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Texas National Guard hosts Egyptian Armed Forces for summit
October 12, 2021
The Texas National Guard hosted senior officers from the Egyptian Armed Forces for a week-long summit at the end of September. The Texas National Guard formally established a partnership with the Arab Republic of Egypt through the National Guard State Partnership Program in June.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen help rescue 2 boaters
October 12, 2021
An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II operated by aircrew from the 211th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, over Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 18, 2021. The HC-130J Combat King II can perform personnel recovery operations, search-and-rescue and aerial helicopter refueling and forward area ground refueling missions.
National Guard aids Afghan evacuees in Operation Allies Welcome
October 8, 2021
U.S. Army Cpl. Sean Jackett, left, and Spc. Zackary Jensen, Wisconsin Army National Guard linguists, create signs in Dari and Pashto, Aug. 25, 2021, to place in a welcome area for Afghan people arriving at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center near Camp Douglas, Wisconsin.
Alaska Army National Guard rescues 3 hunters from avalanche
October 8, 2021
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter crew with the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, rescued three hunters after an avalanche injured two of them at a glacier near Hunter Creek Airstrip Oct. 6, 2021.
Guam National Guard, Navy conduct joint training at sea
October 8, 2021
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Paul Shaffer of the Navy's Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4 trains with Sgt. Keoni Wong, flight medic with the Guam Army National Guard, aboard a Mark VI Patrol Boat during a joint exercise in Guam, Sept. 28, 2021.
Warfighter exercise preps 34th Red Bull Infantry Division
October 7, 2021
Battle desk noncommissioned officers from the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division continue their work in spite of a simulated chemical threat during a Warfighter Exercise at Fort Riley, Kansas, Sept. 30, 2021. The 34th ID participated in the three-week exercise with units from across Active, Reserve, and National Guard components stationed around the United States and Germany.
Army unveils new Black Hawk variant at Fort Indiantown Gap
October 7, 2021
A UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter is parked on Muir Army Airfield for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new variant Oct. 6, 2021, at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. EAATS was the first unit in the Army – active-duty, National Guard or Army Reserve – to receive the new variant.
NY Air Guard gears up to support Antarctic science research
October 6, 2021
Airmen prepare for the launch of an LC-130 "skibird" assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Antarctica Feb. 8, 2021, during a mission to support National Science Foundation research. The 109th Airlift Wing flies the largest ski-equipped aircraft in the world and will once again support science missions in Antarctica beginning in December 2021.
177th Fighter Wing leaders qualify with new service pistol
October 6, 2021
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Justin Kelley, 177th Operations Squadron C2 operations senior enlisted leader, fires a Sig Sauer P320-M18 handgun Sep. 24, 2021, at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Egg Harbor Township, N.J. Members of the 177th FW went to the range to qualify for the M18.
COVID response prompts 1st Idaho Guard dual-status commander
October 5, 2021
Brig. Gen. Russ Johnson, Idaho National Guard director of joint staff, visits Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen at medical facilities in Idaho, Oct. 1, 2021, after being appointed the state's first dual-status commander of its COVID-19 response.