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South Dakota National Guard trains in Minnesota
July 26, 2021
HIMARS crew members in the 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion, South Dakota National Guard, conduct annual training, waiting for orders inside their M270A1 MLRS at Camp Ripley Training Center in Minnesota July 15, 2021. The main mission of the 1-147th FA is to deliver precision fire on enemies.
Air National Guard director hosts senior leader conference
July 26, 2021
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Mark Schneider II, right, of the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio National Guard, salutes Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, upon receiving a coin at the Air National Guard Senior Leader Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, July 20, 2021. Schneider, the ANG’s outstanding senior noncommissioned officer of the year, was recognized for superior leadership, job performance and achievements.
National Guard units across the nation complete Cyber Shield
July 26, 2021
Washington National Guard cyber experts and civilian partners who participated in the Cyber Shield 2021 exercise, shown July 21, 2021, at Camp Murray, Wash.
Alaska Guard ends 18-year mission with state partner Mongolia
July 26, 2021
Lt. Col. Steve Wilson, 3rd from left, with his Mongolian counterparts in Iraq in 2004. Wilson was the first liaison to accompany the Mongolian Armed Forces on a deployment during the global war on terrorism as part of the State Partnership Program.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hunter
July 23, 2021
HH-60G Pave Hawk aircrew of 210th Rescue Squadron simulate combat search-and-rescue tactics by locating and evacuating a simulated downed pilot in southcentral Alaska Jan. 21, 2021, as part of Operation Noble Defender. The exercise is a North American Air Defense Command Arctic air defense operation.
Senegal soldiers observe JRTC training in Louisiana
July 23, 2021
Sgt. 1st Class Jamie Vincent explains the use of Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System gear to visiting Senegalese soldiers at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 22, 2021.
Disasters, COVID fail to stop Guard unit from deployment
July 23, 2021
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 4-118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, conduct tank gunnery training while deployed in the Middle East, Feb. 4, 2020.
Hokanson thanks Guard members supporting wildfire fight
July 22, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, thanks National Guard members for their ongoing support to local, state and federal agencies fighting the Bootleg Fire, Lakeview, Oregon, July 22, 2021.
Vermont hosts SPP partner Senegal's national fire brigade
July 22, 2021
Two members of Senegal's National Fire Brigade examine a Vermont National Guard fire response vehicle July 12, 2021, at Camp Johnson, Vermont National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Colchester. Delegates from Senegal’s fire brigade visited Vermont as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
Kentucky Airmen sharpen maintenance skills in Puerto Rico
July 22, 2021
Master Sgt. Chuck Rodgers, right, a propulsion elements supervisor from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Maintenance Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Mike Hasson, an aerospace maintenance craftsman from the same unit, install engine panels on a C-130 Hercules at Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, June 13, 2021, as part of Maintenance University. More than 130 Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing trained on career-specific proficiencies during the intensive week-long course.