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Va. National Guard hosting Vigilant Guard response exercise
May 7, 2018
The Virginia National Guard’s 34th Civil Support Team participates in a training exercise with the Virginia State Police, the FBI and local law enforcement Oct. 24, 2017, near Richmond, Virginia. The 34th CST provided reconnaissance, decontamination, incident command and sampling support for the exercise. The event aimed to increase interagency coordination and integration. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)
Florida officer first Guardsman to complete SFAB training
May 7, 2018
Maj. Jay Robinson, the first National Guardsman to complete the Combat Advisors Training Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, participates in a block of instruction on call for fire. Throughout the 28-day course, participating Soldiers learn about the unique Security Force Assistance Brigades’ mission.
Service honors Puerto Rico Air Guard plane crash victims
May 3, 2018
Puerto Rico's adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Isobel Rivera, says, "It is important to take the time to reflect and internalize the difficult moments we are living," at the service May 2, 2018, in San Juan to honor the Airmen killed in a May 2 plane crash.
Michigan Guard and Latvia celebrate 25-year partnership
May 3, 2018
Maj. Gen. Leonard Isabelle, Michigan Air National Guard commander, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia Nancy Pettit, Latvia's Minister of Defense, Raimonds Bergmanis, Lt. Gen. Leonids Kalniņš, Latvia's National Armed Forces commander, and event moderator Kaspars Galkins, prepare to toast the 25th Anniversary of the Latvia-Michigan partnership during a special ceremony, April 27, 2018 in Riga, Latvia.
Two from 69th Infantry are New York Army Guard Best Warriors
May 2, 2018
Best-warrior winners in N.Y. National Guard
Ore. Guard troops work with Canadians to enhance readiness
May 2, 2018
Oregon National Guard Staff Sgt. Jon Paul Hanson, a sniper with the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, enters the 'Leschi Town' training area during an early morning advancement during Exercise Cougar Rage, April 28, 2018, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. U.S. and Canadian soldiers took part in four-days of joint training to enhance operational readiness, April 26-29.
Guardsmen from New England train in handling disasters
April 30, 2018
Senior Airman Jesse D. Hyam and Staff Sgt. Alexander J. Barnhart, medical search and extraction team members assigned to the 157th Medical Group, N.H. Air National Guard, work to lift debris during a simulated exercise on April 11, 2018 at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass. Hyam and Barnhart participated in a weeklong regional deployment readiness exercise as members of the N.H. CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package team.
Texas Guardsmen improve disaster response skills in Slovakia
April 30, 2018
Texas Army National Guard engineers from the 836h Engineer Company, 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, work alongside soldiers from the Indiana National Guard, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in support of Operation Toxic Lance, a search and rescue exercise involving a chemical warfare scenario, March 12-23, 2018, at Training Area Lest in central Slovakia. The soldiers were brought together as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program that focuses on building interoperability and strengthening international relationships through military-to-military exchanges.
Lengyel: Guard mirrors National Defense Strategy priorities
April 30, 2018
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau testifies at a hearing to review the 2019 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserve before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, in Washington, D.C., Apr. 17, 2018. Lengyel spoke over the weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Indiana Guard strengthens state partnership with Niger
April 27, 2018
Nigerien Armed Forces conduct a key leader engagement training with 20th Special Forces Group during Flintlock 18 in Niger, Africa, on April 16, 2018. Flintlock 2018, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people.