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Louisiana Guard’s Funeral Honors Team serves higher calling
November 12, 2021
A Louisiana National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team escorts a fallen Soldier during his internment ceremony, March 13, 2021. Over the last year alone, the team proudly rendered honors at more than 1,500 veterans’ funerals, honoring them for their service.
National Guard leader to Croatia president: 'Thank you for quarter-century partnership'
November 12, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, right, and Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic, Zagreb, Croatia, Nov. 5, 2021.
Thriving: Tennessee, Bulgaria partnership nears 30th anniversary
November 12, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, right, with Adm. Emil Eftimov, Bulgaria's chief of defense, Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 4, 2021.
Veterans reflect on service during National Capital Region tour
November 11, 2021
Peter Jones, a retired U.S. Army Soldier from Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and Michael Downey, a tour group volunteer, view the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., Nov. 4, 2021. Jones, who served in Vietnam from 1968-1969, was in the Army and Iowa Army National Guard and was part of a group of veterans from Illinois and Iowa who visited the nation’s capital.
Minnesota National Guard responds to latest COVID surge
November 10, 2021
Minnesota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen train on Camp Ripley as nursing aides to support the state’s COVID-19 response in November 2021. Their focus includes staffing temporary care facilities.
Vermont Guard reflects on Marine Corps' 246th birthday
November 10, 2021
U.S. Army Soldiers of the Vermont National Guard who served with the 2nd Marine Division in Iraq's Al Anbar Province between 2005-2006 were authorized to display the 2nd Marine Division unit insignia on their uniforms. Nov. 10, 2021, marks the Marine Corps' 246th birthday.
National Guard, Israel reaffirm 15-year partnership
November 9, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, Home Front Command commander, listen to a briefing during Hokanson's visit to Israel to reaffirm the National Guard Bureau's 15-year bilateral relationship with the HFC, Nov. 2, 2021.
Virginia Maneuver Training Center helps spread UXO awareness
November 9, 2021
Soldiers and civilians assigned to Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett complete a two-day “train the trainer” course designed to help spread awareness of the dangers posed by unexploded ordnance Sept. 28-29, 2021, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taught the course.
NY Army Guard uses NYC as an urban operations training lab
November 8, 2021
A New York Army National Guard UH-60 helicopter flies past lower Manhattan while carrying officers and noncommissioned officers taking part in the New York Army National Guard's Dense Urban Leaders Operations Course, to give participants a feel for the city's layout. The five-day course is geared to train and educate staff officers and senior noncommissioned officers in the planning and execution of operations in complex urban environments.
Red Tails participate in ACE exercise
November 8, 2021
The 187th Fighter Wing participated in a combat exercise Nov. 1-6 throughout the southeast United States.