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West Virginia Guard Hosts Irregular Warfare Planning Conference
December 16, 2022
The West Virginia National Guard’s Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare program hosted an exercise planning conference at Camp Dawson Dec. 5-7, 2022, with representatives of U.S. Army special operations forces, psychological operations, civil affairs, U.S. Marine Corps Advisor Company A, and the Polish Territorial Defense Forces. The exercise is scheduled in June.

Hawaii Air Guard Hosts U.S.-Australian Pacific Edge Exercise
December 16, 2022
U.S. and Royal Australian Air Force aircraft converge in a bilateral formation Dec. 8, 2022, near the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, during exercise Pacific Edge 23. The exercise provided realistic combat training to increase readiness and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific.

NH Guard, Salvadoran Cyber Teams Strengthen Partnership
December 14, 2022
Sgt. Adam Dorian Wong, a threat researcher with 136th Cybersecurity Unit, presents new topics of interest including artificial intelligence and vulnerability identification to the Salvadoran cybersecurity unit in San Salvador, El Salvador, Dec. 7, 2022. The new material was targeted toward the Salvadoran team’s goals and vision.

Deployed Guardsmen Celebrate National Guard’s 386th Birthday
December 13, 2022
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Raul Llopis, a unit supply specialist, and Spc. Catherina Ma, a combat medic, both assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, carry on the Army tradition of a unit’s oldest and youngest Soldiers cutting a cake during a celebration of the 386th National Guard birthday in Grafenwohr, Germany, Dec. 13, 2022. The formation of the first militia regiments in North America Dec. 13, 1636, is recognized as the birth of the National Guard.

New York, Vermont Air Guard Train Together
December 13, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kristopher Johnson, commander 137th Airlift Squadron, and U.S Air Force Maj. Daniel Dunbar, a pilot assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing, prepare for takeoff aboard a C-17 Globemaster at Stewart Air National Guard Base Newburgh, New York, Dec. 7, 2022.

171st Air Refueling Wing Keeps B-2 Stealth Bomber Airborne
December 12, 2022
Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), two F-15s assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard and two CF-18 assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force fly in formation behind a KC-135 assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, Oct. 27, 2022.

195th Wing is 1st Air Guard Unit to Field Unique Weapon Upgrade
December 8, 2022
Senior Airman Jeremy Adams of the 195th Wing Security Forces Flight, California Air National Guard, demonstrates new upgrades to the Street Smarts VR System Aug. 6, 2022, at Sepulveda Air Guard Station, Van Nuys, California. The upgrades incorporate a gas-operated, orange practice rifle that mimics the weight and recoil of the standard-issue M18 arms into the SSVRS's realistic reaction training scenarios.

Alaska Air Guard Medical Airmen Practice ACE Capabilities
December 8, 2022
Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska’s Air National Guard 176th Medical Group, learn how to set up specialized tents as part of Agile Combat Employment training at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 2022. The team of six medical career field professionals trained how to set up and configure the tents to ensure maximum results when at a spoke site.

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Praises Pennsylvania Partnership
December 6, 2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, the adjutant general of Pennsylvania, welcomes the prime minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonytė, to Fort Indiantown Gap to tour the base and learn more about the Pennsylvania National Guard’s partnership with the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

Georgia Guard Leaders Examine Past to Prepare for Future
December 6, 2022
Georgia National Guard logisticians discuss large sustainment issues for large-scale combat operations during a Nov. 4, 2022, staff ride at City Point, Va., the site of Lt. Gen. Ulysses Grant’s supply depot for the Petersburg and Richmond campaigns in 1864 and 1865.