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New York Airmen Train with Army Guard Special Forces
May 11, 2023
A HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter flown by the 106th Rescue Wing provides air support during a training exercise at Warren Grove Bombing Range, Ocean County, New Jersey, May 6, 2023. Airmen of the 105th Base Defense Squadron and the 106th Rescue Wing and Soldiers from the U.S. Army National Guard’s 20th Special Forces Group honed expeditionary skills during the exercise.
Wyoming Air Guard Demonstrates Readiness in Exercise
May 11, 2023
Wyoming Air National Guard firefighters respond to a fire scenario during the Mustang Roller Readiness Exercise at the Wyoming Air National Guard Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, May 2, 2023.
Alaska National Guard Conducts Earthquake, Tsunami Exercise
May 11, 2023
Alaska Air and Army National Guard Joint Operations Center members coordinate emergency operations plans while conducting an earthquake continuity of operation exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 1-5, 2023. The exercise focused on the response to a 9.2 magnitude earthquake and tsunami scenario.
123rd Special Tactics Facilitates Aircraft Highway Landing
May 9, 2023
An MQ-9 Reaper prepares to take off from Highway 287 in Wyoming during Exercise Agile Chariot April 30, 2023, honing capabilities linked to Agile Combat Employment. Instead of relying on large, fixed bases and infrastructure, ACE employs smaller, more dispersed locations and teams to rapidly move aircraft, pilots and other personnel as needed.
Pennsylvania Guard Completes Patriot Press Road Trip
May 9, 2023
U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 131st Transportation Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, drive 111, 20-foot containers of ammunition from Fort Indiantown Gap to Hawthorne, Nevada, as part of Army Materiel Command’s Operation Patriot Press, a coast-to-coast ammunition redistribution mission. During the trip to Nevada and back, 131st TC Soldiers drove more than 50 vehicles approximately 6,200 miles with no accidents.
Senior Enlisted Advisor Visits Florida National Guard
May 8, 2023
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, SEA to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits Florida National Guard members April 21-23, 2023, to check in with troops, meet with senior military leaders and observe training over the weekend drill. Whitehead met with Guard units, including troops assigned to the 211th Regional Training Institute at Camp Blanding.
121st Pilots, Aircrew Participate in Water Survival Training
May 8, 2023
U.S. Air Force Maj. Travis Harrison with the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, participated in Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape water survival training in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, May 7, 2023.
Iowa, Minnesota Guardsmen Win Regional Best Warrior Title
May 8, 2023
Competitors begin the 12-mile ruck march at the Region IV Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Newton Falls, Ohio, May 7, 2023. Guard members from Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois competed in land navigation, marksmanship, weapons skills, medical and radio skills and an appearance board, among other events.
Air Guard-Army Team Funded for Maintenance Innovation
May 8, 2023
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Rubin, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard; U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lamar Porter, 175th Mission Support Group, Maryland Air National Guard; David Rolen, a U.S. Army civilian from the U.S. Special Operations Command; U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Gerad Pyszka, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, and U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Borth, 129th Wing, California Air National Guard, at the National Guard Memorial at NGAUS Headquarters, Washington, D.C., March 31, 2023. Teams proposed solutions for emerging national defense problems during an Academia- Industry-Military Hybrid Innovations’ event.
Tennessee National Guard Rescues Injured Hunter
May 5, 2023
A Tennessee Army National Guard Black Hhawk helicopter locates a distressed hunter in the Cherokee National Forest on May 4.
Five ANG Wings Train at Operation Hoodoo Sea
May 4, 2023
KC-135 boom operators assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, receive instruction on ground refueling and maintenance of a KC-135 Stratotanker during Operation Hoodoo Sea April 28, 2023, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Virgin Islands Guard Helps Sustain Exercise Vibrant Response
May 3, 2023
Soldiers from 786th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Virgin Islands National Guard, unpack supplies before the start of the Vibrant Response exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, April 24-May 12, 2023.
Ohio Guard Airmen Participate in Counter-Narcotics Training
May 3, 2023
Ohio Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron took part in counter-narcotics training with the Defiance Police Department at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio, March 4, 2023. Airmen learned about various illegal drugs, how they can be concealed, and methods of detection and identification.
Psychological Health Directors Discuss Readiness Impacts
May 2, 2023
U.S. Air Force Col. Linda A. Rohatsch, director, Air National Guard Medical Services, speaks with Air National Guard directors of psychological health assigned to Air National Guard wings during a DPH training workshop, Arlington, Virginia, April 24, 2023. Participants discussed best practices, trends and changes to ensure the psychological health needs of Guard Airmen and their families are met.
Cal Guard, CAL FIRE Team up for Wildland Firefighting Training
May 2, 2023
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Sorensen, crew chief, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Utah National Guard, on an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during annual wildland firefighting training in Sacramento, Calif., April 22, 2023. California, Utah, Nevada and Wisconsin National Guard members participated in the training with CAL FIRE.
Air National Guard Leaders Host 2023 Wing Leader Conference
May 2, 2023
From left: U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard; Staff Sgt. Dhruva Poluru, 107th Attack Wing, New York National Guard; Tech. Sgt. Jessica R. Brazionis, 110th Wing, Michigan National Guard; Senior Master Sgt. Tony K. Hall, 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina National Guard; Master Sgt. Joshua R. Johnson, 140th Wing, Colorado National Guard; and Command Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, command chief, ANG, during an Outstanding Airmen of the Year ceremony at the 2023 Wing Leader Conference in Newport Beach, California, April 26, 2023. The winners were recognized for superior leadership, job performance and overall excellence.
National Guard Excels in U.S. Army Small Arms Championship
May 2, 2023
Competitors take their shots on Day Five of the 2023 U.S. Army “All Army” Small Arms Championships at Fort Benning, Ga., April 12-18, 2023.. Army and Air National Guardsmen from across the country dominated the competition.
Western Air Defense Sector Conducts Exercise at Oregon Beach
May 1, 2023
Three members of the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron tested the ability to execute cloud based command and control in a geographically separated location at Camp Rilea, Oregon, April 25, 2023. The WADS air battle managers, 1st Lt. Aaron DeCremer and 2nd Lt. Tyler Shoemaker, conducted a practice scramble of two F-15 fighter aircraft from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing as part of exercise Felix Ace.
Hoist Training Helps Idaho Guardsmen Maintain Readiness
May 1, 2023
The Idaho Army National Guard's State Aviation Group and the Boise Fire Department’s Swiftwater/Dive Team conducted joint hoist rescue training April 26 and 28, 2023, at Gowen Field in Boise. The training enables the rescue team to become familiar with an aircraft's hoist while wearing river rescue gear.
Wisconsin Air National Guard Receives F-35s
April 28, 2023
One of the first F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing arrives at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin, Apr. 25, 2023. The 115th FW is the second ANG wing in the nation to receive the fifth-generation fighter.