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Alaska Army National Guard helps rescue injured man
August 17, 2021
Staff Sgt. Damion Minchaca, left, an Alaska Army National Guard flight paramedic, and Spc. Stefano James, a UH-60L Black Hawk medevac helicopter crew chief, provide critical care to a 75-year-old man after he fell into a river and stopped breathing Aug. 12, 2021. The crew, from Detachment 2, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, hoisted the patient into the aircraft and flew him to a hospital after he was revived by a fishing guide.
Indiana National Guard practices disaster response
August 16, 2021
A member of the Indiana National Guard discusses mission plans with civilian counterparts during exercise Homeland Defender Aug. 14, 2021. More than 500 Soldiers, Airmen and civilian first responders participated in the scenario involving an earthquake and cyberattacks.
114th Fighter Wing completes readiness exercise
August 16, 2021
South Dakota Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Mikayla Wilson, 114th Aircraft Maintenance crew chief, goes through launch procedures during a readiness exercise Aug. 9, 2021, at Joe Foss Field. The exercise tested the 114th Fighter Wing’s ability to set up an alert sight and generate combat airpower on short notice.
Wisconsin National Guard helps fight western wildfires
August 16, 2021
Wisconsin Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crews from the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation, train to drop water on wildfires at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 12, 2021, in preparation for deployment to California. Two aircraft and 17 troops departed Wisconsin Aug. 13, 2021, to battle wildfires in California.
91st Cyber Brigade participates in Cyber Shield 21
August 13, 2021
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 91st Cyber Brigade participate in Cyber Shield 21, the Department of Defense’s largest unclassified cyber defense exercise, July 15, 2021, in Fairfax, Virginia. VNG cyber Soldiers ran a help desk and helped conduct validations for several cyber protection teams.
Pennsylvania Air National Guard helps fight West Coast fires
August 13, 2021
Master Sgt. Brent Hill, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, controls the IR imagery on an RC26 in support of burn operations on the Beckwourth Fire in California from western Nevada July 13, 2021. He is serving as part of a team of imagery experts providing live aerial video streaming to fire bosses working on the front lines of the devastating California fires.
Pennsylvania Airmen serve nearly 5,000 meals in IRT project
August 13, 2021
Air and Army National Guardsmen from Pennsylvania and New Hampshire planned, ordered, prepared and served nearly 5,000 meals to more than 200 military service members participating in the Central Delaware Partnership for Hope, an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) project where service members offered no-cost health care to members of the Dover community in August 2021.
Oregon National Guard deploys to fight wildfires
August 13, 2021
Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Pousson, 142nd Maintenance Group, leads a group of Oregon National Guard Airmen departing Portland Air National Guard Base in support of OPLAN Smokey. OPLAN Smokey requires Airmen to be ready at a moment’s notice to help with statewide wildfire relief efforts.
36th Sustainment Brigade conducts airdrop at Northern Strike
August 12, 2021
The 294th Quartermaster Company, 36th Sustainment Brigade, Texas National Guard, helps the 182nd Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, load a C-130 Hercules aircraft with Humvees and a pallet of sustainment supplies during Northern Strike 21-2 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Aug. 4, 2021.
New Hampshire Guard radar operators train at Northern Strike
August 12, 2021
Soldiers with the 197th Field Artillery Brigade, New Hampshire Army National Guard, set up their AN/TPQ-53 Firefinder Radar during Northern Strike 21, Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 8, 2021.
South Dakota ANG F-16’s fly exercise operations from Iowa
August 12, 2021
F-16 fighter jets from the South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing at the Sioux City Air National Guard base in Iowa Aug. 11, 2021. The South Dakota unit is basing operations at the Sioux City base as part of a readiness exercise.
West Virginia Air National Guard hosts Sentry Storm 2021
August 11, 2021
Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, and a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Nine, Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, offload an all-terrain vehicle during sling load training at Sentry Storm 2021 at Camp Branch, Logan County, West Virginia, July 20, 2021.
Missouri medical company tests casualty evacuation prototype
August 11, 2021
U.S. Army Col. Gunnar Kiersey, senior adviser to the office of the Army Surgeon General, U.S. Army Medical Command, Arlington, Virginia, and U.S. Air Force Col. Sidney Martin are briefed by Thomas Merrill, a civilian technician for the Combat Capabilities Development Command on the Interoperable Multi-Modal Patient Movement. The prototype medevac transport unit was brought to Northern Strike 21-2 for testing and validation.
SCNG, Army Reserve practice building wet gap crossing
August 10, 2021
A heavy vehicle from 926th Engineer Brigade crosses a bridge July 20, 2021, at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The 361st and 310th Multi-Role Bridge Companies under the 926th Engineer Brigade joined the South Carolina National Guard’s 125th MRBC to build the wet gap crossing.
165th AW participates in Northern Strike 21 medical exercise
August 10, 2021
Airmen load mannequin patients onto a KC-46 Pegasus during mobile medic training at the Northern Strike 21 exercise Aug. 2-8, 2021. The Air Dominance Center at the 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah, Georgia, hosted over 85 Air National Guard Airmen from multiple medical units across the United States and its territories for the training.
Alaska Army Guard helps remote village during IRT mission
August 9, 2021
A 211th General Support Aviation Battalion CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports a skid-steer loader by slingload from Nicolai to the community of Telida, Alaska, as part of the Innovative Readiness Training program July 27, 2021. The IRT program enhances mission readiness while addressing the needs of America's communities.
Hokanson: ‘Whatever the combatant commanders need, we must be ready to deliver’
August 9, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses the 50th annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Aug. 8, 2021.
Civil Engineer Copperheads increase readiness with training
August 9, 2021
Arizona Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Shane Sanders, 161st Civil Engineer Squadron, structures apprentice, uses a metal inert gas welder during training in New London, N.C., Aug. 3, 2021. The training provides 161 ARW CES Airmen hands-on experience to ensure mission readiness.
Connecticut Air Guard trains with TSA, State Police
August 9, 2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Vanwormer, 103rd Security Forces Squadron, responds to a small unmanned aircraft system flying over Bradley Air National Guard Base during a drone response exercise at the installation in East Granby, Connecticut, Aug. 5, 2021. The 103rd Security Forces Squadron partnered with the Transportation Security Administration and Connecticut State Police to test the base’s response to a drone incursion.
Idaho Guard sends wildland firefighting crew to northern Idaho
August 9, 2021
Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are helping fight wildfires in northern Idaho. The newly assigned crewmembers of Task Force Timber Shield left Boise Aug. 4, 2021, to help the Idaho Department of Lands contain more than 15 significant wildland fires.