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Inaugural Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy class graduates
December 21, 2021
Nevada National Guard Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry, adjutant general, directs a Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy student Dec. 17, 2021, during the graduation ceremony for the inaugural class in Elko, Nev. Twenty-one students graduated from the residential phase of the program.
Wisconsin National Guard supports COVID testing, vaccination
December 20, 2021
Wisconsin National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen collect specimens for COVID-19 testing in 2021. The Wisconsin National Guard has multiple COVID-19 specimen collection teams operating throughout the state and has administered nearly 1.2 million COVID tests and more than 230,000 vaccines statewide since the pandemic began.
Louisiana Guard ‘Protects What Matters’ in challenging year
December 20, 2021
Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company ferry emergency responders and equipment from Lafitte to Barataria to assist locals with recovery efforts, Jean Lafitte, La., Sept. 4, 2021. The only bridge to Barataria was damaged during Hurricane Ida and was rendered inoperable.
VNG cyber protection battalion completes TF Echo mission
December 17, 2021
Army National Guard Soldiers of the 123rd Cyber Protection Battalion, 91st Cyber Brigade, completed their support of the Task Force Echo V mission and returned to their home states of Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia and Wisconsin after a transition of authority ceremony Dec. 1, 2021, at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
144th Fighter Wing Airmen return from OAW deployment
December 17, 2021
From left, California Air National Guard Senior Airman Valerie Malcom and Airmen 1st Class Cody Schlenzig and Joshua Lloyd, 144th Fighter Wing, at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., Dec. 4, 2021. The Airmen volunteered to participate in Operation Allies Welcome, assisting evacuated Afghan refugees at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
New York National Guard officer honored for COVID response
December 16, 2021
New York Army National Guard Col. Michael Bice speaks to Cassie Huang, 28, of New York after she received the 500,000th COVID-19 vaccination administered at the New York state vaccination site at the Jacob Javits Convention Center April 26, 2021. Bice, who directed the 620 National Guard troops and 400 civilians who worked at the site, has been recognized for his efforts by Crain’s New York Business and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Michigan Guard trains 1st Latvian UH-60 Black Hawk maintainer
December 16, 2021
U.S. Army Sgt. Zach Hollman, UH-60 crew chief, Company B, 147th Aviation Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG), and Latvian Air Force Capt. Raimonds Lugēņins inspect landing gear on a Black Hawk Dec. 1, 2021, at Grand Ledge, Mich. The MIARNG is providing training for the first Latvian UH-60 maintainer after the country purchased four Black Hawk helicopters.
Cal Guard CSTs boost teamwork in multi-agency exercise
December 16, 2021
A Merced County police explosive ordnance disposal specialist in his green, heavily armored blast suit reports his findings to local law enforcement and the CAL FIRE hazmat specialist during a joint exercise with California National Guard’s 9th and 95th Civil Support Team at Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, California, Dec. 1, 2021. The event promotes interoperability and communication between local, state and federal agencies.
Pennsylvania Guard leaders meet with Lithuanian partners
December 15, 2021
Pennsylvania Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, adjutant general, bids farewell to Lithuanian dignitaries after their visit to Fort Indiantown Gap Dec. 14, 2021. The visit was in support of the State Partnership Program and recognizes the 28-year partnership between Lithuania and Pennsylvania.
Tennessee Guard, firefighters practice water hoist rescue
December 15, 2021
The Tennessee National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion and the Nashville Fire Department held a joint exercise to practice hoist operations between Goodlettsville and Hendersonville Dec. 14, 2021.