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Va. Guard aviators fly nearly 300 hours over Guatemalan skies
July 18, 2014
Members of the Virginia Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment land a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after transporting Soldiers to Guatemala city during Operation Beyond the Horizon April 28, 2014. The 2-224 Aviation Regiment’s primary purpose is for casualty evacuation, but they also run personnel transport and other tasks given to them by the Task Force.
New York Guard members conduct sling load operations in Afghanistan
July 7, 2014
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company make their way out from under the Chinook during practice in Afghanistan recently.
Alaska National Guard continues partnership with Mongolian armed forces
June 30, 2014
Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Edsel Huynh, 297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, carries medical supplies off a 168th Air Refueling Wing KC-135, after arriving in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 16, 2014. Approximately 100 Alaska Guard members are participating in Exercise Khaan Quest 2014, a multinational training exercise designed to strengthen the capabilities of U.S., Mongolian and other partner nations for effective participation in international peace support operations worldwide.
California Guard Special Forces helping train Nigerian army to counter Boko Haram
June 25, 2014
A California National Guard Special Forces Soldier from Los Alamitos-based Special Operations Detachment-U.S. Northern Command and Company A, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), reviews a sand table map with a Nigerian soldier in Nigeria in June.
Airmen wrap up African partnership program exercise
June 25, 2014
Chief Master Sgt. Bill Wunderlin 130th Rescue Wing loadmaster, demonstrates how to hook up a winch during a joint exercise in Dakar, Senegal, June 19, 2014.
Baltic's Exercise Saber Strike 2014 showcases international cooperation
June 10, 2014
Brig. Gen. Ainars Ozolins, co-director of the Saber Strike Exercise, gives a thumbs up to Maj. Gen. Mark McQueen, the other co-director, during the opening ceremony. The Ceremony took place at Adazi Training Area in Latvia on June 9, 2014. Saber Strike is a multilateral, multifaceted exercise designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability with the U.S. and allied partners.
Guard units take on multiple roles in exercises, real world missions in Europe
June 6, 2014
Soldiers with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard work with a Lithuanian soldier, center, during an exercise in Saber Strike 2013 in Adazi, Latvia, June 4, 2013. S
Pennsylvania National Guard unit sharpens skills in NATO exercise
May 23, 2014
The 28 ID Chief of Plans Lt. Col. Michael Wegscheider, second from left, and plans officer Maj. John Tippett review exercise battle plans with Belgian Kapitein Nicolas Six and Canadian Maj. Marc-Andre Langelier, right.
Missouri Guard member keeps the troops laughing
May 20, 2014
Sgt. 1st Class John Snider, the project site noncommissioned officer in charge of the Las Carretas site and member of Missouri's 35th Engineer Brigade, begins each work day with a joke. "I like to get everyone laughing before we work," Snider said. "It lightens the mood, gives your mind a release, and gives everyone a good laugh before we get to work."
Arkansas Air National Guard members build hope, relationships in Guatemala
May 7, 2014
Guatemalan children watch from a tree as Master Sgt. Larry Ricketts discusses construction with First Sgt. Joshua Rich during Beyond the Horizon 2014 on April 8, 2014. Both airmen are assigned to the 188th Fighter Wing, Civil Engineering Squadron, Arkansas Air National Guard. U.S. Army South is partnering with Guatemala to execute Beyond the Horizon, a focused humanitarian assistance operation conducting various engineering assistance, medical, dental and civic action programs.