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Minnesota Guard father, daughter serve together
October 12, 2021
Minnesota National Guard Spc. Emma Brown and her father, Maj. David Brown, shown at Fort Riley, Kansas, are both assigned to Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, and are participating in Warfighter Exercise 22-1.
Texas National Guard hosts Egyptian Armed Forces for summit
October 12, 2021
The Texas National Guard hosted senior officers from the Egyptian Armed Forces for a week-long summit at the end of September. The Texas National Guard formally established a partnership with the Arab Republic of Egypt through the National Guard State Partnership Program in June.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen help rescue 2 boaters
October 12, 2021
An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II operated by aircrew from the 211th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, over Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 18, 2021. The HC-130J Combat King II can perform personnel recovery operations, search-and-rescue and aerial helicopter refueling and forward area ground refueling missions.
National Guard aids Afghan evacuees in Operation Allies Welcome
October 8, 2021
U.S. Army Cpl. Sean Jackett, left, and Spc. Zackary Jensen, Wisconsin Army National Guard linguists, create signs in Dari and Pashto, Aug. 25, 2021, to place in a welcome area for Afghan people arriving at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center near Camp Douglas, Wisconsin.
Alaska Army National Guard rescues 3 hunters from avalanche
October 8, 2021
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter crew with the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, rescued three hunters after an avalanche injured two of them at a glacier near Hunter Creek Airstrip Oct. 6, 2021.
Guam National Guard, Navy conduct joint training at sea
October 8, 2021
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Paul Shaffer of the Navy's Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4 trains with Sgt. Keoni Wong, flight medic with the Guam Army National Guard, aboard a Mark VI Patrol Boat during a joint exercise in Guam, Sept. 28, 2021.
Innovation nothing new to Fabrication Flight Arctic Guardian
October 7, 2021
Alaska Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Shawn McDermott, an aircraft metals technician with the 176th Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, operates a consumer-grade 3D printer Sept. 28, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Arctic Spark Innovation Lab. In the course of his regular duties, McDermott operates industrial-grade 3D printers to fabricate parts for 176th Wing’s aircraft.
Titan of Air Force history honored in Pennsylvania hometown
October 7, 2021
Brig. Gen. Michael Regan, Pennsylvania deputy adjutant general-air, right, with Gen. Carl Spaatz re-enactor Chris Boswell following a road dedication ceremony in Boyertown, Pa., June 28, 2018. Spaatz, the first chief of staff of the newly formed Air Force following the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947, grew up in Boyertown and is touted as one of its greatest citizens.
Warfighter exercise preps 34th Red Bull Infantry Division
October 7, 2021
Battle desk noncommissioned officers from the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division continue their work in spite of a simulated chemical threat during a Warfighter Exercise at Fort Riley, Kansas, Sept. 30, 2021. The 34th ID participated in the three-week exercise with units from across Active, Reserve, and National Guard components stationed around the United States and Germany.
Army unveils new Black Hawk variant at Fort Indiantown Gap
October 7, 2021
A UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter is parked on Muir Army Airfield for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new variant Oct. 6, 2021, at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. EAATS was the first unit in the Army – active-duty, National Guard or Army Reserve – to receive the new variant.
NY Air Guard gears up to support Antarctic science research
October 6, 2021
Airmen prepare for the launch of an LC-130 "skibird" assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Antarctica Feb. 8, 2021, during a mission to support National Science Foundation research. The 109th Airlift Wing flies the largest ski-equipped aircraft in the world and will once again support science missions in Antarctica beginning in December 2021.
177th Fighter Wing leaders qualify with new service pistol
October 6, 2021
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Justin Kelley, 177th Operations Squadron C2 operations senior enlisted leader, fires a Sig Sauer P320-M18 handgun Sep. 24, 2021, at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Egg Harbor Township, N.J. Members of the 177th FW went to the range to qualify for the M18.
COVID response prompts 1st Idaho Guard dual-status commander
October 5, 2021
Brig. Gen. Russ Johnson, Idaho National Guard director of joint staff, visits Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen at medical facilities in Idaho, Oct. 1, 2021, after being appointed the state's first dual-status commander of its COVID-19 response.
New York Air Guard honors former President Chester Arthur
October 5, 2021
Maj. Gen. Timothy LaBarge, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Trottier, the senior enlisted leader for the 109th Airlift Wing, salute after placing a wreath from President Joseph Biden at the grave pf President Chester Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, at Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York Oct. 5, 2021.Each year, former presidents are honored on their birthday with the presentation of a wreath from the current president at their gravesite by military leaders.
Missouri Air Guard joins partners in earthquake exercise
October 5, 2021
A Civil Air Patrol drone pilot captures aerial views of "damaged" buildings while other team members evaluate potential structural instability during an earthquake exercise involving the Missouri Air National Guard and state and local partners in St. Louis Oct. 2, 2021.
Wisconsin National Guard builds partnership with Nicaragua
October 5, 2021
A donated firetruck is offloaded for use by the Boberos de Esteli, a firefighting organization from the mountainous area of northern Nicaragua. The Wisconsin National Guard helps support Denton Flights, an aid program that uses U.S. military aircraft as space is available to transport relief supplies, as part of its State Partnership Program relationship with Nicaragua.
Operation Allies Welcome cultivates multicultural calling
October 5, 2021
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgts. Sharon Queenie, left, and Judy Phommathep, assigned to the 176th Air Defense Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during a break as public safety team members at TF Liberty Village 3, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Sept. 19, 2021.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue distressed woman
October 5, 2021
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2015. The 210th Rescue Squadron provides emergency rescue services for the citizens of Alaska in addition to training for wartime combat search and rescue missions.
Service members earn German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge
October 4, 2021
Staff Sgt. Sara Kolinski, 104th Fighter Wing public affairs specialist, swims during the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge event Sept. 9, 2021, at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. Participants were tested over a three-day period on swimming, a ruck march, marksmanship, a fitness assessment, and more.
Indiana Guard hosts Jaded Thunder joint exercise
October 4, 2021
U.S. Air Force pilots and maintainers assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron prepare F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft on the flightline at Terre Haute Regional Airport in preparation for exercise Jaded Thunder at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., Aug. 15, 2021. Hulman Field, which is a dual-purpose, military and civilian airfield, is home to the Indiana National Guard’s 181st Intelligence Wing.