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Minnesota Guard Provides Health Care on Indian Reservation
September 17, 2024
U.S. Air Force Capt. Kaitlyn Brenner, a physician assistant assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, cares for a patient during an Innovative Readiness Training mission at Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Montana, Aug. 9, 2024.
35th Infantry Marks 80th Anniversary of Liberation of Orleans
September 17, 2024
Maj. Gen. John Rueger, 35th Infantry Division commander, Command Sgt. Maj. Rob Istas, and Aide-de Camp Maj. Dustin Dice with a resident in Orleans, France, Aug. 16, 2024, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Orleans. The woman is holding a photo of herself as an 8-year-old girl, posing with the 35th Infantry Division Soldiers who liberated her city on Aug. 16, 1944.
Nevada Army Guard Trains in Fiji at Exercise Cartwheel 2024
September 17, 2024
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alec Canepa, a combat engineer with the Nevada Army National Guard’s 609th Engineer Company, instructs Republic of Fiji Military Forces soldiers in military mountaineering techniques during Exercise Cartwheel 2024 in Fiji’s Nausori Highlands Sept. 11, 2024. The Nevada Guard members took the lead in rappel and squad live fire portions of the exercise, which is designed to enhance expeditionary partner force readiness and increase capabilities to respond to crises and contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Thai Air Force, Washington Guard Plan Enduring Partners 2025
September 16, 2024
Air Vice Marshal Mansuang Suwan, air exercise working group lead, Royal Thai Air Force, speaks during the Enduring Partners 2025 Concept Development Conference closing ceremonies, Sept. 12, 2024, at Camp Murray, Wash. The conference gives members of the Washington Air National Guard and Royal Thai Air Force a baseline for the final planning conference in early 2025.
Training at Northern Strike Continues Pursuit of Innovation Excellence
September 13, 2024
National Guard Bureau vice director programs and requirements, flies an unmanned aerial system during Exercise Northern Strike 2024-2 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2024.
Washington Guard Hosts Female Royal Thai Air Force Officers
September 13, 2024
Washington Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kristin Retherford, 10th Civil Support Team survey team leader, gives Royal Thai Air Force officers a tour of the 10th CST facilities during a State Partnership Program engagement Sept. 11, 2024, at Camp Murray, Wash. The tour was part of the first female leadership-focused exchange with RTAF since Washington’s formal relationship with the Kingdom of Thailand began in 2002.
Ohio Airmen Provide Free Readiness Training Health Care
September 13, 2024
U.S. Airman 1st Class Isabella D’Alessandro, an aerospace medical service Airman assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, helps a family through the registration process before they enter the Greene County Career Center for Guard Care in Xenia, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2024. Guard members helped provide free health care as part of the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training program.
New York Air Guard Ends Greenland Science Support Season
September 12, 2024
An LC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 109th Airlift Wing sits at Summit Station, Greenland, May 9, 2024. Summit Station is ideal for studying long-range intercontinental transport and its effects on the ice sheet surface.
Maryland Airmen Test Cyber Skills in Virginia Exercise
September 12, 2024
Maryland Air National Guard Airmen pose for a group photo during the Cyber Fortress 3.0 exercise at Virginia Army National Guard’s State Military Reservation July 20, 2024. The training exercise tested the local, state and federal response to potential cyber attacks against critical infrastructure.
Virginia Guard Enlisted Leaders Meet with Finnish Partners
September 12, 2024
Virginia National Guard senior enlisted leaders prepare to travel via Jurmo-class landing craft to engage with the joint senior noncommissioned officer at the Finnish Naval Academy during a senior NCO exchange Aug. 19-23, 2024, in Finland. Virginia and Finland are partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.