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Georgia Guard unit makes history with unique mission
October 21, 2019
Cpt. Bryant Wine, a historian with the 161st Military History Detachment, Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe, conducts an oral history interview with 1st Sgt. Glenn Cook, Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery Regiment. Cook’s company was responsible for supporting Bravo Battery during field testing of the new M109a7 Paladin.
Jordan, U.S. complete training cycle
October 16, 2019
Jordan Border Guard Force Soldiers, with the 7th Mechanized Battalion, 48th Mechanized Brigade, prepare to fire live ammunition at a range during a Jordan Operational Engagement Program (JOEP) training cycle at Joint Training Center-Jordan in September 2019. The partnership between Jordan and the United States is reinforced by persistent training with the Border Guard Forces, Quick Reaction Forces and the 77th Marine Battalion.
179th AW increases interoperability at Silver Arrow 2019
October 3, 2019
Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade prepare for an airdrop during Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) September 18, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. SJ19, an exercise involving nearly 5,400 participants from 16 ally and partner nations and the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, is designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade to execute land operations in a joint environment and to promote interoperability with allies and partner nations.
MO ANG leads airlift for Saber Junction 2019
October 1, 2019
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Jones, with the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, marshals in a C-130H Hercules aircraft during Saber Junction 19 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sep. 17, 2019. SJ19 is an exercise involving 16 allies and partner nations at the U.S. Army’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Sept. 3-30.
Old Hickory vets celebrate 75th anniversary of liberation
September 24, 2019
George Hamm, a WWII veteran who served with the 30th Infantry Division, holds a flag out a window during a parade through Maastricht in the Limburg Province of the Netherlands tSept. 14, 2019, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation by 30th Infantry Division Soldiers in September 1944. North Carolina National Guard Soldiers escorted the veterans, with whom they share a unit lineage, riding in classic cars and WWII era military vehicles through the streets lined with thousands of people.
Battle Group Poland conducts rapid response exercise
September 24, 2019
An M1 Abrams tank in the field at dawn during the Bull Run 10 exercise in Orzysz, Poland, Sept. 19, 2019.
South Carolina Guard leads Eager Lion in Jordan
September 17, 2019
About 50 Soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard worked as the Combined Force Headquarters (CFHQ) in the Higher Control (HICON) in support of Eager Lion in Amman, Jordan, August and September 2019.
Friendship at center of U.S.-Jordan Exercise Eager Lion 19
August 26, 2019
Maj. Ibrahem Al-Zoubi, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot from the Royal Jordanian Air Force's 30th Squadron, speaks with U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Antonio Fernandez, center, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mark Sallin, both pilots with Task Force Javelin, prior to a local area of operation familiarization flight from an undisclosed location, Aug. 16, 2019. RJAF pilots assist U.S. Army pilots with local flight plans in preparation for TF Javelin's medical evacuation and air assault support during Eager Lion 2019.
Pennsylvania, Tennessee Soldiers do water training in Poland
August 20, 2019
Soldiers from 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment along with Polish soldiers low crawl in the sand during day two of training for the Water Survival Course hosted by 15th Mechanized Brigade in Gizycko, Poland, Aug. 12, 2019.
235th Air Traffic Control Squadron stands up in Germany
August 5, 2019
Members of the 235th and 260th Air Traffic Controller Squadrons (ATCS) receive generator training from U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeffrey Van Joolen, in Ramstein, Germany, June. 3rd, 2019. The North Carolina Air National Guard, along with New Hampshire and Maine Air National Guard, flew to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to work with active duty 1st Combat Communications Squadron. The Air National Guard units assisted in training the active duty unit with set-up, use, and tear-down of a mobile tower and deployable tactical air navigation system.