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28th ECAB one of TRANSCOM's best in 2020
November 16, 2021 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – US Transportation Command recently awarded the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade a Deployment Excellence Award for their performance in the fiscal year 2020 during... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade and 40th Combat Aviation Brigade receive trucks and other equipment belonging to the 40th CAB as they arrive in the Middle East.

Cal Guard pilots honored in London for Creek Fire rescue
November 15, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Two California Army National Guard flight crews were awarded the prestigious Prince Philip Helicopter Rescue Award by the Honourable Company of Air Pilots in London Oct. 21... MORE

From left, Falicia Ramos, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Irvin Hernandez, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bradley Hlebain, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joe Rosamond, Jill Goding, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kipp Goding, Warrant Officer 1 Ge Xiong and Pangia Xiong in front of Guildhall in London Oct. 21, 2021. The California National Guard members received the Prince Philip Helicopter Rescue Award from the Honourable Company of Air Pilots for their actions rescuing campers and hikers from the Creek Fire in California on Labor Day weekend in 2020.

106th Rescue Wing conducts joint winter storm exercise
November 15, 2021 — F.S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – The New York National Guard conducted a joint winter storm exercise at the 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach in November to maximize readiness in the... MORE

Members of the 106th Rescue Wing’s Communication Squadron set up a Mobile Emergency Response Center (MERC) at Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2021. The MERC allows disaster responders to establish reliable broadcast and reception in areas where communication infrastructure has been damaged.

Louisiana Guard’s Funeral Honors Team serves higher calling
November 12, 2021 — NEW ORLEANS – Soldiers in the Louisiana Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors (MFH) Team answer an even higher call to serve their country by spending countless hours training to ensure they... MORE

A Louisiana National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team escorts a fallen Soldier during his internment ceremony, March 13, 2021. Over the last year alone, the team proudly rendered honors at more than 1,500 veterans’ funerals, honoring them for their service.

Veterans reflect on service during National Capital Region tour
November 11, 2021 — WASHINGTON – A veteran donning a baseball hat embroidered with the word "Army" stood at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, neck craned, looking for a name. His reflection stared back at him from the... MORE

Peter Jones, a retired U.S. Army Soldier from Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and Michael Downey, a tour group volunteer, view the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., Nov. 4, 2021. Jones, who served in Vietnam from 1968-1969, was in the Army and Iowa Army National Guard and was part of a group of veterans from Illinois and Iowa who visited the nation’s capital.

Minnesota National Guard responds to latest COVID surge
November 10, 2021 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – Minnesota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were activated this month to support the state's COVID-19 response once again.As coronavirus cases in Minnesota continue to overwhelm... MORE

Minnesota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen train on Camp Ripley as nursing aides to support the state’s COVID-19 response in November 2021. Their focus includes staffing temporary care facilities.

Vermont Guard reflects on Marine Corps' 246th birthday
November 10, 2021 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Each year on Nov. 10, the U.S. Marine Corps celebrates the day in 1775 when the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution establishing two battalions of Marines as a landing... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers of the Vermont National Guard who served with the 2nd Marine Division in Iraq's Al Anbar Province between 2005-2006 were authorized to display the 2nd Marine Division unit insignia on their uniforms. Nov. 10, 2021, marks the Marine Corps' 246th birthday.

National Guard, Israel reaffirm 15-year partnership
November 9, 2021 — TEL AVIV, Israel – The chief of the National Guard Bureau and the commanding general of Israel’s Home Front Command reaffirmed the National Guard Bureau’s 15-year bilateral relationship with Israel... MORE

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, Home Front Command commander, listen to a briefing during Hokanson's visit to Israel to reaffirm the National Guard Bureau's 15-year bilateral relationship with the HFC, Nov. 2, 2021.

Virginia Maneuver Training Center helps spread UXO awareness
November 9, 2021 — FORT PICKETT, Va. – Soldiers and civilians assigned to the Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett completed a two-day “train the trainer” course taught by the U.S. Army Corps of... MORE

Soldiers and civilians assigned to Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett complete a two-day “train the trainer” course designed to help spread awareness of the dangers posed by unexploded ordnance Sept. 28-29, 2021, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taught the course.

NY Army Guard uses NYC as an urban operations training lab
November 8, 2021 — NEW YORK - New York Army National Guard officers and senior sergeants used New York City as a laboratory to explore the challenges of military operations in big cities during a five-day class that... MORE

A New York Army National Guard UH-60 helicopter flies past lower Manhattan while carrying officers and noncommissioned officers taking part in the New York Army National Guard's Dense Urban Leaders Operations Course, to give participants a feel for the city's layout. The five-day course is geared to train and educate staff officers and senior noncommissioned officers in the planning and execution of operations in complex urban environments.

Red Tails participate in ACE exercise
November 8, 2021 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The 187th Fighter Wing participated in a combat exercise Nov. 1-6 throughout the southeast United States.Southern Lightning Strike, designed around Agile Combat Employment, included... MORE

The 187th Fighter Wing participated in a combat exercise Nov. 1-6 throughout the southeast United States.

Nebraska ANG cybersecurity team keeps network safe
November 8, 2021 — LINCOLN AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – In 2021 alone, America's energy sector, power plants, food supply, water supply, health care, law enforcement and defense sector have all come under... MORE

Nebraska Air National Guard members of the 155th Air Refueling Wing Cyber Security office at Lincoln Air Force base, Nebraska, Nov. 7, 2021. Cybersecurity specialists ensure the security of computer networks and online communications from programming to hardware.

104th FW conducts midpoint inspection readiness exercise
November 8, 2021 — BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. - Barnestormers across the 104th Fighter Wing conducted a readiness exercise as part of the wing's midpoint inspection Nov. 4-6 at Barnes Air National Guard... MORE

Senior Airman Dominic Isidro and Tech. Sgt. Matthew Annis, firefighters with the 104th Civil Engineer Squadron, drag Senior Airman Thomas Ruffo, firefighter with the 104CES, out of a simulated burning building during a midpoint readiness exercise Nov. 6, 2021, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Midpoint inspections evaluate the wing’s capabilities to respond to threats in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment.

Kentucky Air Guard enters new era with C-130J Super Hercules
November 8, 2021 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft buzzed over the Kentucky Air National Guard Base Saturday before taxiing to stop on the flight line under the spray of water cannons while a... MORE

One of two new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft arrives at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 6, 2021, ushering in a new era of aviation for the 123rd Airlift Wing. The state-of-the-art transports are among eight the wing will receive over the next 11 months to replace eight aging C-130 H-model aircraft.

27th Infantry Brigade tries out Army’s new rifle
November 8, 2021 — FORT DRUM, New York – Across the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Soldiers are closing the gap between the reach of the basic Soldier and the highly trained sniper... MORE

Smoke clears from the chamber of an M110 A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifle fired by Spc. Steven Monnat, an infantryman assigned to the New York National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, during new equipment training at Fort Drum, New York, Nov. 5, 2021. Monnat was among 30 Soldiers from the battalion's higher headquarters, the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, who learned to operate the SDMR and close the gap between the reach of a rifleman and a sniper's weapons.

C-130J aircraft prepped for debut at Kentucky Air Guard
November 5, 2021 — PORT HUENEME, Calif. – Maintainers are putting the finishing touches on two new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft that will join the Kentucky Air National Guard fleet in Louisville this weekend.Artwork... MORE

An Airman from the 123rd Maintenance Group observes freshly applied tail art of one of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Channel Islands Air Guard Station in Port Hueneme, Calif., Nov. 3, 2021. The aircraft is replacing the C-130H Hercules, which has been in service to the Kentucky Air National Guard since 1992.

10th CST attends exercise based on real radioactive incident
November 5, 2021 — SEATTLE – A real-world emergency was the basis of a recent exercise that tested the Washington National Guard’s 10th Civil Support Team and its ability to detect and respond to a foreign... MORE

Washington National Guard Staff Sgt. Justin Belz and Sgt. Walter Fleming, survey team members with the 10th Civil Support Team, analyze a substance during a multi-agency hazardous material exercise in Discovery Park, Seattle, Wash., Nov. 3, 2021.

Kentucky Guard helps hospitals stretched thin by pandemic
November 4, 2021 — BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Since Aug. 31, Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have augmented hospital staff across the commonwealth, performing non-clinical tasks during a COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

Kentucky Army National Guard Sgt. Alex Kropf, a mechanic with 307th Maintenance Company, receives an order for processing in the laboratory at the Medical Center at Bowling Green Oct. 20, 2021. The Kentucky National Guard is supporting hospitals across the commonwealth.

Pa. Guard facilitates emergency communication best practices
November 4, 2021 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - More than 60 emergency management communicators gathered in-person and virtually to discuss disaster communications and best practices Nov. 3-4.The FEMA Region 3-facilitated... MORE

Maj. Victor Yartz, left, Pennsylvania National Guard, and Sgt. Craig Polen, Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Communications Information Services, work at the FEMA Region 3-facilitated Fall Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3, 2021. Pennsylvania State Police set-up their mobile command center at the event.

Tennessee National Guard honors former President Polk
November 4, 2021 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard celebrated the life of former President James K. Polk in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tennessee State Capitol Nov. 2 in honor of Polk's 226th... MORE

Tennessee National Guard Maj. Gen. Jimmie Cole, Tennessee's deputy adjutant general, and Rachael Helvering, executive director of the James K. Polk Association, lay a wreath on former President James K. Polk's tomb at the Tennessee Capitol grounds in Nashville to honor and commemorate Polk's 226th birthday, Nov. 2, 2021.

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Alaska Guard Works to Contain Fires

Air Guard Engineers Build Roads, Skills in Assateague Island Project

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