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Wisconsin Army Guard Medic Earns Expert Field Medical Badge
May 23, 2023
Sgt. 1st Class Talon Dumke, second from right, a combat medic assigned to the Wisconsin National Guard’s 54th Civil Support Team, with Lt. Col. Seth Kaste, right, 54th Civil Support Team commander, during the Expert Field Medical Badge ceremony May 12, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Dumke was one of eight Soldiers to complete the grueling competition, which challenged Soldiers in their technical proficiency and tactical acumen under extreme duress and scrutiny.
New York Army Guard Provides Funeral Honors for WWII Pilot
May 22, 2023
New York National Guard Honor Guard Soldiers receive the remains of 1st Lt. John Thomas, a World War II Army Air Forces pilot killed in 1943, at the Rose Cemetery in North Rose, New York, May 20, 2023. Thomas was killed in action during a bombing mission and his remains were not identified until 2022.
Georgia Guardsman Promoted, Family Service Honored
May 22, 2023
Lt. Col. Alejandro Pascual IV stands before a display he built to honor the World War II service of his great grandfather , Tech. Sgt. Isabelo Viernes, who served with the 45th Infantry Regiment and survived the Bataan Death March.
Vermont National Guard Welcomes Senegalese Recruit
May 18, 2023
The newest member of the 158th Fighter Wing, Airman Libass Mbengue, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, at Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, May 18, 2023. Mbengue moved to Vermont in 2018 from Senegal, Africa.
Guam Army Guard Soldier Earns Expert Soldier Badge
May 16, 2023
Spc. Kiana Siguenza of SECFOR 6, Task Force Talon, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, competes in the ruck march portion of the U.S. Army Japan Expert Soldier Badge testing at the Sagami General Depot, Japan, April 28, 2023. Siguenza, a member of the Guam National Guard, is the first recipient of the Expert Soldier Badge in the organization.
Nebraska, California National Guard Units Honor WWII Veteran
May 11, 2023
World War II veteran James K. Kunkle lays in the back of a KC-135 boom pod and watches the boom operator refuel an F15-C Eagle from the 114th Fighter Wing, Fresno, California, April 25, 2023. Kunkle served as a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot during World War II and flew P-38 and P-57 aircraft, receiving the Distinguished Service Cross for engaging 20 German aircraft and downing two of them.
Washington Guardsman Chases Dream of Becoming Police Officer
May 10, 2023
Washington Army National Guard Officer Candidate Lin Lin, in his Bellevue Police Department uniform after graduating from Basic Law Enforcement Academy in April 2023.
Kansas Soldier Makes Marathon Team Pushing Friend to Finish
May 10, 2023
1st Lt. Nicholas Lahr, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the Kansas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, and Samuel Butalla participated in the 46th annual Lincoln Marathon, which also serves as the National Guard Marathon Team trials, May 7, 2023, in Lincoln, Nebraska. More than 200 National Guard Airmen and Soldiers from across the country competed.