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New York Air Guard takes on 'Kool' mission in Greenland
June 21, 2018
Students build a shelter during barren land arctic survival training, commonly known as “Kool School” on June 9, 2018 at Raven Camp, Greenland. This year, 25 Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York, completed the training, learning basic arctic survival skills.
Kentucky Guard maintenance team visits Ecuadorian military
June 20, 2018
Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard inspect and assess HMMWVs along with the Ecuadorian army in Quito, Ecuador, on June 4, 2018. This visit was part of the State Partnership Program between Kentucky National Guard and Ecuadorian Military, which is focused on conducting exchanges in military and civilian best practices.
N.H. Soldiers practice swift water rescues in El Salvador
June 19, 2018
NHARNG 1st Lt. Katrina Simpson, an infantry officer with Mountain Company, works with Salvadoran soldiers and firefighters to complete a rope system spanning the Lempa River in El Salvador June 7, 2018. The swift water rescue training, led by Maj. Brian Fernandes, deputy commander, 12th Civil Support Team, brought N.H. Guardsmen, Salvadoran soldiers and firefighters together to focus on sharing ideas and best practices for rescue techniques to improve interoperability between civilian and military personnel.
Kansas Guard provides humanitarian support during Golden Coyote
June 18, 2018
Soldiers from the 137th Transportation Company, Kansas Army National Guard, loosen straps on a load of timber at Red Shirt, S.D., June 15, 2018.
Kentucky Guard strengthens partnership with Djibouti
June 18, 2018
Lt. Col. (Chaplain) Bill Draper and Col. (Chaplain) Yong Cho visit with two KBR employees attending the Iftar on Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa May 21, 2018.
Idaho National Guard snipers get in and out, unseen
June 15, 2018
Hidden beneath twigs and weeds, a sniper’s stomach is flat on the ground, dirt and grime on his face. All that can be seen in the bundles of cheatgrass is a pair of steady, intense eyes.
S.D. Guard builds road during Golden Coyote exercise
June 15, 2018
A heavy equipment operator in South Dakota Army National Guard’s 842nd Engineer Company, grades a road in Wind Cave National Park, S.D., June 12, 2018.
Idaho Guard engineers train with Reserve counterparts
June 14, 2018
Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard's 116th Engineer Battalion and the U.S. Army Reserve's 321st Engineer Battalion conducted a live-fire M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) range June 13, 2018, at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Boise, Idaho.
N.Y. Guard Civil Support Team gets wet to prep for missions
June 13, 2018
A member of the New York National Guard's 24th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team exists a hovering HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing during helocasting training off Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn in Gravesends Bay on June 6, 2018.
Latvia dedicates 'Michigan Ave.' to honor state partnership
June 13, 2018
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, Nancy Pettit, Adjutant General of Michigan, Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, Latvian Armed Forces Commander, Lt. Gen. Leonīds Kalniņs, and Latvian Infantry Brigade commander, Col. Ilmārs Lejiņš, unveil “Michigan Avenue” at Ādaži Military Base, Latvia, June 12, 2018, to commemorate the 25-year relationship between Latvia and Michigan under the U.S. National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program (SPP).