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Nebraska National Guard battles wildfire by air and ground
April 14, 2022
Airmen from the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing fire department establish a fire break to prevent wildfire spread near Arapahoe, Neb., April 11, 2022. High wind and drought fueled a fire that burned more than 30,000 acres and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes and other structures in Gosper and Furnas counties in south central Nebraska.
NYNG Soldiers compete to be Best Warrior in Empire State
April 14, 2022
U.S. Army competitors from the New York Army National Guard conduct weapons qualification as part of the state Best Warrior Competition April 6, 2022, at the Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. The three-day event tested Soldiers on their Army knowledge, physical fitness, and tactical prowess, ending in a 12-mile road march and the opportunity to represent New York at the regional and national Best Warrior levels.
Michigan ANG firefighters aid county with training resources
April 13, 2022
Firefighters from Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center demonstrated the use of live-fire training props at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich. April 7, 2022. The props, known as “Palmer’s Dollhouses,” are used by fire departments nationwide to train on critical skills, including communication, smoke reading (color, velocity, density and volume), ventilation tactics, and thermal imaging camera operations.
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula gears up for Northern Exposure
April 13, 2022
Michigan National Guard Soldiers conduct perimeter security during exercise Northern Exposure in the Upper Peninsula April 12, 2022. The annual exercise trains Guard members and local, state and federal partners to respond to natural disasters and other domestic response events.
2 Ohio National Guard Soldiers awarded Purple Heart
April 13, 2022
Ohio Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Stephen Rhoades, center, commander of Special Troops Command (Provisional), pins the Purple Heart on Sgt. Tristan Meyers April 10, 2022, during a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in North Canton, Ohio. Meyers was among U.S. service members injured during a missile attack Jan. 8, 2020, at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq.
West Virginia Guard unit receives 1st new medevac Black Hawk
April 13, 2022
West Virginia National Guard’s Company C, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, Aeromedical Evacuation Company, received its first of six new HH-60M “Mike” model Black Hawk helicopters at the Army Aviation Support Facility 1, Wood County Airport (KPKB), Williamstown, West Virginia, April 12, 2022.
National Guard brigade takes on Army modernization mission
April 12, 2022
Col. Jerry Baird Jr., commander of the 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, North Carolina National Guard, leads a commander’s update brief during Joint Warfighting Assessment 22 April 6, 2022, on Fort Stewart, Georgia.
New York National Guard supports nursing home
April 11, 2022
New York Air National Guard Senior Airman Skyler Suazo, a medical technician assigned to the 174th Attack Wing, Hancock Field Air National Guard, talks with a resident at Loretto Health and Rehab in Syracuse, New York. National Guard medics have been deployed in nursing homes to help alleviate staff shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
107th Attack Wing engages in unit-wide training operation
April 11, 2022
An Airman looks over a C-17 Globemaster III on its landing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara Falls, New York, during a readiness exercise April 7, 2022. The exercise demonstrated the 107th Attack Wing’s capability to generate personnel and cargo under contested, degraded and operationally limited conditions.
118th Wing conducts its largest combat readiness exercise
April 11, 2022
A member of the 118th Emergency Management Office checks M9 paper for contamination April 8, 2022, at Berry Field Air National Guard base, Nashville, Tennessee. Members from across the 118th Wing took part in the largest on-base readiness exercise in wing history April 5-9, to prepare for a near-peer conflict.
National Guard winds down COVID-19 support, remains ready
April 8, 2022
Senior Airman Carmen Gerda, 162nd Medical Squadron, aerospace medical technician, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a service member at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona, May 6, 2021.
Puerto Rico Guard Airmen learn hand-to-hand combat skills
April 8, 2022
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Marrero and Airman 1st Class Jonathan Milian, security forces journeymen with the 156th Security Operations Squadron, learned the basics of becoming a combatives instructor March 16, 2022, at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico. Twenty-two Airmen participated in the 40-hour Air Force Combatives Program.
183d Wing cuts ribbon on joint cyber range
April 7, 2022
Illinois Air National Guard 1st Lt. Paul Murley, cyber range project officer, left, and Illinois Air Army National Guard 1st. Lt. Christopher Muenster, right, explain the uses of the new 183d Joint Cyber Center of Excellence Cyber Range at the 183d Wing, Springfield, Illinois, April 2, 2022.
Wisconsin Air Guard unit deploying for Inherent Resolve
April 6, 2022
Chief Master Sgt. Meredith Conn, the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s state command chief, addresses about 90 members of the 128th Air Control Squadron during a formal send-off ceremony March 29, 2022, at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center. The squadron will deploy for six months in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and the Combined Defense of the Arabian Peninsula, providing air surveillance, aircraft tracking and overall command and control of coalition tactical aircraft operations.
Simulator prepares boom operators for in-flight emergencies
April 5, 2022
Staff Sgt. Audrey Levey, 155th Air Refueling Wing boom operator, next to a Boom Operating Simulator System, March 25, 2022, at Lincoln Air Force Base, Neb.
139 Air Evacuation Squadron attends Arctic Eagle-Patriot 22
April 5, 2022
Critical care air transport team personnel load a simulated medical patient during Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 22 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 2, 2022. Joint Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 2022 increases the National Guard’s capacity to operate in austere, extreme cold-weather environments across Alaska and the Arctic Region.
Exercise Resilient Shield adds staff element
April 4, 2022
Brig. Gen. Will Beaurpere (SMDC DCGO) visits the 100th Missile Defense Brigade's Missile Defense Element Feb. 23, 2022.
Barnestormers complete joint aircraft recovery training
April 4, 2022
Nearly 50 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members from the 104th Fighter Wing, 158th Fighter Wing and 439th Air Mobility Wing completed a joint hands-on Crash, Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery training at Barnes Air National Guard base, Massachusetts, April 3, 2022.
Georgia National Guard tests new live-fire range system
April 4, 2022
Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers from the 122nd Tactical Support Detachment test the new Targetry Range Automated Control and Recording II software at a small arms live-fire range April 2, 2022, in Fort Stewart, Ga. The feedback gathered from units that use the software will be used to improve the system before implementation throughout the Army.
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers train for deployment
April 4, 2022
Idaho National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion teamed with the Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st of the 183 Assault Helicopter Battalion to conduct medevac training at the Orchard Combat Training Center March 30, 2022. The 2nd of the 116th CAB deploys to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield later this year.