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104th Fighter Wing trains, builds confidence
November 4, 2019
Staff Sgt. Kyle Doran, 104th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, explains placement of an Improvised Explosive Device to Senior Airman Kyle Tracey, 104 FW EOD technician, during a four-day readiness exercise at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Mass.
West Virginia Guard, Peru trade tips on disaster response
November 1, 2019
West Virginia National Guard and Peruvian Army experts discuss logistics and natural disaster planning and response in Lima, Peru, Oct. 15-17, 2019. Col. Davis Shafer and Capt. Caroline Muriama, WVNG, learn about search and rescue tools at the multipurpose brigade in Lima.
High Rollers fly with Navy during Resolute Hunter Exercise
November 1, 2019
A C-130 from the 152nd Airlift Wing’s 192nd Airlift Squadron performed a low- cost, low-altitude drop over the range at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nev., during Exercise Resolute Hunter joint training Oct. 23. The Fallon Naval Air Station and Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center are the Navy’s premier Weapon Tactics Instructor (WTI) schools.
California National Guard helps fight wildfires
October 31, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Maria Medina, a California Army National Guard soldier with Pittsburg-based 870th Military Police Company, blocks traffic from entering Healdsburg, California, Oct. 28, 2019, after an evacuation order was given to multiple towns near the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County.
Texas Counterdrug, DEA get 66,000 pounds of pills off street
October 31, 2019
Members of the Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force were out in force to support the Drug Enforcement Administration during the DEA Take Back Day Oct. 26, 2019, at 35 locations throughout Texas. The event offers communities the opportunity to discard unused prescription drugs to keep them from hitting the streets or harming children.
Solar panels slash energy costs at 123rd Air Wing base
October 31, 2019
This photo illustration depicts a planned solar array for the 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron building at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. The array is expected to save the base approximately $18,000 a year in energy costs.
C-130H radio training program becomes virtual reality
October 30, 2019
Members of AFWERX and the 189th Airlift Wing Innovation Team watch as Col. Dean Martin, 189th AW commander, tests the virtual reality headset and haptic glove designed to streamline training.
Planning, partnerships key to emergency response exercise
October 30, 2019
Brig. Gen. Jeff Terrill, assistant adjutant general for exercises, Michigan National Guard, addresses about 150 people from more than 40 military, local government and civilian agencies Oct. 23, 2019, near the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, during a meeting to strengthen relationships and coordination ahead of exercise Northern Exposure 20/Rising Waters 2020.
NY Soldiers, Airmen represent US at South African contest
October 29, 2019
New York Army National Guard Soldiers and Airmen on the range in Potchefstroom, South Africa, during the South African Military Skills Competition Oct. 24, 2019. The New York Army and Air National Guard sent five Soldiers and five Airmen to participate in the competition, which included teams from the United Kingdom, Germany, the Congo, Nigeria and South Africa. The New York National Guard has been linked to the South African National Defence Force through a State Partnership Program since 2003.
New vehicle Vismods could transform Army training
October 29, 2019
Employees of Westefx, a Hollywood special effects company, and a team of Idaho Army National Guards Soldiers transform an M1097 HMMWV into a T-72 Main Battle Tank using a visual modification kit at the Orchard Combat Training Center Oct 16., 2019 The National Guard Bureau contracted Westefx in 2018 to produce the kits, which fit over the chassis of a Humvee, to improve force-on-force training through realistic battlefield effects.