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Medics train to bring everyone home
March 5, 2020
U.S. Army combat medics and health care providers with 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, and 38th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, Indiana National Guard, outside the troop medical clinic at Joint Training Center-Jordan.
MD Guard leaders visit Estonia during Independence Day
March 4, 2020
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, the adjutant general of Maryland, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Perlisa D. Wilson, Maryland National Guard senior enlisted leader, wait for the start of the Estonian Independence Day military parade Feb. 24, 2020, at Vabaduse Square, Tallinn, Estonia. The celebration marked the 102nd anniversary of Estonia's declaration of independence.
Thailand, US strengthen partnership with humanitarian civic action
February 26, 2020
National Guard Soldiers from the 176th Engineering Co., Snohomish, Wash., break up concrete alongside Thai nationals as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Phitsanulok, Thailand, Feb. 24, 2020. The exercise emphasizes coordination on civic action, developing interoperability and unity of action in crisis contingencies.
US, Kuwait artillery lights up night sky
February 26, 2020
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 115th Field Artillery Brigade fire rocket-propelled rounds from a truck during an exercise with Kuwait Land Forces at their Udairi Range, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. The 115th Soldiers from the Wyoming-based brigade deployed to support Task Force Spartan, an exercise to strengthen defense relationships, builds partner capacity, and jointly deter regional aggression.
West Virginia enlisted leaders support Peru NCOs
February 25, 2020
Senior enlisted leaders and Soldiers of the West Virginia Army National Guard participated in a weeklong State Partnership Program engagement in Lima, Peru, Feb. 3-7, 2020, working alongside Peruvian Armed Forces to enhance the non-commissioned officer corps through professional development.
Oregon National Guard begins multinational exercise
February 24, 2020
U.S. Army Col. Eric Riley, commander of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, consults Lt. Col. Kyle Akers, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, about the multinational training Exercise Jungleer Enterprise Feb.19, 2020, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
Ohio native helps protect the force in the Middle East
February 14, 2020
Ohio National Guard Lt. Col. Matt Crawford, deployed as the protection chief in support of Operation Spartan Shield in the Middle East, is sworn in for his next term as veterans service commissioner by Maj. Gen. Gordon L. Ellis, 38th Infantry Division commanding general, Jan. 17, 2020.
Oregon National Guard prepares for peacekeeping in Kosovo
February 12, 2020
A First Army observer coach/trainer watches as Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, patrol at Fort Bliss, Texas. The patrols were created by First Army to mirror real life situations the Soldiers will face in Kosovo as part of the Kosovo Force peacekeeping mission.
National Guard, Jordan troops train on MRAP driving
February 12, 2020
Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) soldiers with Military Engagement Team-Jordan, 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Arizona Army National Guard, during a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Wheeled Armored Vehicle Subject Matter Expert Exchange at a base outside Amman, Jordan, in January. The U.S. military has a longstanding relationship with Jordan to support mutual objectives by providing military assistance to the JAF consistent with U.S. national interests.
West Virginia National Guard, Peruvian mechanics train in Lima
February 12, 2020
West Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers conducted a second round of light wheeled vehicle mechanic training with Peru’s armed forces Jan. 15, 2020, in Lima, Peru. The mission is part of the Department of State’s Global Peace Operations Initiative and the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.