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Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing refuels Red Flag
May 19, 2022
The Alaska Air National Guard, 168th Wing, generated combat readiness training as the lead tanker task force refueling Red Flag-Alaska 22-1 April 28 to May 13. The wing provided combat interoperability opportunities to approximately 2,200 service members from three nations, maintaining and supporting more than 90 aircraft and over 25 units.
Malawi Defense Force JAG visits Kentucky National Guard
May 17, 2022
Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali of the Malawi Defense Force with Kentucky National Guard Cols. Jason Shepherd and Joyce Gordon April 22, 2022, in Frankfort, Ky. Kuwali was invited by the pair to speak to Kentucky National Guard’s staff judge advocates about the opportunities for the United States to use soft power in Africa to balance China's engagements on the continent.
Minnesota Guard Soldier, NCO are regional Best Warriors
May 17, 2022
Sgt. Josiah Bell of Rochester, Minnesota, an infantryman with the Wisconsin National Guard’s B Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, scales a rope in the obstacle course event during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, May 13, 2022. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guard.
New Hampshire Airmen demonstrate readiness in 4-day exercise
May 17, 2022
Airmen with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, perform a litter carry as part of a four-day military readiness exercise at Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, N.H., May 12-15. The exercise tested the wing's ability to deploy and operate in a contested environment.
Wisconsin Guard, civilian partners practice crisis response
May 16, 2022
The Wisconsin Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package practiced crisis response with civilian partners May 14, 2022, at the Fox Valley Technical College, Public Safety Training Center, Appleton, Wisconsin. The exercise included setting up a medical field site, searching and rescuing casualties and hoisting them via helicopter for treatment.
NY Army Guard Soldiers rehearse decontamination practices
May 16, 2022
A New York National Guard Soldier with the 222nd Chemical Company, 104th Military Police Battalion, performs a decontamination exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap May 14, 2022.
California Airmen complete readiness training exercise
May 16, 2022
Airmen of the 163d Civil Engineer Squadron, California Air National Guard, tear down tents and store equipment during exercise Grizzly Thunder 22-3 at March Air Reserve Base, California, May 14, 2022. Grizzly Thunder was a continuation of a deployment training exercise from late 2021, dubbed Grizzly Lightning.
Alaska Guard provides flood assistance to Manley Hot Springs
May 13, 2022
Pvt. Frederica Rivers of the Alaska Army National Guard, 207th Engineer Company, loads a Humvee with additional fuel at the Fairbanks National Guard Armory in preparation to travel to Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, May 12, 2022, to support flood recovery operations. The Guardsmen will assist at the request of the State of Alaska Emergency Operations Center.
Nebraska Guard supports Innovative Readiness Training
May 13, 2022
Maj. Erik Zingler, optometry officer in charge for the 155th Medical Group, Lincoln, Neb., performs an optometry vision test May 2, 2019, in Residential Juan Ferrer, Puerto Rico. Zingler is a member of Innovative Readiness Training, a Defense Department program to increase deployment readiness while providing key services such as optometry to American communities with limited access to resources.
Southern Strike 2022 joint exercise concludes
May 13, 2022
A U.S. special operations service member descends from a UH-60 Black Hawk during Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System training at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 22, 2022. The training was during Southern Strike 2022, a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise.