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National Guard captain seizes UK learning opportunity
November 20, 2019
Capt. Nima Sarrafan, front row, second from right, stands with his class peers for a photo before a formal dinner as part of training at the United Kingdom Intermediate Command and Staff College in Shrivenham, England, in October 2019.
U.S., Qatar rev up Eastern Action exercise
November 18, 2019
Qatari Emiri Land Force and U.S. military leadership receive the mission brief for Eastern Action, Oct. 31, 2019. U.S. Army Col. Steve Fabiano, the Area Support Group - Qatar commander, left center, looks at terrain map, as Brig. Gen. Steven T. King, a Task Force Spartan deputy commanding general, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard, listens to the brief.
Snipers aim to sharpen shooting, teaching skills
November 4, 2019
A U.S. Army Soldier, with Military Engagement Team-Jordan, 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Arizona Army National Guard, adjusts the scope of a Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) snipers’ rifle during a Sniper Subject Matter Expert Exchange at a base outside Amman, Jordan, in October 2019.
30th ABCT provides armored vehicles in fight against ISIS
November 1, 2019
U.S. Soldiers with the 4-118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard (attached to the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard) conduct gunnery training with the M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at Fort Bliss, Texas, in September 2019. The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team is mobilized for Operation Spartan Shield in the Middle East and includes units from the North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia Army National Guard.
JSTARS flies last sortie out of CENTCOM
October 31, 2019
An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System returns at sunset from a combat mission Sept. 12, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. JSTARS fly daily at various times in support of theater operations and average around 11 hours per flight.
Soldiers establish communications in Slovakia
October 30, 2019
Army Spc. Josh Southerland (left) and Spc. Dillon Devore, both signal systems support specialists from Seymour, Ind., assigned to the 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana Army National Guard, set up an AN/PRC-150 multiband radio in a field at Lešť military training center in Slovakia, Oct. 29, 2019.
30th ABCT reunites with equipment in Kuwait
October 28, 2019
U.S. Soldiers in the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team assist in the line-up and preparation of vehicles for movement to their base in Kuwait after being off-loaded from ships at Shuaiba Port, Kuwait, Oct. 21-25, 2019. The unit is mobilized to support Operation Spartan Shield and is comprised of units from the North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia Army National Guard.
109th Airlift Wing to support science missions in Antarctica
October 24, 2019
An LC-130 "Skibird" assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing between missions at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, the National Science Foundation research center in Antarctica on Dec. 2, 2018. The 109th Airlift Wing flies the largest ski-equipped aircraft in the world, which can land on snow and ice.
New combat lifesavers certified
October 22, 2019
U.S. Army Soldiers roll a simulated casualty onto a litter during the culminating exercise for a Combat Lifesaver Course hosted by combat medics, with 38th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, Indiana National Guard, at Joint Training Center-Jordan Oct. 16, 2019.
Georgia Guard unit makes history with unique mission
October 21, 2019
Cpt. Bryant Wine, a historian with the 161st Military History Detachment, Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe, conducts an oral history interview with 1st Sgt. Glenn Cook, Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery Regiment. Cook’s company was responsible for supporting Bravo Battery during field testing of the new M109a7 Paladin.