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Maryland National Guard Hosts 250th Annual Pass in Review
December 11, 2024
The Maryland Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, commemorated its 250th anniversary with a Pass in Review Dec. 7, 2024, at the Dundalk Readiness Center. The historic ceremony celebrated the regiment’s legacy as one of the oldest and most distinguished units in the U.S. Army, tracing its roots back to the Baltimore Independent Cadets of 1774.
Louisiana Guard Conducts Disaster Response Training
December 11, 2024
Louisiana Army National Guardsmen assigned to the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package check for contamination levels at a collapsed building at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Perry, Georgia, Dec. 3, 2024. The CERFP conducted a training exercise culminating in a National Guard Bureau evaluation Dec. 1–7.
Remains of World War II Airman Returned Home
December 10, 2024
U.S. Army Honor Guard Soldiers with the New Jersey Army National Guard fold an American flag during the ceremony for U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William Scott at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, New Jersey, Dec. 9, 2024. Scott, a navigator on a B-24 Liberator bomber, was killed when his aircraft was shot down during Operation Tidal Wave over Ploiești, Romania, Aug. 1, 1943.
Michigan Guard Partner Liberia Starts NCO Pilot Course
December 10, 2024
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ravindra Wagh, assistant adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, with Capt. John Willie, Liberian Coast Guard commander, at Liberian Coast Guard Headquarters, Bushrod Island, Liberia, Dec. 2, 2024. Michigan and Liberia have partnered for 15 years under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Tennessee Guard Airmen Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
December 9, 2024
Eleven Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing receive the Distinguished Flying Cross on Dec. 7, 2024, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tennessee, for helping defend Israel from a massive missile and drone attack from Iran.
New York Airmen Bring Holiday Cheer to Hurricane Victims While Training
December 6, 2024
U.S. service members pose for a group photo after offloading toys on Marine Corps Air Station New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2024.
New York Air National Guard Honors President Martin Van Buren
December 6, 2024
New York Air National Guard Brigadier General Gary Charlton and Command Chief Master Sergeant Michael Hewson salute after the placing a wreath from the White House during the annual wreath laying ceremony marking the birthday of President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook, New York, on Dec. 5, 2024.
Robot Boosts Louisiana Guard Civil Support Team Readiness
December 4, 2024
Sgt. Nicolas Cullop, 62nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, Louisiana National Guard, operates the Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II, an advanced unmanned ground vehicle equipped with specialized chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear equipment. The robotic system can gather information from potentially hazardous environments.
Guard Members Bring Unique Capabilities to Cybersecurity
December 4, 2024
Soldiers assigned to the National Guard Bureau take part in a Cybersecurity Awareness Month event at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Station, in Arlington, Virginia, in October. The Guard brings a variety of skill sets to the cyber field and developed the Bring Your Own Device application, which allows Soldiers and Airmen to connect personal phones, tablets and other devices to the Defense Department network. The app was approved Army- and Air Force-wide earlier this year after more than two years of development and testing.
NORAD and USNORTHCOM Leaders Visit Western Air Defense Sector
December 3, 2024
Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Chief Master Sgt. John Storms, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command senior enlisted leader, are briefed on the Western Air Defense Sector’s Agile Operations Center air picture management section by Royal Canadian Air Force Sgt. Guillaume Thibault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 18, 2024.