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Louisiana Guard 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to Deploy
February 20, 2025
Soldiers of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire training exercise during pre-mobilization annual training at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center in Pineville Jan. 28, 2025. The Soldiers will mobilize to Europe and Africa later this year.
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.
New Hampshire Guard Aviation Leaders Visit Salvadoran Partner
February 18, 2025
From left, Col. Nelson Perron, commander of the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire National Guard; Col. Pablo Soriano, chief of staff of the Salvadoran Air Force; Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Reiter, command chief of the 157th ARW, and Col. Rafael Melara, commander of the Salvadoran Air Force Academy, exchange gifts at the Ilopango Air Show in El Salvador Feb.1.
Washington National Guard, Malaysian Partners Share Expertise
February 13, 2025
Participants of the Seventh Annual Airman-to-Airman Talks pose for a group photo at Camp Murray, Washington, Feb. 11, 2025. The three-day program focused on professional development, air domain awareness, and strengthening relationships between Pacific Air Forces, the Washington Air National Guard and Royal Malaysian Air Force.
56th SBCT Medics Execute Mass Casualty Wargame Exercise
February 10, 2025
U.S. Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine mission play through the role of medics providing treatment during a mass casualty triage wargame exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 22, 2025. The wargame addresses casualty care triage in a large-scale combat operations environment.
Tennessee National Guard Supports Bulgaria’s F-16 Acquisition
February 7, 2025
Members of the Bulgarian Defense Ministry and the Tennessee Air National Guard pose for a photo after Bulgaria took delivery of its first batch of F-16 “Fighting Falcon” aircraft at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville, South Carolina, site, Jan. 31, 2025. Tennessee and Bulgaria have been partners in the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 1993.
Swedish Soldiers Train with 42nd Infantry Division Partners
February 7, 2025
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jack A. James Jr., right, the commander of the New York National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, speaks with Swedish Army soldiers during the division’s Warfighter 25-3 exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Jan. 31, 2025. The Swedish soldiers’ participation with the New York Army National Guardsmen during Warfighter Exercise 25-3 marks their second visit with the 42nd Infantry Division and their first experience working with the United States in a division-level warfighter exercise.
Alaska Guard Deploys to Eastern Europe to Support NATO Allies
February 4, 2025
Alaska Army National Guard Col. Michele Edwards and Command Sgt. Maj. Russel Throckmorton, the commander and command sergeant major of the 297th Regional Support Group, case the unit colors during a deployment ceremony at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Jan. 24, 2025. The Alaska Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 297th RSG, will deploy approximately 80 Guardsmen on a nine-month mission to Eastern Europe to support U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce.
Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers Deploying to Kuwait
February 4, 2025
More than 140 U.S. Soldiers with the Fort Indiantown Gap-based 3622nd Sustainment Maintenance Company are recognized during a ceremony Feb. 1, 2025, at the Zembo Shrine in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The unit is departing for a year-long deployment to the Middle East.