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Guam National Guard, Navy join forces for relief efforts
November 7, 2018
Heavy equipment vehicles from the 1224th Engineering Support Company, Guam Army National Guard, are loaded onto the well-deck of the Whidbey-Island class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) via Navy Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1634, attached to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 on Naval Base Guam.
Maj. Gen. John Gronski visits Battle Group Poland
November 2, 2018
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John Gronski, U.S. Army Europe’s deputy commanding general, meets with Soldiers assigned to Battle Group Poland during a visit to Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Oct. 30, 2018.
Exchange program offers overseas experience to N.Y. Soldiers
November 2, 2018
New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Christian Larrabee, right, displays the United Kingdom colors at the conclusion of his Military Exchange Program training tour with British Army 2nd Lt. Max George, assigned to the Fifth Royal Regiment of Fusiliers following the Triglav Star 2018 multinational training exercise at the NATO Multinational Centre of Excellence for Mountain Warfare in the Julian Alps of Slovenia. Larrabee served as a platoon leader during company level training lanes in the mountain warfare exercise.
Tenn. Guard speaks on working in a multinational environment
October 12, 2018
Multinational service members and local university students pose for a picture during the students visit to Yavoriv CTC Sim Centre, Oct. 10.
Indiana Guard members reflect on Pacific Pathways exercises
October 9, 2018
Soldiers with the Indiana Army National Guard's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and their Indonesian counterparts from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia army kick off Garuda Shield 18 by conducting a "Yel-Yel," a cry-and-response war dance, July 29, 2018, in Indonesia. Garuda Shield 18 is the third exercise in U.S. Army Pacific's second iteration of Pacific Pathways, a series of multinational engagements with ally and partner militaries in the Indo-Pacific region.
W. Va. National Guard trains with multi-national forces
October 1, 2018
Engineers from the 119th SAPPR Engineer Company, West Virginia National Guard conduct perimeter security during Saber Junction 18, a combat training exercise, in Hohenfels, Germany on Sept. 25, 2018. The SAPPR company worked as an opposition force during the exercise alongside Bavarian and Ukrainian forces defending Ubungsdorf, a city in the Hohenfels training center.
Opposing force is interoperable; ready for Saber Junction 18
September 28, 2018
Soldiers from the 119th Sapper Company, West Virginia National Guard, unload concertina wire in preparation for placement in a Hohenfels training area. The 119th is a part of the opposing force which simulates the enemy during the exercise scenarios. Saber Junction 18 is the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s combat training center certification exercise, taking place on the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas, Sept. 4 to Oct. 1, 2018.
Guard units from Calif. and Tenn. join in Ukraine training
September 14, 2018
California National Guard Soldiers trade patches with Ukrainian service members at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Yavoriv, Ukraine, Sept 7, 2018. During breaks in training, troops participated in the tradition of swapping patches. The troops also performed tactical training during the multinational Rapid Trident exercise.
Japan and Indiana National Guard forge alliance in exercise
September 12, 2018
State Command Sgt. Maj. James R. Gordon and 76th Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Steven J. Bishop observe their soldiers during live-fire exercises for Orient Shield 2018. The U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self Defense Force take meticulous range safety precautions to ensure live-fire training is safe as the training area supports firing these weapons systems.
Idaho, Montana Soldiers practice live-fire with Thai troops
August 29, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Saraburi province Aug. 28, 2018, the final Hanuman Guardian 2018 training event for infantry Soldiers from both forces. Hanuman Guardian 2018, Aug. 20 – 30, builds capabilities of both armies while increasing the interoperability of U.S. and Thailand forces, longtime allies. More than 150 U.S. Army and 350 Army National Guard Soldiers and 350 Royal Thai Army Soldiers are participating in the training exercise.