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Minnesota National Guard, Norway Strengthen Training Ties
February 20, 2025
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Trevor Dufault of the Minnesota National Guard takes a break during a field training exercise on a mountaintop near Haltdalen, Norway, Feb. 11, 2025. During the exercise, service members built snow caves where they slept at night.
DC Guardsman Credits Lifesaving Action to Military Training
February 20, 2025
U.S. Army Spc. Ruth Arias, a military police officer with the 273rd Military Police Company, District of Columbia National Guard, was recognized by Senior Enlisted Advisor John T. Raines III, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the chief, National Guard Bureau, for using Army Combat Lifesaver Course training to save a teenager's life after a vehicle accident near Annapolis, Md., Jan. 27, 2025.
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.
Nebraska Woman is Air National Guard Spouse of the Year
February 14, 2025
Cara Loken, Reserve component transition assistance adviser for the Nebraska National Guard and spouse of John Loken, commander of the 155th Maintenance Group, has been named the 2024 Air Force Association Air National Guard Spouse of the Year. The award recognizes the contributions of spouses of Air Force personnel across Active Duty, Guard and Reserve components.
Washington Guard Linguists Excel at Best Linguist Competition
February 14, 2025
The seven-Soldier team representing the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist), 56th Theatre Information Operations Group, Washington National Guard, participates in the Voice Intercept Challenge during the seventh annual Best Linguist Competition Feb. 6, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Washington National Guard won the 2024 300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Linguist) Command Language Program of the Year Award.
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.
National Guard Leaders Bid Farewell to Former Chief
February 11, 2025
Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs, the 23rd director of the Army National Guard, and his wife, Jane, attend retired Lt. Gen. Herbert Temple's funeral in Cathedral City, Calif., Jan. 24, 2025. Stubbs gave a eulogy to friends and family of Temple at his memorial service.
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.