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Oklahoma Army Guard Soldiers test their resiliency at NTC
August 2, 2021
Soldiers with the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, move through the desert during a live-fire exercise at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, July 24, 2021.
National Guard well-equipped to handle West Coast wildfires
August 2, 2021
An Air National Guard C-130 drops retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021, near Frenchman Lake in Northern California.
1-174th takes part in Forager 21 exercise
August 2, 2021
Ohio National Guard's Spc. Kiya Marshall and Staff Sgt. Tyler Hamilton, assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, operate a man-portable air-defense system to engage an enemy aircraft during exercise Forager 21 July 30, 2021, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Avenger is a self-propelled surface-to-air missile system that provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units.
Virginia Guard Soldiers train on military funeral honors
August 2, 2021
Virginia National Guard Soldiers participate in Level 1 Funeral Honors training June 25, 2021, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Va. The course prepares Soldiers to conduct professional military funeral honors in accordance with service tradition.
116th IBCT trains on new squad designated marksman rifle
August 2, 2021
Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire range with the M110A1 squad designated marksman rifle during a new equipment training and fielding July 14, 2021, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The Soldiers zeroed the new rifles before firing at targets up to 800 yards away.
Idaho National Guard participates in smart weapon training
August 2, 2021
The Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment returned from its annual training July 24, after spending more than two weeks at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, where it participated in its first M1156 Precision Guidance Kit new equipment training.
Wisconsin National Guard branches out for annual training
August 2, 2021
The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, conducted a best squad competition June 30, 2021, during annual training at Fort McCoy, Wis. Soldiers pass timber beams from one to another in assembly line fashion.
Michigan National Guard, Liberia strengthen SPP partnership
July 30, 2021
Soldiers with the Michigan National Guard train members of the Armed Forces of Liberia on weapons systems using the engagement skills trainer at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Grayling, Michigan, July 27, 2021. Through the State Partnership Program, Michigan has teamed with Latvia and Liberia.
Tennessee Guardsman wins Soldier of Year competition
July 30, 2021
Sgt. Cole Lukens, with 208th MCAS, Tennessee Army National Guard, takes aim at his target during the Three Weapons Challenge at the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Florence Training Site, Arizona, July 20, 2021. Lukens won the competition and will represent the Army Guard in the Army Best Warrior Competition in the fall.
Singapore Peace Vanguard trains at Idaho Army Guard facility
July 30, 2021
The Idaho Army National Guard's Orchard Combat Training Center hosted elements of the Republic of Singapore Air Force in July. Based in Arizona, the Singapore contingent operates eight AH-64 Apache helicopters as part of the Peace Vanguard Task Force.
104th SFS increases capabilities with new trailers
July 30, 2021
The 104th Security Forces Squadron received two domestic operations trailers in June to help fulfill its mission of responding anywhere it is needed. The multipurpose trailers can equip a 13-person security forces squad with command and control capability.
ANG units train in advanced vehicle maintenance and repair
July 29, 2021
Air brake systems instructor Jim Bainer, red shirt, directs Airman 1st Class Mason Heimkes, of the 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron, as he provides instruction for Air National Guard students in the ‘lab’ training at Minnesota State Community College (M State), Moorhead, Minn., July 22, 2021.
Georgia Guard partnership brings swift-water rescue to country of Georgia
July 29, 2021
U.S. Army Maj. Daniel Sekula, a Georgia Army National Guardsman serving as a bilateral affairs officer with the United States Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia, observes trainees during the Swift Water Rescue Training in Borjomi, Georgia, July 28, 2021.
Minnesota Guard modernizes training communications
July 29, 2021
Airmen from five different Engineering Installation Squadrons, including the 205th EIS from Oklahoma, 272nd EIS from Houston, 130th from Utah, and the 223rd EIS from New York, work together to install fiber optics cables across Minnesota's Camp Ripley Training Center's training areas on July 15, 2021.
EAATS receives new Black Hawk variant
July 28, 2021
A UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter is secured after being flown to Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on July 27, 2021.
Alaska Army Guard sharpens skills at annual training
July 28, 2021
Indirect fire infantrymen with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment conducted live-fire training on various weapon systems at Donnelly Training Center, near Fort Greely, Alaska, July 19, during their annual training event.
Challenge accepted: from Youth ChalleNGe to Soldier
July 28, 2021
Idaho Army National Guard Pfc. Riley Ward directs candidates at the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy in Pierce, Idaho, July 21, 2021.
Aviation exchange marks return of in-person SPP engagement
July 27, 2021
Members of the 9th Aviation Battalion from the Royal Thai Army Aviation Center traveled to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on July 20, 2021.
Army Guard finds its best warriors in the Grand Canyon State
July 27, 2021
Army Staff Sgt Stephen Southerlin II, an infantryman with the Texas Army National Guard’s C Troop, 1st Battalion, 124th Regiment, fires an M4 Carbine rifle during the rifle challenge portion of the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Navajo, Arizona, July 20, 2021. The competition spans three physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on a variety of tactical and technical skills as they vie to be named the Army Guard’s Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. The winners then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year.
South Dakota National Guard trains in Minnesota
July 26, 2021
HIMARS crew members in the 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion, South Dakota National Guard, conduct annual training, waiting for orders inside their M270A1 MLRS at Camp Ripley Training Center in Minnesota July 15, 2021. The main mission of the 1-147th FA is to deliver precision fire on enemies.