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DCNG hosts Burkina Faso military attaché in SPP visit
April 2, 2021
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, Brig. Gen. Aaron R. Dean II, adjutant general, and other senior leaders hosted a bilateral engagement with Colonel Major Rémi Jean de Dieu Kaboré, defense, military and air attaché of the Embassy of Burkina Faso March 30, 2021. The DCNG and Burkina Faso are partners under the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
Michigan, Latvia strengthen partnership in virtual workshop
April 2, 2021
The Michigan National Guard and Latvia strengthened their partnership under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program with a virtual workshop March 15-19, 2021. U.S. military public affairs professionals from Michigan, Illinois, New Jersey and Washington joined with counterparts from the Republic of Latvia to sharpen their skills as media content creators.
National Guard therapy dog awarded Alaska Commendation Medal
April 1, 2021
Sweetface "Nyx" Shelton, a therapy dog, attends an Alaska National Guard meeting after being awarded the Alaska Commendation Medal, Mar. 18, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Nyx provides provides emotional support to service members as part of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program and Warrior and Family Services.
Guardsman is 1st scholar in residence at Army history center
March 31, 2021
Capt. Jonathan Bratten, command historian for the Maine National Guard, gives a presentation in 2020 to a high school history class as part of the Maine Army National Guard's History Outreach Program. Bratten has been selected as the U.S. Army Center of Military History's first scholar in residence.
Las Vegas vaccine hunters find hero in Nevada Guard Soldier
March 25, 2021
Las Vegas National Guard Sgt. John Huss with Joint Task Force 17 works at the entry point at the Cashman COVID-19 vaccination site March 16, 2021, in Las Vegas. Huss helped his chain of command streamline the vaccine standby list.
Massachusetts National Guard combat medic vaccinates his mom
March 23, 2021
Staff Sgt. David Bravo, a combat medic with the Massachusetts National Guard, vaccinates his mother at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. Bravo and other Massachusetts National Guard members were activated to distribute Pfizer COVID vaccines in Massachusetts.
Army Occupational Health nurse improves health program
March 22, 2021
Variety key for Army National Guard podcast
March 19, 2021
Army Capt. Joshua Carr interviews Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, the Maryland National Guard’s assistant adjutant general for Army, about the Maryland Guard’s COVID-19 response during an episode of “Leader’s Recon” from the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Virginia, March 31, 2020. Carr, a team chief of strategic communications in an Army National Guard directorate, usually serves as host of “Leader’s Recon,” a video podcast that aims to create accessible leader development content for Soldiers.
Connecticut Air Guard maintainer graduates Ranger School
March 17, 2021
Senior Airman Jonathan Petersen, 103rd Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems specialist, in front of a C-130H Hercules at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, March 16, 2021. Petersen attended U.S. Army Ranger School through the Air National Guard’s Enlisted Development Opportunities program, and was the only Air National Guardsman in his graduating class, which completed Feb. 5.
Michigan National Guard think tank boosts Latvian partnership
March 17, 2021
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian National Armed Forces conduct close air support training with U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., at Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range in Waters, Mich., October 29, 2019. Michigan and Latvia have been linked under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program since 1993.