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Tennessee National Guard honors former President Polk
November 4, 2021
Tennessee National Guard Maj. Gen. Jimmie Cole, Tennessee's deputy adjutant general, and Rachael Helvering, executive director of the James K. Polk Association, lay a wreath on former President James K. Polk's tomb at the Tennessee Capitol grounds in Nashville to honor and commemorate Polk's 226th birthday, Nov. 2, 2021.
National Guard COVID-19 survivor recounts fight for his life
November 3, 2021
Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Jancsy, an air liaison officer with the National Guard Bureau, was stricken with the coronavirus in March 2020 in Saratoga Springs, New York, fell into a coma and was taken off life support. He recovered and now recommends the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mississippi Guard receives national conservation award
November 3, 2021
The Mississippi National Guard's Environmental Team received the 17th Annual Military Conservation Partner Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nov. 2, 2021, in recognition of excellence and exceptional leadership in natural resource conservation. The team is shown at the award ceremony at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, near Hattiesburg.
Maryland Air Guard conducts mission generation exercise
November 3, 2021
Sixteen A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, conducted a mission generation exercise and an “elephant walk” at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, Md., Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise highlighted the agility and rapid mobility of the MDANG's airpower.
Iowa National Guard to mark long partnership with Kosovo
November 3, 2021
Maj. Gen. Ben Corell observes maintenance training conducted by Kosovo Security Force members Sept. 20, 2021, at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa. This training was part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program and the ongoing relationship between the Iowa National Guard and the Republic of Kosovo.
Alaska PJs, Army Guard partner for mass casualty exercise
November 3, 2021
Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, assess a damaged vehicle while conducting a full mission profile exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 13, 2021. The busiest rescue force in the Department of Defense, the 212th RQS provides elite pararescuemen and combat rescue officers that are uniquely skilled in integrating air and ground capabilities to carry out the 176th Wing’s wartime and peacetime personnel recovery missions.
Guardsman strengthens relationships at Yudh Abhyas 21
November 2, 2021
Maj. Sameer Puri, Washington National Guard, briefs Col. Yash Patel and Col. Mudit Mahajan of the Indian Army about cyber support in Yudh Abhyas Command Post Exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 20, 2021. Yudh Abhyas is an annual bilateral training exercise to improve the interoperability of the Indian and U.S. Army.
Hawaii National Guard administers 65,000 COVID vaccinations
November 2, 2021
Spc. Jordan T. Clapson, a medical specialist from the Task Force Medical, Hawaii National Guard Joint Task Force, administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine to an Oʻahu resident at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center in Waianae, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2021. Army and Air National Guard medical personnel continue to support the State Department of Health at multiple sites statewide in the fight against the coronavirus.
DOD fielding 5G communications to California 1st responders
November 2, 2021
Sgt. Jose Paiz of the 1114th Composite Truck Company, California National Guard, walks back to a Humvee, Jan. 12, 2018, after checking the depth of mud down the street during a rescue mission in Montecito, California. The 1114th rescued or evacuated more than 1,800 people in the Montecito area following a deadly mudslide that struck the city in the predawn hours Jan. 9.
Senior enlisted leaders tackle challenges facing Guard
November 1, 2021
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to command senior enlisted leaders (CSELs) from across the 50 states, three territories and District of Columbia during his CSEL forum at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, Oct. 28, 2021. During the three-day event, the senior leaders networked, shared best practices and discussed the future of the National Guard’s enlisted force.