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104th Fighter Squadron Lends Expertise to Exercise Tapio
September 2, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel Griffin, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, with a pilot from the Brazilian Air Force during Exercise Tapio in Campo Grande, Brazil, Aug. 24, 2022. Exercise Tapio is a Brazilian combat search and rescue and close air support exercise that ended Aug. 31.

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Injured Hiker Near Eklutna Lake
September 2, 2022
Members of the Alaska Army National Guard's 207th Aviation Regiment conduct hoist training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Feb. 20, 2020.

National Guard Bureau Implements Sexual Assault, Harassment Prevention Initiatives
September 1, 2022
The National Guard Bureau is implementing changes to better fight sexual assault and harassment in the ranks with new prevention initiatives across the Guard force.

Representing Guard Enlisted at Conference ‘an Inherent Responsibility,’ Says Whitehead
September 1, 2022
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, right, the SEA to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, stands at attention during a convention in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2022.

National Guard Honored for Youth ChalleNGe Program
September 1, 2022
Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp accepts the 2022 American Legion National Education Award on behalf of the National Guard Bureau at The American Legion 103rd National Convention at the Milwaukee Center in Milwaukee Aug. 31, 2022. The award was presented for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, which helps “at-risk” teens earn their high school diploma or GED.

Connecticut National Guard Leaders Build Bonds in Uruguay
September 1, 2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, left foreground, the Connecticut adjutant general, shakes hands with a Uruguayan Army soldier during a visit to the National Peace Operations Training School of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 10, 2022. The school is where Uruguayan military and police forces train to prepare to deploy in support of U.N. peacekeeping operations.

New Hampshire National Guard, El Salvador Participate in Cyber Exchange
September 1, 2022
Airmen, Soldiers and civilians from El Salvador and the New Hampshire National Guard particiapted in a joint cyber exchange in the Centro de Etrenamiento Tactico, El Salvador, Aug. 24, 2022. The meeting, coordinated through the State Partnership Program, allowed both teams to share digital agendas and policies as well as powerful tools to protect infrastructure and prevent vulnerabilities.

New York National Guard Cyber Experts Learn from Brazilian Counterparts
September 1, 2022
New York National Guard cyber protection experts Capt. Andrew Carter, the information systems officer for the 42nd Infantry Division headquarters battalion, second from left,  and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nefertiti Stokes, a member of the 173rd Cyber Protection Team, second from right, with Brazilian counterparts during a visit to the Brazilian military communications school in Brasilia, Brazil, Aug.17, 2022. The Americans took part in Brazil’s annual Cyber Guardian Exercise as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with Brazil.

Arizona Guard Soldiers, Singapore Air Force Train in Idaho
September 1, 2022
The Peace Vanguard Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Arizona Army National Guard trained together July 21-Aug. 29, 2022, at the Idaho National Guard’s Orchard Combat Training Center. They completed day and night AH-64 Apache aerial gunnery operations.

New York Air Guard-Brazil Tactical Demo Caps Exercise Tapio
August 31, 2022
New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing maintenance team member Master Sgt. Jordan Butler, HH-60 crew chief, speaks with Brig. Gen. Denise Donnell, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, and Col. Shawn Fitzgerald, the 106th Rescue Wing commander and Exercise TÁPIO American mission commander. The combined Brazilian-U.S. exercise occurred in and near Campo Grande, Brazil, Aug. 29, 2022.