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29th Infantry Division moves 5,000 Afghans through Kuwait
November 5, 2021
Afghan evacuees board a U.S.-chartered flight for their destination after a two-week stay in Kuwait, where they received medical screenings and were processed by Task Force Spartan personnel. Approximately 5,000 evacuees processed through Kuwait.
Guard Soldiers teach Polish military active threat response
October 27, 2021
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dyllon Vetsch, assigned to 107th Support Maintenance Company, Wisconsin National Guard, clears a room with a Polish Land Forces soldier assigned to the Polish Land Force's Civil-Military Cooperation unit at the Military Training Centre for Foreign Operations in Kielce, Poland, Oct. 22, 2021. The multinational training event created shared understanding of police active threat response tactics, enhancing NATO capabilities and the U.S.-Polish partnership.
Connecticut National Guard unit deploys to Poland
October 26, 2021
Connecticut National Guard Sgt. Kelle Kennerly walks to a bus outside the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn., Oct. 24, 2021. Her unit, the 142nd Medical Company, was mobilizing to support Operation Atlantic Resolve and heading to Texas before deploying to Poland.
Task Force Phoenix CEMA cell counters unmanned aerial systems
October 19, 2021
Staff Sgt. Daniel Butts, with the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, trains with a SPECTRE Virtual Reality Trainer during a counter-unmanned aerial system (CUAS) course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Course instructor Chief Warrant Officer 2 Anthony Meneely stands behind him.
Task Force Phoenix halfway through Middle East mission
October 4, 2021
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter from Task Force Wolfpack, 1st Attack Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, flies over northern Iraq. Wolfpack's highly lethal Apaches serve as air weapons teams on 24-hour alert. They also provide overwatch during ground operations, convoy escort and reconnaissance in support of base defense.
Nebraska, Texas ANG participate in Ample Strike 2021
September 22, 2021
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF, Lakenheath, England, is refueled by a U.S. Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska ANG, Sept. 15, 2021, during exercise Ample Strike 2021, near Pardubice Airport, Czech Republic.
US, NATO, Ukraine enhance interoperability with Rapid Trident exercise
September 22, 2021
Ukrainian Brig. Gen. Vladyslav Klochkov, co-director of Rapid Trident 21 from the Ukrainian Land Forces, speaks to a multinational force during the opening ceremony for Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-American training exercise, Sept. 20, at Central City Stadium, near Yavoriv, Ukraine.
Texas National Guard Soldiers enhance combat readiness during NATO exercise
September 20, 2021
Participants from 12 NATO allied forces and local citizens paid homage to the 77th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden by gathering at a series of drop zones across the Netherlands and Belgium to observe one thousand Soldiers parachuting from U.S Air Force C-130s and allied force aircrafts during Falcon Leap.
Minnesota National Guard supports Afghanistan evacuation
August 24, 2021
1st Lt. Michelle Jaeger, a platoon leader with the Minnesota National Guard's A Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment, interacts with Afghan children as part of operations at Hamid Karzai International Airport Aug. 21, 2021. Minnesota Soldiers are providing humanitarian assistance to U.S. citizens, special immigrant visa holders, and their families.
New York Air Guard joins NATO search and rescue exercise
August 11, 2021
Pararescue Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing prepare for a jump into the Atlantic near the Azores during ASAREX 2021, a NATO search and rescue exercise July 27-30, 2021.