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National Guard infantry units support East Africa mission
January 14, 2022
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray and the 1-116th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stand together during a transfer of authority ceremony, Jan. 8, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
Washington National Guardsmen prepare to deploy to Poland
January 13, 2022
Lt. Col. Matt Braddock, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, talks with his Soldiers before they depart Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 5, 2022. More than 100 Guard members are deploying to Poland in support of the NATO-enhanced Forward Presence mission.
Task Force Phoenix ends 9-month mission in Middle East
January 10, 2022
Task Force Phoenix Over the Horizon (OTH) force CH-47 Chinook helicopters arrive at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 3, 2021. The helicopters are flown by crews from Task Force Phoenix's 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), from the Minnesota and Iowa National Guard.
Nebraska Guard helps restore Djibouti village water supply
January 7, 2022
Nebraska Army National Guard Sgt. Beau Heithoff, engineer specialist, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), installs a pipe coupling during a well-leak repair at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 22, 2021. CJTF-HOA personnel at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa.
National Guard Soldiers provide security, partnerships in Horn of Africa
December 29, 2021
U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Riczu, a Connecticut Army National Guard Soldier, currently deployed with the 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, demonstrates military mountaineering skills to French Marine Capt. Benoit Malet, the officer in charge of the French Desert Commando Course, during the Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course.
Vermont Army Guard hosts mountain warfare course in Djibouti
December 21, 2021
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Elijah Amendola, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assists a French service member with the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) on fixed rope techniques at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2021. Five instructors from the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vermont, taught a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course on basic military mountaineering skills to French service members in Djibouti to strengthen the relationships among the international forces working together in the region.
Nebraska Air Guard participates in Ample Strike exercise
December 13, 2021
This year's Czech Republic-led Exercise Ample Strike 2021 integrated training on air and land with joint terminal attack controller (JTACS) instructors. A U.S. Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska, participated in the exercise.
Minnesota Air Guard Airmen support Al Dhafra operations
December 10, 2021
Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 8, 2021. The Airmen are forward-deployed, working in a variety of duties to support the Air Force mission at ADAB.
NY Air Guard crews from Long Island train in Greenland
December 9, 2021
Members of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing conducting a week-long training mission in Greenland with the Danish military and the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Wing were treated to a display of the northern lights during the Arctic Light Exercise Nov. 5-9, 2021.
107th midway through Atlantic Resolve NATO deployment
December 8, 2021
A Soldier with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 107th Maintenance Company demonstrates proper use of an M17 pistol to Polish troops during the unit’s mobilization to Eastern Europe as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The 107th mobilized in May to provide area maintenance support across Poland, Romania and Lithuania.