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Idaho National Guard Trains with US, Indian Special Forces
November 27, 2024
Soldiers with U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and India's Special Operations Forces rush to cover at the Orchard Combat Training Center's Combined Arms Collective Training Facility near Boise, Idaho. The two units were joined by the Idaho Air National Guard's 124th Air Support Squadron to conduct Exercise Vajra Prahar Nov. 2-22.

New York Army National Guard Aviators Help Control Wildfire
November 26, 2024
A New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter dumps water on the 5,200-acre Jennings Creek Fire in Greenwood Lake, New York, Nov. 15, 2024, while fighting the wildfire on the New York-New Jersey border in Orange County. New York Army National Guard’s aviators spent nine days assisting state and local firefighting crews in containing the fire.

Runway Reopens at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center
November 26, 2024
Two Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center snowplows cut the ribbon at the runway repair ceremony Nov. 25, 2024, in Alpena, Michigan. The two-year, $60 million federally funded construction project repaired the entire primary runway at Alpena County Regional Airport that supports military and commercial aircraft operations.

Alaska Guard Delivers Meat to Storm-Ravaged Community
November 25, 2024
Alaska Army National Guardsmen from the 207th Aviation Troop Command and Bison Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, load frozen meat for transport via UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter during an Innovative Readiness Training mission at the AKARNG hangar in Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2024. Two years ago, the community of Toksook Bay, whose population is almost entirely members of the Alaska Native Nunakauyarmiut Tribe living a subsistence lifestyle, lost thousands of pounds of meat that spoiled due to extended power outages caused by Typhoon Merbok flooding.

Washington Guard Recognized for Aircraft Crash Recovery Help
November 25, 2024
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Washington National Guard, attach a cargo hook to a CH-47 Chinook during sling-load operations near Mount Rainier, Wash., Oct. 25, 2024. Washington National Guard aviation assets were activated Oct. 25-27 to support the U.S. Navy in its recovery of an EA-18G Growler fighter jet.

Utah Army Guard Boosts Lethality with New Apache Aircraft
November 25, 2024
The Utah Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment welcomed the newest AH-64E Apache Guardian into its ranks in West Jordan, Utah, Nov. 23, 2024. The most advanced attack helicopters enhance the Utah Army National Guard’s air lethality.

Idaho Guard Fighter Wing Tests Readiness in Nevada Desert
November 25, 2024
The 124th Fighter Wing participates in Green Flag West at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct, 27-Nov. 8, 2024. GFW is a comprehensive joint exercise featuring live fly missions that immerse warfighters in advanced air-to-surface integration training.

Stealth Bombers Land Precision Strike Against Houthi Militia
November 22, 2024
A U.S. Air Force crew chief assigned to the 131st Maintenance Group marshals a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber on the flight line at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Feb. 1, 2024, Missouri Air National Guard Airmen work side-by-side with their regular Air Force counterparts to ensure B-2s are ready to fly at a moment’s notice.

166th Regiment RTI Instructors Use Drones to Call Artillery Fire
November 22, 2024
The capabilities of the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute's 1st and 2nd Battalions melded during a unique artillery live-fire training exercise Nov. 15, 2024 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Forward observers with 1st Battalion used several models of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems to acquire targeting data of identified targets. This data was used to submit a call for fire to instructors and students with 2nd Battalion, who engaged the targets with artillery fire using M119, M777, and M109A6 howitzers.

North Carolina Guard Air Wing Validates Mission Readiness
November 22, 2024
North Carolina Air National Guard members prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a combat readiness inspection at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, Nov. 2, 2024.

Oklahoma Guard, Partners Brainstorm Drone Technologies
November 20, 2024
Oklahoma Army National Guard Col. Shane Riley, director of the OKNG's Launched Effects Program, addresses a meeting at the Tulsa Tech campus in Jenks, Oklahoma, Nov. 7, 2024. The meeting was a collaborative effort to bolster defense against aerial threats, bringing together Oklahoma National Guard leaders and state, education and industry partners to discuss counter uncrewed aerial systems.

New York Air Guard Attack Wing Demonstrates Readiness
November 20, 2024
Tech. Sgt. Geronimo Abreu, 107th Attack Wing Security Forces, inspects his riot gear before participating in the last riot exercise of Niagara Warrior Oct. 19 2024.

Republic of Korea Delegation Visits Louisiana National Guard
November 20, 2024
The Louisiana National Guard hosted a delegation of officers from the Republic of Korea’s Army at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans and other LANG facilities to share its extensive disaster response experience Nov. 13, 2024.

158th Fighter Wing Expands Largest Air Guard Solar Array
November 15, 2024
U.S. Air Force Capt. Dayton Brown, right, the base civil engineer, and Robert Letourneau, the base engineering technician, walk the grounds of the solar array expansion at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Nov. 15, 2024. The Vermont Air National Guard began the third and final phase of a photovoltaic power project to increase energy resilience, reduce carbon emissions and enhance emergency readiness.

Nebraska Air Guard CERFP Participates in Joint Exercise
November 15, 2024
Airmen with the Nebraska Air National Guard’s Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package Detachment-1 and 55th Wing role play as injured patients Nov. 13, 2024, during a joint National Disaster Medical System Exercise at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

Maryland Air Guardsmen Chosen for Warrant Officer Course
November 14, 2024
Tech. Sgt. Joseph Charron, Warrant Officer Training School military training instructor, observes Warrant Officer Training School class 25-01 as they compete in a push-up challenge at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Oct. 25, 2024.

North Carolina Air Guard Wing Inspects Globemaster IIIs
November 14, 2024
Members of the 145th Airlift Wing conduct a mission termination inspection during a combat readiness inspection at the North Carolina Air National Guard base, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, Nov. 1, 2024. The inspection tested the skills and abilities of NCANG members during a large-scale combat operation scenario.

Utah Air Guard Showcases Nuclear Operations Readiness
November 13, 2024
Utah Air National Guard Security Forces members secure the flightline during a nuclear operational readiness exercise Nov. 2, 2024, at Hill Air Force Base.

NGB Hosts Deployable Defensive Cyber Operations Systems-Modular Master Gunner Course
November 13, 2024
Guardsmen from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin participate in a two-week Army National Guard Defensive Deployable Cyber Operations Systems-Modular Master Gunner Course at Jackson Barracks, a Louisiana National Guard installation in New Orleans, Oct. 28 to Nov. 7, 2024.

California Air Guard Rescues Ailing Fisherman at Sea
November 12, 2024
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter assigned with the 129th Rescue Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, hovers over a fishing vessel to evacuate an ill fisherman about 400 miles off the San Diego coast Nov. 8, 2024. The patient was on a chartered fishing trip when he began experiencing stroke symptoms.