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Alaska Army Guard’s 1-297th Infantry returns from Kosovo
April 7, 2020
Staff Sgt. Steven Finch, an infantryman assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, greets his loved ones at Ted Stevens International Airport, Apr. 4, 2020. Finch returned from a deployment to Kosovo for a NATO peacekeeping mission.
Nebraska Airmen deploy overseas
April 2, 2020
Airmen with the 155th Air Refueling Wing board a KC-135 Stratotanker, March 25, 2020, at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln for deployment to the U.S. Central Command area in support of overseas contingency operations.
38th Infantry Soldiers coming home
April 1, 2020
An Indiana National Guard Soldier with the 38th Infantry Division embraces her loved one in Indianapolis, March 31, 2020, after being deployed for nine months in the Middle East and spending two weeks in quarantine at Fort Hood, Texas. Despite having a non-traditional homecoming to adhere to social distancing standards Soldiers were still able to greet their families.
Air National Guard stays abreast of weather for 30th ABCT
March 27, 2020
U.S. Airmen from the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 156th Weather Flight, 145th Air Wing, in front of the 22nd Expeditionary Weather Squadron sign while deployed in the U.S. Army Central Command area of responsibility, March 19, 2020. The Airmen predicted a severe sandstorm in late February supporting the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team.
6th annual Bersama Warrior exercise underway in Malaysia
March 12, 2020
Malaysia Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Abd Malik bin Jiran officiates the opening ceremony of Bersama Warrior March 11, 2020, at the Malaysia Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Also pictured, left to right, is U.S. Army U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Pacific Warfighting Center Director Paul Tamaribuchi; 25th Infantry Division Commander Maj.Gen.James B. Jarrard; 12th Malaysian Infantry Brigade Commander Brig. Gen. Datuk Marzuki bin HJ Mokhtar; and Special Assistant to the Director of the Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Jill A. Lannan.
Competition and camaraderie: A Best Warrior partnership
March 10, 2020
Army Pfc. Maximilliano Estrada of the 71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade performs V-ups during the obstacle course portion of the Texas Military Department’s 2020 Best Warrior Competition March 5, 2020, at Camp Swift near Bastrop, Texas. Estrada, who began bleeding halfway through the event, refused to stop and completed the course.
Florida Guard partners with Guyana to boost medical readiness
March 9, 2020
Sgt. Arielle Tango, a Florida Army Guard medic with the 256th Medical Company Area Support (MCAS), shares the proper technique to transport a casualty with members of Guyana’s defense force and coast guard. Tango was part of a Florida Army Guard team that traveled to Guyana in December as part of Florida’s State Partnership Program to help strengthen military medical readiness with the country.
Six nations join in cyberspace training exercise in Bangkok
March 6, 2020
Distinguished visitors from multinational armed forces from Thailand, the United States, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Japan during the cyber field training exercise opening ceremony Feb. 25, 2020, at Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, Bangkok, Thailand. The cyber FTX was part of Exercise Cobra Gold 20 to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Pacific.
Red Arrow Soldiers in Afghanistan build on legacy
March 6, 2020
Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sieg, a quick reaction force squad leader in A Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, in Afghanistan. The 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, deployed to Afghanistan in July 2019, and is acting as a “Guardian Angel” security element for the 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade.
Kosovo delegates visit Iowa National Guard as part of SPP program
March 5, 2020
Nine mayors and other delegates from Kosovo in front of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Statotanker at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 26, 2020. The group came to Iowa to formalize a sister-city agreement between the city of Gjilian and Sioux City as an outgrowth of the National Guard State Partnership Program.