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National Guard Bureau Civilian Receives DOD CIO Award
December 13, 2024 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A National Guard Bureau information technology specialist received the 2024... MORE
Shawn Achziger, center, an information technology specialist with the National Guard Bureau, with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton, left, the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, and Leslie Beavers, the acting chief information officer with the Department of Defense, after receiving a 2024 Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon Dec. 3, 2024. Achzinger was recognized for migrating the National Guard from the obsolete Joint Information Exchange Environment system to the updated Common Operating Picture system, used primarily during emergency response operations.

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Oregon Guard Honors Army's 250th with Norwegian Endurance Challenge
News Features • 2 days ago
Participants gather at the start line in the pre-dawn light at U.S. Cellular Field in Medford, Ore., June 8, 2025, before beginning the Norwegian Foot March. The 18.6-mile endurance test, hosted by the Oregon Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, attracted 101 military personnel and civilians carrying 24-pound rucksacks.
Vermont Air Guard First on Scene of South Burlington Fire
News Features • 7 days ago
U.S. Air National Guard civilian firefighters, assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard Fire Department, pose in front of the fire truck that was the first on scene, South Burlington, VT, June 4, 2025. These firefighters provided the first fire truck on scene to a local fire.
Washington Airman Selected for Direct Commission in Cyber
News Features • 13 days ago
U.S. Air Force Capt. Isaac Tian, a cyber operations officer with the 262nd Cyber Operations Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, analyzes data for evidence of adversary indicators of compromise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 6, 2025. Tian is among the first Air National Guard members to be selected under a newly established direct commission program for cyber professionals.
Minnesota Guard Soldier Competes on the All-Army Softball Team
News Features • 15 days ago
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
News Features • 16 days ago
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. Vu would complete 1,422 hand release push-ups in one hour, setting a new world record pending official verification by Guinness World Records.

 

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