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Combat casualty care prepares Airmen to respond
March 6, 2020
PATRIOT South 2020 participants complete two-day Tactical Combat Casualty Care training during PATRIOT South 20 at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss., Mar. 1, 2020. PATRIOT South 20 provides a simulated natural disaster environment for units to test their response and capabilities to conduct domestic operations.

Guard chief stresses strategic use of force, parity with active force
March 5, 2020
Pilots assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, return to base in their F-35A Lightning IIs during routine flying operations from the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., Feb. 8, 2020.

Kosovo delegates visit Iowa National Guard as part of SPP program
March 5, 2020
Nine mayors and other delegates from Kosovo in front of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Statotanker at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 26, 2020. The group came to Iowa to formalize a sister-city agreement between the city of Gjilian and Sioux City as an outgrowth of the National Guard State Partnership Program.

188th Airman saves time, money with GIS
March 5, 2020
Master Sgt. Brandon Louderback, a 188th CES engineer assistant, Arkansas National Guard, demonstrates Geographic Information System (GIS) surveying capabilities during a training exercise, March 4, 2020, at Ebbing Air National Guard base, Fort Smith, Ark.

New Hampshire’s 12th CST trains in frigid Alaskan weather
March 5, 2020
A Small Unit Support Vehicle Drives through the Yukon Training Area on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 27, 2020, as part of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020.

Sky Devils provide critical link to Soldiers
March 4, 2020
U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin Yuen, left, and Pfc. Antonio Arriola, with the New Jersey National Guard, inside a ground control station for a RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial system on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 10, 2020. The “Sky Devils” provide surveillance and communication relays for ground forces during combat.

Connecticut Airmen learn mental health first aid, resilience
March 4, 2020
Carissa Peckrul, a Health360, Inc. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) instructor, teaches an MHFA certification course to members of the Connecticut Air National Guard, Jan. 15, 2020, at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. MHFA is a public education program that introduces participants to the warning signs of mental health problems and teaches them how to respond to a mental health crisis.

Fort Benning to host Sullivan Cup tank crew competition
March 4, 2020
In an October 2016 photo, an M1A2 Abrams tank moves with agility through rugged, wooded terrain during a combat training exercise at Fort Benning, Ga. Fort Benning will host the arduous Sullivan Cup Tank Crew Competition May 4-8.

Tennessee National Guard begins tornado response
March 4, 2020
An Airman from the 118th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group, Tennessee Air National Guard, examines images of tornado damage across Tennessee March 4, 2020, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. Several Airmen from the 118th ISRG analyzed imagery from commercial satellites and open source websites to determine extent and location of damage caused by the Middle Tennessee tornados.

MD Guard leaders visit Estonia during Independence Day
March 4, 2020
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, the adjutant general of Maryland, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Perlisa D. Wilson, Maryland National Guard senior enlisted leader, wait for the start of the Estonian Independence Day military parade Feb. 24, 2020, at Vabaduse Square, Tallinn, Estonia. The celebration marked the 102nd anniversary of Estonia's declaration of independence.