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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.
171st Air Refueling Wing Keeps B-2 Stealth Bomber Airborne
December 12, 2022
Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), two F-15s assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard and two CF-18 assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force fly in formation behind a KC-135 assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, Oct. 27, 2022.
195th Wing is 1st Air Guard Unit to Field Unique Weapon Upgrade
December 8, 2022
Senior Airman Jeremy Adams of the 195th Wing Security Forces Flight, California Air National Guard, demonstrates new upgrades to the Street Smarts VR System Aug. 6, 2022, at Sepulveda Air Guard Station, Van Nuys, California. The upgrades incorporate a gas-operated, orange practice rifle that mimics the weight and recoil of the standard-issue M18 arms into the SSVRS's realistic reaction training scenarios.
Alaska Air Guard Medical Airmen Practice ACE Capabilities
December 8, 2022
Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska’s Air National Guard 176th Medical Group, learn how to set up specialized tents as part of Agile Combat Employment training at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 2022. The team of six medical career field professionals trained how to set up and configure the tents to ensure maximum results when at a spoke site.
Georgia Guard Leaders Examine Past to Prepare for Future
December 6, 2022
Georgia National Guard logisticians discuss large sustainment issues for large-scale combat operations during a Nov. 4, 2022, staff ride at City Point, Va., the site of Lt. Gen. Ulysses Grant’s supply depot for the Petersburg and Richmond campaigns in 1864 and 1865.
Guard’s Global Reach, Capabilities Support National Defense Strategy
December 5, 2022
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with a member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 12, 2022. Germany was Hokanson’s second stop on a five-nation trip to recognize and strengthen National Guard relationships with European allies and partners.
California National Guard Trains with 3rd Infantry Division
December 2, 2022
40th Infantry Division Soldiers take a group photo in their division tactical command post area during Warfighter Exercise 23-2 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Nov. 9, 2022. A warfighter exercise is a 10-day training event used as a capstone for division and corps echelons and is typically conducted biannually.
Louisiana Guard Engineers Participate in Warfighter Exercise
December 2, 2022
Louisiana National Guardsmen assigned to the 225th Engineer Brigade review a map during Warfighter 23-2 at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 1, 2022.
National Guard SEA Thanks Texas Guardsmen on Border Mission
November 30, 2022
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, the senior enlisted advisor for the chief, National Guard Bureau, speaks with Texas Army National Guardsmen assigned to Operation Lone Star in Harlingen, Texas, Nov. 23, 2022. Whitehead visited troops along the Texas-Mexico border over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Louisiana Guard Tiger Brigade Tested in Warfighter Exercise
November 29, 2022
Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team plan and review the unit’s movements during Warfighter 23-2 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Nov. 8, 2022. The warfighter exercises provide virtual battlefield scenarios that test a unit’s staff and Soldiers’ ability to coordinate and communicate in functional skill areas such as command and control, movement and maneuver, intelligence, targeting processes, sustainment and protection.
First Lady Jill Biden: National Guard a 'beacon of hope' in times of need
November 28, 2022
First Lady Jill Biden is joined by National Guard family members, state adjutants general and National Guard senior leaders for a roundtable discussion on support for National Guard children in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington Nov. 28, 2022.
Pennsylvania Guard Conducts Homeland Response Force Exercise
November 23, 2022
Service members from the Pennsylvania National Guard's 3rd CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) Task Force drill through concrete during a Homeland Response Force collective training exercise Nov. 18, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.
KC-135 Operations Resume at Reopened Sioux City Runway
November 23, 2022
Master Sgt. Jamie Bethune tows a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing, on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 22, 2022. The unit’s aircraft returned to Sioux City this week after operating from Topeka, Kansas, during a runway construction project.
New York Guard Assists With Historic Snowfall Response
November 21, 2022
The New York National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, responds to snow recovery operations around Buffalo Nov 19, 2022. Since being placed on standby at New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's direction, the number of activated service members has doubled to 140.
Fatality Search and Recovery Mission Helps Bring Closure
November 21, 2022
Airman 1st Class Brandon Porter, left, and Master Sgt. Kevin Woodard from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s Fatality Search and Recovery Team inspect a generator used in recovery operations during training at the 123rd Airlift Wing in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 8, 2022. The FSRT, part of the 123rd Force Support Squadron, assisted local coroners during historic flooding in Eastern Kentucky this summer.
Pease Crew Flies Record KC-46 Endurance Mission
November 21, 2022
Capt. Jordan Gauvin, a pilot with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire Air National Guard, guides a KC-46A Pegasus over the Pacific Ocean during a 36-hour endurance mission, Nov. 16, 2022. The long-duration sortie took place Nov. 16-17 and was crewed by active duty and Air National Guard Airmen from Pease, who flew the jet nonstop from New Hampshire, across North America and the Pacific Ocean, around Guam, and home.