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Florida Air Guardsman Named top First Sergeant
July 21, 2022
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Sotomayor, first sergeant of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, or RED HORSE, Florida Air National Guard, at the squadron's headquarters at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Starke, Fla., July 6, 2022. Sotomayor was named the 2022 Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year for the Air National Guard.
Louisiana Guard Hosts Belize Defence Force for Training
July 21, 2022
Louisiana National Guard members of the 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group brief members of the Belize Defence Force on their aircraft maintenance program in Hammond, Louisiana, July 12, 2022. The LANG and BDF are partners in the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Washington Guard Hosts Multinational Cybersecurity Program
July 20, 2022
The Washington Air National Guard, Royal Thai Armed Forces, Indonesian National Armed Forces and the cyberspace operations professional from the Vietnamese military explored strengthening cybersecurity efforts during a conference at Camp Murray, Wash., July 11-15, 2022.
Vermont National Guard Signs Letter of Intent with Republic of Austria
July 19, 2022
Left to right, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, Vermont’s adjutant general; U.S. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau; Klaudia Tanner, federal minister of defense of the Republic of Austria; U.S. Ambassador to Austria Victoria Kennedy; Lt. Gen. Erich Csitkovits, training director and commandant, National Defence Academy, sign letters of intent between the Vermont National Guard and Republic of Austria July 19, 2022, Vienna, Austria. The Vermont National Guard also has partnerships with North Macedonia, since 1993, and Senegal, since 2008.
New York National Guard Honors Nelson Mandela Day with SPP Partner
July 19, 2022
Lt. Col. Joseph Conley and Staff. Sgt. David Bailey stand with students from the Khanyiselisizwe High School for Nelson Mandela International Day July 18, 2022. The U.S. Soldiers are there for Shared Accord, a biannual training event to enhance operational skills and the partnership between the United States and South Africa.
Michigan National Guard, Latvia Celebrate Partnership
July 18, 2022
Left to right, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lawrence Schloegl, assistant adjutant general-Army, Latvian Ambassador Māris Selga, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general and director, Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš, and Defense Attaché Maj. Gen. Andis Dilāns tour the 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment aircraft facility, Grand Ledge Armory, Michigan, July 1, 2022. For nearly 30 years, the Michigan National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Latvia have partnered under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Maryland National Guard, European Partners Protect Network Security
July 15, 2022
A member of the 169th Cyber Protection Team and members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina conduct cyber adversarial exercises at the Pvt. Henry Costin Readiness Center in Laurel, Maryland, June 29, 2022. The Maryland National Guard and the Armed Forces Bosnia and Herzegovina have been partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 2003.
Wisconsin National Guard Medic Aids Injured Motorcyclist
July 14, 2022
Wisconsin National Guard Spc. Tyler Lechner of Company C, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, came to the aid of a motorcyclist injured in a collision in Waukesha, Wis., July 10, 2022. Lechner was on his way home from drill when he witnessed the accident.
Arctic Guardian is National Guard's top Military Firefighter
July 14, 2022
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Brenden Turney, a firefighter with 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, is the National Guard Bureau’s military firefighter of the year for 2021. Turney often works active tours with the 176th Wing and is seeking full-time employment with a fire department.
New York Army National Guard, South Africa Train Together
July 13, 2022
Left to right, Maj. W.A. Mustafa, South African Military Health Service dentist, speaks with counterparts from the Army Reserves and the New York Army National Guard, dentist Maj. Dwayne Bodie and dental technician Staff Sgt. Christine Iraci, July 13, 2022, outside Richards Bay, South Africa. The New York Guard members were participating in the Shared Accord exercise with their State Partnership Program partner, South Africa.