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Georgia Army Guard Hands off Honduran Mission to Texas Guard
September 30, 2022
Sgt. Osvaldo Pina, a member of the Georgia National Guard's 1st Battalion of the 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade, discusses the route during a 15-mile ruck march alongside Honduran Army counterparts near Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sept. 8, 2022. Pina and other SFAB members were participating as part of their advising mission at the Honduran Army's Noncommissioned Officer Academy during a six-month deployment to Honduras —the first National Guard deployment of its kind.
Texas Air Guard Members Fly at Falcon Leap 2022
September 26, 2022
Tech. Sgt. Ryan Fenimore and Senior Airman Alex Huff, load masters, 181st Operations Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, prepare the aircraft before takeoff during the Falcon Leap Exercise in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sept. 13, 2022. Falcon Leap is part of the remembrance ceremonies for the anniversary of the World War II Operation Market Garden and is NATO’s largest technical airborne exercise.
Virginia, Kentucky Guard Soldiers end Africa Mission
September 23, 2022
About 1,000 Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers provided security throughout the Horn of Africa during a nine-month deployment ended in September 2022. Task Force Red Dragon maintained a presence in Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya.
National Guard Infantry Units Support East Africa Mission
September 22, 2022
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin, the commander of 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Zeller, the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, senior enlisted leader, unfurl the unit’s colors during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sep. 19, 2022. During the ceremony, more than 1,100 New York Army National Guard Soldiers officially began their service as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa.
NY National Guard Sustainment Soldiers Heading for Middle East
September 19, 2022
New York National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 369th Sustainment Brigade stand in formation during a farewell ceremony at Camp Smith, N.Y., Sept. 18, 2022. The brigade, known as the "Harlem Hellfighters" for the unit's service in World War I, will be deploying to Kuwait to provide logistics support to Army forces in the Middle East.
Whitehead: Relationships the ‘Magic Ingredient’ in NCO Development in Europe
September 12, 2022
Ukrainian Chief Master Sgt. Oleksandr Kosynskyi, the command senior enlisted leader of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, talks with Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, the SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, during the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe International Command Senior Enlisted Conference in Casteau, Belgium, Sept. 7, 2022.
Virginia Guard Red Dragons Earn Their Spurs in Kenya
September 12, 2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, navigate an obstacle course during a spur ride Aug. 20, 2022, in Manda Bay, Kenya. The spur ride included physical training events, an obstacle course, rifle and pistol live-fire, weapons familiarization, reconnaissance and medical evacuation lanes, and a night call for fire and crew-served weapons live-fire event.
Alaska, Washington National Guard Join Exercise Gobi Wolf
September 7, 2022
Brig. Gen. Tracy Smith, commander of the Alaska Air National Guard, spoke about the 20-year partnership between the Alaska National Guard and Mongolian government during the opening ceremony for Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 5. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise with field training exercises in hazmat response, mass medical care and search and rescue.
National Guard, Partner Nations Conduct Command Post Exercise
September 7, 2022
Allied and partnered nations conduct a command post exercise during Noble Partner at the Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, Sept. 6, 2022. Noble Partner is a cooperatively led multinational training exercise in its sixth iteration between the Georgian Defense Forces and U.S. Army Europe and Africa.