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Oklahoma Army National Guard Enhances Artillery Readiness
March 12, 2025
Field artillery Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 160th Field Artillery Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, emplace an M119 howitzer during training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, March 7, 2025.
WADS Participates in SPP Engagements in Thailand
March 12, 2025
Attendees of the USA-THAI Command and Control Interoperability Board in Bangkok, Thailand, pose for a picture Feb. 6, 2025. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s CCIB focused on communication security, equipment modernization and datalink and cyber requirements to build a common operating picture and digital interoperability with the U.S. and other partners.
Military Education Builds North Dakota Guard, Benin Partnership
March 12, 2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Trace Olson, left, North Dakota Air National Guard, and Benin air force Lt. Bertrand Zinsou, Cotonou, Benin, shake hands after graduation from Airman Leadership School Feb. 20, 2025, at the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center, I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee.
New York National Guard Helps Fight Long Island Blaze
March 11, 2025
Members of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing Fire Department and other local fire departments respond to the Pine Barrens fire off Sunrise Highway on Long Island, N.Y., March 8, 2025.
New York Guard, Sweden Develop New Partnership
March 10, 2025
New York National Guard and Swedish military members meet during a State Partnership Program engagement at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2025. The State Partnership Program pairs state National Guards with the militaries of countries around the world in bilateral training and exchange partnerships.
US, Polish Partners Strengthen Interoperability, Modernization
March 10, 2025
U.S. and Polish military personnel gather at 1 Baza Lotnictwa Transportowego (1st Airlift Base) in Warsaw, Poland, highlighting continued collaboration in enhancing NATO interoperability. The Illinois National Guard and Poland have been partners in the State Partnership Program since its inception in 1993.
109th Airlift Wing Lands LC-130 Hercules on Fresh Water Ice
March 10, 2025
A LC-130 Hercules assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing flies over Parsons Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, March 4, 2025. The LC-130 Hercules can land on snow and ice using skis.
South Carolina Army Guard Aviators Help Battle Wildfires
March 10, 2025
U.S. Army Soldiers with Company A, 111th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59 Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, dropped water from helicopters March 2, 2025, to help the South Carolina Forestry Commission and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources contain wildfire in Horry County. Guard members assisted for a week, handing off to the Georgia Army National Guard.
Maine National Guard, Montenegro Train Together
March 7, 2025
Soldiers from the Maine National Guard and Montenegro build up a log crib, a defensive device used by combat engineers to slow enemy movements, during a training exercise at the Bog Brook training area in Gilead, Maine, March 1, 2025. Maine and Montenegro are partners in the State Partnership Program.
Kentucky Army Guard Assists with Flood Response
March 7, 2025
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers from the 207th Engineer Construction Company, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, aided in flood relief efforts in Leslie County Feb. 22, 2025. They cleared and reconstructed roads.