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Alaska Airman embraces Operation Allies Welcome mission
December 13, 2021
Airman 1st Class Jessicah Sharp, an aerospace medical technician with the 168th Medical Group in the Alaska Air National Guard, poses for a photo during her first drill back in Alaska from Operation Allies Welcome at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, which she participated in from Sept. 10 to Oct. 31.
Liberian native builds his future in the Army National Guard
December 10, 2021
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Prince Dorbor, a quartermaster and chemical equipment repairer assigned to Joint Force Headquarters, is promoted during a ceremony at New York National Guard Headquarters, Latham, New York, April 24, 2021. Dorbor immigrated from Liberia in 2005, and enlisted in the New York Army National Guard in 2011.
Lithuanian cyber defense leader visits 111th Attack Wing
December 10, 2021
U.S. Air National Guard Lt. Col. Thomas Love, left, 112th Cyberspace Operations Squadron commander at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, escorts Lithuanian air force Col. Romualdas Petkevicius, front, right, director of the Regional Cyber Defence Center in Kaunas, Lithuania, during a tour of the 112th COS headquarters Dec. 6, 2021, to discuss capabilities, training and areas of future cooperation. Petkevicius was accompanied by, in order, to Petkevicius' right, Geistautas Cernius, chief of the cyber threat analysis cell at RCDC, and Mantas Bacevicius, computer systems engineer at the research and development division of the Lithuanian National Cyber Security Center. Badges in this photo were edited for security.
Kentucky National Guardsmen participate in leader’s course
December 9, 2021
Maj. Jacob Lee, 198th Military Police Battalion executive officer, leads a therapy horse around during the Executive Leaders Performance Course at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Creech Therapeutic Riding Center in Lexington, Ky., Dec. 1, 2021.
Texas National Guard maintenance Airman earns military wings
December 9, 2021
Senior Airman Amanda Alderete, 149th Fighter Wing maintenance management analyst, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 25, 2021.
SD National Guard, Suriname leaders reinforce partnership
December 6, 2021
South Dakota National Guard and Suriname Defense Force leaders stand together during a distinguished leaders visit to Paramaribo, Suriname, Nov. 24, 2021.
Massachusetts Guard Soldier saves woman from car fire
December 6, 2021
Spc. Ryan Leger, the 110th Maintenance Company, Massachusetts National Guard generator mechanic, saves women from car fire at the North Dike Wachusett Reservoir in Sterling, Mass., Nov. 7, 2021.
Tennessee National Guard, Bulgaria strengthen relationship
December 2, 2021
U.S. Air National Guard Col. Todd Wiles, commander of the 118th Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Trenton Williams, 118th Wing command chief, right, poses in front of a Bulgarian MiG-29 during a State Partnership visit on Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria.
Iowa National Guard, Kosovo celebrate long partnership
December 1, 2021
Capt. Albert Aslani of the Kosovo Security Force and retired Chief Warrant Officer 5 Matthew Schultz of the Iowa National Guard share a moment at a dinner at the Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa, Nov. 8, 2021. Iowa and Kosovo commemorated their 10-year formal partnership under the State Partnership Program.
Deployed son carries on father’s legacy, commands same unit
November 30, 2021
Col. Robert J. Kincaid Jr., the commander of the 111th Theater Engineer Brigade, is in the same spot his father was 18 years ago – commanding the 111th while deployed to the Central Command Area of Operations. Col. (Ret.) Robert J. Kincaid Sr. was the commander of the then 111th Engineer Group during a deployment to the Middle East in 2003.