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National Guard Bureau Chief Thanks Firefighting Guardsmen
January 14, 2025
Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Army Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the CNGB, visit National Guard members supporting wildland firefighting in Southern California, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., Jan. 11, 2025. Thousands of National Guardsmen are involved in multiple air and ground firefighting in the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California.
Wyoming, Nevada Guard Aircrews Assist California Firefighters
January 13, 2025
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing load and install the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems onto a C-130H Hercules aircraft in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Jan. 10, 2025, in preparation to support firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area.
114th Fighter Wing Exchanges Jets with 122nd Fighter Wing
January 13, 2025
U.S. Air National Guard 1st Lt. Seth Chambers, pilot, 163rd Fighter Squadron, taxis to the runway during a morning sortie at Joe Foss Field, South Dakota, Jan. 8, 2025. The 114th Fighter Wing and 122nd Fighter Wing are exchanging jets for training.
California, Nevada, Wyoming Guard Join Firefighting Battle
January 10, 2025
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, at Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif., prepare an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to help battle the Palisades Fire Jan. 9, 2025.
DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania Guard Support Election Certification
January 8, 2025
Maryland and Pennsylvania National Guard members arrive at the District of Columbia Armory to prepare for the electoral certification mission Jan. 5, 2024. The counting and certification of electoral votes was designated a National Special Security Event.
Hawaii Airmen Redesign F-22 Maintenance Stands
January 2, 2025
U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and contract personnel pose in front of their custom-designed F-22 Raptor maintenance stands Sept. 26, 2024, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam..The specialized maintenance stands are the culmination of nearly five years of collaboration between Total Force Airmen and the National Guard Bureau, providing a safer and more efficient way to access the hard-to-reach areas of one of the world’s most advanced stealth aircraft.
Massachusetts National Guard Wing Trains on Disaster Response
January 2, 2025
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffery Andrieu, 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron commander, asks for updates from each member in the Emergency Operations Center during a natural disaster exercise on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, Dec. 18, 2024.
Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., 21st CNGB, dies at 96
December 30, 2024
Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., former chief of the National Guard Bureau, died Dec. 28, 2024. He was 96.
Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr. Recognized by Guard Leaders
December 30, 2024
Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan Stubbs, director of the Army National Guard, hosts a ceremony to dedicate a display in honor of retired Army Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr, the 21st chief of the National Guard Bureau, and namesake of the Army National Guard headquarters, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 19, 2024. Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus left, and Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, right, the 30th and 29th chiefs of the National Guard, respectively, spoke during the ceremony.
National Guard Leaders Thank Troops During Holiday Season
December 30, 2024
Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits with Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force North in Southwest Texas Dec. 27, 2024.
New York National Guard Provides Funeral Honors for 8,700 Families
December 30, 2024
Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard Honor Guard prepare to fold the American flag over the casket of Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankosk at the Gerald B. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, New York, March 22, 2024. Frankoski, a helicopter pilot, died March 8 outside Rio Grande City, Texas, while patrolling the Southwest Border.
Instructors, Staff Train to Become Combat Lifesavers
December 27, 2024
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute completed a Combat Lifesaver course at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Dec. 16-20, 2024.
The Guard in 2024: Deployments, hurricanes, wildfires and new leadership
December 27, 2024
U.S. Army Sgt. Isaac Bradshaw, a combat medic with C Company, 230th Brigade Support Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, wraps his arms around an older couple and uses his body to block them from debris and strong winds produced by the rotor wash of a landing CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Burnsville, North Carolina, Oct. 10, 2024. The Chinook crew responded in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, bringing generators, fuel, and other supplies to the remote area that was isolated when floodwaters washed away the main road in and out of the area.
New Era Begins with Arrival of Poland’s F-35s at Ebbing ANGB
December 26, 2024
The 33rd Fighter Wing and Ebbing Air National Guard Base welcomed the arrival of the first two Polish Air Force F-35A Lightning II at the base in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Dec. 23, 2024. Polish pilots will train on the aircraft at Ebbing ANGB beginning in January.
Red Dragons Hone Sling Load Skills During Drill Weekend
December 23, 2024
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Lynchburg-based Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct sling load training Dec. 7, 2024, at Blackstone Army Airfield in Blackstone, Virginia.
Kentucky Guardsman Helps Recover Missing Aircrew in Vietnam
December 23, 2024
Master Sgt. Dustin Turner, right, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, examines soil for osseous material in a rice paddy in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, in June 2023. Turner was part of a U.S.-led team that recovered the remains of two U.S. Marine pilots who were lost in combat over Vietnam in December 1972.
New Hampshire National Guard Rescues Hypothermic Hiker
December 23, 2024
Sgt. 1st Class Ethan Major, a flight medic with the New Army National Guard, secures an air rescue vest on stricken hiker Patrick Bittman during a rescue on Little Haystack mountain in Franconia Range Dec. 19, 2024. Major and Bittman were hoisted into a Black Hawk helicopter hovering 70 feet overhead. Looking on are members of the Pemi Valley Search and Rescue Team.
Alaska National Guard Wraps up Operation Santa Claus
December 20, 2024
Approximately 50 Alaska National Guard service members, volunteers from the Salvation Army, AKNG Child and Youth Program and others visited the southeastern Alaskan city of Yakutat, Dec. 18, 2024.
North Carolina Guard Leaders Honor 30th Infantry Division
December 19, 2024
A wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Dec. 17, 2024, honored the Citizen-Soldiers of the 30th Infantry Division on the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.
New York Airmen Complete Brazilian Jungle Warfare Course
December 18, 2024
U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Gerardo Balsa and Staff Sgt. Grant Cozart, defenders with the 105th Airlift Wing’s Base Defense Group, pose with fellow graduates at the Brazilian Jungle Warfare School in Manaus, Brazil, Nov. 22, 2024. Balsa and Cozart are two of only 50 American military members to complete the course since it was established in 1964 to develop an operational unit that could use the Amazon jungle environment to its advantage.