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Minnesota Guard Soldier Competes on the All-Army Softball Team
May 27, 2025
Army 1st Sgt. Steven Cox, the first sergeant assigned to the Minnesota National Guard’s Faribault-based 224th Transportation Company, hits a ball during the Armed Forces Softball Tournament, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Oregon Guard Soldier Sets New World Record for Hand Release Push-Ups
May 27, 2025
Oregon Army National Guard Physician Assistant Maj. Tommy Vu grimaces with maximum effort at the apex of a push-up as the counter shows 1,413 repetitions with just 26 seconds remaining in his world record attempt at West Coast Strength gym in West Salem, Ore., May 23, 2025.
Ohio Army National Guard Hacking a Recruiting Challenge
May 23, 2025
LTC Michael Antonas of the Ohio Army National Guard presented a challenge coin Feb. 26 to four Hacking for Defense students at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for their work on a project to help recruiting efforts.
Kentucky Army Guard Soldiers Qualify for 2025 CrossFit Games
May 22, 2025
U.S. Army Col. Eddie Simpson (left) and 1st Lt. Erik Thomas pose for a post-workout photo at CrossFit Frankfort in Frankfort, Ky. on May 15, 2025. Simpson and Thomas, both members of the Kentucky Army National Guard, qualified for the 2025 CrossFit Games.
Louisana Guard Medical Evacuation Training Turns Real
May 21, 2025
Staff Sgt. Ashley Renye perform during a culminating training event to medically evacuate soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, May 14, 2025.
Pennsylvania Air Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing Wins Omaha Trophy
May 15, 2025
Army Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, Pennsylvania adjutant general chat with attendees as the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing, receives the of U.S. Strategic Command’s Omaha Trophy May 1, 2025.
Ten N.Y. Army National Guard Soldiers Receive Purple Heart
May 15, 2025
Ten New York Army National Guard Soldiers who received the Purple Heart on May 10, 2025 at the Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, New York display their certificates following the ceremony. The ten Soldiers were injured during a January 28, 2024 drone attack on a military outpost in Jordan known as Tower 22.
From the ChalleNGe Academy to the Pennsylvania Guard
May 14, 2025
Pfc. Scott Gabner works on a vehicle engine at the Unit Training Equipment Site at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on April 29, 2025.
Oregon National Guard Soldiers Welcome Veterans Home from Honor Flight
May 6, 2025
A Vietnam veteran renders a salute from his wheelchair as he passes through the honor corridor at the Medford Airport, Medford, Ore., May 4, 2025. Oregon Army National Guard soldiers and Patriot Guard Riders formed the corridor to welcome veterans returning from an Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., where they visited military memorials honoring their service.
Ohio Airman Helps to Set the Theater in Deployment for Training
May 5, 2025
U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Braylon McCoy, pavements and heavy equipment operator assigned to the 200th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) Squadron Detachment, Mansfield, Ohio, operates heavy equipment used in brush removal at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 4, 2025.