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Ohio Guard field artillery units train with Hungary partners
July 2, 2019
Soldiers with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard, conduct live-fire artillery training with their M119A3 howitzer June 12, 2019, near Varpalota, Hungary. The units participated in Breakthrough 19, a Hungarian national training exercise that utilized multiple artillery systems from the Hungarian Defence Forces, U.S. Army Europe and Army National Guard units to create a collective capability that increases the interoperability and readiness of the participating militaries.
Citizen-Warrior: Pa. Guard Soldier keeps comm lines open
July 1, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Courtney Petrauskas, information technology specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, poses for a photo in front of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Muir Army Airfield.
W. Va. engineer officer earns dual tab recognition
June 28, 2019
U.S. Army Capt. Richard Payne poses for a photo June 25, 2019, in St. Albans, West Virginia. Payne recently completed U.S. Army Ranger School where he earned a Ranger tab to go along with the Sapper tab he earned in 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Bo Wriston)
Kentucky Guard Soldier posts highest ACFT score yet
June 27, 2019
Spc. Ryan Sowder is an 88M truck driver for the 2112th Transportation Company based in Burlington, Ky. Sowder recently scored a 597 out of 600 points on the new Army Combat Fitness Test, which is the highest score to date across the force.
Hawaii Guard joins state partner to improve pandemic response
June 26, 2019
Hawaii National Guard medical personnel along with counterparts from the Indonesian Armed Forces, receive an intro brief during a visit to the Republic of Indonesia Center for Health Crisis Jun. 17, 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Natural disasters inspire Guard members to re-enlist
June 21, 2019
Maj. Drew Polen (left), executive officer of the 891st Engineer Battalion, gives the reenlistment oath to Spc. Russell O'Neill (right), assigned to 891st Forward Support Company, June 2, a top of pallets of water that are ready to be distributed to communities in Kansas devastated by flooding in May.
W.Va. Guard Soldier makes impact in flood recovery program
June 20, 2019
Pvt. 1st Class James Jarrell, an interior electrician in the West Virginia Army National Guard, poses for a photo June 17, 2019. Jarrell works for the RISE West Virginia program to assist West Virginians affected by the devastating 2016 flood.
Czech firefighters train with 155th Air Refueling Wing
June 20, 2019
Firefighters from the Army of the Czech Republic air forces remove a door from a vehicle during training with the 155th Air Refueling Wing fire department June 6, 2019, at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Nebraska. This Nebraska National Guard and Czech Republic armed forces training exchange is one of many facilitated by the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
Gunnery simulators augment Army Guard training
June 19, 2019
Spc. Erik Murphy, a cavalry scout with the Virginia Army National Guard's Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, engages targets with an M2 .50 caliber machine gun on the Individual Unstabalized Gunnery Trainer during training at the Suffolk Armory in Suffolk, Virginia, June 8, 2019. The IUGT is a computer-based simulator that connects the body of a weapon to a virtual reality system and is used to augment the training on crew-served weapons.
Idaho Guard works with SWAT team to boost marksmanship
June 17, 2019
Sgt. 1st Class Jared Frogley, the IDNG state marksmanship NCO in charge engages precision fire on targets with a bolt-action scope rifle as the Idaho National Guard marksmanship team participated for the first time in the urban and rural sniper training held in Melba by the Treasure Valley's SWAT sniper element. The Meridian Police Department sponsored the course and the SWAT team instructors volunteered their time and to produce the intense 50-hour, five-day course, held from June 3 through June 7, 2019.