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New York Air Guard’s 109th Air Wing Conducts ‘Elephant Walk’
September 16, 2022
The 109th Airlift Wing conducted the unit’s first 'elephant walk' Sept. 10, 2022. An elephant walk is a U.S. Air Force term for the taxiing of military aircraft in close formation, often employed to project air power through the rapid deployment of multiple aircraft at once.
New Hampshire Air Traffic Controllers Increase Readiness
September 15, 2022
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriel Fortier, a knowledge operations technician with the 260th Air Traffic Control Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, fires a rifle during a weapons qualification course at Fort Devens, Mass., Sept. 11, 2022. The 260th participated in two days of firearms training to increase mobility readiness.
New York Guard Team Studies Domestic Ops Best Practices
September 15, 2022
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 53rd Troop Command work through a case study provided by Joint Staff Training Course instructors from U.S. Northern Command while taking a weekend-long course Sept. 10, 2022, at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, New York. Thirty-four members of the Army and Air Guard and the New York Guard, the state’s volunteer defense force, participated in the training.
South Carolina Guard Builds Blackfeet Nation Senior Center
September 15, 2022
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 169th Civil Engineering Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, use construction tools to help build a community center for Blackfeet Nation Native Americans at Heart Butte, Montana, Sept. 6, 2022. The temporary deployment is part of the squadron’s yearly Innovative Readiness Training.
South Carolina Air National Guard, Colombia Wrap Up Exercise
September 15, 2022
Airmen and F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing and members of the Colombian Air Force pause for a photo Aug. 30, 2022, during the two-week Relampago VII exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia. South Carolina and Colombia are partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Kosovo Security Force Members Earn U.S. Air Assault Badge
September 14, 2022
Pvt. Sead Berisha, a psychological operations soldier with the Kosovo Security Force, smiles as he receives his Air Assault badge from Lt. Col. Berat Shala, executive officer to the KSF commander, at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, Sept. 9, 2022. Over 200 students participated in the 12-day course, which trains service members in sling load operations and rappelling.
Montana Air Guard Demonstrates Equipment to Partner Sri Lanka
September 14, 2022
Master Sgt. Mark Payton, 120th Logistics Readiness Squadron, aircraft fuels technician, briefs Sri Lanka Air Force members on aircraft refueling procedures at the Montana Air National Guard Base, Great Falls, Montana, Sept. 9, 2022.
Oregon Airmen, Soldiers Train to set up Communications Capability
September 14, 2022
Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing Communications Flight, Oregon Air National Guard, set up a satellite Sept. 10, 2022, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The members worked with their counterparts from the Oregon Army National Guard to set up a commercial internet satellite and a radio tower while training to stand up what is called the Joint Incident Sight Communication Capability to enhance their capability to respond to domestic operations.
Wisconsin Guard Soldiers Hone Survival, Rescue Skills in Fox River
September 14, 2022
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conduct combat water survival and swift water rescue training on the Fox River in Oshkosh, Wis., Sept. 10, 2022.
Utah Air Guard Completes Joint Agile Combat Employment Exercise
September 13, 2022
During a joint force exercise, members from the 151st Air Refueling Wing loaded a Polaris Military Razor onto a KC-135. Aug. 6, 2022, at Roland R Wright Air National Guard Base, Utah.