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Minnesota Guard partners with Kuwait peers for terror drill
June 10, 2019
Members of the Kuwait Ministry of Interior’s Special Weapons and Tactics team prepare to breach a building while pulling security on May 2, 2019, during a joint exercise with a simulated terrorist, explosive ordnance, and chemical situation at the Kuwait Special Forces Training Center. The exercise was crafted to build a shared understanding of Kuwait Civil Authorities and U.S. forces procedures while reacting to any disaster, natural and manmade alike.

S.C. Air maintainers overcome harsh conditions in Sweden
June 6, 2019
U.S. Air Force F-16 aircraft maintainers, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, remove the right wing leading edge flap after the discovery of a damaged actuator on one of their F-16 Fighting Falcons during Arctic Challenge Exercise 2019 at Kallax Air Base, Sweden, May 23, 2019.

Kentucky Air Guard participates in Immediate Response 2019
May 31, 2019
Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft conduct a nonstandard-load training flight in the airspace above Venice, Italy, May 20, 2019, while carrying equipment from U.S. Army Europe’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team as part of Immediate Response 2019. The exercise is designed to improve readiness and interoperability among participating allied and partner nations integrated into a multinational battalion.

In Egypt, National Guard troops support key U.S. partner
May 6, 2019
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with Hawaii National Guard members deployed with the Multinational Force and Observers, the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, May 1, 2019.

For the sustainment command, it's all about managing change
April 29, 2019
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kim Ralston, 184th Sustainment Command, briefs members of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command’s Syrian Logistics Cell in Erbil, Iraq, April 24, 2019.

Instructor: Follow Combat Lifesaver standards to save lives
April 22, 2019
Spc. Sasha Del Carpio Torres, 28th Military Police Company, treats a wound on a mock casualty during a Combat Life Saver course held by the 300th Sustainment Brigade at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 19, 2019.

Training in Ukraine earns troopers their coveted spurs
April 9, 2019
Group photo of the newly spurred troopers after the Order of the Spur induction ceremony held at the Yavoriv Combat training Center, Ukraine, April 8, 2019.

148th Fighter Wing participates in NATO's Frisian Flag drill
April 4, 2019
F-16 aircraft from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing are at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands for the 2019 Frisian Flag, March 28, 2019.  Frisian Flag is a 12-day NATO partnership exercise in the Netherlands that will allow all international participants of the exercise to execute training on operational tactics in a global setting.

194th Security Forces build relationships during Cobra Gold 19
March 8, 2019
Group of Washington Air National Guardsmen with their Royal Thai Air Force counterparts stand guard at Korat Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand.

Tenn. Guardsmen visit Ukrainian special-needs orphanage
March 6, 2019
Maj. Terry Bell from the Tennessee Army National Guard stands with the director of the Rehabilitation Center for the Children of Special Needs, Natalia Frankiv during a visit to the orphanage in Krakovets, Ukraine, March 4, 2019.