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ASLC brings ANG, NGB, USAF leaders together
April 26, 2022
From left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard; Dianne Loh, Gwendolyn Williams and Command Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, command chief, ANG, take part in the opening ceremony of the 2022 Air National Guard Senior Leader Conference in Dallas, April 19, 2022. ASLC brought together senior leaders and commanders from the 90 wings, 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia to discuss the future of the ANG and Air Force.
Summit underscores team nature of cyber defense
April 25, 2022
Senior leaders from around the U.S. Cyber Command enterprise attended a summit April 19, 2022, at the command’s headquarters on Fort George G. Meade, Md., to discuss the future of cyber operations, evolving capabilities and deeper integration.
Hokanson: State Partnership Program critical to national security
April 12, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Lane, director of operations for the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, speaks to doctors with the Azerbaijan Operational Capabilities Concept Battalion about aeromedical evacuation roles during a medical knowledge exchange event in Oklahoma City March 30, 2022. The knowledge exchange involved the participation and support of Guardsmen with both the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard in support of the State Partnership Program.
National Guard chief returns from African regional security talks in Rome
February 7, 2022
Army Maj. Gen. David Mikolaities, adjutant general, New Hampshire National Guard, and the chief of staff of the Cabo Verdean Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Anildo Morais, sign a Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program agreement in the Republic of Cabo Verde, Feb. 4, 2022. The Atlantic island nation off Africa's west coast became the latest SPP partner on the same day the National Guard's most senior general was representing the component at the 2022 African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Rome. There are now 17 partnerships in Africa, 16 of them with nations in the USAFRICOM area of responsibility, and one with Egypt, in U.S. Central Command’s AOR.
Guard chief details changes to combat sexual assault, harassment
January 21, 2022
U.S. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits Soldiers deployed on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, supporting the KFOR mission Nov. 24, 2021.
National Guard helps medical facilities with COVID-19 peak
January 14, 2022
Pvt. Aduyel Kusi, right, and Spc. Jake Casucci practice loading a wheeled-stretcher into an ambulance in Brockton, Mass., Dec. 28, 2021. The Massachusetts National Guard members are providing non-clinical assistance at medical facilities across the commonwealth during a COVID-19 surge.
Guard partnership program adapts, continues to grow
November 15, 2021
West Virginia National Guardsmen show members of the Peruvian military how to do field maintenance of Humvees. The Peruvian soldiers deployed as part of an international peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.
National Guard leader to Croatia president: 'Thank you for quarter-century partnership'
November 12, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, right, and Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic, Zagreb, Croatia, Nov. 5, 2021.
Thriving: Tennessee, Bulgaria partnership nears 30th anniversary
November 12, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, right, with Adm. Emil Eftimov, Bulgaria's chief of defense, Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 4, 2021.
Hokanson: Names in bronze one of the reasons the National Guard keeps our promise to be Always Ready, Always There
September 10, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, places a flag and pauses to remember U.S. Military Academy classmate Douglas Gurian, among the almost 3,000 names engraved in the 9/11 Memorial. “It was an attack on our nation, and deeply personal to so many of us,” Hokanson said. The National Guard transformed from a strategic reserve to an operational force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. This image was acquired using a cellular device.
National Guard members reflect on 9/11 experiences
September 10, 2021
A graphic illustration of the World Trade Center Twin Towers coming out of the Pentagon with a keystone on the bottom. The towers’ gradient from blue to red symbolizes the lives lost on 9/11. As the nation commemorates the tragic day 20 years ago, National Guard members and retirees reflect on their experiences, and how the day’s events changed the course of the Guard.
National Guard support critical to U.S. European Command
July 22, 2021
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Sachariason, left, a Soldier assigned to the Florida Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, instructs 1st Lt. Almir Sarac, a soldier with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, how to shoot the M4A1 carbine rifle at Manjaca Training Area, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 19, 2021.
National Guard chief details contributions of force
June 25, 2021
More than 80 New Jersey Air National Guardsmen deploy to U.S. Central Command to provide expeditionary support for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield .
Republic of Tunisia, Wyoming National Guard: More than a partnership
June 19, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with Brig. Gen. Mohamed El Ghoul, army chief of staff, Tunisian Land Forces, Carthage, Tunisia, June 16, 2021. Tunisia is paired with the Wyoming National Guard in the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program.
Sinai mission bolsters National Guard readiness, interoperability
June 16, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with troops after taking an aerial familiarization tour of the Multinational Force and Observers mission on the Arab Republic of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, June 15, 2021.
Egypt joins Defense Department's National Guard State Partnership Program
June 15, 2021
Army Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris, adjutant general, Texas National Guard, signs a document formalizing the pairing of Egypt and the Texas National Guard in the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program, Cairo, Egypt, June 14, 2021.
Almost 30 years on, Poland’s partnership with the National Guard thrives
June 12, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, with General Commander of the Branches of the Polish Armed Forces, Gen. Jaroslaw Mika, during Hokanson's visit to National Guard troops, Powidz, Poland, June 12, 2021
National Guard chief begins Memorial Day weekend by renewing ties with survivor group
May 28, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses attendees at the TAPS 27th Annual National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp, Arlington, Virginia, May 28, 2021.
COVID milestone: Guard vaccinates 10 million people
May 6, 2021
Specialist Jennifer Phillips, a combat medic with the Michigan Army National Guard’s Task Force Red Lion COVID-19 vaccination/testing team, administers the vaccination to employees and their families during a walk-in clinic for the Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, Michigan, April 28, 2021.
Rescues and wildfires: National Guard responds on West Coast
September 4, 2020
Rescue missions and support to civil authorities fighting wildfires were the focus of troop visits to Alaska and California this week by Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, and his senior enlisted advisor.