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Arctic Guardians Rescue 3 Boaters on Kuskokwim River
November 1, 2022
Members of the 210th and 211th Rescue Squadrons, Alaska National Guard, practice aerial refueling in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter over Alaska Jan. 21, 2021. This practice helped prepare members of the unit to execute future rescue missions.
South Carolina Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is Mission Ready
October 28, 2022
Colombian Air Force KFIRs and the U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the South Carolina Air National Guard, 157th Fighter Squadron, fly in formation during Relampago VII, an exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia, Aug. 30, 2022. South Carolina is Colombia’s partner in the State Partnership Program.
Guard Suicide Rates Stable as Prevention Efforts Increase
October 27, 2022
A Connecticut National Guard Soldier wears a "breaking the stigma" patch on his uniform at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn., Sept. 8, 2022. The patch was a project of the state's Resilience, Risk Reduction and Suicide Program to raise awareness about the stigma of seeking help for mental health in the military.
Arctic Guardians Rescue Plane Crash Victim at Totek Lake
October 27, 2022
Members of the 210th and 211th Rescue Squadrons, Alaska National Guard, practice aerial refueling in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter over Alaska Jan. 21, 2021. This practice helped prepare members of the unit to execute future rescue missions.
Arctic Guardians Rescue 6 Snowmachiners at College Glacier
October 26, 2022
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2015. The 210th Rescue Squadron provides emergency rescue services for the citizens of Alaska in addition to training for wartime combat search and rescue missions.
New York Army Guard Medics, Medevac Aircrews Train Together
October 26, 2022
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 466th Area Medical Company load a gurney onto a Black Hawk helicopter during a combined training event with Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 171st General Support Aviation Regiment, in Queensbury, New York, Oct. 22, 2022.
Arizona Guard Unit Tests Readiness in ANG Flyaway Exercise
October 26, 2022
A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 161st Air Refueling Wing returns to Marine Corps Base Hawaii after completing an aerial refueling mission during an exercise Oct. 14, 2022. This multiday flyaway readiness exercise was the first of its kind performed by an Air National Guard air refueling wing focused on the Department of the Air Force’s priority of Agile Combat Employment.
Packers Visit Wisconsin Guard Challenge Academy Cadets
October 25, 2022
Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones answers a question from cadets during a visit to the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy campus at Fort McCoy, Wis., Oct. 18, 2022. The voluntary Challenge Academy program uses a structured military-style environment and state-certified teachers and counselors to reshape the lives of 16-to-18-year-olds at risk of not completing high school.
NY Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Supports Antarctic Research
October 25, 2022
A LC-130 "Skibird" assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, operates in Antarctica in 2022.
Virginia Guard, Partners Conduct Cyber Exercise
October 24, 2022
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 91st Cyber Brigade work with civilian cyber specialists during the Cyber Fortress exercise Sept. 27, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo digitally altered for security reasons.)
Tennessee Aquatic Rescue Team Practices Search and Rescue
October 21, 2022
The Tennessee Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team partnered with local and state first responders during a joint search and rescue exercise Oct. 19, 2022, on Kentucky Lake.
Washington National Guard Aircrew Rescues Injured Hiker
October 21, 2022
Spc. Nicholas Ehrenheim, a Black Hawk crew member with1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, Washington Army National Guard, points down to an opening in a heavily wooded area near Leavenworth, Wash., Oct. 15, 2022. The Guard aircrew rescued a hiker who sustained a chest injury.
New York Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Tests new LC-130 Engine
October 20, 2022
Master Sgt. Christopher Dumond, a flight engineer in the 109th Airlift Wing's 139th Airlift Squadron, conducts preflight maintenance checks on an LC-130H ski equipped aircraft with newly overhauled NP2000 T56-15A (3.5 modified) engines. The test flight was from Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, New York, Oct. 11, 2022.
Tennessee National Guard Aircrew Rescues Injured Hiker
October 19, 2022
Col. Robert Ross, a fight surgeon for the Tennessee National Guard, helps offload an injured hiker from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the University of Tennessee Medical Center helicopter pad in Knoxville Oct. 14, 2022. The hiker suffered a leg injury in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area.
Army National Guard Prepares for 2030
October 17, 2022
Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, left, the director of the Army National Guard, leads a discussion panel on operational challenges during a panel forum at the annual Association of the United States Army conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2022. Panel members, composed of senior leaders from throughout the Army Guard, focused on the Army’s regionally aligned readiness and modernization model, digital culture and future workforce as key points in ensuring Army Guard readiness.
PA Guardsman Leads Project Building Houses for Cherokee Vets
October 14, 2022
An aerial view of the Innovative Readiness Training construction site in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 2022. Construction is being completed for the IRT Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative, a multiyear project that enables Guardsmen and Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy and Air Force to build homes each year for Cherokee veterans.
New York, New Jersey Guard Practice CBRN Response
October 12, 2022
New York National Guard members of the 152nd Engineer Battalion decontaminate other Soldiers who have finished search and rescue operations as part of a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10, 2022. The exercise was to evaluate and prepare the units involved to respond to a manmade or natural disaster.
10th Homeland Response Force Guardsmen Cover CBRN Basics
October 12, 2022
U.S. Army Soldiers with 153rd Medical Detachment (Blood Support), 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, don advanced chemical protective garments during an introductory course on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear responder basics on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 23, 2022. The two-day course was taught by decontamination subject matter experts with the Washington National Guard’s 10th Homeland Response Force.
New York Army Guard Aviators Complete Hurricane Mission
October 11, 2022
Civilian search and rescue personnel on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter operated by New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, head to a mission on Sanibel Island, Florida, Oct. 2, 2022. At the direction of Gov. Kathy Hochul, the New York National Guard deployed two Chinook helicopters and 11 Soldiers to help the Florida National Guard respond to the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian.
Army Guard Makes it to Final Round of Army Best Squad Competition
October 11, 2022
The Army National Guard’s Best Squad competitors pose for a photo at Fort Benning, Georgia, before competing in the U.S. Army’s Best Squad Competition Sept. 29 to Oct. 10, 2022. From left: Sgt. Austin Manville, New York National Guard; Spc. Nathaniel Miska, Minnesota National Guard; Staff Sgt. Bryan Kummer, Nebraska National Guard; Sgt. Tyler Holloway, Wyoming National Guard, Spc. Wyatt Walls, Oregon National Guard.