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Idaho Army Guard conducts joint medevac, casualty training
May 26, 2022
Members of the Idaho Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, conduct air medical evacuation and casualty treatment with members of Detachment 1, Company Golf, 1st of the 168th General Support Aviation Battalion, at the Orchard Combat Training Center May 17, 2022.
Recent events, past decades have transformed Guard, chief says
May 24, 2022
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with Hawaii Army National Guard members, Maui, Hawaii, March 5, 2022. Hokanson testified May 24, 2022, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense about operations of the Air and Army National Guard.
144th Fighter Wing trains for fighter jet integration in Alaska
May 24, 2022
Two F-15C Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing and two F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Fighter Wing prepare to take off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 18, 2022, during an Aerospace Control Alert training scramble. It has been almost a decade since F-15 Eagles have sat alert in the region, protecting the airspace of the United States and Canada.
Solar project begins on Los Alamitos joint base
May 24, 2022
A ceremonial groundbreaking is held May 19, 2022, for an energy resilience project at Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California. From left: Stephanie Kline, project director, and Robert Hughes, executive director, both with the U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives; Robert Smith, president of Bright Canyon Energy; Paul Farnan, principal deputy, assistant Secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment; U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Refugio Rosas, from the 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard; Anthony Marasa, project manager with Bright Canyon Energy; and Lt. Col. Manju Vig, garrison commander of Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos.
Audacious Warrior EOD exercise boosts joint service ties
May 24, 2022
Staff Sgt. Brian Goergen, an explosives ordnance disposal technician from the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom ARB, Ind., uncovers potential explosives during a training event May 18, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Airmen, Marines and Soldiers from a range of units and career fields participated in the Audacious Warrior exercise with participation.
West Virginia Air Guard medics conduct trauma training
May 23, 2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Berry, 167th Medical Group medic, assists a veterinarian with a canine tooth extraction at Cheat Lake Animal Hospital, Cheat Lake, West Virginia, May 19, 2022. Berry and four other 167th MDG medics trained at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital and Cheat Lake Animal Hospital.
Texas Air Guard’s 149th FW conducts large force exercise
May 23, 2022
An F-16 from the 457th Fighter Squadron at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, prepares to refuel with a KC-135 from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
WMD civil support teams train on land, sea, in air
May 23, 2022
Florida Army National Guard, Lt. Col. Mark Bianchi, 48th Civil Support Team commander, briefs local, state and federal authorities and other CST teams from New York, Illinois, Georgia, North and South Carolina at the C.W. Bill Young Armed Forces Reserve Center during Operation Night Hammer May 22, 2022.
Fort Indiantown Gap hosts airborne training
May 20, 2022
An Airman from the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron jumps from a Pennsylvania Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook during airborne operations at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The pilots and crew chiefs of the Chinook worked to provide the Airmen with a stable platform as they moved over the drop area.
Active, Guard and Reserve Soldiers attend vehicle recovery course
May 20, 2022
Active, Reserve and Army National Guard components attend a vehicle recovery course at the Regional Training Site-Maintenance (RTS-M), 177th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, May 19, 2022.
AI-powered app aims to discover talent in Guard, Reserve
May 20, 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.
Alaska Guard Soldier, Airmen help rescue plane crash victims
May 20, 2022
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven Borcherding, right, 176th Maintenance Squadron aero repair, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Lawrie, left, 3rd Maintenance Squadron aero repair, help the passenger of a May 16, 2022, Taylorcraft F-19 crash near Goose Bay Airport, Alaska.
Virginia, Maine National Guard CSTs conduct joint training
May 20, 2022
Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the 34th Civil Support Team participate in a Joint Hazard Assessment Team training exercise with members of the Maine National Guard’s 11th CST, the FBI, the Virginia Beach fire and police departments April 26, 2022, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
US, Australian aircrew swap seats for Global Dexterity
May 20, 2022
U.S. Air Force loadmasters from the 204th Airlift Squadron, Tech. Sgt. Josh Moracco and Senior Airman Sandra Kim, and Royal Australian Air Force loadmasters from 87 Squadron, Sgt. Ben Russell and Flt Sgt. Jay Johnson, gather May 12, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Aircrew members from each nation shared responsibilities on one another’s aircraft throughout training exercise Global Dexterity.
Wisconsin Airmen complete air combat training in Key West
May 20, 2022
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing lands at Naval Air Station Key West May 12, 2022. Approximately 150 Airmen from the 115th FW and its co-located active-duty counterpart, the 378th Fighter Squadron, were at NAS Key West participating in dissimilar air combat training with the U.S. Navy, Arizona Air National Guard and Royal Netherlands Air Force.
106th Medical Group gets hands-on training in Alaska
May 19, 2022
N.Y. Air National Guard Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., package a “patient,” an advanced medical simulation dummy, for transport at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, May 5, 2022. The combat medics of the 106th Medical Group participated in their first military facility annual training since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing refuels Red Flag
May 19, 2022
The Alaska Air National Guard, 168th Wing, generated combat readiness training as the lead tanker task force refueling Red Flag-Alaska 22-1 April 28 to May 13. The wing provided combat interoperability opportunities to approximately 2,200 service members from three nations, maintaining and supporting more than 90 aircraft and over 25 units.
Malawi Defense Force JAG visits Kentucky National Guard
May 17, 2022
Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali of the Malawi Defense Force with Kentucky National Guard Cols. Jason Shepherd and Joyce Gordon April 22, 2022, in Frankfort, Ky. Kuwali was invited by the pair to speak to Kentucky National Guard’s staff judge advocates about the opportunities for the United States to use soft power in Africa to balance China's engagements on the continent.
Minnesota Guard Soldier, NCO are regional Best Warriors
May 17, 2022
Sgt. Josiah Bell of Rochester, Minnesota, an infantryman with the Wisconsin National Guard’s B Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, scales a rope in the obstacle course event during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, May 13, 2022. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guard.
New Hampshire Airmen demonstrate readiness in 4-day exercise
May 17, 2022
Airmen with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, perform a litter carry as part of a four-day military readiness exercise at Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.H., May 12-15. The exercise tested the wing's ability to deploy and operate in a contested environment.