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Kentucky Guard MPs demonstrate skills in Afghanistan
December 4, 2019
Spc. John Clark with the 1103rd Military Police Detachment - Law & Order works alongside active duty Spc. Barlow patrolling Stuttgart, Germany, June 11, 2017.
Exchange program benefits VNG Soldiers, partnerships
December 2, 2019
Virginia National Guard Soldiers participate in the Military Reserve Exchange Program in 2019 in the United Kingdom.
Chaplain: 'We sell hope'
November 30, 2019
Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Brandt, National Guard Bureau chaplain, talks with service members during Thanksgiving troop visits, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2019. This image was acquired using a cellular phone.
Indiana National Guard major helps manage 11,000 troops overseas
November 29, 2019
Indiana National Guard Maj. Dan Taylor, 38th Infantry Division deputy personnel officer, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Taylor, along with approximately 600 Cyclone Division Soldiers, left the Hoosier State in May to deploy to the Middle East to support Task Force Spartan.
30th ABCT joins British soldiers for MEDEVAC training
November 25, 2019
U.S. Army medics from the 145th Armor Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, in the Ohio Army National Guard, join British soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment, and flight medics from Golf Company, 5-159 Aviation Regiment, U.S. Army Reserves, to conduct joint MEDEVAC cold-load training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 23, 2019. The training is to ensure interoperability of equipment and procedures in the event life saving measures and medical evacuation are requested.
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.