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27th Infantry Brigade tries out Army’s new rifle
November 8, 2021
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
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
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
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
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
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.
National Guard COVID-19 survivor recounts fight for his life
November 3, 2021
Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Jancsy, an air liaison officer with the National Guard Bureau, was stricken with the coronavirus in March 2020 in Saratoga Springs, New York, fell into a coma and was taken off life support. He recovered and now recommends the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mississippi Guard receives national conservation award
November 3, 2021
The Mississippi National Guard's Environmental Team received the 17th Annual Military Conservation Partner Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nov. 2, 2021, in recognition of excellence and exceptional leadership in natural resource conservation. The team is shown at the award ceremony at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, near Hattiesburg.
Maryland Air Guard conducts mission generation exercise
November 3, 2021
Sixteen A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, conducted a mission generation exercise and an “elephant walk” at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, Md., Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise highlighted the agility and rapid mobility of the MDANG's airpower.
Alaska PJs, Army Guard partner for mass casualty exercise
November 3, 2021
Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, assess a damaged vehicle while conducting a full mission profile exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 13, 2021. The busiest rescue force in the Department of Defense, the 212th RQS provides elite pararescuemen and combat rescue officers that are uniquely skilled in integrating air and ground capabilities to carry out the 176th Wing’s wartime and peacetime personnel recovery missions.
Guardsman strengthens relationships at Yudh Abhyas 21
November 2, 2021
Maj. Sameer Puri, Washington National Guard, briefs Col. Yash Patel and Col. Mudit Mahajan of the Indian Army about cyber support in Yudh Abhyas Command Post Exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 20, 2021. Yudh Abhyas is an annual bilateral training exercise to improve the interoperability of the Indian and U.S. Army.
Hawaii National Guard administers 65,000 COVID vaccinations
November 2, 2021
Spc. Jordan T. Clapson, a medical specialist from the Task Force Medical, Hawaii National Guard Joint Task Force, administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine to an Oʻahu resident at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center in Waianae, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2021. Army and Air National Guard medical personnel continue to support the State Department of Health at multiple sites statewide in the fight against the coronavirus.
DOD fielding 5G communications to California 1st responders
November 2, 2021
Sgt. Jose Paiz of the 1114th Composite Truck Company, California National Guard, walks back to a Humvee, Jan. 12, 2018, after checking the depth of mud down the street during a rescue mission in Montecito, California. The 1114th rescued or evacuated more than 1,800 people in the Montecito area following a deadly mudslide that struck the city in the predawn hours Jan. 9.
Senior enlisted leaders tackle challenges facing Guard
November 1, 2021
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to command senior enlisted leaders (CSELs) from across the 50 states, three territories and District of Columbia during his CSEL forum at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, Oct. 28, 2021. During the three-day event, the senior leaders networked, shared best practices and discussed the future of the National Guard’s enlisted force.
Logistics makes the mission go round
November 1, 2021
Members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing and 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, assist members of the Tennessee National Guard’s 164th Airlift Wing with loading equipment and supplies into a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 26, 2017, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio.
131st Fighter Squadron raises capabilities, safety with SPYDR
October 29, 2021
104th Operations Support Flight Airmen install SPYDR in pilot helmets Sept. 18, 2021, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. The SPYDR system provides an audible warning when a pilot's oxygen saturation drops below a specific threshold, enhancing their safety and tactical capabilities.
Fort Indiantown Gap the busiest Guard training center again
October 28, 2021
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, provides dismounted security while the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle gunner provides rear security on the road during improvised explosive device training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 2021. Fort Indiantown Gap was the busiest National Guard training center in the country in 2021.
Indiana National Guard supports Operation Allies Welcome
October 28, 2021
Afghan evacuees arrive in Indianapolis Sept. 2, 2021, as 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers watch. Hoosiers will host the Afghans at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, as they begin their safe resettlement to the United States. The division Soldiers along with Indiana National Guard Soldiers will provide transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and logistics support as part of Operation Allies Welcome.
152nd CES, Forest Service continue Lake Tahoe partnership
October 28, 2021
Airman 1st Class Darian Montalvo, 152nd Civil Engineer Squadron power production specialist, stands on the roof of a historical cabin during a reroofing project at the Tallac Historical Site, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Oct. 21, 2021. Airmen worked on the project for six days, continuing a 38-year history of training at the site.
Michigan Air National Guard Airmen briefed on COVID vaccine
October 28, 2021
U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Bohnsack, state air surgeon, Joint Forces Headquarters, Michigan Air National Guard, briefs Airmen about the COVID-19 vaccine at the 110th Wing, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Oct. 23, 2021. The briefing was one of a series of presentations coordinated by the 110th Medical Group before the Nov. 2 deadline for Air National Guard members to get vaccinated.