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Washington National Guard, Thai Airmen Strengthen Ties
August 15, 2024
Participants in the 11th annual Airman-to-Airman talks between the Washington Air National Guard and the Royal Thai Air Force pose for a photo at Camp Murray, Wash., Aug. 7, 2024. The talks focused on air mobility, interoperability and space force programs.
South Carolina Guard Soldiers Train on New Equipment
August 14, 2024
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with 1st and 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Battalion, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, train on the Black Hornet Nano Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Columbia, S.C., Aug. 10, 2024.
Washington Guard Shares Aviation Expertise with Thai Partners
August 14, 2024
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chris Cuddington, pilot, 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, talks with his counterparts from the 9th Aviation Battalion during an aviation subject matter expert exchange in Lop Buri, Thailand, July 31, 2024.
Alaska Army Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Rafter
August 14, 2024
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nick Lime, an aviation maintenance technician and crew chief assigned to Delta Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, inspects a missing rafter’s pack raft from the Goodnews River Aug. 12, 2024. Alaska Army National Guard aviators with Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, operating a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter out of Bethel, Alaska, helped rescue an overdue rafter near Goodnews Lake.
New York Army Guard Engineers Test Skills in Engineer Rodeo
August 13, 2024
New York Army National Guard Pfc. Keith Alvarado (operating the 10-ton dump truck) and Spc. Joseph Warner (operating the excavator), both assigned to 1156th Engineer Company, practiced operating skills Aug. 10, 2024, as part of the 204th Engineer Battalion's annual engineering rodeo in Walton, New York.
Alaska Army Guard Soldiers Train in Mobilization Exercise
August 13, 2024
Capt. Jacob Carroll, a plans and operations officer with 297th Regional Support Group, Alaska Army National Guard, welcomes Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery, Wyoming Army National Guard, with an exercise in-brief during Mobilization Exercise III at Camp Funston on Fort Riley, Kansas, Aug. 2, 2024. MOBEX III is the continuing effort of rapidly mobilizing forces during large-scale mobilization operations.
New York, Alabama Soldiers are Army Guard’s Best Warriors
August 13, 2024
Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, the command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, applauds after presenting trophies to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kirtley Finnell, center, a combat engineer with the 20th Special Forces Group, Alabama Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Sgt. Peter Fillion, an infantryman with C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, after they were named the 2024 Army National Guard Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year during a ceremony in Burlington, Vermont, Aug. 8, 2024.
Maryland Air Guard Joins Cyber Defense Exercise in Estonia
August 12, 2024
Maryland National Guard Airmen participated in a cybersecurity exercise at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence with their Estonian and French partners Aug. 11, 2024. Locked Shields 2024, the world’s largest live-fire cyber defense exercise, is designed to highlight the global community’s commitment to combating cyber threats.
Kentucky Guard Hosts Ecuadorian Military for Exchange
August 12, 2024
Kentucky National Guardsmen brief members of the Ecuadorian military and civilian partners on a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort Aug. 7, 2024. The Kentucky Guard and Ecuador have been partners via the State Partnership Program since 1996.
National Guard Rifle Team Clinches Dogs of War Trophy
August 12, 2024
The All National Guard Rifle Team poses with the target they struck from 600 yards after winning the National Trophy, also known as the Dogs of War Trophy, and the Hilton Trophy during the National Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug. 2, 2024. This is the third time the National Guard won the National Trophy since its inception in 1903.