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130th Airlift Wing Exercises Combat Power in Newest C-130J
June 23, 2022
U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia, perform an airdrop during Agile Combat Employment training during Agile Rage 22, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., June 10, 2022. ACE is the ability to project combat power anytime, anywhere, while remaining operationally unpredictable to complicate an adversary's decision making process.
ESGR: A 50-year Bridge Between Employers, National Guard, Reserves
June 22, 2022
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, joins other distinguished guests in cutting cake during the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve 50th Anniversary Commemoration in the Pentagon Auditorium in Washington June 22, 2022. ESGR is a Department of Defense program that was established in 1972 to promote cooperation and understanding between Guard and Reserve component service members and their civilian employers and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee's military commitment.
National Guard Coordinates Transport of German Satellite
June 22, 2022
Television screens illuminate what would otherwise be a darkened underground facility at the National Guard Coordination Center, or NGCC, in Arlington, Virginia, in July 2020. In May 2022, the NGCC, along with the operations directorates of various National Guard elements, were instrumental in the delivery of the German Ministry of Defense’s SARah satellite from Baltimore to Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, for its June 18 launch into space.
Kansas Air, Army Guard Train with Active-Duty Airmen
June 22, 2022
Airmen assigned to the 184th Security Forces Squadron tested their combat skills during Exercise Tinman at Smoky Hill Weapons Range in early June, 2022. Airmen practiced tactical convoy, land navigation, improvised explosive device recognition, and directed helicopter evacuations during the three-day exercise.
Iowa Soldiers Display Demolition Skills at Western Strike
June 22, 2022
Combat engineers with the Iowa National Guard’s 833rd Engineer Company out of Ottumwa, Iowa, watch an explosion from a safe distance on a demolition range at Orchard Combat Training Center near Boise, Idaho, June 10, 2022. The Soldiers traveled to Idaho to take part in an exportable combat training capabilities exercise, or XCTC, called Western Strike.
171st Air Refueling Wing, 159th Fighter Wing Train Together
June 22, 2022
Louisiana Air National Guardsmen, from left, Airman 1st Class Emily Savoie, Staff Sgt. Julie Lobre, Tech. Sgt. Ryan Smith, receive hands on material management training from Pennsylvania Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bruce, right, a material handler with the 171st Air Refueling Wing, June 14, 2022. The training is part of a partnership between the 159th Fighter Wing’s Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 171st Air Refueling Wing.
New Mexico Guard Cyber Teams Train with Mescalero Apache Telecom
June 22, 2022
Brig. Gen. Jamison Herrera, deputy adjutant general, New Mexico National Guard, talks to the Cyber Innovative Readiness Training team during his visit to Mescalero Apache Telecom Inc. in Ruidoso, N.M., June 16, 2022. The New Mexico Air and Army Guard spent a week with their MATI counterparts focusing on cyber issues.
Oregon Air, Army National Guard Train on CERFP Response
June 22, 2022
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers in the 741st Brigade Engineer Battalion prepare to engage in search and extraction operations during a CERFP training exercise at Camp Umatilla, Hermiston, Oregon, June 14, 2022. Oregon’s CERFP is made up of both Army and Air components that work together to create one cohesive force.
Extended Drill Brings 167th Airlift Wing Together
June 21, 2022
The Airmen of the 167th Airlift Wing stand in formation in front of one of the wing’s eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg W.Va., June 13, 2022. The photo concluded an extended unit training assembly.
Georgia Army National Guard Conducts Urban Training at XCTC
June 21, 2022
Georgia Army National Guardsmen with the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, stack against a wall during an Exportable Combat Training Capability Exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga., June 18, 2022. The XCTC exercise included approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.
National Guard Soldiers, Airmen Train on Cybersecurity
June 21, 2022
Oregon Army National Guard Lt. Col. Manuel Robledo, deputy G6, briefs members of the Idaho Courts information technology team June 15, 2022, at the Idaho Supreme Court. A team of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assessed the court’s cybersecurity as part of the Cyber Discovery exercise in Boise, Idaho, June 4-18.
167th Airlift Wing Supports Multinational Exercises in Europe
June 17, 2022
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Artillery Brigade; and U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia, Air National Guard, unload and employ a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle and an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration exercise as part of Defender Europe 22 at Bornholm, Denmark, May 24, 2022.
Hawaii Air Guard Cyber Team Honored for Cyber Defense Work
June 17, 2022
U.S. Air Force Capt. Elijah Lincoln, center, is awarded an achievement medal May 14, 2022, at Fort DeRussy, Hawaii, for standing up the Hawaii National Guard’s first Cyber Mission Assurance Team. With him are U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Moses Kaoiwi Jr., Hawaii Army National Guard commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Glen Hayase.
1-121st Infantry Regiment Mortars Conduct Live-Fire Exercise
June 17, 2022
U.S. Army Georgia Army National Guard Spcs. Seth Fox, left, and Kwasi Fowler, indirect fire infantrymen assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, execute fire missions during the 48th IBCT's Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga, June 15, 2022. The exercise included approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.
New York Army Guard Soldiers Heading to Africa, Kuwait
June 16, 2022
New York Army National Guard Spcs. Lori Gorman and Jahaira Rodriguez, both assigned to Headquarters Company of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, head toward buses taking them to Fort Drum, New York, for training following a farewell event June 14, 2022, at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. The Soldiers will be deploying to the Horn of Africa in September.
Georgia Army Guard’s 48th IBCT Participates in Combat Training
June 16, 2022
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Brigade, and the Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, conduct sling-load operations at Fort Stewart, Ga., June 14, 2022. The XCTC exercise included approximately 4,400 brigade personnel from throughout Georgia.
Louisiana Guard Participates in Emergency Medicine Exercise
June 16, 2022
Joint medical learners participating in a aeromedical care course transport a simulated casualty to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard, during the 2022 Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, June 9, 2022. The JEMX hosted by the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center brought together over 2,000 service members from across the services to train medical personnel in combat casualty care, aeromedical care and forward resuscitation surgical team care.
National Guard Bureau Chief Visits 325th Weapons Squadron
June 15, 2022
U.S. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, jokes with Lt. Col. Steven, 325th Weapons Squadron director of operations, before a Weapons School Integration exercise sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 1, 2022. The chief of the National Guard Bureau serves as a military adviser to the president, secretary of defense and National Security Council and is the Department of Defense’s official channel of communication to the governors and state adjutants general on all matters pertaining to the National Guard.
Montana National Guard Aircrews Rescue Flood Victims
June 15, 2022
Montana National Guard aircrews search for flood victims in South Central Montana June 13-14, 2022. Guard members rescued at least a dozen people.
National Guard Builds Homes for Cherokee Vets During IRT
June 15, 2022
Pfc. John Beckman, a carpentry and masonry specialist with the 2120th Engineer Company, participates in the Cherokee Nation Civil Engineering Innovative Readiness Training June 9, 2022, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Air and Army National Guard members work in two-week rotations from April to August, building seven homes each year for low-income or homeless military veterans of Cherokee Nation.