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Georgia Guard strengthens cyber capability at exercise
September 17, 2021
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Shirley, a cybersecurity noncommissioned officer with the 283rd Combat Communications Squadron, 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, monitors cyber activity during exercise Cyber Dawg 21 Sept. 14, 2021, at the Georgia Cyber Center in Augusta, Georgia. Cyber Dawg 21 participants learned how to expose and correct weaknesses in cyber operations policies and procedures.
Alaska Army National Guard rescues stranded hunter
September 17, 2021
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs Bethel, Alaska, returning to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 9, 2021.
167th Airlift Wing firefighters train on disaster response
September 16, 2021
Technical Sgt. Robert Laidlow, 167th Fire and Emergency Services, monitors and keeps account of the firefighters assigned to his team during collapsed structure training as part of Exercise Vigilant Guard 2021 Aug. 27, 2021.
100th Missile Defense Brigade assists with MDA flight test
September 16, 2021
A ground-based Interceptor missile, an element of the nation’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, was launched from North Vandenberg in California Sept. 12, 2021, by Space Launch Delta 30 officials, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Northern Command.
Puerto Rico Guard helps Louisiana with Hurricane Ida relief
September 16, 2021
Members of the Puerto Rico National Guard, 190th Engineering Battalion, head to Louisiana Sept. 16, 2021, to assist with Hurricane Ida recovery efforts. The PRNG sent 43 engineers to help assess damage to Louisiana bridges and roads in the aftermath of the storm.
Kentucky Air Guard augments hospital workers battling COVID
September 16, 2021
Airman 1st Class Audrey Parios, a C-130 crew chief in the Kentucky Air National Guard, reports to Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 14, 2021, to provide logistical support to medical staff struggling to keep pace with the rising number of critically ill COVID patients. She is one of 310 Kentucky Army and Air National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who were activated by Gov. Andy Beshear to provide non-clinical support to 21 hospitals across the commonwealth.
NY Air Guard teams with Brazilian airmen for Exercise Tapio
September 15, 2021
Brazilian airmen and pararescue Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing exit an HH-60 Pave Hawk while participating in Exercise Tapio 2021 at Campo Grande Air Base, Campo Grande, Brazil. The exercise Aug. 19-31 was part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
NJNG Soldiers rescued 9 motorists stranded by Ida flooding
September 15, 2021
Left to right, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Albert Sbarro, Staff Sgt. Anthony Marotta, Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Witts, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Quentin Hastings in front of their UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at the New Jersey National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 14, 2021. They are part of a five-man crew that rescued nine people after catastrophic flooding in northern New Jersey from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Astronaut recovery task force conducts airlift exercise
September 15, 2021
Tech. Sgt. Brandon Ducosin, 204th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, accesses C-17 Globemaster III controls Sept. 9, 2021, at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. A Hawaii Air National Guard aircrew flew to California to validate their ability to train alongside Guardian Angel pararescue jumpers from the 131st Rescue Squadron. The combined participants form a Personnel Recovery Task Force that can aid splashed down astronauts far into the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Louisiana National Guard prepares for new storm
September 15, 2021
Light Medium Tactical Vehicles (LMTV) assigned to the Louisiana National Guard’s 527th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, lead a convoy of dump trucks and flat-bottom boats to be staged in advance of Tropical Storm Nicholas at the Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Sept. 13, 2021.