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Combat simulations used for the first time at Camp Edwards
August 9, 2019
A Soldier from the 1166th Transportation Company, Massachusetts National Guard, engages a target during a base defense live-fire exercise during the Combined Arms Exercise: Patriot Crucible on Camp Edwards, Mass., on Aug. 4, 2019. The Soldiers of the 1166th participated in several iterations of this training event without ammunition and with blank ammunition in order to hone their skills in tactical maneuvers and fire.
Oregon fighter pilots practice water-ejection techniques
August 9, 2019
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kedric Osborne, an F-15C Instructor Pilot at the 173rd Fighter Wing, takes a deep breath before submerging beneath a floating parachute canopy during water survival training at Cultus Lake, Oregon, July 25, 2019.
Army training helps Texas Guard member save driver's life
August 8, 2019
Spc. Matt Oldham, top, takes part in a training exercise with his National Guard unit, C Company, Third Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment from Seagoville, Texas. Oldham said his Army combat buddy care and lifesaver training helped him successfully pull a driver from a wrecked vehicle on July 24 in downtown Dallas.
Communities, Guard rally to recover from Wis. storms
August 7, 2019
Staff Sgt. Cody Koeller, left, a part of the 115th Fighter Wing’s security forces and Tech. Sgt. Andrew Melton, a munitions technician with the 115th, right, cut through dense debris along the roadways near Loon Lake in Barron County, Wis., Aug. 3, 2019, as part of the continued recovery efforts in Polk and Barron Counties. Approximately 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the Wisconsin Army and Air National Guard remain on duty to assist civil authorities with damage assessment and debris clearance following the severe weather that struck Northern Wisconsin July 19-20.
Ohio Guard tests disaster response with civilian partners
August 6, 2019
Members of the 61st Civil Support Team, Arkansas National Guard, brief their incident response plan to the West Licking Joint Fire District chief during Vigilant Guard 19-4, Aug. 5, 2019, at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Vigilant Guard brings together over 3,000 personnel from more than 90 local, state and federal agencies to train and develop disaster response capabilities in the largest exercise of its kind in the state’s history.
Alaska Airmen rescue 2 injured hikers in separate incidents
August 5, 2019
An 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. A similar aircraft helped rescue a person mauled by a bear on June 10, 2019.
Georgia Army National Guard welcomes 230 new Soldiers
August 5, 2019
Pvt.1st Class Terry Brown of Albany, Georgia, and Pfc. Caleb Bennett of Rockmart, Georgia, were among the Soldiers recognized with an Army Achievement Medal during a battle handoff ceremony at Fort Stewart. Brown, of the Cumming-based 420th Signal Company and Bennett of the Statesboro-based Georgia Southern Cadet Detachment were the honor graduates of their basic combat training classes.
Illinois National Guard completes flood operations
August 2, 2019
Soldiers from Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery place sandbags shoring up concrete barriers in Grafton, Illinois, during flood operations in June.
Wisconsin National Guard continues to respond to storms
August 2, 2019
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen help clear storm debris in Barron County, Wis., July 30.
Indiana Guard teams up with South Bend Fire Department
August 1, 2019
Sgt. Todd D. Overbeck, with C Company, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, assists Brent VanBruaene, with the South Bend Fire Department, as he boards a UH-60 Black Hawk during hoist operations at Kingsbury, Indiana, July 23, 2019. Overbeck and VanBuraene are members of the Indiana Helipcopter Aquatic Rescue Team, a small team of National Guard members and firefighters with the South Bend fire Department.