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Tennessee National Guard Rescues Hikers on Appalachian Trail
January 4, 2023
Tennessee National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan McKnight pulls a patient onboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a recovery mission on the Appalachian Trail, Dec. 31, 2022. Guard members rescued two stranded hikers and airlifted them to Johnson City Medical Center, where they recovered from minor injuries.
NY National Guard Mobilized 849 for Deadly Blizzard Response
January 4, 2023
New York Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 107th Attack Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station assist motorists stuck in high snow drifts near Buffalo, New York, Dec. 25, 2022.
Signal Company Modernizes Ohio Guard Network Infrastructure
January 3, 2023
Spc. Kaden Scherger, with the 1137th Signal Company TIN-E (Tactical Installation and Networking-Enhanced), tests network connections during an infrastructure improvement project April 26, 2022, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. The 1137th's primary mission to install and maintain computer network infrastructure.
Alaska Air Guard Medevacs Pregnant Woman
December 29, 2022
An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II operated by aircrew from the 211th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 18, 2021.
Guard Saved Lives, Property, Responding to 2022 Disasters
December 28, 2022
Alaska Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Robert Wolford, a metals technician assigned to the 168th Maintenance Squadron, cleans up debris as part of Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. Remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline.
Air National Guard Maintainers Innovate C-17 Platform
December 28, 2022
The New York Air National Guard now stewards a state-of-the-art C-17 maintenance platform, manufactured by Cv International (CVI), designed with assistance from eight senior Air National Guard maintenance personnel from around the nation, including Senior Master Sgt. John E. Tobin III, an inspection section supervisor at the 105th Maintenance Squadron.
Nebraska Guard Conducts TOW Missile System Training Exercise
December 27, 2022
Soldiers with the Nebraska Army National Guard 1-134th Cavalry Squadron and 2-134th Infantry Battalion set up tripods before a TOW Missile System training exercise at Fort Riley, Kansas, Dec. 13, 2022. The unit was given 32 missiles and each Soldier was able to shoot at least twice.
New York National Guard Deploys for Snowstorm Response
December 27, 2022
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 827th Engineer Company and Airmen assigned to the 174th Attack Wing clear snow to free an AMR ambulance in Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 26, 2022. Hundreds of New York National Guard members deployed to western New York following the Christmas weekend snowstorm.
Maine National Guard Honored for Energy Initiative
December 23, 2022
The Maine Army National Guard received the 2022 Secretary of the Army Energy and Water Management Award for Innovation and Technology. The MEARNG was recognized for conceptualizing and installing natural gas-fired heat pumps in the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office at Camp Keyes in Augusta.
Pennsylvania Guard Conducts Virtual Winter Storm Exercise
December 22, 2022
Pennsylvania National Guard Joint Operations Center staff participate in a conference call with members across the commonwealth as part of a winter storm tabletop exercise to improve domestic response procedures Dec. 20, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.
Guard Continues Domestic, Global Missions in a Busy 2022
December 21, 2022
Spc. Megan Koszarek, an infantryman with the Alaska Army National Guard’s Avalanche Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, conducts a security sweep during a training exercise near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2022. The exercise's aim was to enhance the unit’s combat readiness and evaluate proficiency in an arctic environment.
104th Fighter Wing Hosts ANG Production Assessment Team
December 21, 2022
An Air National Guard Production Assessment Team poses for a photo during a visit to the 104th Fighter Wing Dec. 15, 2022, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. The PAT's goal at the 104 FW was to find ways to become more efficient to increase aircraft availability.
Maryland Air Guard Sustains Support of U.S. Cyber Force
December 21, 2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marj Alfaro, 52nd Communications Squadron mission defense team supervisor assigned to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, performs network analysis during exercise Tacet Venari at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 17, 2022. Tacet Venari is a two-week cyber exercise that enables Airmen to identify, detect and respond to cyber threats.
Pre-enlistment Course Helps Turn Recruits into Soldiers
December 21, 2022
The U.S. Army started a Future Soldier Preparatory Course program at Fort Jackson, S.C., to help America’s youth overcome academic and physical fitness barriers to service so they can earn the opportunity to join the Army. Since the inception of the three-week course in early August , the National Guard has referred over 500 potential recruits to the pre-enlistment program, with 301 on standby.
Airmen From 3 States Repair LC-130 Stranded at South Pole
December 20, 2022
From left, Staff Sgt. Grant Santese, Tech Sgt. Daniel Craig and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hooker worked tirelessly for two days in extreme weather at the South Pole to get an LC-130 Skibird airborne after a mechanical malfunction at the end of November 2022.
Louisiana Guard Supports Communities Damaged by Storm
December 19, 2022
Louisiana National Guard men and women from the 165th CSSB, 139th Regional Support Group, delivered more than 2,000 tarps and 16,200 liters of water throughout Iberia, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Charles and Union Parishes after a severe storm with damaging tornadoes struck Dec. 14, 2022.
West Virginia Guard Hosts Irregular Warfare Planning Conference
December 16, 2022
The West Virginia National Guard’s Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare program hosted an exercise planning conference at Camp Dawson Dec. 5-7, 2022, with representatives of U.S. Army special operations forces, psychological operations, civil affairs, U.S. Marine Corps Advisor Company A, and the Polish Territorial Defense Forces. The exercise is scheduled in June.
Hawaii Air Guard Hosts U.S.-Australian Pacific Edge Exercise
December 16, 2022
U.S. and Royal Australian Air Force aircraft converge in a bilateral formation Dec. 8, 2022, near the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, during exercise Pacific Edge 23. The exercise provided realistic combat training to increase readiness and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Deployed Guardsmen Celebrate National Guard’s 386th Birthday
December 13, 2022
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Raul Llopis, a unit supply specialist, and Spc. Catherina Ma, a combat medic, both assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, carry on the Army tradition of a unit’s oldest and youngest Soldiers cutting a cake during a celebration of the 386th National Guard birthday in Grafenwohr, Germany, Dec. 13, 2022. The formation of the first militia regiments in North America Dec. 13, 1636, is recognized as the birth of the National Guard.
New York, Vermont Air Guard Train Together
December 13, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kristopher Johnson, commander 137th Airlift Squadron, and U.S Air Force Maj. Daniel Dunbar, a pilot assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing, prepare for takeoff aboard a C-17 Globemaster at Stewart Air National Guard Base Newburgh, New York, Dec. 7, 2022.