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High Rollers fly with Navy during Resolute Hunter Exercise
November 1, 2019
A C-130 from the 152nd Airlift Wing’s 192nd Airlift Squadron performed a low- cost, low-altitude drop over the range at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nev., during Exercise Resolute Hunter joint training Oct. 23. The Fallon Naval Air Station and Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center are the Navy’s premier Weapon Tactics Instructor (WTI) schools.
California National Guard helps fight wildfires
October 31, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Maria Medina, a California Army National Guard soldier with Pittsburg-based 870th Military Police Company, blocks traffic from entering Healdsburg, California, Oct. 28, 2019, after an evacuation order was given to multiple towns near the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County.
Texas Counterdrug, DEA get 66,000 pounds of pills off street
October 31, 2019
Members of the Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force were out in force to support the Drug Enforcement Administration during the DEA Take Back Day Oct. 26, 2019, at 35 locations throughout Texas. The event offers communities the opportunity to discard unused prescription drugs to keep them from hitting the streets or harming children.
Solar panels slash energy costs at 123rd Air Wing base
October 31, 2019
This photo illustration depicts a planned solar array for the 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron building at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. The array is expected to save the base approximately $18,000 a year in energy costs.
C-130H radio training program becomes virtual reality
October 30, 2019
Members of AFWERX and the 189th Airlift Wing Innovation Team watch as Col. Dean Martin, 189th AW commander, tests the virtual reality headset and haptic glove designed to streamline training.
Planning, partnerships key to emergency response exercise
October 30, 2019
Brig. Gen. Jeff Terrill, assistant adjutant general for exercises, Michigan National Guard, addresses about 150 people from more than 40 military, local government and civilian agencies Oct. 23, 2019, near the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, during a meeting to strengthen relationships and coordination ahead of exercise Northern Exposure 20/Rising Waters 2020.
New vehicle Vismods could transform Army training
October 29, 2019
Employees of Westefx, a Hollywood special effects company, and a team of Idaho Army National Guards Soldiers transform an M1097 HMMWV into a T-72 Main Battle Tank using a visual modification kit at the Orchard Combat Training Center Oct 16., 2019 The National Guard Bureau contracted Westefx in 2018 to produce the kits, which fit over the chassis of a Humvee, to improve force-on-force training through realistic battlefield effects.
Mercer University students help JSTARS innovate scheduling
October 28, 2019
Air Force Lt. Col. Vanessa Cox, chief of scheduling with the 116th Operations Support Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, explains scheduling processes of the E-8C Joint STARS to Mercer University computer science students at the Mercer campus in Macon, Ga., Oct. 8, 2019. The students worked on an innovation project to help reform JSTARS scheduling.
Pa. Guard evaluated on weapons of mass destruction response
October 25, 2019
Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Kauffman works to decontaminate items during the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team evaluation exercise Oct. 25 at Steam Town National Historic Park, Scranton, Pa.
NY Guard proves skills in certification exercise
October 25, 2019
Soldiers assigned to the New York National Guard's 24th Civil Support Team based at Ft. Hamilton search a warehouse for simulated weapons of mass destruction during an exercise in Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2019. The 22- person team of Airmen and Soldiers must becertified every 18 months.
Indiana National Guard trains for disaster response
October 25, 2019
The Indiana Army National Guard Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team and the South Bend Swift Water Rescue Team conduct hoist operations during monthly training Oct. 23-24, 2019, at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center.
Nebraska Guard trains for emergency response
October 24, 2019
A Nebraska Army National Guard Soldier smiles after being “rescued” by a Nebraska Task Force One firefighter from Stagecoach Lake using a hoist from a Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during Operation Titan Fall, a domestic emergency response exercise, Oct. 19, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska.
SWAT team trains at 178th Wing
October 23, 2019
Master Sgt. Daniel Wilson, the unit training manager assigned to the 178th Security Forces Squadron, participates in advanced team tactics training with members of local law enforcement, Oct. 22, 2019, at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio.
Army Guard announces stationing of new cyber battalion
October 22, 2019
The director of the Army National Guard, Lt. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, announced Oct. 22, 2019, the stationing of the newly formed 127th Cyber Battalion in Indianapolis.
Credential, certification program available to Army Guard
October 22, 2019
Army National Guard Soldiers can take part in an Army-wide program allowing to obtain civilian, industry-specific credentials and certifications, beginning in January 2020.
Medics train for lifesaving with Army Guard medevac aircrews
October 22, 2019
New York National Guard Soldiers of the 466th Area Support Medical Company conduct medical evacuation training with medevac aircrews of C Company, 1st Battalion, 171st General Support Aviation, at Floyd Bennet Memorial Airport in Queensbury, New York, Oct. 20th, 2019. The training prepares the medics of the 466th for mobilization and deployment to Iraq in 2020.
28th ECAB trains for water survival
October 21, 2019
Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade prepare to be submerged in a Shallow Water Egress Trainer chair, pushed by civilian and military instructors. The Soldiers had to demonstrate water survival skills, simulating exiting a submerged helicopter, during training at the pool at Somerset Area High School Oct. 19, 2019.
Colorado Guard partners to prepare for winter storm response
October 18, 2019
A Colorado National Guard Small Unit Support Vehicle used to respond to blizzards, floods and other domestic events. The SUSVs are also used by infantry troops, special forces teams and others to traverse challenging terrain during overseas contingency operations.
State Department honors NY Guard Soldier for Iraq service
October 18, 2019
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Jhon Ortiz, shown outside the U.S. Capitol Sept. 5, 2019, received the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award for his actions in 2018 as part of the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center to relocate the U.S. Embassy Consulate in Basra, Iraq.
Guard practices combat readiness in Warfighter exercise
October 17, 2019
Brig. Gen. John Rhodes, the 29th Infantry Division deputy commanding general for operations, participates in a mock media interview during the Warfighter exercise Sept. 25-Oct. 11, 2019, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.