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28th ECAB digging in for Mideast mission
September 30, 2020
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off from an airfield for a local area orientation flight in the 28th ECAB's area of operations after arriving in the Middle East. These flights ensure 28th ECAB aircrews are properly acclimated and can conduct missions safely during the deployment.
Task Force Bayonet Soldiers train in electronic warfare
September 24, 2020
A Soldier with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, looks through the optic device of the Drone Defender V2 during Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 19, 2020. The Drone Defender V2 is an electronic warfare weapon capable of downing and disabling a small unmanned aircraft system, also known as a drone.
Guard Soldiers succeed in ‘toughest places'
September 3, 2020
Gen. James C. McConville, the Army's chief of staff, praises the National Guard during a speech to the U.S. National Guard Association's annual conference Aug. 28, 2020.
MN Army Guard unit 1st to complete NTC rotation amid COVID
August 24, 2020
Soldiers with the Minnesota National Guard’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team prepare for the field during a rotation at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, July 15, 2020. The exercise, directed by U.S. Army Forces Command, serves as the final major training event ahead of the brigade’s 2021 deployment to the Middle East.
Wisconsin-Nicaragua SPP helps Nicaraguans despite tensions
August 20, 2020
Community-based learning centers in Nicaragua use sewing machines provided via a shipment of humanitarian cargo from Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas Inc., with help from the Wisconsin National Guard as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
Army changes procedure for recovering lost, stolen property
July 7, 2020
Sky Soldiers from 173rd IBCT (Airborne) lay out equipment for turn-in during Task Force Harvest at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy.
Minnesota Guard Soldier eases tensions with protesters
June 8, 2020
Minnesota National Guard Master Sgt. Acie Matthews Jr. peacefully engages with protesters to show solidarity and request compliance with the state curfew at the grounds of the Minnesota state capitol in St. Paul, June 1, 2020.
Once in the Guard, always ready to serve
April 22, 2020
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 133rd Operation Support Squadron’s aircrew flight equipment shop, Minnesota National Guard, make masks for base personnel in St. Paul Apr. 8, 2020.
Guard joins 23rd US-Adriatic regional security conference
September 27, 2019
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Twitty, deputy commander, U.S. European Command, and participating Balkan nations sign a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to strengthen the regional defense cooperation of the U.S.-Adriatic Charter during the 23rd A-5 chiefs of defense conference in Durrës, Albania, Sept. 25, 2019.