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Montana National Guard partners with college for training
December 7, 2020
Spcs. Graydon Irish, Justin Wilkinson and Kyle Vanatta, firefighters with the Montana National Guard's 1051st Fire Fighting Tactical Group, train on Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The Soldiers were familiarizing themselves with operating a pump and adjusting water pressure before mobilizing overseas in 2021.

Virginia Guard flight crews pair with scuba rescue team
December 7, 2020
Virginia National Guard flight crews train with Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scuba Rescue Team members on rescue hoist operations Nov. 19, 2020, in Chesterfield, Virginia. The Virginia aviators and Chesterfield first responders form the Virginia Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, or HART.

National Guard advises Czech Republic on COVID-19 response
December 7, 2020
Czech Republic Ministry of Defense Jan Havranek thanks Texas National Guard Joint Surgeon Army Col. Peter Coldwell and the medical information exchange team from the Texas and Nebraska National Guard at the Czech Republic Ministry of Defense in Prague for the State Partnership Program medical support, Nov. 23, 2020. Czech commemorative coins were given to each member as a token of appreciation.

New York National Guard honors 8th president on his birthday
December 7, 2020
Brig. Gen. Michael Bank, the assistant adjutant general – air for New York state, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Trottier and other members of the New York Air National Guard salute the resting place of former President Martin Van Buren during a ceremony commemorating his birthday at the Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery in Kinderhook, New York. Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States and a native of Kinderhook.

Michigan National Guard helps meet demand for food
December 7, 2020
A Soldier serving with Task Force Spartan, the Michigan National Guard’s COVID-19 response team assigned to Michigan food banks, repacks Pop-Tarts at Feeding America West Michigan, Comstock Park, Michigan, Nov. 17, 2020.

Alaska Guard assists in search and rescue after landslide
December 4, 2020
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter conducts search and rescue in Haines after a major landslide on Dec. 3, 2020.

Tennessee Guardsman testing community for COVID-19
December 4, 2020
Sgt. Robert Neal, an infantryman with 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, conducts COVID-19 testing at a drive-thru rural assessment site in Montgomery County, Sept. 28.

NG leader highlights missions during ‘unprecedented year’
December 3, 2020
Pfc. Kathryn Ratliff works at the Nissan Stadium COVID-19 testing site in downtown Nashville, Aug. 21.

Hawaii medical Airmen conduct drive-thru flu vaccinations
December 3, 2020
Tech. Sgt. Alvin Turla, 154th Medical Group aerospace medical service specialist, administers the flu shot to Master Sgt. Bradley Tabron 154th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operations specialist during a Hawaii Air National Guard drive-thru vaccination operation held Oct. 3, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

South Carolina National Guard conducts SUAS RAVEN training
December 2, 2020
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from Hawaii, Nebraska, Virginia and South Carolina train on the Small Unmanned Aircraft System RAVEN during a 10-day class conducted by South Carolina National Guard instructors at the Regional Training Institute (RTI) Oct. 20-30, 2020, at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina.