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Washington Guard Snipers Train with Counterparts Overseas
October 19, 2022
Staff Sgt. Chris Smith fires from a hasty kneeling position during the enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia International Sniper Competition at Camp Adazi, Latvia, Nov. 16, 2021. The LISC was created to bring sniper teams from across NATO together to share knowledge and engage in challenging, friendly competition.
Minnesota National Guard Supports Iraq Air Base Operations
October 17, 2022
Minnesota Army National Guard Master Sgt. Lee Christopherson checks the power load on a ramp generator adjacent to the airfield at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2022. Christopherson is the Al Asad Air Base, Base Operating Support-Integrating logistics and mobility noncommissioned officer in charge with 347 Regional Support Group, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve,
Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers end Middle East Mission
October 12, 2022
The 1067th Transportation Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, conducting loading operations with the Montana Army National Guard, Combined Arms Battalion, 1-163rd Cavalry Regiment, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Soldiers trained on loading and unloading the M1A1 Abrams Tank and the M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle for a simulated Homeland Response Force movement.
Wisconsin Army Guard Prepares for Africa deployment
October 4, 2022
Col. Eric Leckel, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, speaks during a formal sendoff ceremony Sept. 30, 2022, in downtown Milwaukee. Approximately 280 Soldiers from the brigade’s headquarters company and 357th Signal Company will support Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa to enhance partnerships and stability in the region.
Hoosier Guardsmen Depart Indiana for Kosovo Deployment
October 4, 2022
Indiana National Guard Soldiers with the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team pause for a moment of reflection during their departure ceremony at Camp Atterbury near Edinburgh Sept. 30, 2022. The Soldiers are deploying to Kosovo.
54th SFAB Completes Historic Honduras Deployment
October 3, 2022
Capt. Madison Bips, a member of the Georgia National Guard's 1st Battalion of the 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade, returns a salute from a member of the Honduran Armed Forces Sept. 8, 2022, near Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The 54th SFAB was deployed to Honduras for six months in the first National Guard deployment of its kind.
Georgia Army Guard Hands off Honduran Mission to Texas Guard
September 30, 2022
Sgt. Osvaldo Pina, a member of the Georgia National Guard's 1st Battalion of the 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade, discusses the route during a 15-mile ruck march alongside Honduran Army counterparts near Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sept. 8, 2022. Pina and other SFAB members were participating as part of their advising mission at the Honduran Army's Noncommissioned Officer Academy during a six-month deployment to Honduras —the first National Guard deployment of its kind.
Texas Air Guard Members Fly at Falcon Leap 2022
September 26, 2022
Tech. Sgt. Ryan Fenimore and Senior Airman Alex Huff, load masters, 181st Operations Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, prepare the aircraft before takeoff during the Falcon Leap Exercise in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sept. 13, 2022. Falcon Leap is part of the remembrance ceremonies for the anniversary of the World War II Operation Market Garden and is NATO’s largest technical airborne exercise.
Virginia, Kentucky Guard Soldiers end Africa Mission
September 23, 2022
About 1,000 Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers provided security throughout the Horn of Africa during a nine-month deployment ended in September 2022. Task Force Red Dragon maintained a presence in Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya.
National Guard Infantry Units Support East Africa Mission
September 22, 2022
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin, the commander of 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Zeller, the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, senior enlisted leader, unfurl the unit’s colors during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sep. 19, 2022. During the ceremony, more than 1,100 New York Army National Guard Soldiers officially began their service as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa.