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Iowa Guard Engineers Renovate old Schoolhouse
June 23, 2022
Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 831st Engineer Company mark a straight line with thread on newly poured concrete at the historic Herrold School House in the Camp Dodge training area in Johnston, Iowa, June 14, 2022. The 831st EC was assigned to complete various projects around Camp Dodge.
Army Guardsman Youngest Ever to Achieve Sapper Distinction
June 23, 2022
Pfc. William Farkas, 17, attached to the 119th Engineer Company, 1092nd Engineer Battalion, with the West Virginia National Guard, has become the youngest ever to receive the distinguished sapper tab after graduating with honors from the U.S. Army’s Sapper Leader Course.
Post Office to be Named After Fallen Illinois National Guardsman
June 21, 2022
Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Jeremy Ridlen of Paris, Illinois, was among approximately 170 Soldiers who deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in December 2003 with the 1544th Transportation Company. He was just 23 years old when he died from small-arms fire May 23, 2004.
Alabama Soldier to Represent America in 2022 World Games
June 15, 2022
Alabama National Guard Pfc. Elioenai Campos in Columbiana, Alabama, June 10, 2022. Campos is part of the U.S. national jiujitsu team set to compete for international honors at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, July 7-17, 2022.
Project ChalleNGe Grad to be Air Force Chief Master Sergeant
June 14, 2022
Senior Master Sgt. Jeanie Beck holds her diploma she recieved from the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program. Beck, the chief enlisted manager for 152nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, is to be promoted to chief master sergeant June 25, 2022.
Kentucky Army Guard Veteran Awarded Bronze Star with Valor
June 13, 2022
The framed certificate for Kentucky National Guard Sgt. John Burlew, awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor June 10, 2022, for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2002.
Pilot Deployed with Vermont Guard Reaches 1,000-hour Milestone a 3rd Time
June 8, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher White, 315th Fighter Squadron commander, deployed to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, prepares an F-35A Lightning II aircraft for takeoff, June 3, 2022. Members of the 158th Fighter Wing are in Europe to support NATO’s ongoing air policing mission to deter aggression and assure allies and partners in the region.
New York National Guard Honors Korean War MIA
May 27, 2022
New York Army National Guard Soldiers carry the remains of Korean War MIA Cpl. Robert Charles Agard Jr. during his funeral ceremony honors May 27, 2022, at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Elmira, N.Y. Agard was returned home after more than 70 years listed as missing in action following his death in North Korea.
Indiana CSM Gives his Legion of Merit to Doctor
May 24, 2022
Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Brown, senior enlisted adviser of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, hugs nurse Jackie Brames while Dr. Lawrence H. Einhorn embraces them. Brown was awarded the Legion of Merit at the Indiana University Health Cancer Pavilion May 12, 2022, and gave the medal to Einhorn as thanks for treating him for cancer 24 years earlier.
Four Lao brothers serve in same Tennessee Air Guard wing
May 24, 2022
Four Lao brothers serve in the same wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard, with a fifth expected to join them. Their fellow Airmen in the 118th Wing know them as the Phimphivong brothers.