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109th Airlift Wing builds 3.5 engine for LC130 Hercules
March 15, 2022
The T56 3.5 engine, built by propulsion specialists at the 109th Airlift Wing, is part of an Air Force-wide initiative to update C-130 aircraft. This enhancement is estimated to extend the life of aircraft by decades.
Oregon Guard winds down hospital support mission
March 15, 2022
Hospital Facilities Operations Manager Don Wilder gives Oregon Army National Guard hospital relief mission members a tour of West Valley Hospital in Dallas, Oregon, Jan. 18, 2022, as part of the team's first-day orientation.The Guard is ending its support of more than 50 hospitals across Oregon.
National Guard’s digital air-ground range fully certified
March 14, 2022
The Idaho Army National Guard completed its Government Acceptance Test on its newest range March 5-11 at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The Digital Air Ground Integration Range is one of just two Army DAGIRs and the only one run by the National Guard.
Wisconsin Guard highlights 2-year COVID response mission
March 14, 2022
Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, speaks during a March 10 ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters in Madison, Wis., commemorating the two-year COVID-19 response. The pandemic accounts for the longest continuous active domestic response by the Wisconsin National Guard and Wisconsin Emergency Management.
Ho'oikaika strengthens total force integration
March 14, 2022
F-22 Raptors assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty 19th Fighter Squadron are staged on the flightline of Marine Corps Base Kaneohe, Hawaii, March 3, 2022, during Agile Combat Employment exercise Hoʻoikaika. ACE is an operational concept that leverages networks of well-established and austere air bases, multi-capable airmen, pre-positioned equipment, and airlift to rapidly deploy, disperse and maneuver combat capability throughout a theater.
86th IBCT (MTN) completes KFOR mission
March 14, 2022
U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Clark, Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment Mountain, Maneuver Battalion, Kosovo Force Regional Command-East, patrols near Gate 1 Jarinje in Kosovo, Feb. 3, 2022. Commanders use scout data to inform decisions and plan future missions which support a safe and secure environment for all people of Kosovo.
In Guam and Hawaii, Hokanson visits Guardsmen supporting U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
March 12, 2022
Air National Guard members circle in to talk with Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, during his visit with Guardsmen stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Yigo, Guam, March 10, 2022. The stop was part of a Pacific itinerary that also saw the National Guard's most senior general visit Hawaii Guardsmen and meet with senior leaders at the combatant command.
167th Airmen assist in West Virginia hospitals
March 11, 2022
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Derek Premo, a flight chief for the 167th Security Forces Squadron, and U.S. Army Spc. Tamara Bumgardner, a motor vehicle operator for the 1528th Forward Support Company, Special Operations (Airborne), prepare a patient examination bed in a room at Jefferson Medical Center in Ranson, West Virginia. West Virginia Guardsmen have been assisting in hospitals throughout the state since January.
Senior enlisted advisor stresses readiness in Hawaii visit
March 11, 2022
Tony L. Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with Soldiers of the Hawaii Army National Guard's 29th Brigade Support Battalion, 227th Brigade Engineer Battalion and Medical Detachment on Oahu March 5, 2022. Whitehead visited Hawaii Army and Air Guard units across the island.
Pennsylvania National Guard medics train as they fight
March 11, 2022
Combat medics with the Pennsylvania National Guard provide security while another renders tactical field care to a simulated casualty as part of the TC8-800 medic sustainment course March 2, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The course, which was held Feb. 17-Mar. 3, enabled the 17 participants to train with other medics outside their home units.
181st IW, local partners conduct emergency response training
March 11, 2022
Airmen with the 181st Intelligence Wing, civilian authorities and first responders participate in a mass casualty exercise during a simulated aircraft crash at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., March 5, 2022. The exercise was designed to test and enhance the capabilities of multiple emergency response agencies.
Alaska Air National Guard helps rescue plane crash victims
March 11, 2022
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter conducts rescue operations March 5, 2022, at the Lake Iliamna crash site of a Cessna 206. On the ground are an Alaska State Trooper R-44 helicopter and good Samaritans’ snowmachines in the foreground.
Iowa National Guard KC-135 retired after 65 years’ service
March 11, 2022
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 with 75th anniversary markings, including a large bat tail flash, tail number 57-2606 from the Iowa Air National Guard, taxis on the ramp at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa, March 1, 2022. The aircraft is due to be decommissioned and sent to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
Idaho National Guard trains for joint combat rescue missions
March 11, 2022
Idaho Army and Air National Guard aviation units conducted combat search and rescue and escort training together March 9, 2022, over Idaho’s Owyhee Mountains. The training rescue missions involved 124th Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots escorting UH-60 Black Hawk pilots along the safest route of a simulated combat zone.
Pennsylvania Guard pilots training course for Northern Command
March 10, 2022
Capt. Brandon Sweeney, current operations officer, Pennsylvania National Guard, marks unit locations on a map of Pennsylvania during a staff training course March 8, 2022. The trial course, hosted by U.S. Northern Command, trained staff on emergency preparedness using a notional Category 2 hurricane scenario.
New York National Guard COVID mission tops 2 years
March 10, 2022
Air Force Lt. Col. John Reynolds, a member of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing, vaccinates Tom Pescatore May 20, 2021 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Pescatore's injection was the 600,000 shot administered at the massive vaccination site established and staffed by the New York National Guard.
National Guard members compete to be ‘Best Warrior’
March 9, 2022
Pfc. Mario Delahoya, a member of 45th Field Artillery Brigade, Oklahoma Army National Guard, climbs a rope during the obstacle course event of the Best Warrior Competition at Camp Gruber Training Center, Oklahoma, March 5, 2022. The annual three-day event brought together Soldiers to test their proficiency in a variety of warrior tasks and drills.
Florida National Guard attacks wildfires from the air
March 9, 2022
UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopter crews from the Florida National Guard help battle wildfires in Bay County March 7, 2022. The Florida National Guard is working closely with state and local partners to contain the Chipola Complex fires across multiple counties in the Florida Panhandle.
Weather Airmen enable Black Hawk medical evacuation
March 7, 2022
Senior Airmen Gabrielle Dequire and Adam Mattson with the 199th Weather Flight, Hawaii Air National Guard, set up a TMQ-53 Tactical Meteorological Observing System during aeromedical evacuation exercises at Dillingham Airfield March 4, 2022. The TMQ-53 is a portable, automated weather station that can take observations in up to one-minute intervals, enabling flying missions from anywhere in the world.
202nd RED HORSE Squadron preps for deployment at exercise
March 7, 2022
Airmen of the 202nd RED HORSE Squadron perform as members of a post attack reconnaissance team in a contingency exercise during a simulated attack at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Starke, Florida. This exercise marked the completion of the squadron's second phase of training before deploying overseas.