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Vermont Soldiers hone mountain skills with Saudi Special Forces
April 1, 2022
U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 172 Infantry (Mountain) Headquarters Company and C Company, Vermont National Guard, conduct mountain training with Royal Saudi Land Forces at the RSLF Mountain Warfare School in Saudi Arabia. About 70 U.S. Army Soldiers attended the training in October and November.
Nevada, Hawaii Air Guard conduct airpower exercise in Hawaii
April 1, 2022
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Chuck Davis, left, and Airman 1st Class Skye Luck, Nevada Air National Guard loadmasters, at the ramp of a Nevada C-130 Hercules Aircraft after completing a training mission at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, March 2, 2022. Airmen from various squadrons and groups from the Nevada Air National Guard participated in an exercise to employ the agile combat employment concept across various Hawaiian Islands.
Alaska National Guard hosts Arctic Interest Council
April 1, 2022
National Guard Arctic Interest Council delegates representing the Alaska, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire and North Dakota National Guard and the National Guard Bureau stand at the Kotzebue, Alaska, sea wall overlooking the frozen Chukchi Sea March 29, 2022. The $34 million sea wall was constructed to address soil erosion from climate change.
Air Force leaders talk total force integration
March 31, 2022
U.S. Air Force Airmen from across the globe tune in to a fireside chat featuring Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, left, chief, Air Force Reserve, Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, middle, director of staff, Headquarters Air Force, and Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, right, director, Air National Guard, during the annual Total Force Integration Symposium at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 22, 2022.
New ANG commanders learn to ‘progress unhindered by custom’
March 31, 2022
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. listens to a question during the Air National Guard Commander Leadership Course at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., March 22, 2022. Hosted annually, the leadership course provides upcoming ANG leaders the perspectives of senior leaders across the Air Force.
Pennsylvania National Guard holds Wi-Fighter Cyber Challenge
March 30, 2022
Capt. Sean Smith, right, deputy cyber chief for the Defensive Cyber Operations Element, and a Lebanon, Pa., native, discusses with a Penn State student during the PA National Guard Wi-Fighter Cyber Challenge at Penn State University on March 16, 2022. Smith, also a Penn State alum, assisted students to finish the competition.
ANG command chief speaks on total force integration
March 30, 2022
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, command chief, Air National Guard, answers a question during the Senior Enlisted Leadership Panel segment of a Total Force Integration Symposium at the General Jacob E. Smart Center on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 22, 2022. Williams joined Chief Master Sgt. Timothy C. White, command chief, Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian P. Knuzelnick, command chief, Air Mobility Command, in the moderated panel to discuss the challenges, successes, and coming initiatives affecting Total Force Airmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan)
Michigan Guard, partners practice cyberattack response
March 29, 2022
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ezekiel Wieland, 272nd Cyber Operations Squadron, 110th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, participates in a cyber warfare training event, Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, March 8, 2022.
South Carolina Guard receives new AH-64E Apache helicopters
March 28, 2022
The first five AH-64E model Apache attack helicopters to be delivered to the South Carolina National Guard arrive at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, March 24, 2022. The South Carolina National Guard is replacing 24 D-model aircraft with the new E-model, which will be delivered to and flown by the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion.
Alaska Army Guard conducts multiagency CBRNE exercise
March 28, 2022
Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jonathan Ramos, section team leader for the 103rd Civil Support Team, gives an exercise brief before down-range operations during Van Winkle 2022 in Juneau, Alaska, March 22. Van Winkle 2022 is a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive response exercise designed to enhance interoperability between state, federal and local first responders with complex training scenarios. Exercise participants included CST units from the Alaska National Guard, Montana National Guard, Connecticut National Guard, Mississippi National Guard and North Carolina National Guard.
Deployed Vermont National Guard MPs provide base security
March 28, 2022
U.S. Army Military Police Soldiers of the Vermont National Guard's 172nd Law Enforcement Detachment at Fort Bliss, Texas, before deploying to Romania March 6, 2021. The Military Police Soldiers conducted inner-perimeter security patrols and community policing services at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base for approximately 10 months.
165th Airlift Wing Guardsmen wrap up COVID-19 response
March 28, 2022
Thirty 165th Airlift Wing Airmen demobilized March 18, 2022, after serving more than 60 days spread out across Georgia. These multi-capable Airmen, all from different career fields, served at 15 COVID testing sites and 11 hospitals.
Alaska Guard conducts exercise on Arctic sea ice
March 28, 2022
Alaska Air National Guard Master Sgt. Santiago Maya, 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Transportation Function operations superintendent, loads a snowmachine into a 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 23, 2022, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The snowmachine is part of equipment used on the North Pole sea ice in support of U.S. Navy personnel as part of Ice Exercise 2022.
Minnesota, Norway resume troop exchange after 2-year break
March 28, 2022
Minnesota National Guard Soldiers and service members from the Norwegian military’s Home Guard in front of the main gate at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, March 26, 2022, after the start of the the 49th Annual Norwegian Exchange. The partnership develops relationships between international allies through training exercises in Minnesota and Norway.
Minnesota National Guard, Canada test readiness
March 25, 2022
The Minnesota National Guard hosted reservists from the Canadian Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (LSSR) on Camp Ripley March 11-20, 2022. The partnership between the Canadian 38 Brigade Group and the Minnesota National Guard fosters an opportunity to expand training goals with assets used by other militaries while sharing techniques to increase interoperability.
134th Infantry’s lone WWII Medal of Honor recipient a ‘One Man Army’
March 24, 2022
Army Staff Sgt. Junior James Spurrier of Company G, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II against the enemy at Achain, France, Nov. 13, 1944.
DC Air Guard conducts readiness exercise
March 24, 2022
Staff Sgt. Joshua Miolan, 213 Maintenance Squadron, 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard, guards an entry control point while wearing his protective suit and mask during a readiness exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 19, 2022. The exercise simulated a contested chemical weapons environment to train aircrews and other personnel to perform their role while wearing protective suits and masks.
Louisiana Guard’s 159th FW tests predeployment capabilities
March 24, 2022
The Louisiana National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing conducted a predeployment exercise March 10-12, 2022, to measure the wing’s readiness.
109th Airlift Wing security forces conduct training exercise
March 23, 2022
Senior Airman Christopher Buffa, a security forces member at the 109th Airlift Wing, shoots a Taser at Staff Sgt. Derek Reid, also a security forces member, during a training exercise March 5, 2022, in Scotia, New York. Reid is wearing a protective suit that shields him from the Taser.
Pennsylvania National Guard ends COVID-19 response mission
March 23, 2022
Spc. Gary Sowash, a combat medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2/112th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, administers a COVID-19 vaccine at Lancaster-Lebanon IU13 in Lancaster, March 12, 2021. After two years and hundreds of missions across the commonwealth, the Pennsylvania National Guard ended its COVID-19 response March 16, 2022.