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Senior enlisted leaders tackle challenges facing Guard
November 1, 2021
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to command senior enlisted leaders (CSELs) from across the 50 states, three territories and District of Columbia during his CSEL forum at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, Oct. 28, 2021. During the three-day event, the senior leaders networked, shared best practices and discussed the future of the National Guard’s enlisted force.
National Guard aids Afghan evacuees in Operation Allies Welcome
October 8, 2021
U.S. Army Cpl. Sean Jackett, left, and Spc. Zackary Jensen, Wisconsin Army National Guard linguists, create signs in Dari and Pashto, Aug. 25, 2021, to place in a welcome area for Afghan people arriving at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center near Camp Douglas, Wisconsin.
Guard fights wildfires, responds to Ida, serves overseas
September 7, 2021
Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 922nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company helped rescue 135 people and four dogs in the flooded community of LaPlace, Louisiana, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in south Louisiana Aug. 29, 2021.
Hokanson: ‘Whatever the combatant commanders need, we must be ready to deliver’
August 9, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses the 50th annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Aug. 8, 2021.
Guard to recoup funding for training, readiness
August 4, 2021
National Guard Soldiers provide security outside the U.S. Capitol during the 59th Presidential Inauguration Jan. 20, 2021, as part of the National Guard’s Capitol Response security mission.
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 .
Learning from the past helps prepare leaders for the future
June 24, 2021
Andrew Hargroder, a contract historian with the National Guard Bureau, points out key details on a map while discussing the Civil War’s Battle of Antietam with National Guard members during a guided tour of Antietam National Battlefield, June 16, 2021. The tour was part of a professional development event for the Soldiers and Airmen and emphasized the lessons learned from one of the bloodiest days in American military history.
African Lion: National Guard supports continent’s largest military exercise
June 20, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, at Camp Tifnit Training Area, Morocco, June 17, 2021. This image was acquired with a cellular device.
Annual posture statement touts ‘Year of the Guard’
June 9, 2021
The 2022 National Guard Bureau posture statement was released June 9, 2021, and outlines National Guard operations and the unprecedented 'Year of the Guard.'
Guard marathoners compete while expecting
May 7, 2021
Maj. Amanda Schmid, a helicopter pilot and full-time administrative officer with the Nebraska Army National Guard's 1-376th Aviation Battalion, runs the Lincoln half-marathon in Nebraska, May 2, 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.
National Guard command CWO forged resolve from family bonds
March 9, 2021
From left, then-Staff Sgt. Mellessa Dasenbrock, then-Chief Warrant Officer 4 Teresa Domeier and then-Sgt. 1st Class Bonnie Frazier, sisters who all served in the Nebraska National Guard. Domeier was nominated as the Army National Guard's first female command chief warrant officer in June 2018.
New NGB task forces help combat sexual assault, suicide
March 5, 2021
The National Guard Bureau has formed two task forces in a continued effort to fight sexual assault and suicide within the ranks.
Army leaders update Guard activities in Washington
January 26, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, briefs the media at the Pentagon, Jan. 25, 2021.
National Guard members getting the support they need in DC
January 16, 2021
Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Zamudio, a member of the District of Columbia Air National Guard, distributes a meal to a Soldier at the D.C. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2021. National Guard officials are stressing that the Soldiers and Airmen from all 50 states, three territories and Washington are receiving adequate food and lodging as they continue to support federal and local authorities leading up to the 59th presidential inauguration.
Guard member shares past, gives voice to suicide prevention
November 25, 2020
Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Clifford Bauman, an automations officer with the Army National Guard Readiness Center’s Aviation and Safety Division, takes a selfie with Soldiers from the Eighth Army at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys (Camp Humphreys), South Korea, in September 2019. Bauman survived a suicide attempt, and speaks at events and conferences to help prevent those who may be in crisis from taking their lives.
Army National Guard exceeds strength goals for fiscal year
October 27, 2020
Sgt. 1st Class Edward Santiago, a drill sergeant with the New Jersey Army National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Battalion, instructs New Jersey Army Guard recruits at the New Jersey National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, N.J. More than 43,000 people enlisted in the Army National Guard in fiscal year 2020. That, combined with a 101% retention rate and more than 4,100 transitions from the active component to the Army Guard, allowed the Army Guard to meet its congressionally mandated end strength of 336,000 Soldiers.
Guard suicides drop but outreach programs continue, expand
October 1, 2020
Chief Master Sgt. John Bigham, a Missouri Air National Guard maintenance superintendent with the 139th Airlift Wing, listens to a speaker during a “Resilience Tactical Pause” day at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri. The event was focused on personal resiliency and suicide prevention.
National Guard serves throughout nation, world
September 16, 2020
Tech. Sgt. Travis Pruett, 134th Air Refueling Wing medical technician, Tennessee Air National Guard, tests a patient at a COVID-19 drive-up testing station in Blount County, Tennessee, Apr. 9, 2020.
Partnerships, realism key for virtual Cyber Shield 2020
September 9, 2020
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brandon Cho with the Hawaii Army National Guard’s Cyber Mission Assurance Team participates in a cyber exercise during Cyber Shield 19 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, April 6, 2019. Now in its 13th year, the exercise helps prepare National Guard cyber troops to defend critical infrastructure from the growing threat of cyber assaults. This years exercise, Cyber Shield 2020, will be conducted in a virtual environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.