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South Carolina National Guard Soldier builds targets in Romania
July 31, 2017
Spc. Alvin Stevens pours rock into Gabion baskets from his Skidsteer loader. These Gabion baskets will support moving targetry at a tank range at Joint National Training Center, Cincu, Romania. Spc. Stevens is a South Carolina Army National Guard Soldier with the 1223rd Engineer Company, 178th Engineer Battalion, serving in Romania as part of Resolute Castle 17, an operation which builds relationships with the NATO alliance and enhances its capacity for joint training and response to threats within the region.
Georgia National Guard Soldiers of the 648th Mobile Enhancement Brigade in Europe for Saber Guardian 17
July 11, 2017
Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade reconnoiter possible bridging sites on the Olt River in preparation for Exercise Saber Guardian 17 on July 7, 2017.
Airmen maintain security at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq
July 3, 2017
Senior Airman Sionte Campbell, 443d Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron entry controller, speaks to Capt. Jeffrey Robertson, 407th ESFS operations offficer June 22, 2017, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Robertson visited security forces members at Al Asad to check on his Airmen forward deployed there and the current status and capabilities of the unit to accomplish the mission.
Minnesota National Guard joins British marines, Polish soldiers for Saber Strike 17
June 20, 2017
A combined forces squad featuring members of the Minnesota Army National Guard's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, British Royal Marines and Polish soldiers transport a simulated casualty to an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter after a ground assault exercise transitioned into a medical evacuation exercise near Sventezeris, Lithuania, June 18, 2017. The training was part of Exercise Saber Strike 17, a U.S. Army Europe-led training exercise in the Baltic region. The exercise tests the capability of multiple nations to act against a threat.
Air drop resupplies troops during Exercise Saber Strike 17
June 16, 2017
Members of the Minnesota National Guard and the Lithuanian Army work with elements of the U.S. Air Force to coordinate airborne supply drops of meal rations via a C-130 Hercules Aircraft for Exercise Saber Strike 17 in Pabrade, Lithuania, June 9, 2017.
Army National Guard Soldiers enjoy their role-play in Combined Resolve VIII
June 15, 2017
U.S. Soldiers from the 870th Engineer Company, 83rd Troop Command, Florida National Guard, plan routes and tactical positions while participating in exercise Combined Resolve VIII at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany June 9, 2017. Army National Guard Soldiers are serving as opposing forces in the exercise, which is designed to train the Army's Regionally Allocated Forces to the U.S. European Command. More than 3,400 participants from 10 nations are involved.
Minnesota Soldiers welcome Army Guard director to Saber Strike 17
June 14, 2017
Director of the Army National Guard, Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, greets Soldiers from HHC 2-136 Combined Arms Battalion, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota National Guard, participating in Saber Strike 17, in Pabrade, Lithuania.
National Guard, sister services engage community during Tradewinds exercise
June 9, 2017
Florida Army National Guard 2nd lt. Ryan Noblitt, assigned to Delta Company, 1-124 Infantry, 53rd Brigade Combat Team, takes a selfie with schoolchildren and another Soldier in his unit, Staff Sgt. Edward Roseman during a community relations (COMREL) event on board Paragon Base. The students visited the base to participate in a Tradewinds 2017 COMREL event.
Guam Guard Airmen protect expeditionary base, coalition mission
June 8, 2017
Air Force Airman 1st Class Randall Diego, a security forces member attached to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, inserts a magazine into his M4 carbine at the beginning of his guard shift in Southwest Asia, May 13, 2017.
Pennsylvania National Guard participates in Saber Knight exercise in Estonia
June 5, 2017
Pennsylvania National Guard members at the conclusion of Saber Knight, a command post exercise in Estonia from May 27 to June 4.