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Alaska Army Guard helps remote village during IRT mission
August 9, 2021
A 211th General Support Aviation Battalion CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports a skid-steer loader by slingload from Nicolai to the community of Telida, Alaska, as part of the Innovative Readiness Training program July 27, 2021. The IRT program enhances mission readiness while addressing the needs of America's communities.

Hokanson: ‘Whatever the combatant commanders need, we must be ready to deliver’
August 9, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses the 50th annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Aug. 8, 2021.

Civil Engineer Copperheads increase readiness with training
August 9, 2021
Arizona Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Shane Sanders, 161st Civil Engineer Squadron, structures apprentice, uses a metal inert gas welder during training in New London, N.C., Aug. 3, 2021. The training provides 161 ARW CES Airmen hands-on experience to ensure mission readiness.

Connecticut Air Guard trains with TSA, State Police
August 9, 2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Vanwormer, 103rd Security Forces Squadron, responds to a small unmanned aircraft system flying over Bradley Air National Guard Base during a drone response exercise at the installation in East Granby, Connecticut, Aug. 5, 2021. The 103rd Security Forces Squadron partnered with the Transportation Security Administration and Connecticut State Police to test the base’s response to a drone incursion.

Idaho Guard sends wildland firefighting crew to northern Idaho
August 9, 2021
Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are helping fight wildfires in northern Idaho. The newly assigned crewmembers of Task Force Timber Shield left Boise Aug. 4, 2021, to help the Idaho Department of Lands contain more than 15 significant wildland fires.

Tennessee Guard conducts water rescues during exercise
August 9, 2021
A Tennessee National Guardsman works with members of the Williamson County Emergency Management Agency during a water rescue exercise Aug. 5, 2021. The exercise in Lebanon, Tennessee, was part of  Vigilant Guard 2021, a large-scale interagency exercise simulating a hurricane impacting communities across Tennessee.

Guardsman sets records at CMP National Trophy Rifle Matches
August 9, 2021
Master Sgt. Greg Neiderhiser, Pennsylvania National Guard, had a perfect shot during the Hearst Doubles Match at the 2021 CMP National Trophy Rifle matches Aug. 4, 2021, in his final event as an All Guard member.

Alaska Air National Guard rescues hiker near Glacier Pass
August 9, 2021
The Alaska Air National Guard rescued a hiker in distress near Glacier Pass Aug. 6, 2021. The 176th Wing and Guardian Angel team on board hoisted the hiker to an HH60G Pave Hawk helicopter for transport to a hospital.

37th IBCT, Hungarian Defence Forces train together
August 6, 2021
Cpl. Jacob East, right, a signal support system specialist radio operator with the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, positions himself alongside the Hungarian Defence Forces during bilateral training in June 2021 at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La. The HDF contingent joined the 37th IBCT, along with units from several other National Guard states, to train on large-scale combat operations on the battlefield.

127th Wing makes historic highway landing
August 6, 2021
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, lands on a public highway in Alpena, Michigan, Aug. 5, 2021. The highway landing was a part of Exercise Northern Strike 21-2.