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Guam National Guard supports America’s National Defense Strategy
February 3, 2020
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with members of the RED HORSE Squadron serving with the Guam Air National Guard, Guam, Jan. 29, 2020.
ANG Defender Challenge team trains at Fort Chaffee
February 3, 2020
Senior Master Sgt. Bradley Rose, 185th Security Forces Squadron, left, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Finer, 124th SFS, and Master Sgt. Gregory Wardle, 153rd SFS, tackle a land navigation element Jan. 23, 2020, at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. The team of Airmen from across the Air National Guard gathered to train for the Air Force Defender Challenge, a security forces skills competition held in May at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas.
Guard builds relations, capacity with nations around globe
January 31, 2020
Bangladeshi officials and Oregon National Guard members gather at the home of Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, center, with his wife, Kelly, to strengthen military-to-military ties forged under the Guard’s State Partnership Program Jan. 28, 2020.
NY Army Guard unit recognized for 2012 Afghanistan mission
January 31, 2020
New York Army National Guard Pfc. Stephanie Luis of Bravo Company, 427th Brigade Support Battalion, at the German marksmanship range Nov. 17, 2012, in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. Soldiers of the battalion who deployed to Afghanistan to help ship home U.S. military equipment were recently recognized for their service in Afghanistan with the Meritorious Unit Commendation.
McEntire JNGB supports Seymour Johnson AFB exercise
January 31, 2020
McEntire Joint National Guard Base, home of the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, co-hosts nighttime arming and refueling training during Exercise Agile Lion Jan. 14, 2020.
Cold climate creates joint exercise training opportunities
January 30, 2020
Soldiers from C Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, fire M777A2 155 mm howitzers to provide integrated fire support during Northern Strike 20-2/Winter Strike, a cold weather joint training exercise, Camp Grayling, Mich., Jan. 24, 2020.
Communications key for post-disaster command and control
January 30, 2020
Tech. Sgt. Keith Schalk, Arkansas Air National Guard, raises the top of the antenna that utilizes satellite systems to increase communications during responses to natural disasters in the state.
Master fitness trainers learn teaching techniques
January 30, 2020
Cal Guard Master Fitness Trainer (MFT) students from around California conduct Physical Readiness Training (PRT) as part of the two-week MFT course, Camp San Luis Obispo, December 2019. The PRT's three-part guerrilla drill includes the lunge walk, shoulder roll and Soldier carry.
Michigan-Latvia partnership supports Emerald Warrior exercise
January 30, 2020
Chief Master Sgt. Jerome Torres, airfield manager of Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Alpena, Mich., reviews airfield status with Latvian Lt. Liba Mikova, from Lielvārde Air Base, Latvia, as part of the Emerald Warrior 20 exercise at the CRTC Jan. 23, 2020. The two nations have been linked since 1993 under the State Partnership Program.
Airmen urged to be catalysts for innovation
January 29, 2020
Capt. Jennifer Marrs, 136th Airlift Wing force support services officer, guides public affairs members through AFWERX while explaining how it encourages Airmen and start-up companies to innovate and solve problems Sept. 5, 2019, in Austin, Texas.