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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.
Massachusetts Guard Partners with Fellow Innovators
April 28, 2023
Members of Team Asclepius Shield, comprising Soldiers and Airmen from active and Guard units, including U.S. Army Spc. Paul Martin, Massachusetts National Guard, third from left, met with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James Parry, assistant surgeon general with Michigan Air National Guard, and Gregg Peterson, chief executive officer with Bexson Biomedical, at the National Guard Memorial Museum in Washington March 31, 2023.
Joint, International Southern Strike 2023 Exercise Wraps Up
April 28, 2023
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, refuels a F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing April 19, 2023, during Southern Strike 2023. The exercise focused on Agile Combat Employment, which shifts generation of airpower from large, centralized bases to networks of smaller, dispersed locations to complicate adversary planning.
Unknown, but Unforgotten: Revolutionary War Soldiers Honored
April 27, 2023
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Reale, second from left, the deputy commanding general for sustainment, 29th Infantry Division, receives the flag that covered a Revolutionary War Soldier’s casket during a burial honors ceremony April 22, 2023, at the Camden Battlefield in South Carolina. Reale, the Maryland Army National Guard’s representative at the ceremony, served with the 175th Infantry Regiment, a unit present at the Battle of Camden in 1780 and of which many of the Americans honored at the ceremony were also members.
Army Guard Sniper Team Wins International Sniper Competition
April 27, 2023
Team Leader Sgt. 1st Class Erik Vargas of the New Mexico National Guard, and teammates Staff Sgt. Benjamin Cotten and Staff Sgt. Allen Smith of the Arkansas National Guard during the International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., April 8-13, 2023. The team placed first.
ACE is Focus of Southern Strike 2023 Exercise
April 26, 2023
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft is connected to a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for aircraft-to-aircraft refueling operations, one of the many agile combat employment strategies being tested at Exercise Southern Strike at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 20, 2023. The large-scale, joint and international combat exercise features agile combat employment, counterinsurgency, close air support, non-combatant evacuations, and maritime special operations.
Rhode Island Guard Battles Brushfires from the Air
April 25, 2023
Aircrews operating two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 1-126th Aviation Regiment, Rhode Army Island National Guard, provide aerial firefighting support to the large-scale brush fire in Exeter, Rhode Island, April 14, 2023.
Tennessee, Georgia Guardsmen are Southeast’s Best Warriors
April 24, 2023
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicolas White, an indirect fire infantryman representing the Georgia Army National Guard, splashes water on his face after completing the confidence course during the Region III National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Fort Stewart, Ga., April 17, 2023. The competition tested the adaptiveness and lethality of our forces.
West Virginia Guard, DISA lead U.S.-Romanian Cyber Team in Exercise
April 21, 2023
Members of the U.S.-Romania team take part in Exercise Locked Shields 2023 at the Morgantown Readiness Center in Morgantown, W.Va. The West Virginia National Guard, under the leadership of the Defense Information Security Agency, hosted more than 180 technical cyber experts and supporting representatives from federal and state agencies to compete on behalf of the U.S.-Romania team in the world’s largest international cyber defense exercise run virtually by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia.
National Guard Honored for Environmental Programs
April 21, 2023
Soldiers participate in bald eagle releases at Camp Ripley Training Center. The Minnesota Army National Guard Sustainability Team works with staff and units to instill sustainable practices within all operations, empowering all components of the organization to enhance environmental activities.
Guam National Guard Hosts Chief of Staff Advisory Council
April 21, 2023
National Guard chiefs of staff from Region VII render a solemn salute at the Guam National Guard Fallen Heroes Memorial in Barrigada April 18, 2023. The delegation spent three days on the island to discuss regional issues, share best practices, and gain a better understanding of the uniqueness of Guam's operational and cultural environment.
Alaska Army Guard Medevacs Injured Backcountry Skier
April 21, 2023
Alaska Army Guard Staff Sgt. Brad McKenzie, left, a crew chief and hoist operator, assists Spc. Matthew Tucker, a flight medic, both assigned to Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, as he prepares to be lowered from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. Army Guard air crews conducted aerial insertion, medical evacuation and hoist training with Special Tactics Airmen, assigned to 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1.
109th Airlift Wing Intel Airmen Take Part in Arctic Exercise
April 20, 2023
Canadian Army reserve and American National Guard Soldiers wait for takeoff in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, onboard a C-17 Globemaster III flown by the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing March 18, 2023, during Exercise Guerrier Nordique. The Soldiers were briefed by two intelligence Airmen assigned to the New York Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing before heading north to the Arctic.
Air Guard Units Practice Aerial Wildland Firefighting
April 18, 2023
A C-130 (MAFFS 8) from Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing lines up before performing a water drop April 14, 2023, during Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System spring training hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing. The training was conducted in the Angeles National Forest near Green Valley, California, April 11-15.
Alaska Air Guard Demonstrates ACE Readiness
April 17, 2023
Master Sgt. Kyle Coffman of the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, loads equipment into the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III, preparing to leave for a flyaway readiness exercise with the 168th Wing at Volk Field, Wisconsin, April 1, 2023. The multiday exercise focused on the Air Force’s priority of Agile Combat Employment.