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25 Years Later: Remembering Khobar Towers bombing
June 25, 2021
On the night of June 25, 1996, a bomb was detonated near the Khobar Tower housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 Airmen and injuring more than 400 U.S. and international military members and civilians. The towers housed coalition forces supporting Operation Southern Watch, a no-fly zone operation in Southern Iraq.

Airmen help care for Moroccan children during African Lion
June 25, 2021
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Eric Cielinski, a physician assistant with the 151st Medical Det-1, provides medical care in the pediatric section of the Military Medical Surgical Field Hospital in Tafraoute, Morocco, June 12, 2021, during African Lion 2021. U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual exercise was hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal June 7-18.

African Lion: National Guard supports continent’s largest military exercise
June 20, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, at Camp Tifnit Training Area, Morocco, June 17, 2021. This image was acquired with a cellular device.

A first of its kind, Adriatic Thunder
June 18, 2021
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gene Harrigan, the defensive cyber operations team chief of the information with Minnesota National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Defensive Cyber Operations Element, explains information to Capt. Genti Koqinaj of the Kosovo Security Forces during a joint cyber training exercise, Midwest Croatia Kosovo Exercise Adriatic Thunder at Dr. Franjo Tudman Croatian Military Academy, Zagreb, Croatia, on June 15, 2021.

Sinai mission bolsters National Guard readiness, interoperability
June 16, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with troops after taking an aerial familiarization tour of the Multinational Force and Observers mission on the Arab Republic of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, June 15, 2021.

Georgia Guard completes multinational live-fire training
June 15, 2021
A U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin 155 mm howitzer with the Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, watches fired artillery observation rounds during Exercise African Lion 21, at the Tan-Tan Training Area, Morocco, June 13, 2021. Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal are hosting the exercise June 7-18.

Highway Patrol officers add value on Cal Guard deployment
June 14, 2021
Sgt. Daniel Gunther and Staff Sgt. Cindy Gray at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Gunther and Gray are California Army National Guard members deployed to the Middle East with Task Force Phoenix. On the civilian side, both are highway patrol officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP).

Alabama Guard trains with Hellenic Army in Greece
June 14, 2021
An Alabama National Guard Soldier from Delta Company 1-167th Infantry Battalion lies in wait during an exercise as part of DEFENDER-Europe 21, near Xanthi, Greece, May 20, 2021. This exercise was to teach Soldiers how to adapt to new surroundings and overcome obstacles.

Georgia National Guard sustains the fight at African Lion 21
June 11, 2021
Georgia Army National Guard Spc. Michael Brannon of the 148th Brigade Support Battalion performs maintenance on a Humvee in Tan-Tan, Morocco, June 8, 2021, during the African Lion 21 exercise. More than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO train together to enhance readiness.