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Pennsylvania Air Guard Firefighters Train at Joint Base Andrews
June 13, 2022
Three 316th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters pull a gushing fire hose toward a simulated aircraft fire during interagency training at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 2, 2022. The team trained in a live-burn exercise to practice firefighting techniques and procedures in a realistic environment.
National Guard Members Conduct Innovative Readiness Training
June 10, 2022
Air National Guard Airman First Class Cabrera, 124th Civilian Engineer Squadron, smooths out gravel as a part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission while building homes for the Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense initiative that is a joint environment with National Guard Soldiers and Airmen.
Idaho Guard’s 2-116th CAB Trains for Deployment to Mideast
June 9, 2022
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from Charlie Company, one of three companies making up the 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, train in tactical movements during annual training. The 2-116th CAB is preparing to deploy in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
NY, Minnesota Airmen Hone Ice Runway Construction Skills
June 8, 2022
New York Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 109th Airlift wing deployed to Greenland in support of Exercise Polar Reach May 11-27. The Airmen worked with the Canadian Royal Air Force and the Minnesota Air National Guard to test the capabilities of its Polar Camp Skiway Team.
Delaware Air Guard Demonstrates Readiness in Graded Exercise
June 8, 2022
Members of the 166th Airlift Wing Security Forces Squadron transport a simulated wounded team member during an exercise at the New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del., June 6, 2022. The exercise, a part of Operation Gemini, ensures Airmen are trained and mission ready at all times. (Modifications were made to enhance the subject through color correction, cropping and exposure correction.)
Continued Investments Make Guard Effective, Chief Says
June 7, 2022
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense, during the National Guard and Reserve posture hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington June 7, 2022.
New Air National Guard Exercise Tests Agility in Michigan
June 7, 2022
A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., performs Agile Combat Employment training while marshaling an A-10 Thunderbolt II in an Integrated Combat Turn during Agile Rage 22, June 7, 2022.
152nd CSSB Hosts Battalion-wide Field Training Exercise
June 7, 2022
Mechanics from the 740th Transportation Company pull cable in wet-weather field conditions to rig an overturned Humvee for field recovery training during the 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion field training exercise at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, May 2, 2022. Vehicle recovery experts from the 665th Support Maintenance Company provide their 740th counterparts with realistic hands-on training.
Guard Soldiers, Airmen Participate in Cyber Shield Exercise
June 7, 2022
Participants from the National Guard and other services receive instructions for Cyber Shield 2022 at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas, June 5, 2022. The mission of Cyber Shield is to develop, train and exercise cyber forces in defending computer networks and responding to cyber incidents.
Idaho Air National Guard Engineers to Build Homes in Oklahoma
June 6, 2022
Two dozen Airmen from the 124th Civil Engineer Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, build pallet bridges to access new homes during an innovative readiness project in the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Idaho Air National Guard Airmen Begin Agile Rage Exercise
June 6, 2022
Members from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, travel aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from the 105th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, en route to Alpena, Michigan, June 4, 2022. This effort is in support of Agile Rage 22 exercise.
Land at Your own Risk: Air Guardsmen Honored for Valor During Operation Allies Refuge
June 4, 2022
New York National Guard Airmen with the 105th Airlift Wing were recognized with the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with valor at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, June 4, 2022. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, director of the Air National Guard, praised the Airmen for their heroic actions flying a C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft into Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, as Taliban forces took the capital city in August 2021.
Utah National Guardsman is Regional Soldier of the Year
June 3, 2022
Blindfolded competitors are taken on a boat to an island during the Region VII Best Warrior Competition on Guam May 26, 2022. The annual competition featured the best noncommissioned officer and Soldier from Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. The winners move on to the national competition in July.
Army National Guard signal conference highlights data, data transport modernization
June 1, 2022
Project Manager Tactical Network, at the Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical, and the Arkansas Army National Guard 239th Brigade Engineering Battalion, demonstrated the Disaster Incident Response Emergency Communications Terminal (DIRECT) tool suite during the 2022 Army National Guard G6 Tactical Communications Conference in May 2022 at Little Rock, Arkansas. DIRECT enables Army National Guard signal units to provide commercial phone, internet access, command post Wi-Fi and radio interoperability to first responders.
142nd Wing Guardsmen hone skills in WSEP/Checkered Flag 22-2
May 31, 2022
A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle flies over the installation during Checkered Flag 22-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 18, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise that fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of fourth-and fifth-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training.
Minnesota medics care for Alaskans in remote communities
May 31, 2022
Minnesota National Guard Spc. Asia Enger holds a giant rabbit near Kodiak, Alaska, where 43 Guard members with the 204th Medical Company Area Support Company mobilized in early May to support Arctic Care 2022.
Kentucky National Guard participates in Tradewinds 22
May 31, 2022
Kentucky National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 75th Troop Command, poses for a group photo at the end of Operation Tradewinds 2022 at Price Barracks, Belize, May 20, 2022. HHD, 75th Troop Command, provided brigade-level support to the multinational exercise.
Senior enlisted advisor highlights strategic importance of Guam National Guard
May 31, 2022
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief, National Guard Bureau, presents a coin of excellence to Army Spc. Monica Iriarte of the Guam National Guard’s 1224th Engineer Support Company on Guam, May 23, 2022. Iriarte is part of a security forces mission staffed and equipped by the Guam Guard to protect air defense assets critical to Guam’s defense.
Idaho Army National Guard fires precision-guided munitions
May 27, 2022
The Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment conducted live-fire training using the M109A6 Paladin and more than 80 high explosive rounds during its annual training at the Orchard Combat Training Center May 12-27, 2022. Training included its first live-fire exercise using the U.S. Army’s modernized M1156 Precision Guidance Kit, a GPS smart fuze attachment that enabled the battalion to convert its existing 155 mm artillery shells into smart weapons and improve target trajectory.
Pennsylvania National Guard aviators find lost hikers
May 27, 2022
Left to right, Staff Sgt. Kyle Waller of the Illinois National Guard’s Company B, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion; Staff Sgt. Anthony Bearoff of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Company B, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion; Staff Sgt. Robert Prigel, an instructor at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Site; Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kyle Kephart, an instructor pilots at EAATS; and Ron Henry, also an instructor pilot at EAATS, in front of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Muir Army Airfield at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 25, 2022. (This photo was altered to obscure an ID card)