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WWII vet fires high-tech howitzer with Guard for first time
May 29, 2018
WWII veteran Charlie Brown, who served with the 258th Field Artillery, arrives on in the training site of Fort Drum, Watertown, N.Y., May 23, 2018. Brown was a guest of the 258 during their annual training, and would be pulling the lanyard on the first M777 howitzer to fire.
More nutrition to fuel Soldier lethality
May 29, 2018
The prototype Close Combat Assault Ration on display at the Pentagon May 24, 2018, includes a tart cherry nut bar, cheddar cheese bar, mocha desert bar, vacuum-dried strawberries and trail mix of fruit and nuts, among other items that were vacuum-microwave dried
W.Va. Guardsman uses language skills for dream job in Peru
May 23, 2018
Capt. Joe Reppert, West Virginia National Guard Traditional Commanders Activities (TCA) coordinator at the U.S. Embassy Peru, discusses potential engagements with the Peruvian Army during a meeting held Feb. 1, 2018, in Lima, Peru, as a part of key leader engagement for the State Partnership Program. The WVNG and Peruvian Army and Air Force have been partners through the National Guard Bureau’s SPP program since 1996.
Central New York mobilized troops at NYS Fairgrounds in WWI
May 22, 2018
U.S. Army Soldiers stand on a typical company street at Camp Syracuse, N.Y., in 1918. The camp provided training to new recruits and National Guard Citizen-Soldiers in America’s mobilization for World War I. Camp Syracuse, located on a portion of the New York state fairgrounds, processed more than 40,000 Soldiers for the war effort.
Ky. National Guard provides a glimpse into Soldiers' lives
May 22, 2018
Kentucky National Guard ran 2018 Operation Immersion , a five-day training event held May 7-11, 2018, at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Kentucky. Operation Immersion is designed to expand the knowledge base and skills of professionals who support service members, families and veterans by giving them a dose of military boot camp.
NCNG, Moldovan soldiers collaborate on Humvee maintenance
May 21, 2018
Warrant Officer Ghenadie Varzari and SGT Andrei Dogari, Mechanics with the Moldovan Defense Forces, work together to troubleshoot the issue in a Humvee engine at the North Carolina National Guard Combine Support Maintenance Shop in Raleigh, North Carolina, May 17, 2018. The North Carolina National Guard and the Moldovan Defense Forces have been hosting bi-lateral engagements through the State Partnership Program that has allowed Soldier growth and development for both countries.
N.Y. National Guard commander visits South African school
May 17, 2018
Major General Anthony German, the adjutant general of New York, meets with cadets at the Military Academy of South Africa in Saldanha, Western Cape Province, South Africa on May 8, 2018. German was speaking at the Academy as part of an exchange program executed as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with the South African National Defense Force.
La. National Guard identifies waste reducing strategies
May 17, 2018
Twenty-three Lean Six Sigma students from Louisiana, Florida and Georgia stand with their instructors and higher-ups after taking four week-long classes at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. The Louisiana National Guard was the first state to implement LSS in its planning to reduce waste while generating savings and cost avoidance.
Md. Guard celebrates 25 years of partnership with Estonia
May 16, 2018
Estonian Defense Force personnel from 2nd brigade conduct recon and react to contact missions May 6, 2018, during Exercise Hedgehog in Southern Estonia. Soldiers from the Maryland National Guard 629th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion worked as observers and controllers for the EDF.
Qatar, W. Va. leaders meet at onset of new state partnership
May 16, 2018
West Virginia National Guard and Qatar defense attaché leadership approach a C-17 Globemaster III from the 167th Airlift Wing as the two forces engage in meetings about the newly formed State Partnership Program May 14, 2018 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va.