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Puerto Rico Guard Serves as Southcom Ace Strategic Air Bridge
March 6, 2023
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 23rd Air Expeditionary Wing assist pilots before departure from the 156th Wing airfield during the Forward Tiger exercise at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Feb. 22, 2023. The Puerto Rico Air National Guard provided logistical support, command and control, airfield operations support and hangar space.
Alaska Air Guard Flies Severely Injured Child to Hospital
March 2, 2023
An HC-130J Combat King II aircraft of the 211th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, refuels an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter of the 210th Rescue Squadron during training over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, March 23, 2020.
ACE Exercise Expands Illinois Air Guard’s Capabilities
March 1, 2023
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Chase Bridges, a pilot, goes through the first station of the aircrew contamination control area to safely remove contaminated gear at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, Feb. 9, 2023. The 126th Operations Group, Illinois Air National Guard, forward-deployed a Total Force team to Georgia for Agile Combat Employment training.
New York Air Guard Supports Canadian Forces’ Arctic Exercise
March 1, 2023
Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing’s Polar Camp Skiway Team and members from the 440 Transport Squadron, Royal Canadian Armed Forces, load equipment and fuel into a Twin Otter aircraft at Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, Feb. 27, 2023, to prepare for Exercise Guerrier Nordique. The Vermont National Guard is also participating in the exercise.
177th Fighter Wing Hosts Integrated Combat Turnaround Training
February 27, 2023
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Willard, right, with the 157 Logistics Readiness Squadron, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, is instructed how to perform a hot-pit refuel of an F-16C+ Fighting Falcon by Tech. Sgt. Charles A. Zingrone Jr., 177th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight fuels information service center section chief, during Integrated Combat Turnaround training Feb. 17, 2023, at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
Wisconsin Air Guard Meeting Deployment Challenges in Guam
February 27, 2023
Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, third from left, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, and Capt. Mark Gerasimov, Knapp’s aide de camp, second from right, with deployed members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam Feb. 3, 2023. The deployed Airmen are supporting the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Group, which provides the aerial refueling and airlift capabilities that support critical U.S. Indo-Pacific Command missions.
Vermont Army Guard Leads Training Exercise in Arctic Circle
February 27, 2023
An advance team of Soldiers and Airmen arrive in the Arctic to prepare for Guerrier Nordique. The Artctic Circle exercise in March 2023 will include Soldiers from the Vermont, Utah, Connecticut and New Hampshire National Guard, the New York Air National Guard, the National Guard Bureau, the 11th Airborne Division, and the 34th and 35th Canadian Brigade Group in Quebec province.
175th Wing Sharpens CSAR Skills During Sunshine Rescue
February 24, 2023
A U.S. Air Force crew chief from the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, guides an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft on the flight line at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, Jan. 25, 2023, to support exercise Sunshine Rescue. The goal of the exercise is to execute traditional Combat Search and Rescue capabilities with forward-edge ground force tactics, techniques and procedures using advanced command and control technologies.
Virginia National Guardsmen Return From Overseas Duty
February 24, 2023
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 576th Engineer Utilities Detachment, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, return to Virginia Feb. 10, 2023, after serving on federal active duty in Southwest Asia since May. The Soldiers supported U.S. Central Command’s Operation Spartan Shield.
West Virginia Army Guard Wins Top Environmental Award
February 23, 2023
Col. Anthony Hammett, the Army National Guard’s chief of installations, environment, and energy, left, presents the 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award to Nick Broyles, accepting on behalf of the West Virginia Army National Guard's environmental program, during the Programming Guidance Course at the Professional Education Center on Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas, in January 2023. The WVARNG scored highest in the nation in the ARNG G-9’s four environmental sections: Cleanup, Conservation, Technological Innovation, and Planning.
Arctic Guardians Honored for Al Asad Evacuation
February 22, 2023
Alaska Air National Guard Col. Joshua Armstrong, 176th Operations Group commander, speaks following his award of a Bronze Star during a Feb. 11, 2023, awards ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Armstrong earned the award for his actions as the 26th Expeditionary Squadron commander during the Iranian theater ballistic missile attack on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, in 2020.
Pennsylvania Guard CST Tests Emergency Response Capabilities
February 22, 2023
The Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team conducted a two-day training proficiency exercise at Harrisburg International Airport and Harrisburg Area Community College Feb. 15 and Feb. 17, 2023.
109th Retrograde Cargo Team Builds Pallets at South Pole
February 17, 2023
The South Pole retrograde cargo team, from left, Staff Sgt. Mark Ebensperger, Tech. Sgt. Brandon Wiggand, Tech. Sgt. Shannan O’Connor, and Staff Sgt. Jessica Cruz, at the geographic South Pole in Antarctica, Nov. 30, 2022. The team deployed to Antarctica for five weeks to help remove excess cargo from the South Pole.
Florida Air Guard Conducts Cold Weather Training in Michigan
February 16, 2023
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron set up satellite terminals during an exercise Feb. 10, 2023, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. The exercise tested their ability to establish communication in extreme cold. (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring sensitive information.)
109th Airlift Wing Medical Personnel Train at Local Hospital
February 16, 2023
Capt. Connie Anderson, a full-time Guard member assigned to the 139th Aeromedical Squadron, poses for a photo during a flight while deployed to Afghanistan in May 2021.
Alaska Army National Guard Rescues Two Snow Machiners
February 15, 2023
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter hovers near the aviation facility at the Bethel Airport after returning from a training flight. The helicopter is stationed in Bethel for the time being to allow aircrews to train for federal mission requirements and become more familiar with the area.
SEA Whitehead: Alaska Guardsmen Vital to Homeland Defense
February 15, 2023
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, the senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits Alaska Guardsmen based out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 1-2, 2023. Whitehead held senior leader and non-commissioned officer meetings to address NGB priorities for the new year and hear from Soldiers and Airmen.
Kentucky Guard Airmen Support South Pacific Exercise
February 14, 2023
Members of the 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron load a pallet of cargo onto a North Carolina Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 10, 2023. The gear was transported to the Northern Mariana Islands for Cope North, a multinational exercise designed to enhance combat readiness in the South Pacific.
Virginia National Guard Medics Tackle Sustainment Training
February 14, 2023
Virginia National Guard Soldiers conduct combat medic certification during refresher training Jan. 25, 2023, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. More than 30 VNG medics completed classroom and practical training, including two medical and two trauma scenarios.
Rescue Wing Trains with Marine Corps Reserve Helicopter Crews
February 14, 2023
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 from Marine Aircraft Group 49 takes off during a training exercise alongside an HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 101st Rescue Squadron of the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York, Feb. 2, 2023. The aircraft were being used in a Forward Area Refueling Point exercise to maintain mission readiness.