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Northern Strike Continues Support for National Defense
August 10, 2022 — LANSING, Michigan – Northern Strike 22-2, the country’s largest National Guard Bureau-sponsored military exercise, is scheduled to occur across Northern Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting... MORE

Firefighters with the Latvian National Armed Forces and Estonian Defense Forces use a fire hose to spray a simulated aircraft fire at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 12, 2021.

Illinois Air Guard Civil Engineers help Cherokee Nation Veterans
August 10, 2022 — TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - Illinois Air National Guard troops are putting their skills to work in another nation, building homes for U.S. military veterans.The 126th Civil Engineer Squadron is building homes... MORE

Members of the 126th Civil Engineer Squadron and 301st CES work together to install vapor wrap on a house before a rain storm comes, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Aug. 5, 2022.

SEA Whitehead to Enlisted Guardsmen: ‘Thank you’
August 9, 2022 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Over the past two years, National Guardsmen were activated at historic levels for missions overseas and at home. Today, there are more than 50,000 National Guard members supporting... MORE

Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, the SEA to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 51st annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States in Little Rock, Arkansas, Aug. 8, 2022.

Alaska Air Guard Rescues two Plane Crash Victims
August 9, 2022 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued two plane crash victims on Aug. 7 at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve about 300 miles west of Anchorage, near... MORE

California Air National Guard Rescues Injured Sailboat Racer
August 9, 2022 — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – A crew member of a racing yacht who developed a life-threatening infection at sea while returning a racing sailboat from Hawaii to California is safe on land tonight. After... MORE

A helicopter from the 129th Rescue Wing hoists a man from a tanker ship 343 nautical miles west of San Francisco, Aug. 7.

Wisconsin Guard Civil Support Team Hones Skills, Supports Events
August 8, 2022 — Milwaukee, Wis. – Of the more than 445 thousand people who thronged Summerfest this year at Milwaukee’s lakefront, a handful were checking out more than the music.Members of the Wisconsin National... MORE

Members of the Wisconsin National Guard’s 54th Civil Support Team (CST) identify where they will enter a building with a notional contaminant as part of a hazardous material training exercise in Poynette, Wis., July 14 at the Village Hall.

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Complete National Training Center Rotation
August 8, 2022 — BIDDLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Pa. – Over 4,500 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers with the 56 Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), 28th Infantry Division completed their monthlong National Training... MORE

Soldiers from the Independence Brigade maneuver Strykers through the Mojave Desert during National Training Center rotation 22-08 at Ft. Irwin Calif.

From Refugee to Ohio National Guard Airman and Lawyer
August 8, 2022 — SWANTON, Ohio– U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Igor Petrovich is no stranger to adversity. Born and raised in Travnik, Bosnia, in 1989, just two years before the Yugoslav Wars broke out in the region, he... MORE

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Igor Petrovich, a deputy judge advocate at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio, provides legal support to the staff judge advocate and Airmen at the 180FW.

Annual Northern Lightning Exercise Returns to Volk Field
August 5, 2022 — CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. – Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center will host the annual Northern Lightning Counterland exercise Aug. 8-19, including almost 1,000 personnel from active-duty Air Force,... MORE

A variety of the world’s most advanced aircraft will assemble at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in Wisconsin for the joint-accredited exercise Northern Lightning Aug. 8-19, 2022.

Utah Guard's Homeland Response Force Demonstrates Readiness
August 4, 2022 — CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah – The Utah National Guard’s Region VIII Homeland Response Force is conducting its 2022 readiness validation exercise at Camp Williams, Utah Aug. 3-7.“This year’s evaluation... MORE

The Utah National Guard FEMA Region VIII Homeland Response Force held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Collapsed Structure Venue Site, which included a demonstration and static display of capabilities May 10, 2022 at Camp Williams, Utah. This CSVS enables military search and extract and civilian search and rescue teams to train together and build the partnerships needed in an “all hazards” response.

Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers Train in Iowa
August 4, 2022 — CAMP DODGE JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Iowa – More than 200 Soldiers with the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, trained at the... MORE

Spc. Robert Morris, a radio equipment repairer with Company B, 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, works on a SINCGARS radio at the Sustainment Training Center on Camp Dodge near Johnston City, Iowa, July 18, 2022. Repairers assigned to the 700th BSB conducted technical repair training in a realistic, multi-echelon environment as part of their annual training.

Kentucky National Guard Comes to aid of Flood Victims
August 3, 2022 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – As rain continues to hit most of the eastern part of the state, Kentucky Army Guard aviation crews carry on their search and rescue mission and move on to air-dropping supplies to... MORE

Kentucky Army National Guard's Detachment 1, Charlie Company 2/238th Aviation Regiment, MEDEVAC, conducts hoist and land rescue mission for victims of flooding in eastern Kentucky July 28, 2022. Pilots and crew have been working constantly for days to rescue victims trapped on house roofs, in trees and other high points to avoid floodwaters.

Oklahoma National Guard Supports Wildland Firefighting
August 2, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Army National Guard helicopter crews dropped nearly 400,000 gallons of water on wildfires in Northwestern Oklahoma July 16-19 and 27-29.During the two multiday missions,... MORE

An Oklahoma Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk flies over the 702 Fire in Blaine County, Oklahoma, after dropping more than 600 gallons of water on the fire, July 16, 2022. The Oklahoma National Guard is supporting the Oklahoma Forestry Services and local fire departments from the air using a UH-60 Black Hawk and a LUH-72 Lakota.

128th Air Control Squadron Trains for Near-Peer Competitors
August 2, 2022 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron trained for two weeks at Volk Field and Hardwood Range to prepare for future missions.From July 11-25, Airmen were in... MORE

Airman 1st Class James Iwen, a cyber transport specialist with the 128th Air Control Squadron, assists with assembling an antenna during the squadron's annual training at Volk Field, Wis., July 18, 2022.

Dutch Wrap up 32 Years of Flying with Tucson Air Guard
August 2, 2022 — MORRIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz. – U.S. and Dutch dignitaries and Air National Guard Airmen and Royal Netherlands Air Force personnel celebrated the end of an era as the RNLAF landed their last... MORE

Lt. Col. Joost Luijsterburg, the Royal Netherlands Air Force detachment commander, is sprayed with water after completing his final flight in an F-16 at the Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson, Ariz., July 29, 2022. Luijsterburg has already assumed command of the Dutch F-35 detachment at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and has been acting as dual commander of both detachments.

Kentucky Air National Guard Rescues Flood Victims
August 1, 2022 — HAZARD, Ky. – Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron rescued 19 stranded residents and two dogs after historic flooding that claimed at least 28 lives in Eastern... MORE

An Airman from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron searches for flood victims from a helicopter in Eastern Kentucky July 30, 2022. In response to devastating flooding, the unit coordinated 29 rotary-wing relief missions, rescued 19 people and two dogs, and recovered four bodies.

‘Keep Truckin’: Army National Guard Finds its Best Warriors
August 1, 2022 — TULLAHOMA, Tenn. – Right before a rope climb, Sgt. Tyler Holloway, a fire support specialist with the Wyoming Army National Guard’s 115th Field Artillery Brigade, decided to add some levity to what... MORE

Spc. Daniel Reading, an infantryman with the Maryland Army National Guard’s D Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, secures an area during the tactical combat casualty care event at the Army National Guard’s 2022 Best Warrior Competition at Volunteer Training Site-Milan, Tennessee, July 26, 2022.

Pennsylvania Guard Joins Dense Urban Terrain Exercise
August 1, 2022 — PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania National Guard members joined numerous military and civil agencies for a large-scale Dense Urban Terrain exercise in Philadelphia.The exercise was conducted by Task Force... MORE

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade flies over Philadelphia during a Dense Urban Terrain exercise. The exercise, which ran from July 25 to 29, was conducted by Task Force 46, a 600-personnel chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear response element comprising National Guard units from states across the country.

‘We’ll Stay as Long as We’re Needed,’ National Guard Chief Says in Kentucky
July 31, 2022 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – With more rain expected, the National Guard is continuing to support civil authorities responding to catastrophic flooding in Eastern Kentucky.“We’ll stay as long as we’re needed,”... MORE

A Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen aided in flood relief efforts in response to a declared state of emergency in eastern Kentucky late July 2022.

Virginia National Guard’s 3647th Supports New Jersey Guard
July 29, 2022 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. – The Virginia National Guard supports more than 2,500 Soldiers assigned to the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team on their three-week eXportable... MORE

Virginia Army National Guard Spc. William Orange and Spc. Courtenay Grayson of the 3647th Maintenance Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, perform maintenance on a Modular Catastrophic Recovery System July 14, 2022, during the eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Drum, New York. The 3647th Co. is supporting over 2,500 Soldiers from the New Jersey, Virginiaand Massachusetts Army National Guard at the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s XCTC.

Maine Guard Airmen Exercise Rapid-Response Communications Skills

Louisiana Guard Hosts International Interrogation Competition to Build Readiness

Air Reserve Component Test Center Marks Milestone With F-35 Test Force at Eglin AFB

Texas Guard Members Bolster Border Patrol Efforts along Rio Grande

Washington Army Guard Soldiers Participate in Norwegian Foot March