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Iowa's 185th Air Refueling Wing at work in Germany with NATO
February 24, 2017
Lt. Col. Charles Taylor, a pilot assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing, examines preflight checklists on a KC-135 aircraft at Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base on Feb. 14 2017. Approximately 40 members of the 185th are working at the air base supporting NATO training operations.
369th Sustainment Brigade trains on Army’s newest communications equipment in Kuwait
February 2, 2017
Signal Soldiers of the 369th Sustainment Brigade practice aligning a Ground Antenna Transmit Receive (GATR) Ball at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait on Jan. 10, 2017. The GATR Ball is a portable satellite communications system that can be deployed to remote areas in a relatively short amount of time.
South Carolina National Guard looks back at Operation Desert Storm
January 17, 2017
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers with the 251st Rear Area Operations Center at Log-base "Charlie" near the Saudi/Iraq border deployed to Southwest Asia starting on Jan. 9, 1991, to provide support during Operation Desert Storm. The South Carolina National Guard deployed more than 2,400 Army and Air Guard service members during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, representing 11 different Army Guard units and eight Air Guard units.
Overseas, Lengyel finds National Guard vital contributor to Joint Force
December 2, 2016
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, second from right, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, left, view training in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan during a Thanksgiving visit to troops, Nov. 26, 2016.
Oregon's 173rd Fighter Wing conducts historic aircraft transfer with Israel
November 9, 2016
Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, pose with for a group photo in front of the just delivered F-15 Eagles at Tel Nof air base in Israel. After two years of planning and final execution, the wing participated in a historic active ramp to ramp transfer of aircraft.
Indiana National Guard unit completes Slovak Shield 2016 with other NATO allies
October 14, 2016
Calvary scouts with team outlaw and Outlaw Troop, 4th Cavalry Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, demonstrate dismount tactics at the Slovak Shield 2016 Visitors Day Oct. 13, 2016 at Military Training Area Lest, Slovak Republic. U.S. Soldiers participated in Slovak Shield as a part of Atlantic Resolve, a U.S. led effort in Eastern Europe that demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and enduring peace and stability in the region.
American, NATO allies unite at Slovak Shield 2016
October 11, 2016
U.S. Army Soldiers, Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, Czech Army, Polish Armed Forces and Hungarian Defense Forces soldiers stand in formation during the Slovak Shield 2016 opening ceremony Oct. 6, 2016 at Military Training Area Lest, Slovak Republic.. Slovak Shield will expand its ‘scale of operations’, interoperability and joint force training with more than two thousand U.S. and allied forces training in MTA Lest and other locations throughout Slovakia.
Allied Spirit V offers realistic combat experience to National Guard
October 7, 2016
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Malanka, center, of the 40th Infantry Division, joins his staff in touring aviation facilities during the Allied Spirit V exercise Oct. 1, 2016, at the 7th Army Training Command's Hohenfels Training Center, Germany. More than 60 soldiers from the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division are serving as the Higher Control (HICON) during Exercise Allied Spirit V through mid-October 2016. The soldiers are providing direction and expertise to military units from 8 NATO nations, including several U.S. active duty and reserve component personnel. The U.S. Army Europe training involves more than 2,500 participants working to strengthen tactical interoperability and test secure communications between NATO members and partner nations.
Pennsylvania Army Guard's 2nd IBCT, 28th ID holds March for the Fallen in Kosovo
September 26, 2016
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Partner, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, carries the unit’s guidon while rucking 28 miles during the March for the Fallen ruck march held on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The event is meant to honor those who have died in service to the country and mirrors an event held at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., home station for many units of the brigade.
Florida Army Guard Soldiers team with Navy, Coast Guard to provide port security in Djibouti
September 6, 2016
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Abel Baez, left, a squad leader with the Florida Army National Guard’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment and Pfc. David Morales, a rifleman, with he same unit, make plans to re-route civilian vehicles while providing security for Coastal Riverine Squadron 8 at Port de Peche, Djibouti in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Aidana Baez)