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Wyoming Air Guard Demonstrates Readiness in Exercise
May 11, 2023
Wyoming Air National Guard firefighters respond to a fire scenario during the Mustang Roller Readiness Exercise at the Wyoming Air National Guard Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, May 2, 2023.
Alaska National Guard Conducts Earthquake, Tsunami Exercise
May 11, 2023
Alaska Air and Army National Guard Joint Operations Center members coordinate emergency operations plans while conducting an earthquake continuity of operation exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 1-5, 2023. The exercise focused on the response to a 9.2 magnitude earthquake and tsunami scenario.
123rd Special Tactics Facilitates Aircraft Highway Landing
May 9, 2023
An MQ-9 Reaper prepares to take off from Highway 287 in Wyoming during Exercise Agile Chariot April 30, 2023, honing capabilities linked to Agile Combat Employment. Instead of relying on large, fixed bases and infrastructure, ACE employs smaller, more dispersed locations and teams to rapidly move aircraft, pilots and other personnel as needed.
Pennsylvania Guard Completes Patriot Press Road Trip
May 9, 2023
U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 131st Transportation Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, drive 111, 20-foot containers of ammunition from Fort Indiantown Gap to Hawthorne, Nevada, as part of Army Materiel Command’s Operation Patriot Press, a coast-to-coast ammunition redistribution mission. During the trip to Nevada and back, 131st TC Soldiers drove more than 50 vehicles approximately 6,200 miles with no accidents.
Vermont National Guard Engineers Train with North Macedonia
May 9, 2023
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, the adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, visited with soldiers from North Macedonia training at the Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vermont, April 25, 2023. The North Macedonia soldiers come from engineering units and the Krivolak Training Area in Macedonia.
Austrian Ambassador Hosts Vermont Delegation at Investment Summit
May 8, 2023
Austrian Ambassador to the U.S. Petra Schneebauer, center, hosted, from left, Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, Vermont adjutant general; U.S. Ambassador to Austria Victoria Kennedy; Vermont Secretary of Commerce Lindsay Kurrle and Austrian Defense Attache Maj. Gen. Norbert Huber during the SelectUSA Investment Summit in National Harbor, Maryland, May 3, 2023.
Senior Enlisted Advisor Visits Florida National Guard
May 8, 2023
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, SEA to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits Florida National Guard members April 21-23, 2023, to check in with troops, meet with senior military leaders and observe training over the weekend drill. Whitehead met with Guard units, including troops assigned to the 211th Regional Training Institute at Camp Blanding.
Latvia Honors Michigan Guard Partnership with Postage Stamp
May 8, 2023
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, Lt. Gen. Leonīds Kalniņš, Latvian chief of defense, and Mārcis Vilcāns, chairman of the board for Latvia Post, perform a stamp canceling ceremony May 3, 2023, in Riga, Latvia, at an event honoring the 30th anniversary of Latvia’s defense cooperation with the Michigan National Guard under the State Partnership Program. The SPP has been instrumental in developing Latvia's defense capabilities
121st Pilots, Aircrew Participate in Water Survival Training
May 8, 2023
U.S. Air Force Maj. Travis Harrison with the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, participated in Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape water survival training in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, May 7, 2023.
Iowa, Minnesota Guardsmen Win Regional Best Warrior Title
May 8, 2023
Competitors begin the 12-mile ruck march at the Region IV Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Newton Falls, Ohio, May 7, 2023. Guard members from Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois competed in land navigation, marksmanship, weapons skills, medical and radio skills and an appearance board, among other events.