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Guardsmen Display Hand-to-Hand Combat Skills
February 24, 2025
Massachusetts Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Gerald Meuse, assigned to 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, and New York National Guard Maj. Joshua Bennet, assigned to the 42nd Infantry Higher Headquarters Battalion, are awarded lightweight and heavyweight awards in the Minutemen competition at Camp Smith Training Site, N.Y., Feb.2, 2025. The two-day event tested military members' combat training in martial arts disciplines.
140th Medical Group Trains on Combat Casualty Care
February 24, 2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charles Guthrie, right, instructs U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Shimel as he provides care to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Parmelee during total combat casualty care training at Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, Jan. 29, 2025. The Airmen are 140th Medical Group aerospace medical technicians.
Indiana National Guard Aids Kentucky Flood Response
February 21, 2025
An Indiana National Guard Soldier conducts a hoist operation while searching for flood victims in eastern Kentucky Feb. 17, 2025. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun activated four Hoosier Guard members to help with search and rescue efforts in Kentucky following record-breaking floods.
Air National Guard Medics Keep Airmen in the Fight
February 21, 2025
Airmen conduct a long-distance ruck during the Air National Guard’s Cold Weather Operations Course at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn., followed by two aerospace medical specialists wearing red hats, assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Feb. 6, 2025. Three aerospace medical specialists provided medical education and response to 70 students from 37 Air National Guard Wings attending the course designed to prepare service members for deployments to cold weather regions.
Wyoming, California Air Guard Conduct MAFFS Training
February 21, 2025
Airmen assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing clean the windshield of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Modular Airborne Firefighting System training at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Feb. 13, 2025. The training prepares aircrews for the upcoming fire season.
Minnesota National Guard, Norway Strengthen Training Ties
February 20, 2025
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Trevor Dufault of the Minnesota National Guard takes a break during a field training exercise on a mountaintop near Haltdalen, Norway, Feb. 11, 2025. During the exercise, service members built snow caves where they slept at night.
Guard Builds Readiness, Interoperability in Doha Competition
February 19, 2025
Left to right, West Virginia Air National Guard Senior Airman Max Howard and National Service Academy Recruit Nooh Mashhadi participate in a ruck march during the Best Warrior Competition at the National Service Academy in Umm Salal Muhammed, Qatar, Feb. 3, 2025. The West Virginia National Guard and Qatar Armed Forces are partners in the State Partnership Program.
Washington Guard, Thai Partners Share Disaster Response Tips
February 19, 2025
Washington National Guard and Royal Thai Army Soldiers pose for a photo following a CBRNE response and emergency medical operations exchange of the State Partnership Program partners in Thailand Feb. 6, 2025.
Hawaii Air Guard’s Sentry Aloha Exercise Boosts Readiness
February 19, 2025
Airmen from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron and the 169th Air Defense Squadron approach a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb 5, 2025, for Sentry Aloha 25-1. Fighter jets, tankers and support units participated in simulated combat scenarios, enhancing interoperability and readiness among U.S. military forces.
District of Columbia Guard Returns from Border Mission
February 18, 2025
Left to right, Brig. Gen. Leland D. Blanchard II, the adjutant general for the District of Columbia National Guard; Maj. Gen. John C. Andonie, commanding general (Interim) for the D.C. National Guard; Capt. Corbin Cali, aviation operations officer and Det 1 A Co 1/224th S&S commander; Sgt. 1st Class Richard Molezzo, Det 1 A Co 1/224th S&S NCOIC; Chief Warrant Officer 5 Bernard L. Aguon, command chief warrant officer for the D.C. National Guard, and Lt. Col. Ryan Rooks, state aviation officer for the D.C. Army National Guard. About two dozen D.C. Guard members returned home following a 12-month deployment to the southern border.