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Alaska National Guard medevacs injured plane crash victims
August 3, 2021
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Matthew Soukup, a pilot with the 176th Wing’s 211th Rescue Squadron, searches for isolated flood survivors aboard an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft while assisting with hurricane relief operations in North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2018.

Oklahoma Army Guard Soldiers test their resiliency at NTC
August 2, 2021
Soldiers with the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, move through the desert during a live-fire exercise at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, July 24, 2021.

National Guard well-equipped to handle West Coast wildfires
August 2, 2021
An Air National Guard C-130 drops retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021, near Frenchman Lake in Northern California.

1-174th takes part in Forager 21 exercise
August 2, 2021
Ohio National Guard's Spc. Kiya Marshall and Staff Sgt. Tyler Hamilton, assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, operate a man-portable air-defense system to engage an enemy aircraft during exercise Forager 21 July 30, 2021, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Avenger is a self-propelled surface-to-air missile system that provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units.

116th IBCT trains on new squad designated marksman rifle
August 2, 2021
Virginia and Kentucky National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire range with the M110A1 squad designated marksman rifle during a new equipment training and fielding July 14, 2021, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The Soldiers zeroed the new rifles before firing at targets up to 800 yards away.

Idaho National Guard participates in smart weapon training
August 2, 2021
The Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment returned from its annual training July 24, after spending more than two weeks at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, where it participated in its first M1156 Precision Guidance Kit new equipment training.

Wisconsin National Guard branches out for annual training
August 2, 2021
The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, conducted a best squad competition June 30, 2021, during annual training at Fort McCoy, Wis.  Soldiers pass timber beams from one to another in assembly line fashion.

Michigan National Guard, Liberia strengthen SPP partnership
July 30, 2021
Soldiers with the Michigan National Guard train members of the Armed Forces of Liberia on weapons systems using the engagement skills trainer at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Grayling, Michigan, July 27, 2021. Through the State Partnership Program, Michigan has teamed with Latvia and Liberia.

Tennessee Guardsman wins Soldier of Year competition
July 30, 2021
Sgt. Cole Lukens, with 208th MCAS, Tennessee Army National Guard, takes aim at his target during the Three Weapons Challenge at the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Florence Training Site, Arizona, July 20, 2021. Lukens won the competition and will represent the Army Guard in the Army Best Warrior Competition in the fall.

Singapore Peace Vanguard trains at Idaho Army Guard facility
July 30, 2021
The Idaho Army National Guard's Orchard Combat Training Center hosted elements of the Republic of Singapore Air Force in July. Based in Arizona, the Singapore contingent operates eight AH-64 Apache helicopters as part of the Peace Vanguard Task Force.