 2020
An LC-130 "Skibird" operated by the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing on a "skiway" snow runway on the Greenland Ice Cap during Exercise Polar Reach in 2019. Wing Airmen will build a skiway as part of exercises Arctic Edge and Arctic Eagle in Alaska February and March, 2020.
Kansas National Guard, Denmark win sniper competition
February 26, 2020
Staff Sgt. Ashton Sanford, Georgia National Guard, camouflages himself before the stalk event of the 49th Annual Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center in Barling, Arkansas, Feb. 19, 2020. The 54 snipers competed in three matches that day including stalk events, a pistol tournament, and an obstacle maneuver course.
Joint force exercise expands Indiana Guard’s Arctic capabilities
February 25, 2020
The Indiana National Guard is participating in joint force exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 in Alaska, alongside numerous civilian and federal agencies and about 900 other Air and Army National Guard members from 15 states Feb. 20 to March. 7.
Nevada Guard 'High Rollers' launch AFWERX spark cell
February 25, 2020
The 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, became the newest unit to develop an AFWERX spark cell with the creation of "Silver State Spark" in February 2020. About 70 spark cells launched around the world since the U.S. Air Force debuted AFWERX in 2017, mostly active-duty.
Army medical maintenance teams support National Guard
February 25, 2020
Dean Edwards, left, and Juan Olguin-Martinez, biomedical equipment technicians for USAMMA’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division, unload a mobile X-ray machine for inspection Feb. 12, 2020, while servicing medical equipment for the Army National Guard’s 104th Area Support Medical Company at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation near Reisterstown, Md.
A day in the life of an A-10 fighter pilot
February 24, 2020
Spend a day flying with Capt. Mike Shufeldt, one of the Idaho National Guard’s A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots, and feel firsthand what it is like to be an A-10 fighter pilot.
Florida Guard returns to expeditionary roots with exercise
February 24, 2020
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Jungwirth IV, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 128th Air Refueling Wing at General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, controlled the boom during an air refueling mission over the Gulf of Mexico. The KC-135 Stratotanker can hold about 200,000 pounds of fuel.
Joint airborne operation enhances interagency state capabilities
February 21, 2020
Indiana National Guard members joined forces with Ohio, Illinois and Idaho to conduct static-line, non‐tactical airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules at Columbus Airfield Feb. 18-19, 2020. The exercise provided the opportunity to conduct a currency jump and execute joint training with members of Scott Air Force Base, Idaho National Guard, and the Ohio Army Reserve.
Louisiana National Guard Soldier starts career with elite Army training
February 21, 2020
Spc. Connor McGuffee, a Louisiana National Guard Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, outside his unit’s armory in New Iberia, Louisiana, Feb. 20, 2020. McGuffee earned the coveted U.S. Army Ranger tab after completing basic training and Ranger school back to back, a feat that took him just over one year.