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Army Guard’s 41st IBCT Prepares for NATO-led Mission
September 24, 2024
U.S. Army Capt. Joe Kaufman, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, communicates radio commands during training at Fort Cavazos, Texas, Sept. 14, 2024. The Soldiers are preparing to support NATO-led Kosovo Forces, also known as KFOR, in a peacekeeping mission.
Idaho Guard Helicopter Battalion Deploying to Kosovo
August 26, 2024
Family, friends and coworkers gathered on Gowen Field Aug. 22, 2024, to say farewell to Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion as they left Idaho to prepare to deploy overseas to support Operation Joint Guardian. Several UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and more than 100 personnel deployed to Texas for additional training before departing to Kosovo for an 11-month rotation supporting the NATO peacekeeping mission.
124th Warthogs Arrive at Exercise Air Defender
June 9, 2023
U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Shufeldt, a pilot assigned to the 190th Fighter Squadron, 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho National Guard, conducts post-flight documentation on Lechfeld Air Base, Germany, in preparation for exercise Air Defender 2023 on June 6, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates U.S. and allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world.
National Guard Demonstrates Capabilities During African Lion
July 7, 2022
Key leadership from the Idaho National Guard and several other U.S. states joined partner nations in Morocco June 30, 2022, to see the capabilities of multinational armies working together in a combined arms live-fire mission. During the exercise, Soldiers from Idaho's 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment fired M795 high explosive rounds from the M109A6 howitzers as Soldiers with the Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin Army National Guard, a Marine Corps Reserve unit based in California and active-duty Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, provided ground cover.
Idaho National Guard Participates in African Lion Exercise
June 27, 2022
Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment and counterparts from California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion ’22.