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Army Increases Tuition Assistance, Adjusts Credentialing Program
December 17, 2024
The Army announced policy updates Dec. 11, 2024, for the tuition assistance and credentialing assistance educational programs for Active-Duty, Reserve, and National Guard Soldiers. The changes include increased semester hour and dollar amount caps for TA and a reduction in the dollar amount cap for CA.
Idaho Air Guard Range Squadron Trains to Climb Towers
December 17, 2024
Radar, airfield and weather systems specialists with the 266th Range Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, complete tower climbing training on Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Dec. 10, 2024. Tower climbing is vital to maintain communication systems at the Saylor Creek Bombing Range, Mountain Home AFB and other military operating areas in Southern Idaho.
Nordhaus Reinforces National Guard’s Dual Status Commander Role
December 16, 2024
Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses nearly nearly 30 officers at the O-6 level and above, from 50 states, three territories, and the District of Columbia, and active-duty components from across the country during the Dual Status Command Training Course, at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command headquarters on Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., Dec. 13, 2024.
Guard Defenders, Green Berets Prepare for Future Fight
December 16, 2024
U.S. Air Force Security Forces Airmen with the Air National Guard and a U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (5SFG) (Airborne), transport a simulated patient of a mass casualty incident on a Humvee assigned to the 5SFG during training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Oct. 23, 2024. This training was a component of exercise Sage Eagle 25-1, a recurring, battalion-sized, unconventional warfare exercise that validates Special Forces’ ability to operate in uncertain environments while training and incorporating conventional forces into an evolving contested environment.
Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa Guard Excel at Sniper Championship
December 16, 2024
The Nebraska National Guard, shown Dec. 12, 2024, won the 54th WPW Sniper Championship and Chief David R. Logan Sniper Team Trophy is the Nebraska National Guard. The WPW Sniper Championship, held at Fort Chaffee, Ark., and hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center, brought together elite marksmen to compete in precision shooting and tactical decision-making, honoring the storied legacy of military sniper excellence.
New York Soldiers, Airman Celebrate National Guard’s Birthday
December 13, 2024
Maj. Gen. Michel Natali, New York assistant adjutant general, and Airman Gabriel Geise, 18, Master Sgt. Michel Schin, 59, and Pvt. 1st Class Aliyah Billar, 17, mark the 388th anniversary of the National Guard's birthday Dec. 13, 2024, at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham.
Alaska National Guard Fields Helicopter Engine Test Stand
December 12, 2024
Alaska Air National Guard Col. Joshua Armstrong, far left, 176th Wing commander, and Brig. Gen. Brian Kile, far right, Alaska Air National Guard commander, look on as, from center left to center right, Senior Master Sgt. Benjamin Devries, 176th MXS Accessories Flight chief, Senior Master Sgt. Troy Freeman, 176th MXS Propulsion Flight supervisor, and Col. Michael Cummings, 176th Maintenance Group commander, cut a ceremonial ribbon Dec. 9, 2024, to mark the fielding of the Propulsion Flight’s T700 Flexible Engine Diagnostic System at JBER. The test stand will save time and money in diagnosing HH-60G Pave Hawk engine faults.
Maryland National Guard Hosts 250th Annual Pass in Review
December 11, 2024
The Maryland Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, commemorated its 250th anniversary with a Pass in Review Dec. 7, 2024, at the Dundalk Readiness Center. The historic ceremony celebrated the regiment’s legacy as one of the oldest and most distinguished units in the U.S. Army, tracing its roots back to the Baltimore Independent Cadets of 1774.
Louisiana Guard Conducts Disaster Response Training
December 11, 2024
Louisiana Army National Guardsmen assigned to the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package check for contamination levels at a collapsed building at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Perry, Georgia, Dec. 3, 2024. The CERFP conducted a training exercise culminating in a National Guard Bureau evaluation Dec. 1–7.
Remains of World War II Airman Returned Home
December 10, 2024
U.S. Army Honor Guard Soldiers with the New Jersey Army National Guard fold an American flag during the ceremony for U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William Scott at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, New Jersey, Dec. 9, 2024. Scott, a navigator on a B-24 Liberator bomber, was killed when his aircraft was shot down during Operation Tidal Wave over Ploiești, Romania, Aug. 1, 1943.
Tennessee Guard Airmen Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
December 9, 2024
Eleven Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing receive the Distinguished Flying Cross on Dec. 7, 2024, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tennessee, for helping defend Israel from a massive missile and drone attack from Iran.
New York Airmen Bring Holiday Cheer to Hurricane Victims While Training
December 6, 2024
U.S. service members pose for a group photo after offloading toys on Marine Corps Air Station New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2024.
New York Air National Guard Honors President Martin Van Buren
December 6, 2024
New York Air National Guard Brigadier General Gary Charlton and Command Chief Master Sergeant Michael Hewson salute after the placing a wreath from the White House during the annual wreath laying ceremony marking the birthday of President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook, New York, on Dec. 5, 2024.
Robot Boosts Louisiana Guard Civil Support Team Readiness
December 4, 2024
Sgt. Nicolas Cullop, 62nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, Louisiana National Guard, operates the Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II, an advanced unmanned ground vehicle equipped with specialized chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear equipment. The robotic system can gather information from potentially hazardous environments.
Guard Members Bring Unique Capabilities to Cybersecurity
December 4, 2024
Soldiers assigned to the National Guard Bureau take part in a Cybersecurity Awareness Month event at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Station, in Arlington, Virginia, in October. The Guard brings a variety of skill sets to the cyber field and developed the Bring Your Own Device application, which allows Soldiers and Airmen to connect personal phones, tablets and other devices to the Defense Department network. The app was approved Army- and Air Force-wide earlier this year after more than two years of development and testing.
NORAD and USNORTHCOM Leaders Visit Western Air Defense Sector
December 3, 2024
Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Chief Master Sgt. John Storms, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command senior enlisted leader, are briefed on the Western Air Defense Sector’s Agile Operations Center air picture management section by Royal Canadian Air Force Sgt. Guillaume Thibault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 18, 2024.
California Army Guard Delivers Supplies to Wilderness Site
December 3, 2024
California Army National Guard Soldiers prepare to fly after sling-loading timber that will be used to conserve a cultural site in the Stanislaus National Forest Oct. 30, 2024. The Stanislaus collaborated with the 1-126th Aviation Regiment, Cal Guard, to deliver critical supplies to remote forest areas near Cooper Meadow in the Emigrant Wilderness.
NGB Leaders Visit ’Top-notch’ Guardsmen in New Hampshire
November 29, 2024
Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Army Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the CNGB, visit New Hampshire National Guardsmen at Pease Air National Guard Base, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Nov. 26, 2024.
Massachusetts Guard Civil Support Team Put to the Test
November 27, 2024
A member of the Massachusetts National Guard 1st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team looks for signs of contamination during an evaluation training event at the Emerald Square Mall Nov. 7, 2024. The CST was tested over two days in North Attleboro.
Alaska Air Guard, Coast Guard Rescue Pilot at Iliamna Lake
November 27, 2024
An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron passes over Malemute Drop Zone during airborne sustainment training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 10, 2024. A 211th RQS HC-130 worked with a Coast Guard District 17 HH-60 Jayhawk to rescue a plane crash victim Nov. 21, 2024, at Lake Iliamna.