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Washington Guard accomplished many missions in 2021
December 23, 2021
Washington National Guard Sgt. Nathan Smart, a member of B Company, 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, observes the water drop zone during water bucket training June 6, 2021, at Joint-Base Lewis McChord.
Alaska Guard delivers gifts to remote villages for 66th year
December 23, 2021
Members of the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, unload pallets of gifts from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft Dec. 2, 2021, at Nome, Alaska, before they are loaded onto an CH-47 Chinook helicopter for delivery to Buckland as part of Operation Santa Claus 2021. This year marks the 66th year of the program.
Year in Review: National Guard delivered at home and abroad
December 22, 2021
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, 508th Military Police Company, 108th Wing, and 177th Fighter Wing, arrive near the U.S. Capitol Jan. 12, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from every state, territory and the District of Columbia traveled to Washington to support federal and district authorities for the 59th Presidential Inauguration.
Ready to roll: 181st IW conducts readiness exercise
December 22, 2021
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas McDaniel, with the 181st Security Forces Squadron, participates in a readiness training exercise at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., Dec. 11, 2021. The exercise tested the 181st IW’s deployed capabilities in contested, degraded and operationally limited environments.
NYNG Soldier, Airman graduate Brazil Jungle Warfare School
December 21, 2021
Tech. Sgt. Paul Cange, far left, and Cpl. Dakoatah Miller, far right, join the other American graduates of the Brazilian Jungle Operations International Course in Manaus, Brazil, Nov. 11, 2021. Brazil’s Jungle Warfare Center conducts a special shortened course for foreign students each fall.
Inaugural Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy class graduates
December 21, 2021
Nevada National Guard Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry, adjutant general, directs a Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy student Dec. 17, 2021, during the graduation ceremony for the inaugural class in Elko, Nev. Twenty-one students graduated from the residential phase of the program.
Wisconsin National Guard supports COVID testing, vaccination
December 20, 2021
Wisconsin National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen collect specimens for COVID-19 testing in 2021. The Wisconsin National Guard has multiple COVID-19 specimen collection teams operating throughout the state and has administered nearly 1.2 million COVID tests and more than 230,000 vaccines statewide since the pandemic began.
Louisiana Guard ‘Protects What Matters’ in challenging year
December 20, 2021
Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company ferry emergency responders and equipment from Lafitte to Barataria to assist locals with recovery efforts, Jean Lafitte, La., Sept. 4, 2021. The only bridge to Barataria was damaged during Hurricane Ida and was rendered inoperable.
VNG cyber protection battalion completes TF Echo mission
December 17, 2021
Army National Guard Soldiers of the 123rd Cyber Protection Battalion, 91st Cyber Brigade, completed their support of the Task Force Echo V mission and returned to their home states of Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia and Wisconsin after a transition of authority ceremony Dec. 1, 2021, at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
144th Fighter Wing Airmen return from OAW deployment
December 17, 2021
From left, California Air National Guard Senior Airman Valerie Malcom and Airmen 1st Class Cody Schlenzig and Joshua Lloyd, 144th Fighter Wing, at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., Dec. 4, 2021. The Airmen volunteered to participate in Operation Allies Welcome, assisting evacuated Afghan refugees at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.