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Alaska PJs, Army Guard partner for mass casualty exercise
November 3, 2021
Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, assess a damaged vehicle while conducting a full mission profile exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 13, 2021. The busiest rescue force in the Department of Defense, the 212th RQS provides elite pararescuemen and combat rescue officers that are uniquely skilled in integrating air and ground capabilities to carry out the 176th Wing’s wartime and peacetime personnel recovery missions.
Guardsman strengthens relationships at Yudh Abhyas 21
November 2, 2021
Maj. Sameer Puri, Washington National Guard, briefs Col. Yash Patel and Col. Mudit Mahajan of the Indian Army about cyber support in Yudh Abhyas Command Post Exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 20, 2021. Yudh Abhyas is an annual bilateral training exercise to improve the interoperability of the Indian and U.S. Army.
Hawaii National Guard administers 65,000 COVID vaccinations
November 2, 2021
Spc. Jordan T. Clapson, a medical specialist from the Task Force Medical, Hawaii National Guard Joint Task Force, administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine to an Oʻahu resident at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center in Waianae, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2021. Army and Air National Guard medical personnel continue to support the State Department of Health at multiple sites statewide in the fight against the coronavirus.
DOD fielding 5G communications to California 1st responders
November 2, 2021
Sgt. Jose Paiz of the 1114th Composite Truck Company, California National Guard, walks back to a Humvee, Jan. 12, 2018, after checking the depth of mud down the street during a rescue mission in Montecito, California. The 1114th rescued or evacuated more than 1,800 people in the Montecito area following a deadly mudslide that struck the city in the predawn hours Jan. 9.
Senior enlisted leaders tackle challenges facing Guard
November 1, 2021
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to command senior enlisted leaders (CSELs) from across the 50 states, three territories and District of Columbia during his CSEL forum at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, Oct. 28, 2021. During the three-day event, the senior leaders networked, shared best practices and discussed the future of the National Guard’s enlisted force.
Logistics makes the mission go round
November 1, 2021
Members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing and 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, assist members of the Tennessee National Guard’s 164th Airlift Wing with loading equipment and supplies into a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 26, 2017, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio.
131st Fighter Squadron raises capabilities, safety with SPYDR
October 29, 2021
104th Operations Support Flight Airmen install SPYDR in pilot helmets Sept. 18, 2021, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. The SPYDR system provides an audible warning when a pilot's oxygen saturation drops below a specific threshold, enhancing their safety and tactical capabilities.
Fort Indiantown Gap the busiest Guard training center again
October 28, 2021
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, provides dismounted security while the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle gunner provides rear security on the road during improvised explosive device training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 2021. Fort Indiantown Gap was the busiest National Guard training center in the country in 2021.
Indiana National Guard supports Operation Allies Welcome
October 28, 2021
Afghan evacuees arrive in Indianapolis Sept. 2, 2021, as 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers watch. Hoosiers will host the Afghans at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, as they begin their safe resettlement to the United States. The division Soldiers along with Indiana National Guard Soldiers will provide transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and logistics support as part of Operation Allies Welcome.
152nd CES, Forest Service continue Lake Tahoe partnership
October 28, 2021
Airman 1st Class Darian Montalvo, 152nd Civil Engineer Squadron power production specialist, stands on the roof of a historical cabin during a reroofing project at the Tallac Historical Site, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Oct. 21, 2021. Airmen worked on the project for six days, continuing a 38-year history of training at the site.