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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.
New York Air Guard honors former President Chester Arthur
October 5, 2021
Maj. Gen. Timothy LaBarge, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Trottier, the senior enlisted leader for the 109th Airlift Wing, salute after placing a wreath from President Joseph Biden at the grave pf President Chester Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, at Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York Oct. 5, 2021.Each year, former presidents are honored on their birthday with the presentation of a wreath from the current president at their gravesite by military leaders.
Missouri Air Guard joins partners in earthquake exercise
October 5, 2021
A Civil Air Patrol drone pilot captures aerial views of "damaged" buildings while other team members evaluate potential structural instability during an earthquake exercise involving the Missouri Air National Guard and state and local partners in St. Louis Oct. 2, 2021.
Wisconsin National Guard builds partnership with Nicaragua
October 5, 2021
A donated firetruck is offloaded for use by the Boberos de Esteli, a firefighting organization from the mountainous area of northern Nicaragua. The Wisconsin National Guard helps support Denton Flights, an aid program that uses U.S. military aircraft as space is available to transport relief supplies, as part of its State Partnership Program relationship with Nicaragua.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue distressed woman
October 5, 2021
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2015. The 210th Rescue Squadron provides emergency rescue services for the citizens of Alaska in addition to training for wartime combat search and rescue missions.
Indiana Guard hosts Jaded Thunder joint exercise
October 4, 2021
U.S. Air Force pilots and maintainers assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron prepare F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft on the flightline at Terre Haute Regional Airport in preparation for exercise Jaded Thunder at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., Aug. 15, 2021. Hulman Field, which is a dual-purpose, military and civilian airfield, is home to the Indiana National Guard’s 181st Intelligence Wing.
163d Airmen train on readiness in Exercise Grizzly Lightning
October 4, 2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Thompson, 163d Logistics Readiness Squadron material management specialist, grabs a helmet for a service member during a deployment training exercise at March Air Reserve Base, California, Oct. 2, 2021. The training exercise, dubbed Grizzly Lightning, is phase one of a three-phase process.