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Wisconsin Guard engineer unit takes on additional security mission in Afghanistan
February 19, 2015
Spc. Jacob Chappa, 950th Engineer Company, TAAC-Air base security, provides over watch to the base's entry. Jacob is one of more than 50 members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard who provide security for Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air.
Silicon Valley-based Air Guard members deploy to the Horn of Africa
February 2, 2015
California Air National Guard members from the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster aircraft for their overseas deployment.
Mississippi National Guard assisted in NATO exercise
January 29, 2015
Lt. Col. Jeffery J. Files, acting commander of 66th Troop Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, which is acting as high command during Allied Spirit I, briefs the unit at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The event included more than 2,000 participants from Canada, Hungary, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States and exercises interoperability with NATO allies.
Utah's 151st Air Refueling Wing offers support for training in Germany
January 26, 2015
A NATO E-3A AWACS aircraft approaches a Utah Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker for air refueling during a training flight over Germany on Jan. 13, 2015.
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers deploy for Kuwait
January 12, 2015
Mountain Grove Church in Granite Falls, North Carolina, hosted proud parents, nervous spouses, very energetic children, local employers, veteran service organization leaders and many friends for the North Carolina National Guard’s 1450th Transportation Company deployment ceremony for duty in Kuwait in support of Operation Resolute Support.
Wisconsin's 115th Fighter Wing sending 250 personnel, 12 F-16s to Japan in support of Pacific Command
January 6, 2015
Four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 115th Fighter Wing fly in formation over Lake Monona, Wisconsin. Some Airmen and jets will be deploying to Japan this month.
After 13 years, Operation Enduring Freedom concludes in Afghanistan
December 29, 2014
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan DeAngelis signals during a power check on an F-16C Fighting Falcon on Feb 4, 2012, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. DeAngelis is an F-16C crew chief deployed from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard. Officials announced the conclusion of combat operations in Afghanistan.
D.C. Air National Guard wraps up exchange with Jamaican Defence Forces
December 22, 2014
Sgt. Girard King, left, and Jamaican Defence Force civilian vehicle mechanic Dean Kemp, right, work on a 2.5-ton Jamaican Defence Force freightload truck while Senior Airman Renardo Butler, center, observes Dec. 10, 2014. King is a vehicle mechanic with the 273rd Military Police Co., D.C. National Guard, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, and Butler is a vehicle mechanic from the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The D.C. National Guard Capital Guardians are participating in a subject matter expert exchange with the JDF under the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.
South Carolina and Colombia foster relationships through SPP
December 17, 2014
Col. Brad Owens, South Carolina National Guard director of plans, training and operations, uses an engineering simulator while on a monthlong state partnership engagement between the S.C. National Guard and members of the Colombian Army in Colombia, November 2014. The South Carolina National Guard established a formal state partnership with Colombia in 2012 and has conducted multiple engagements to share ideas to assist the Colombian Army with equipment maintenance programs.
Danish military preps for Saber Strike 2015 in Pennsylvania with 28th Infantry Division
December 15, 2014
Personnel from the Danish Division meet with Pennsylvania Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Wesley Craig during a visit to Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania., Dec. 11, 2014. The Danish Division is on a seven-day collaborative planning visit to Pennsylvania to prepare for Saber Strike 2015 with the 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard.