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Nebraska Guardsman Wins Danish Contingency March in Kosovo
February 6, 2023
Nebraska Army National Guard Capt. Travis Kirchner, 111th Public Affairs Detachment commander, won the traditional Danish Contingency March Jan. 7, 2023, while deployed to Kosovo. Kirchner finished the 22-mile march in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 35 seconds.
Samoa, Nevada Guard Pair in Growing State Partnership Program
February 3, 2023
The Independent State of Samoa and the Nevada National Guard are new partners in the State Partnership Program. Graphic shows the Samoan and Nevada flags along with an emblem displaying the Tongan and Fijian flag of Nevada's other two SPP partners.
Vermont Army Aviation Soldiers Ready for Overseas Mission
February 2, 2023
Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, 86th Troop Command, Garrison Support Command, Vermont National Guard, performed hoist training with Black Hawk helicopters, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont, Aug. 7, 2020.
Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Endure Danish Military Challenge
January 30, 2023
Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers with the 252nd Composite Supply Company, 728th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, participate in the Danish Contingent March at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 15, 2023. The Soldiers are deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
Deployed New York Guardsmen Train with Active-duty Aviators
January 30, 2023
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Sean Schlagel, an aviation officer assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, gives an overview of the capabilities of the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter during a professional development event in Katterbach, Germany, Jan. 4, 2023. The event, organized for Soldiers assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, followed their training in the Army’s military decision-making process, and helped them understand how to incorporate aviation and air defense assets into planning for combat operations.
Deployed 28th ID Soldiers Participate in Exercise Juniper Oak
January 27, 2023
A rocket is fired from a High Mobility Rocket Artillery System of the 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan, during exercise Juniper Oak 2023 in January 2023. The large-scale, bilateral, multi-domain military exercise was aimed at enhancing interoperability between U.S. and Israeli armed forces.
NY Army Guard Aviation Soldiers Mobilize for Mideast Mission
January 20, 2023
Sgt. 1st Class Joann Duclose, a senior human resources sergeant from the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, flags in a UH-60 Black Hawk during night sling-load training with aviators from 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, June 5, 2014, in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, during the battalion's 2014 deployment. Soldiers of the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion will deploy to the Middle East again in 2023.
New York National Guard, Brazil Plan Major Joint Exercise
January 17, 2023
During the initial planning conference for exercise Southern Vanguard 24 in Macapa, Brazil, Dec 5-8, 2022, Master Sgt. Rob Mitchell and a Brazilian army infantry officer discuss training scenarios, logistical requirements and training objectives for the bilateral event scheduled in the fall of 2023. Southern Vanguard is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, U.S. Army South-conducted exercise at the operational and tactical levels to increase interoperability between U.S. and Western Hemisphere forces.
Sasseville: State Partnerships Vital to International Relationships
January 13, 2023
Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville, vice chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses Defense Intelligence Agency defense attaches, Joint Base Anacostia Bolling, Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2023.
Virginia National Guard Conducts CBRN Exchange in Tajikistan
January 13, 2023
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Rocky Mount-based 229th Chemical Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion. 329th Regional Support Group, conduct a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives exchange with the Committee of Emergency Services of the Republic of Tajikistan Dec. 5 - 9, 2022, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.