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US, Colombian Armies Fortify Partnership During Staff Talks
September 19, 2024
U.S. and Colombian army leaders take part in the 15th annual bilateral staff talks Sept. 16, 2024, at the Colombian National Army military academy in Bogota. The engagement, hosted by U.S. Army South, enhanced interoperability and underscored the U.S.-Colombian commitment to regional security.
Ohio Guard Soldiers Try Cutting-edge Virtual Reality Training
September 19, 2024
Second Lt. Kyle Funk, a platoon leader assigned to the 323rd Military Police Company, uses a virtual-reality headset for Just in Time Multi-Mission Airmen/Warfighters training during Exercise Northern Strike at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport in Oscoda, Mich., Aug. 13, 2024. The program enables warfighters to perform a wider range of mission tasks at forward austere locations with fewer people.
New York National Guard Officer Earns Sapper Tab
September 19, 2024
New York Army Guard 1st Lt. Rebeka Eaton shoulders and inflatable boat during the Sappers Leader Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, in June 2024. Eaton earned her Sapper Tab on June 14. She is one of four New York National Guard Soldiers who can wear the coveted award and the first New York National Guard woman to do so.
Nevada Army Guard Trains in Fiji at Exercise Cartwheel 2024
September 17, 2024
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alec Canepa, a combat engineer with the Nevada Army National Guard’s 609th Engineer Company, instructs Republic of Fiji Military Forces soldiers in military mountaineering techniques during Exercise Cartwheel 2024 in Fiji’s Nausori Highlands Sept. 11, 2024. The Nevada Guard members took the lead in rappel and squad live fire portions of the exercise, which is designed to enhance expeditionary partner force readiness and increase capabilities to respond to crises and contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific.
NY National Guard Honors World War II Soldier Posthumously
September 17, 2024
Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, displays a photograph of Pvt. John Greschiak, a World War II Soldier killed in action on Sept. 16, 1944, during a ceremony at which he was posthumously awarded the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. New York, Sept. 16, 2024. Shields presented the award to the Soldiers niece and grandniece.
Thai Air Force, Washington Guard Plan Enduring Partners 2025
September 16, 2024
Air Vice Marshal Mansuang Suwan, air exercise working group lead, Royal Thai Air Force, speaks during the Enduring Partners 2025 Concept Development Conference closing ceremonies, Sept. 12, 2024, at Camp Murray, Wash. The conference gives members of the Washington Air National Guard and Royal Thai Air Force a baseline for the final planning conference in early 2025.
Washington Guard Hosts Female Royal Thai Air Force Officers
September 13, 2024
Washington Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kristin Retherford, 10th Civil Support Team survey team leader, gives Royal Thai Air Force officers a tour of the 10th CST facilities during a State Partnership Program engagement Sept. 11, 2024, at Camp Murray, Wash. The tour was part of the first female leadership-focused exchange with RTAF since Washington’s formal relationship with the Kingdom of Thailand began in 2002.
Virginia Guard Enlisted Leaders Meet with Finnish Partners
September 12, 2024
Virginia National Guard senior enlisted leaders prepare to travel via Jurmo-class landing craft to engage with the joint senior noncommissioned officer at the Finnish Naval Academy during a senior NCO exchange Aug. 19-23, 2024, in Finland. Virginia and Finland are partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Washington Guardsmen Shine at Mechanic of Year Competition
September 12, 2024
Staff Sgts. Ian Wilding, Delta Company 141st Brigade Support Battalion, and Chris Yoder, Fox Company 181st Brigade Support Battalion, show off their awards following the 2024 National Guard Best Mechanic of the Year competition at Camp Williams, Utah, Aug. 25, 2024. Wilding took top honors; Yoder finished fourth out of 26 competitors.
Kentucky Airman Earns Navy Commendation for EOD Excellence
September 11, 2024
Airman 1st Class Barrett Darlington, an explosive ordnance disposal specialist with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal after graduating from the Air Force EOD preliminary course and the U.S. Navy’s eight-month explosive ordnance disposal school.