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Kentucky Army Guard, SPP Partner Ecuador Exchange Knowledge
June 30, 2022
Kentucky Army National Guard and Ecuadorian enlisted instructors pose for a photo at the rappel tower at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., June 29, 2022. Ecuadorian enlisted service members visited the 238th RTI to exchange instructor techniques and procedures as part of the State Partnership Program.
Minnesota National Guard, Croatia Collaborate via State Partnership Program
June 29, 2022
Seven crew chiefs with the Minnesota National Guard’s Bravo Company, 834th Aviation Support Battalion, were sent to Croatia to advise and assist the Croatian Armed Forces as they integrated UH-60M Black Hawks into their Air Force. Minnesota and Croatia have been partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 1996.
National Guard Captain Speaks at Naturalization Ceremony
June 29, 2022
U.S. Air Force Capt. Alcides Silva, 188th Force Support Squadron assistant director for personnel, addresses the crowd at a naturalization ceremony in the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Courtroom in Fort Smith, Ark., June 24, 2022.
Three Nations, One Goal: Continued Freedom
June 24, 2022
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with multinational troops supporting a NATO mission, Ādaži Military Base, Latvia, June 16, 2022.
Utah National Guard Joins African Lion Exercise in Morocco
June 24, 2022
U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers along with Royal Moroccan Special Operations conduct fast rope training during exercise African Lion 2022 at Tifnit Morocco, Africa, June 22, 2022. AL22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia June 6 - 30.
A Refugee’s Journey to the Tennessee Air National Guard
June 24, 2022
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Gebremariam, a services Airman with the 118th Force Support Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. Gebremariam, a refugee from Eritrea, gained his U.S. citizenship through the Air Guard.
Iowa Guard Engineers Renovate old Schoolhouse
June 23, 2022
Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 831st Engineer Company mark a straight line with thread on newly poured concrete at the historic Herrold School House in the Camp Dodge training area in Johnston, Iowa, June 14, 2022. The 831st EC was assigned to complete various projects around Camp Dodge.
Army Guardsman Youngest Ever to Achieve Sapper Distinction
June 23, 2022
Pfc. William Farkas, 17, attached to the 119th Engineer Company, 1092nd Engineer Battalion, with the West Virginia National Guard, has become the youngest ever to receive the distinguished sapper tab after graduating with honors from the U.S. Army’s Sapper Leader Course.
In Moldova, Guard Chief Finds a Nation Strengthening its Armed Forces
June 22, 2022
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, is greeted by a Moldovan military band at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Chisinau, Moldova, June 10, 2022.
Post Office to be Named After Fallen Illinois National Guardsman
June 21, 2022
Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Jeremy Ridlen of Paris, Illinois, was among approximately 170 Soldiers who deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in December 2003 with the 1544th Transportation Company. He was just 23 years old when he died from small-arms fire May 23, 2004.