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Air Guard, Reserve Medics Help Clear Recruiting Bottleneck
February 26, 2025
U.S. Air National Guard Lt. Col. Kevin Maskell, a dentist assigned to the Arizona Air National Guard 162nd Wing, examines a patient during Kodiac Arctic Care 24 in Kodiak, Alaska, May 9, 2024. U.S. Uniformed Services personnel joined Kodiak Arctic Care under the Innovative Readiness Training program, which partnered with the Kodiak Area Native Association to deliver free medical, dental optometry, and veterinary services on Alaska's remote Kodiak Island.
Colombia, Germany Join South Carolina Best Warrior Events
February 26, 2025
A South Carolina National Guard Soldier participates in an Army Combat Fitness Test during the South Carolina Best Warrior Competition at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, South Carolina, Feb. 24, 2025.
Kendrick is 14th Army National Guard Command Sergeant Major
February 25, 2025
Command Sgt. Maj. James Brian Kendrick officially assumed the role of 14th command sergeant major of the Army National Guard at a ceremony at the Herbert R. Temple Center Feb. 18, 2025. Kendrick, whose Army career spans over 35 years, succeeds Command Sgt. Maj. John T. Raines, the seventh senior enlisted advisor to the National Guard Bureau chief.
COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal Reinstatement
February 24, 2025
2nd Lt. Kyle Funk, military police officer, 323rd Military Police Company, conducts fast rope insertion and extraction system training out of a CH-53K King Stallion helicopter during Exercise Northern Strike at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., Aug. 5, 2024. Fast-roping is a technique for descending a thick rope, allowing troops to deploy from a helicopter in places where the aircraft cannot touch down.
172nd Airlift Wing Opens State-of-the-Art Small Arms Range
February 24, 2025
Staff Sgt. Marcus Johnson, combat arms lead instructor with the 172nd Security Forces Squadron, engages his target at the inaugural test fire at the new 172nd Airlift Wing small arms range in Jackson, Mississippi. The Mississippi National Guard and the 172nd Airlift Wing celebrated the opening of the state-of-the-art small arms range Jan. 24, 2025.
Hawaii Air Guard, Indonesian Air Force Advance Partnership
February 24, 2025
U.S. Air National Guard Capt. Sophie Bargiel and 1st Lt. Alison Bowman, 203rd Air Refueling Squadron pilots, conduct an air-to-air refueling training mission over Indonesia Feb. 19, 2025. This bilateral training, supported by the 154th Wing, enables Indonesian Air Force pilots to recertify their F-16 air refueling qualifications while strengthening interoperability and regional security.
Guardsmen Display Hand-to-Hand Combat Skills
February 24, 2025
Massachusetts Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Gerald Meuse, assigned to 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, and New York National Guard Maj. Joshua Bennet, assigned to the 42nd Infantry Higher Headquarters Battalion, are awarded lightweight and heavyweight awards in the Minutemen competition at Camp Smith Training Site, N.Y., Feb.2, 2025. The two-day event tested military members' combat training in martial arts disciplines.
140th Medical Group Trains on Combat Casualty Care
February 24, 2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charles Guthrie, right, instructs U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Shimel as he provides care to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Parmelee during total combat casualty care training at Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, Jan. 29, 2025. The Airmen are 140th Medical Group aerospace medical technicians.
Indiana National Guard Aids Kentucky Flood Response
February 21, 2025
An Indiana National Guard Soldier conducts a hoist operation while searching for flood victims in eastern Kentucky Feb. 17, 2025. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun activated four Hoosier Guard members to help with search and rescue efforts in Kentucky following record-breaking floods.
Air National Guard Medics Keep Airmen in the Fight
February 21, 2025
Airmen conduct a long-distance ruck during the Air National Guard’s Cold Weather Operations Course at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn., followed by two aerospace medical specialists wearing red hats, assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Feb. 6, 2025. Three aerospace medical specialists provided medical education and response to 70 students from 37 Air National Guard Wings attending the course designed to prepare service members for deployments to cold weather regions.