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WVANG hosts inaugural air-to-air staff talks with Peru
September 29, 2020
Staff Sgt. Adam Landers, a member of the Army Interagency Training & Education Center (AITEC), talks about AITEC’s mission with members of the West Virginia National Guard’s (WVNG) State Partnership Program counterparts from Peru Sept. 24, 2020, at the WVNG’s Joint Force Headquarters, Charleston, W.Va. The West Virginia/Peru SPP was formalized in 1996 and has generated more than 120 interactions between the forces.

Colorado National Guard studies nuclear weapons history
September 28, 2020
The 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-based Midcourse Defense) hosted a mobile training team from the Defense Nuclear Weapons School to teach Soldiers the basics of nuclear weapons to Soldiers from the 100th Missile Defense Brigade and Colorado Army National Guard at brigade headquarters in Colorado Springs Sept. 14-17, 2020.

Vermont Guard tops 50,000 COVID-19 test kits assembled
September 28, 2020
Airmen and Soldiers of the Vermont National Guard reached a milestone Sept. 18, 2020, assembling the 50,000th COVID-19 test kit for distribution throughout Vermont.

177th Medical Group trains for tactical combat casualty care
September 28, 2020
U.S. Air Force Airman Carol T. Martinez, 177th Medical Group public health technician, participates in Tactical Combat Casualty Care training Sept. 15, 2020, at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, N.J. TCCC training teaches life-saving techniques and strategies for providing the best trauma care on the battlefield.

Ohio Air Guard members provide lifesaving aid
September 28, 2020
Staff Sgts. Joshua Prater and Michael Mauldin, in fire protection with the 179th Airlift Wing, stopped on their way to work Sept. 16, 2020, to provide lifesaving first aid to the victim of a motor vehicle accident. They were coined by Brig. Gen. James R. Camp Sept. 27 at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio.

56th SBCT holds annual training at Fort Indiantown Gap
September 25, 2020
The guidon for the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Headquarters and Headquarters Company, based out of Horsham, Pa., posted outside its assigned headquarters building during annual training on Fort Indiantown Gap Sept. 12-26, 2020.

IANG, PRANG build partnership over new mission
September 25, 2020
Members of the Iowa National Guard's 132d Wing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the end  of their Aug. 14-28, 2020, mission to help the Puerto Rico Air National Guard transition from an airlift wing to a contingency response and combat communications wing.

163d Attack Wing navigates a DOMOPS perfect storm
September 25, 2020
An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft flown by 163d Attack Wing pilot Lt. Col. Paul Brockmeier, with sensor operator Master Sgt. Anthony Martinez, over the smoky San Gabriel Mountains of southern California on the way to a fire mission in northern California in late August 2020.

112th COS, Lithuania adapt with 1st remote SPP exercise
September 25, 2020
Members of the 112th Cyberspace Operations Squadron at Horsham Air Guard Station conduct a training exercise on Sept. 23, 2020, during a week-long remote cybersecurity exercise in Peraskie, Pennsylvania. Exercise Amber Mist, which normally takes place in Lithuania, was conducted remotely for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michigan National Guard offers free COVID-19 testing
September 25, 2020
Members of the Michigan Air National Guard work during a drive-thru COVID-19 testing event in Sturgis, Mich., Sept. 22, 2020. The Michigan National Guard has partnered with state agencies to provide no-cost tests to Michigan residents.