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National Guard units from six states join Alaska in exercise
July 19, 2019
Mississippi Army National Guard Maj. Richmond Lachney and Staff Sgt. Vernon Wasson, 47th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, unload equipment from an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter during ORCA 2019 in Alaska, July 16.

Pennsylvania Air Guard engineers strengthen skills in Canada
July 18, 2019
Royal Canadian Air Force Maj. Dwayne Demers, 8 Mission Support Squadron commander, left, and Pennsylvania Air National Guard Capt. Matthew Saccone speak during a cookout in Trenton, Ontario, Canada July 12, 2019.

WVNG, DoD support for 24th World Scout Jamboree begins
July 18, 2019

Moldovan troops train with National Guard in California
July 18, 2019
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova Dereck Hogan and Moldovan Minister of Defense, Pavel Voicu express their pride of being able to visit over 100 Moldovan Army soldiers during their National Training Center, rotation 19-09 with North Carolina National Guard’s 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, on July 16, 2019.

Alaska National Guard rescue team saves two hikers
July 18, 2019
A pararescueman with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron assesses an injured hiker inside an Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after two hikers were hoisted off of an Alaskan mountain, July 17, 2019. One of the hikers was injured after falling about 30 feet from a ridge into a saddle, and was unable to walk.

National Guard relocates Alaskan village
July 17, 2019
Sunset view over the remote village, Mertarvik, Alaska, June 10-19, 2019.

Chemical agent detector trial conducted in South Carolina
July 17, 2019
Members of 2-263rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion (ADA BN), South Carolina National Guard, participated in an International Joint Force assessment of the first generation Chemical Agent Detector Colorimetric Reader (CADCoR) prototype, Clemson, South Carolina, July 13, 2019. Feedback from the Soldiers will be used to evaluate, improve and assess the CADCoR in determining calorimetric responses.

N.C. Guard engineers work with Botswana Defense Forces
July 17, 2019
Spc. Adam Bates, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, shovels dirt from around water and sewer pipes while his Botswana Defense Force counterpart advises, in preparation for replacing a sewer line at Thebephatshwa Airbase in Botswana on July 11, 2019. This was one of several projects conducted in partnership with North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey National Guards and the Botswanan Defense Force during Upward Minuteman 2019, a U.S. Africa Command exercise promoting the U.S. National Guard’s State Partnership Programs on the African Continent.

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue hikers near Isabel Pass
July 16, 2019
A HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter operated by Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 210th Rescue Squadron takes off for aerial live-fire gunnery training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 19, 2019.

La. National Guard continues to ready for TS Barry landfall
July 13, 2019
Soldiers from the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company make preparations for the approaching Tropical Storm Barry by placing sandbags along a levee in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, July 12, 2019.