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Air National Guard Acting Director Returns to Fly Eagle
September 24, 2024
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, acting director, Air National Guard, climbs into the cockpit of the F-15D Eagle for his first flight in the Eagle in five years at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Sept.16, 2024. The 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field provides initial and requalification training.
Alaska Air National Guard Rescues 2 Plane Crash Victims
September 23, 2024
Alaska Air National 210th Rescue Squadron Guardsmen train in HH-60G Pave Hawk operations Sept. 6, 2024, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The HH-60 is the Department of Defense's only dedicated rotary-wing combat search and rescue platform.
Tennessee National Guard Hosts Bulgarian Logistics Command
September 20, 2024
Tennessee Army National Guard members hosted Bulgarian Armed Forces at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Site Sept. 17, 2024. The group toured the Tennessee National Guard’s 117th Regional Training Institute and worked to enhance joint training operations and international military collaboration.
US Indo-Pacific Highlights State Partnerships
September 20, 2024
U.S. Air Force and Army adjutant generals, senior enlisted leaders and distinguished visitors pose for a group photo at the conclusion of the 2024 State Partnership Program’s senior leader forum at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Sep. 16, 2024.
US, Colombian Armies Fortify Partnership During Staff Talks
September 19, 2024
U.S. and Colombian army leaders take part in the 15th annual bilateral staff talks Sept. 16, 2024, at the Colombian National Army military academy in Bogota. The engagement, hosted by U.S. Army South, enhanced interoperability and underscored the U.S.-Colombian commitment to regional security.
Tennessee Guard Intelligence Squadron Conducts Field Exercise
September 19, 2024
U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Theodore Salyers, a member of the 247th Intelligence Squadron, walks in the woods while evading SERE instructors at the Volunteer Training Site Tullahoma, Tennessee , Sept. 4-8, 2024. Airmen from the 247th IS received hands-on Readiness Airmen Training.
Alabama Guard Hosts All Guard Marksmanship Team Tryouts
September 18, 2024
The Alabama National Guard's Lethality Group poses for a picture Sept. 8, 2024, at Clarke Range after hosting the All Guard Marksmanship Team tryouts. The Guardsmen who make the team will be trained at the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Photo has been cropped and color-corrected to enhance detail.)
Pennsylvania Guard Support Squadron Sharpens Combat Readiness
September 18, 2024
Guardsmen assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing Force Support Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, stand for a group photo during expeditionary force support training Aug. 8, 2024, at Camp Dawson, West Virginia. The training is part of the squadron’s commitment to maintaining readiness.
Alaska National Guard Rescues 4 Hunters in Same-day Missions
September 18, 2024
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter based in Bethel, Alaska, lands in a flooded area to rescue two stranded hunters along the rapidly rising Gagaryah River about 200 miles from Bethel Sept. 16, 2024. The AKARNG received a request from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center after the hunters used a satellite communications device to call the Alaska State Troopers for assistance.
Minnesota Guard Provides Health Care on Indian Reservation
September 17, 2024
U.S. Air Force Capt. Kaitlyn Brenner, a physician assistant assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, cares for a patient during an Innovative Readiness Training mission at Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Montana, Aug. 9, 2024.