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Alaska Guard Assists with Flood Recovery in Western Alaska
September 22, 2022
Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Mark Ibay, left, a petroleum supply specialist with E Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation, and Sgt. Maj. Arturo Bautista, operations sergeant major with 38th Troop Command and noncommissioned officer in charge of Joint Task Force – Bethel, exit an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft from the 176th Wing’s 211th Rescue Squadron after arriving in Bethel for disaster relief response Sept. 21, 2022. Approximately 100 service members from the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia were activated after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline.
National Guard Attack Squadron Earns Prestigious Award
September 21, 2022
The 178th Attack Squadron, 119th Wing, North Dakota National Guard, is presented with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies’ General Atomics Remotely Piloted Aircraft Squadron of the Year Trophy for 2021 during the 2022 Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference at the Gaylord National Harbor, National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 19, 2022. The 178th is the first National Guard unit to earn this award, which is presented annually for outstanding performance by RPA squadrons in achieving intelligence, surveillance, and persistent attack and reconnaissance over the preceding calendar year.
New York National Guard Joins South African Air Show
September 21, 2022
A New York Air National Guard LC-130 Hercules sits as a static display at Waterkloof Air Force Base, South Africa, during the African Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, Sept. 22, 2018. The New York Air National Guard has sent five aircraft and 60 personnel to participate in the 2022 show Sept. 21-25.
Pennsylvania’s 111th Attack Wing Conducts Readiness Exercise
September 20, 2022
A member of the 111th Security Forces Squadron holds his weapon at the ready position while wearing Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear and body armor during a readiness exercise held by the 111th Attack Wing at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17, 2022.
New Jersey Guard Supports Partner Albania in Readiness Exercise
September 20, 2022
Soldiers with the New Jersey Army National Guard teamed with the U.S. Army Security Force Assistance Brigade to advise and prepare the Albanian Armed Forces for a critical NATO validation exercise in Bize, Tirana, Albania, Sept. 15, 2022. The New Jersey National Guard continues an over 20-year state partnership with Albania, while the SFAB Soldiers have been in country since April, embedded with the Albanian Light Infantry Battalion Group.
Idaho Guard Soldiers Conduct Intense Pre-deployment Training
September 20, 2022
More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guard, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, in early August. Task Force Rattler will deploy to Southwest Asia this month to support Operation Spartan Shield.
Puerto Rico National Guard Rescues Hurricane Victims
September 19, 2022
Members of the Puerto Rico National Guard, 125th Military Police Battalion, rescue a man who had apparently gone out to try to find gasoline and was caught in a flash flood caused by Hurricane Fiona in Ponce, near Mercedita Airport in southern Puerto Rico. The hurricane knocked out power to the entire island.
New York Firemen to Represent Guard at Jungle Warfare School
September 19, 2022
Army Sgt. William Dunn, left, a member of the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, and Air Force Tech Sgt. Jeremy Miter, assigned to the 274th Air Operations Support Squadron, will represent the New York National Guard and the U.S. military at the annual international course taught at the Brazilian military's jungle warfare training school in Manas, Brazil. The New York National Guard has sent Soldiers and Airmen to the school since 2019 as part of a State Partnership Program agreement with Brazil's armed forces.
DC Air Guard Celebrates Air Force’s 75th Anniversary
September 19, 2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daitin Stark, alert crew chief, 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard, places a fighter pilot’s helmet on a child at the Joint Base Andrews Air & Space Expo at Joint Base Andrews Air Base, Maryland, Sept. 17, 2022. The D.C. Air National Guard celebrated the Air Force’s 75th anniversary Sept. 17-18, 2022, with youth groups, families and veterans in attendance.
Vermont National Guard Honors Former POWs, MIAs
September 16, 2022
From left: Clyde Cassidy, Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Richard H. Hamilton, William B. Busier, and Ralph McClintock pose for a photo after a POW/MIA Day observance at Camp Johnson, Vermont, Sept. 16, 2022. Knight is Vermont's adjutant general. Cassidy, Hamilton and Busier are former World War II POWs, and McClintock is a former crew member of the U.S.S. Pueblo, which was captured by North Korea in 1968.