Home : News : State Partnership Program
Results:
Category: Guard News

Alaska Air Guard rescues survivors of 2 plane crashes
August 17, 2021
An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron takes off from the tundra after loading simulated casualties during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska, Aug. 24, 2016.
Alaska Army National Guard helps rescue injured man
August 17, 2021
Staff Sgt. Damion Minchaca, left, an Alaska Army National Guard flight paramedic, and Spc. Stefano James, a UH-60L Black Hawk medevac helicopter crew chief, provide critical care to a 75-year-old man after he fell into a river and stopped breathing Aug. 12, 2021. The crew, from Detachment 2, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, hoisted the patient into the aircraft and flew him to a hospital after he was revived by a fishing guide.
Indiana National Guard practices disaster response
August 16, 2021
A member of the Indiana National Guard discusses mission plans with civilian counterparts during exercise Homeland Defender Aug. 14, 2021. More than 500 Soldiers, Airmen and civilian first responders participated in the scenario involving an earthquake and cyberattacks.
114th Fighter Wing completes readiness exercise
August 16, 2021
South Dakota Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Mikayla Wilson, 114th Aircraft Maintenance crew chief, goes through launch procedures during a readiness exercise Aug. 9, 2021, at Joe Foss Field. The exercise tested the 114th Fighter Wing’s ability to set up an alert sight and generate combat airpower on short notice.
Wisconsin National Guard helps fight western wildfires
August 16, 2021
Wisconsin Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crews from the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation, train to drop water on wildfires at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 12, 2021, in preparation for deployment to California. Two aircraft and 17 troops departed Wisconsin Aug. 13, 2021, to battle wildfires in California.
91st Cyber Brigade participates in Cyber Shield 21
August 13, 2021
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 91st Cyber Brigade participate in Cyber Shield 21, the Department of Defense’s largest unclassified cyber defense exercise, July 15, 2021, in Fairfax, Virginia. VNG cyber Soldiers ran a help desk and helped conduct validations for several cyber protection teams.
Pennsylvania Air National Guard helps fight West Coast fires
August 13, 2021
Master Sgt. Brent Hill, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, controls the IR imagery on an RC26 in support of burn operations on the Beckwourth Fire in California from western Nevada July 13, 2021. He is serving as part of a team of imagery experts providing live aerial video streaming to fire bosses working on the front lines of the devastating California fires.
Pennsylvania Airmen serve nearly 5,000 meals in IRT project
August 13, 2021
Air and Army National Guardsmen from Pennsylvania and New Hampshire planned, ordered, prepared and served nearly 5,000 meals to more than 200 military service members participating in the Central Delaware Partnership for Hope, an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) project where service members offered no-cost health care to members of the Dover community in August 2021.
Oregon National Guard deploys to fight wildfires
August 13, 2021
Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Pousson, 142nd Maintenance Group, leads a group of Oregon National Guard Airmen departing Portland Air National Guard Base in support of OPLAN Smokey. OPLAN Smokey requires Airmen to be ready at a moment’s notice to help with statewide wildfire relief efforts.
Michigan Guard partner Latvia trains at readiness center
August 13, 2021
Latvian and Estonian firefighters train on a simulated car fire during Northern Strike 21-2 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 6, 2021. Northern Strike is an opportunity to build readiness and interoperability with other units and multinational partners while training in realistic multi-domain environments.