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Alaska Guard Assists Juneau Following Glacial Flooding
August 9, 2024
The Alaska National Guard is assisting with flood recovery and cleanup after an outburst flood from the Mendenhall Glacier Aug. 6, 2024, caused major flooding in the Mendenhall Glacier Basin. Multiple homes and roads were inundated.
Alaska Air National Guard Rescues 4 Distressed Paddle Boarders
August 8, 2024
Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aviators assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron hoist a 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman and simulated casualty during a capabilities exercise over Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 25, 2024.
Kentucky Guard Aviation Conducts Aerial Gunnery at Grayling
August 8, 2024
U.S. Army Spc. Austin Banks fires the M240 machine gun during mounted gunnery in a UH-60 Black Hawk at Camp Grayling Army Airfield in Grayling, Michigan, July 16, 2024. Banks, a crew chief in Bravo Company 2/147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, was conducting aerial gunnery during annual training.
Louisiana Guard Hosts Army Interrogation Team Competition
August 8, 2024
The Louisiana National Guard hosted the third annual Army interrogation team competition featuring 15 teams from across the Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center from July 29 to Aug. 2, 2024.
Iowa Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing Trains in Michigan
August 8, 2024
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Stoos, a boom operator with the185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa, trains to operate the Real Time Information in the Cockpit system on the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during Exercise Northern Strike 24-2 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug 5, 2024.
Alaska Army National Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Hiker
August 7, 2024
An Alaska Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, lands in Hatcher Pass after spotting a missing hiker during a rescue mission Aug. 6, 2024.
106th Rescue Wing’s 1st HH-60W Jolly Green II Takes Flight
August 7, 2024
A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing based at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., flies over the north shore of Long Island, Aug. 4, 2024. 106th aircrew demonstrated the upgraded functions of the aircraft over land and water during the wing’s historic first HH-60W flight.
Alaska National Guard Engineers Hone Construction Skills
August 7, 2024
Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Avigale Trevino, a horizontal construction engineer assigned to the 910th Engineer Support Company, operates an excavator on the Alcantra road realignment project during annual training at the Alcantra Armory, Wasilla, Alaska, July 22, 2024. The engineers improved vehicle and personnel access to the armory.
New York Guard Security Forces Airmen Hone Weapons Skills
August 6, 2024
Staff Sgt. David Hacker, a combat arms instructor for the 109th Security Forces Squadron, prepares a firing position during a training exercise at the Ethan Allen training site in Jericho, Vermont, Aug. 1, 2024.
Florida National Guard Assists in Wake of Hurricane Debby
August 6, 2024
Florida National Guard Soldiers from the 1-265th Air Defense Artillery Battalion removed debris and cleared roads in Lafayette County, Florida, to assist in reopening the community Aug. 5, 2024.
South Carolina Guard Heads to Florida as Debby Looms
August 5, 2024
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1050th Transportation Battalion, 59th Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, mobilized in support of Florida’s request for assistance through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) process, in anticipation of tropical storm Debby from Varnville, South Carolina, Aug. 4, 2024.
Arizona Guard Sends Aviation Assets to Help Fight Cal Wildfires
August 2, 2024
U.S. Army Soldiers from the Arizona National Guard conduct pre-flight checks before take off, August 1, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Gen. Hokanson Pens Farewell Letter to the Force
August 2, 2024
Chief of the National Guard Bureau U.S. Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va, Aug. 03, 2020.
Wisconsin Airmen Train on Agile Combat Employment Concepts
August 1, 2024
U.S. Air Force Col. Charles C. Merkel, 128th Air Refueling Wing commander, discusses pallet training with 128th ARW leadership at Volk Field Air National Guard base, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, July 17, 2024.
Alaska Airmen test modern warfare skills at SPEARS course
August 1, 2024
The 168th Civil Engineers Emergency Management team took part in the Air National Guard’s specialized personnel and equipment for the Austere Reconnaissance and Surveillance (SPEARS) course at the Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center.
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers Rescue Injured Hiker
July 30, 2024
The Idaho Army National Guard's State Aviation Group assisted with the search and rescue of a 44-year-old woman who was injured while hiking near Smokey Peak in Idaho’s Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Virginia Guard Soldiers Conduct Training at Camp Dodge
July 29, 2024
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the South Boston-based Alpha Company, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct annual training June 26 2024, at the Army National Guard Sustainment Training Center at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Outstanding Guard Airmen Recognized During Focus on the Force
July 29, 2024
From left: U.S. Air Force Gen. Duke Pirak, acting director, Air National Guard; Senior Airman Gavin Woken, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio National Guard; Master Sgt. Haley Rankin of the Western Air Defense Sector, Washington Air National Guard; Senior Master Sgt. Alejandra Rosales, 195th Wing, California Air National Guard; Master Sgt. Diana Nogiec, 110th Wing, Michigan National Guard; and Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Perry, interim command chief, Air National Guard pose for a group photo during the culmination of the Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards ceremony at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 26, 2024.
NASA Apollo, Artemis Missions Cross Paths at Colorado Guard Site
July 26, 2024
High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site instructors and staff brief Charlie Duke, NASA astronaut, before a training flight July 8, 2024, in Gypsum, Colorado. Duke was one of 12 astronauts to walk on the moon during NASA’s Apollo missions. NASA is partnering with HAATS to apply rotary wing skills to lunar landing operations in support of the Artemis mission set.
South Carolina Air Guard Showcases ACE Concepts
July 26, 2024
Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighting Wing soar above St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, during exercise Caribbean Fox July 22, 2024. Caribbean Fox provides a dynamic training experience for the warfighter to maintain readiness to integrate, operate and dominate air superiority across the full spectrum of conflict.