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New York Guard Airman Honored for Rescuing Car Crash Victim
November 14, 2023
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joshua Carter, the director of the 174th Operations Support Squadron's commander's action group, is presented with the New York State Medal for Valor during an award ceremony at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse Nov. 8, 2023. Carter received the award for his lifesaving actions while responding to a car accident last year. Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields, New York adjutant general, and Maj. Gen. Denise Donnell, commander of the New York Air National Guard, presented the award.

Michigan Airmen Conduct Airworthiness Assessments in Africa
November 13, 2023
Maj. Jacob Stommen and Maj. Craig Warn, 217th Air Component Operations Squadron maintenance officers, Michigan Air National Guard, speak to a Nigerian Air Force member Sept. 5, 2023, in Nigeria during an airworthiness assessment.

Virginia National Guard Trains for Firefighting Ground Support
November 13, 2023
Two Virginia National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters equipped with 660-gallon water buckets help fight fires Nov. 11, 2023, in Patrick County, Virginia. Aviation crews assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, coordinated efforts with the Virginia Department of Forestry.

167th Airlift Wing Conducts Multicapable Airmen Training
November 13, 2023
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt Kenneth Casey, an aircraft maintainer with the 167th Maintenance Group, directs a pallet while being observed by Master Sgt. Corbin Householder, left, 167th Operations Group loadmaster, during multicapable Airmen training at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Nov. 5, 2023. The training focused on developing competencies outside of the Airman’s primary Air Force specialty code. (

National Guard Joins Air Force African Senior Enlisted Leader Summit
November 13, 2023
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Randy Kwiatkowski, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa command chief, speaks at the first Air Force African Senior Enlisted Leader Summit in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Nov. 7, 2023. The three-day summit was hosted by U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa and Côte d'Ivoire air force senior enlisted leaders.

Arkansas National Guard Competes in Cyber Challenge
November 13, 2023
Four members of the 188th Intelligence Support Squadron at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas, competed against 27 teams in a two-day cybersecurity challenge in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Nov. 3-5. Tech. Sgts. Donald McKellip and Brandon Wheeler, Staff Sgt. Tommy Patton and Senior Airman Dalton Landrum were selected for their expertise, interest in the event, and the needs of the squadron.

DEVCOM Soldier Center Participates in Rhode Island National Guard STEM Event
November 8, 2023
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, recently participated in a STEM Exploration Open House hosted by the Rhode Island National Guard at the Quonset National Guard Base in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. DEVCOM SC’s Christina Caruso looks on as a STEM event participant tries out Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality capabilities.

Virginia Army National Guard Battles Wildfires From the Air
November 8, 2023
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry, Division provide aerial fire suppression support Nov. 6, 2023, in Madison County. After Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency, the VNG deployed two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters equipped with 660-gallon water buckets at the request of the Virginia Department of Forestry.

National Guard’s Heritage Honored at Storied Army Base
November 7, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, left, chief of the National Guard Bureau, chats with Air Force Maj. Gen. John P. Hronek, the adjutant general of the Montana National Guard, during the opening ceremony at The 1636 Room at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Patton Hall in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 1, 2023. Named in recognition of the first organized militia in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636 – the predecessor of today’s National Guard – the exhibit space runs the gamut of strategically placed artifacts, framed flags, panel displays, photographs, visual arts and replicated items.

SERE, Nebraska National Guard Team up for Hoist Training
November 7, 2023
Airman 1st Class Bridger Michaud, 55th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, is hoisted into a Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter along with a medic during hoist training Nov. 4, 2023. Company G, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 104th Regiment flew the helicopter from Lincoln to Offutt, enabling personnel from both units to carry out mandatory training.