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CENTCOM: SPP underscores commitment to regional stability
December 14, 2018
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jon K. Mott, right, U.S. Central
Command's director of exercises and training, and U.S. Army Staff
Sgt. Michael Tousey prepare to cut the cake to honor the National
Guard's 382nd birthday Dec. 13, 2018. The National Guard-administered State Partnership Program, established in 1993, is a key component of CENTCOM's mission and the National Defense Strategy.

Joint Task Force Civil Support is prepared for any CBRN disaster
December 13, 2018
A decontamination team of Airmen and Soldiers care for casualties in a simulated mass casualty decontamination line during the 503rd Military Police Battalion field training exercise at Camp Blanding, Fla., on Oct. 24, 2018. Army Maj. Gen. William “Bill” Hall participates as a mock victim of a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear catastrophe. (Courtesy photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Zach McKinley)

Pa. Guard welcomes Lithuanians to Fort Indiantown Gap
December 13, 2018
Lithuanian senior officials visited the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (EAATS) Dec. 5, 2018. The delegation toured the Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT) simulation system, the Non-Rated Crewmember Manned Module (NCM3), and the Aviation Maintenance Instructional Building (AMIB).

Cal Guard’s new helicopters make fire debut during Camp Fire
December 12, 2018
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, flies through the smoky Feather River Canyon while helping authorities contain the northeastern edge of the Camp Fire in Butte County, California, Nov. 16, 2018. The Cal Guard provided four helicopters, including two of its new M-models, to help state agencies contain the deadly fire.

S.C. National Guard honors fallen troops with wreath-laying
December 11, 2018
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brad Owens, director of joint staff for the South Carolina National Guard, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Lambe, assistant adjutant general for air, South Carolina National Guard, place a wreath at the South Carolina Armed Forces Memorial at the South Carolina State House, Dec. 10, 2018.  The wreath is placed to honor the service men and women who served in the Armed Forces and made the ultimate sacrifice.

Puerto Rico Army Guard honors MIA Soldier from Korea
December 10, 2018
Cpl. Francisco Ramos Rivera was an MIA from the Korean War. He was identified in 2017 and returned home to his family for burial at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamon. A Puerto Rico Army National Guard honor guard participated.

Seattle firefighters train with Washington National Guard
December 10, 2018
Members of the Seattle Fire Department participated in a training exercise with the Washington Army National Guard aviators doing personnel movement on UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

Northern Strike 19 planning underway in Michigan
December 7, 2018
Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, Michigan National Guard adjutant general, speaks at the Northern Strike 19 Initial Planning Conference (IPC), Fort Custer Training Center, Mich., Dec. 4, 2018

N.Y. Guard Civil Support Team trains local fire departments
December 6, 2018
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kristin Northrup, a survey team chief, and Spc. Sean Murray, a survey team member, assigned to the 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST), New York National Guard, move to inspect, scan and catalog the contents of a simulated bomb maker's vehicle during a hazardous materials exercise with the City of Kingston Fire Department in Kingston, N.Y., Nov. 28, 2018.

D.C. National Guard supports funeral of George H.W. Bush
December 6, 2018
Maj. Joshua Behsudi, Mobilization Augmentation Command branch chief, hands Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan an invitation to the state funeral for 41st U.S. President George H.W. Bush prior to departing to the Washington National Cathedral Dec. 5, 2018.