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Missouri Airmen Lead Task Force Iron Herk II in Germany
July 12, 2022
Airmen assigned to the 139th Maintenance Group, Missouri Air National Guard, perform a preflight check on a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 28, 2022. The 139th Airlift Wing was the lead unit for Task Force Iron Herk II, providing airlift support for European Command’s area of responsibility.
National Guard Demonstrates Capabilities During African Lion
July 7, 2022
Key leadership from the Idaho National Guard and several other U.S. states joined partner nations in Morocco June 30, 2022, to see the capabilities of multinational armies working together in a combined arms live-fire mission. During the exercise, Soldiers from Idaho's 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment fired M795 high explosive rounds from the M109A6 howitzers as Soldiers with the Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin Army National Guard, a Marine Corps Reserve unit based in California and active-duty Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, provided ground cover.
Virginia Guard Returns From Federal Active Duty in Iraq, Kuwait
July 1, 2022
The first groups of the Virginia National Guard’s Virginia Beach-based 329th Regional Support Group Headquarters return to Norfolk, Virginia, June 17, 2022, and reunite with loved ones, after supporting Operation Inherent Resolve at multiple locations Oct. 7, 2021, to June 6, 2022. The 329th’s mission was to provide mission command and base life support to Al Asad Air Base, Erbil Air Base and Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Iraq and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
175th Wing Demonstrates Warfighting Capabilities in Europe
June 29, 2022
Nine A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, sit on the flightline at Lielvārde Air Base in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, May 14, 2022, for Agile Combat Employment training during Defender Europe 22. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theatres in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy.
Idaho National Guard Participates in African Lion Exercise
June 27, 2022
Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment and counterparts from California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion ’22.
Hokanson Visits Guardsmen Training With Ukraine Troops
June 23, 2022
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with a formation of Soldiers with the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Florida National Guard, in Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 12, 2022. Germany was Hokanson’s second stop on a five-nation trip to recognize and strengthen National Guard relationships with European allies and partners.
Alaska National Guard Participates in Khaan Quest 2022
June 21, 2022
Closing ceremonies marked the end of Exercise Khaan Quest 2022 at the Five Hills Training Area in Tavantolgoi, Mongolia, June 20, 2021. The Alaska Army National Guard participated in the two-week exercise, along with 15 nations.
KFOR Medevac Team Crosses Borders to Save Lives
June 17, 2022
Left to right, back to front: U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 William Von Hemert, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brady Lemmon, Sgt. Christopher Buchanan, Sgt. Ashley Camper and Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Moore, medevac crewmembers with Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, Virginia National Guard, in front of their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, June 2, 2022. The team evacuated two injured Albanian State Police officers from the mountainous region of northern Albania.
WVNG Joins Operation Resolute Sentinel in Guatemala
June 16, 2022
Soldiers from the West Virginia National Guard’s 115th Engineer Company, 1092nd Engineer Battalion, recently arrived in Flores, Guatemala, to support Operation Resolute Sentinel 22. They will work on building a school before rotating out in two weeks, to be replaced by another engineer company.
Task Force Red Dragon Hosts D-Day Remembrance in Africa
June 7, 2022
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead in World War II.