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Hundreds of Oregon Guardsmen help overwhelmed hospitals
February 16, 2022
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Donna Prigmore, Oregon Air National Guard commander, visits Senior Airman Nathan Turpen, a 173rd FW hydraulics mechanic, while he washes dishes at Providence Medford Medical Center Feb. 4, 2022. Nearly 1,200 Oregon Guardsmen are activated around the state of Oregon to help hospitals cope with heavy patient loads and low staffing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Utah National Guard supports hospitals facing COVID surge
February 15, 2022
Utah National Guard Sgt. Bracken McKinlay changes sheets and cleans a room after a patient is moved out of the emergency room at St. George Regional Hospital. For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Utah National Guard members of the COVID-19 Joint Task Force are providing direct hospital support in non-medical roles.
More U.S. troops deploying to Europe, Guard leaving Ukraine
February 15, 2022
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, stand in formation during a handover/takeover ceremony at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Feb. 11, 2022. The ceremony demonstrated NATO's continued commitment to the collective defense and security of our allies on NATO's eastern flank.
ANG director emphasizes readiness, change with Hawaii Airmen
February 14, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, is greeted by Lt. Col. Blythe Jeanne Itoman, commander, 204th Airlift Squadron, Hawaii National Guard, Feb. 8, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Loh met with Hawaii ANG leaders and participated in a town hall presentation.
Army National Guard welcomes 13th command sergeant major
February 11, 2022
Army Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, the director of the Army National Guard, presents the sword of the noncommissioned officer to Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, welcoming him as the Army Guard’s top senior enlisted member during a change of responsibility ceremony at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Va., Feb. 9, 2022.
NY National Guard Airmen begin returning from Antarctic mission
February 11, 2022
The 109th Airlift Wing supported the 34th season of Operation Deep Freeze at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from October 2021 through February 2022.
La. Guard adds K-9 casualty care to medic sustainment training
February 10, 2022
The Louisiana National Guard's Sgt. Kennedy Chapman, the assistant combat medic sustainment program director demonstrates how to properly apply a SWAT-T (stretch, wrap and tuck) tourniquet to a simulated wound on a fake training K9 during a K9 Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La. on Jan. 28, 2022.
Alaska National Guard team wins Environmental Security Award
February 10, 2022
The Alaska Army National Guard's Restoration Team, Patrick Greary (left), Donald Flournoy, Alyssa Murphy and Aaron Acena (not pictured), received the Environmental Security Award from the National Guard Bureau for their accomplishments in environmental restoration for former AKNG properties. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)
124th SFS conducts joint operations in wing focus exercise
February 9, 2022
Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines took part in a joint operations exercise at the Orchard Combat Training Center south of Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, Feb. 5, 2022.
Virginia Guard Soldiers mobilize to support Kosovo Force
February 9, 2022
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Edwards, commanding general of First Army Division West, visits Soldiers and Army aviators of the 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Virginia Army National Guard, during their mobilization for the Kosovo Force mission at North Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 25, 2022.
Tennessee Guard military police unit trains for deployment
February 9, 2022
Sgt. Javier Stoneburner, observer coach/ trainer from the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command’s 3-360th Training Support Battalion, observes a Tennessee National Guard Soldier from the 268th Military Police Company load ammunition into an M240 machine gun during a range training exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas. The three-day exercise challenged Soldiers to identify targets and coordinate a response between the tower, base defense operations cell and the quick reaction force.
Rangers and National Guard support IVAS tropics test
February 8, 2022
Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment participate in new equipment training on the IVAS Capability Set 4 during tropical weather testing in Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, in March 2021.
124th Medical Group trains with Idaho Army Guard aviators
February 7, 2022
Members from the 124th Medical Group’s Critical Care Air Transport Team participate in a medical evacuation exercise during their unit training assembly Feb. 5, 2022, at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho. The exercise tested the CCATT’s ability to respond to a request, treat and stabilize the mock patient, and then transport the patient to a Black Hawk in a real-world situation.
Oklahoma National Guard helps motorists in winter storm
February 7, 2022
Oklahoma National Guard members push a vehicle out of a snowbank on the Will Rogers Turnpike near Vinita, Oklahoma, Feb. 3, 2022. About 40 Guard members worked with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to assist stranded motorists in a winter storm.
115th SFS trains on jungle, water survival skills in Hawaii
February 4, 2022
Wisconsin National Guard Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron in Madison, Wisconsin, participate in water survival training off Honolulu Jan. 12, 2022. Forming a chain and counting off one-by-one ensured all members were accounted for before they swam together to a nearby life-raft.
New York National Guard Airmen get polar survival training
February 4, 2022
Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing take part in Barren Land Arctic Survival Training at Raven Camp, Greenland. Students spend three days on the polar icecap learning to survive in barren arctic conditions.
More Wisconsin Guard members work as nursing assistants
February 4, 2022
Wisconsin National Guard troops train on proper hand-washing techniques at Madison College in Madison, Wis., Jan. 20, 2022. The Wisconsin National Guard partnered with Madison College to train approximately 200 troops to assist health care facilities as they battle staffing shortages and capacity challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AATC is key in reaching F-15EX missile launch milestone
February 4, 2022
The F-15EX Eagle II fires an AIM-120D missile during a test mission near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla, Jan. 25, 2022. The F-15EX can hold up to 12 AIM-120D missiles.
New York Army Guard medics compete against the Army's best
February 3, 2022
U.S. Army Sgt. Ethan Hart and Staff Sgt. Dylan Delamarter, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, transport a simulated casualty during the Army's Best Medic Competition at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 27, 2022. Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from around the world competed in the finals to be named the Army’s Best Medic.
Wisconsin Guard conducts ‘Winter Strike’ forward observation
February 2, 2022
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews, assistant adjutant general for the Wisconsin Army National Guard, conducts a battlefield circulation with the Fire Support Team, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, during Northern Strike 22-1 (“Winter Strike”) at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Grayling, Mich., Jan. 27, 2022.