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Fort Pickett Hosts Guard Chief for Weapons Qualification
August 26, 2022
Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, completed a weapons qualification course for the M17 pistol and M4 carbine at Fort Pickett Maneuver Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia, Aug. 1, 2022. Hokanson experienced firsthand the latest individual weapons qualification standards expected of all Soldiers in the National Guard while demonstrating his proficiency in marksmanship—a basic and essential Soldier skill.
Hawaii, California, Nevada Airmen practice water rescue
August 26, 2022
Hawaii, Nevada and California Air National Guard Airmen paddle a boat in rough water during Swift Water Rescue Training Jun. 8, 2022 on the Truckee River, Calif. The course focused on the fundamentals of survival in moving water, swift water swimming, shore, boat, and in-water rescue.
Tenn. Air Guard Leads Patrol Course Before Defender Falcon 22
August 24, 2022
Security Forces Airmen assigned to the 164th Airlift Wing hosted an annual two-week patrol course at Milan’s Volunteer Training Site in Lavinia, Tennessee, Aug. 6-20 to strengthen relations with their Bulgarian counterparts and reinforce airbase ground defense skills.
Oregon’s 173rd Fighter Wing Trains with Marine Counterparts
August 24, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adrian Anulewicz, 173rd Fighter Wing F-15 pilot, straps into the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle in preparation for a flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Aug. 15, 2022. The 173rd Fighter Wing trained for two weeks with the F/A-18s from the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 and the F-35s from the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502.
National Guard Chief Thanks Guardsmen at tip of Strategic Space and Missile Defense Spear
August 23, 2022
Soldiers with the 100th Missile Defense Brigade stand in formation at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 21, 2022.
Alaska Arctic Guardians Rescue Injured ATV Rider
August 23, 2022
An Alaska Air National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter transits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Malamute Drop Zone Feb. 10, 2021, during parachute jump operations.
Ohio Guard Soldiers Gain Invaluable Experience at Northern Strike
August 22, 2022
Infantry Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment man their foxholes before force-on-force operations during Operation Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 15, 2022.
New Seals a ‘Singular Representation’ of Army, Air Guard
August 19, 2022
The Air National Guard shield-shaped emblem represents the Air National Guard of the United States as a reserve component of the Air Force and a MAJCOM-like organization.
Maine Air National Guard Present at New England Spark Summit
August 19, 2022
The 101st Air Refueling Wing Metals Technology Shop displays an articulating 3d printed KC-135 at the New England Spark Summit Aug, 11, 2022.
New York Air National Guard Participates in Future Flag
August 18, 2022
Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 274th Air Support Operations Squadron based in Syracuse, part of the 107th Attack Wing board a CH-47F Chinook helicopter from the New York National Guard’s Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation, during a tactical air control party training procedure in Upstate New York, Aug. 7, 2022.
Army Modernizes Delaware National Guard Signal Unit
August 17, 2022
Soldiers from the Delaware Army National Guard 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced (ESB-E) train on the Scalable Network Node, which is part of the unit’s modernized smaller, lighter, faster ESB-E equipment set, in New Castle Delaware, on August 9, 2022.
Alaska National Guard rescues five people in three missions
August 17, 2022
An airborne 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts rescue operations March 5, 2022, at the Lake Iliamna crash site of a Cessna 206. The scope of the rescue effort was illustrated by an Alaska State Trooper R-44 helicopter.
Utah National Guard Displays Readiness During Exercise
August 16, 2022
Utah National Guard service members with the Region VIII Homeland Response Force, in cooperation with Utah Task Force 1, conduct search-and-extraction training on the new Collapsed Structure Venue Site during a readiness evaluation exercise at Camp Williams, Utah, August 3-7, 2022.
Minnesota National Guard trains with interagency partners
August 16, 2022
The 55th Civil Support Team partnered with Mdewakanton Fire and Public Safety, FBI Minneapolis Hazard Evidence Response Team, and Minnesota State Fire Marshall for a field training exercise near Shakopee, Minnesota, August 3, 2022.
Vermont Guardsmen Demonstrate Readiness Under Stress
August 15, 2022
U.S. Army Soldiers of Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, participate in a stress shooting exercises at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., Aug. 13, 2022.
Colorado Guard First to Receive Modernized Helicopter Capability
August 15, 2022
The Colorado National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility received the first two of 18 UH-72B Lakota helicopters purchased by the Department of Defense exclusively for the U.S. Army National Guard Aug. 4.
People, Readiness Focal Points at National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader Forum
August 12, 2022
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, the SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, and senior enlisted Guard leaders from across the country stand for a photo at the National Guard Professional Education Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Aug. 10, 2022. Whitehead hosted the National Guard's Senior Enlisted Leader Training Forum in Little Rock, Aug. 7-10, 2022.
Kentucky Guard Soldier Helps Local Community After Flooding
August 12, 2022
Sgt. Austin Morrison, Spc. Donnie Brinson, and Spc. Christopher Stockdale with the 1163rd Medical Co., 75th Troop Command, helped load water, food and other supplies for flood victims in Whitesburg, Ky. The Soldiers were part of a point of a distribution site at Letcher County Central High School.
Mass Guard Engineers Assist Build for Blackfeet Nation
August 12, 2022
Several 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen perform construction work while deployed to this year’s Air National Guard Civil Engineer Innovative Readiness Training being held in Montana.
Always at the Ready, New York Air Guardsmen Save a Life
August 12, 2022
New York Air National Guardsmen and EMS provide emergency care to an unidentified man during a military conference Aug. 9, in Syracuse, NY. Airmen were returning from a break when they witnessed the man suffering from a grand mal seizure and consequential head wound on Waverly Ave.