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Air National Guard Airmen Train for Mass Casualty Response
March 28, 2025
U.S. Airmen and Soldiers transport a simulated casualty to an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion, Charlie Company, during Patriot 25 at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, March 25, 2025. Approximately 700 participants from the National Guard and federal, state and local agencies participated in Patriot 25, a National Guard-sponsored exercise to enhance domestic response readiness and interagency coordination.
South Carolina Army Guard Aviators Help Battle Wildfires
March 10, 2025
U.S. Army Soldiers with Company A, 111th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59 Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, dropped water from helicopters March 2, 2025, to help the South Carolina Forestry Commission and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources contain wildfire in Horry County. Guard members assisted for a week, handing off to the Georgia Army National Guard.
FEBEX 25 Prepares Air National Guard for Global Challenges
February 6, 2025
Airmen from the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing don protective gear as part of a training inject during February Exercise 2025 at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Florida, Jan. 31, 2025. FEBEX 25 is a comprehensive, multi-faceted annual training event planned and executed by the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) Squadron.
Oregon Guard Battalion Trains for Peacekeeping Mission
December 16, 2024
Spc. Jack Clark, 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, moves through a wall opening while Staff Sgt. Arturo Veloz supervises during urban operations training at Camp McGregor, New Mexico, Dec. 15, 2024. The unit is preparing to deploy to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
Virginia National Guard Winds Down Poland Mission
November 22, 2024
The Virginia National Guard’s Virginia Beach-based 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion conducts a transfer of authority ceremony with the Georgia National Guard’s 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Nov. 6, 2024, in Zagan Palace in Zagan, Poland.
41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team Assumes KFOR East Command
October 23, 2024
Brig. Gen. Cahit Irican , deputy commander of the NATO-led Kosovo Force mission, presided over the transfer of authority ceremony of KFOR Regional Command East at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Oct. 22, 2024. Col. Jason Baker, commander of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, relinquished command of KFOR RC-E to Col. Peter D. Helzer, commander of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard.
Oregon Guard Infantry Regiment Mobilized for Egypt Mission
October 22, 2024
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, take part in their formal mobilization ceremony Oct. 20, 2024, at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. The 1-168th Infantry Regiment is deploying to the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt for a peacekeeping mission.
National Guard Rescues Hundreds of People in Wake of Hurricane
October 3, 2024
Soldiers with the Florida Army National Guard’s 1-111th General Support Aviation Regiment worked alongside members of the Texas A&M Task Force 1 Search and Rescue Team to conduct emergency response operations after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida.
Georgia National Guard Soldiers Deploying to Central Europe
September 23, 2024
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jennifer Green and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Regina Stone, commander and senior enlisted leader of the 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, case the battalion's colors during the unit's departure ceremony Sept. 20, 2024, in Tifton, Georgia. The ceremony was held in honor of the unit's upcoming mobilization to the U.S. Army European Command area of responsibility.
Georgia 165th Medical Group Conducts Joint Training in Japan
August 9, 2024
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 165th Medical Group, 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, pose for a photo at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan, June 18, 2024. The 165th MDG trained on basic medical procedures in a joint operations environment June 9-24, 2024.
National Guard Leader Visits Georgia, Iowa Troops in Kosovo
July 24, 2024
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, SEA to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits deployed Guard Soldiers in Kosovo, June 21-25, 2024. Whitehead visited Georgia and Iowa National Guard Soldiers stationed at Camp Bondsteel, Camp Film City, and installations across Kosovo.
Senior Enlisted Leader Officiates at Deployed Niece’s Promotion
June 28, 2024
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, promotes his niece to the rank of sergeant first class at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, June 24, 2024. Sgt. 1st Class Jasmine Promise, paralegal NCO in charge of the Regional Command East legal office, is deployed to Kosovo with the Georgia National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade, supporting the Kosovo Force.
Air National Guard Conducts Sentry Savannah Exercise
June 17, 2024
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, is fueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, during exercise Sentry Savannah hosted by the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia, May 9, 2024. Sentry Savannah is the Air National Guard’s premier 4th- and 5th-gen fighter integration exercise, involving more than 775 participants and 40 aircraft from six flying units.
Georgia 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Conducts Annual Training
June 11, 2024
A Georgia Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Headquarters Company, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, fires an M4 carbine rifle for annual qualification on a training range in Fort Stewart, Ga., June 5, 2024.
Connecticut Guard Deploys Cloud-Based Radar/Radio Connection
May 17, 2024
U.S. Air Force cyber operators and maintainers with the 103rd Air Control Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, unload a Tactical Operations System-Lite kit from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, Georgia Army National Guard, at Townsend Bombing Range, Georgia, May 15, 2024. As part of exercise Sentry Savannah, the 103rd ACS was the first National Guard unit to deploy and establish a cloud-based radar and radio connection from an austere, remote location using the TOC-L.
Georgia Army Guard Joins DEFENDER 24 Exercise in Sweden
May 8, 2024
U.S. Army Spc. Crandale Jackson, a cannon crewmember assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery Regiment, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, speaks to Swedish Military Police during DEFENDER 24 in Skillingaryd, Sweden, May 5, 2024. DEFENDER 24 is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a U.S. European Command scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted exercises that consist of Saber Strike, Immediate Response and Swift Response.
New York Army Guard Soldiers Heading to North Africa
April 30, 2024
African Lion provides an opportunity to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative readiness training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands, including U.S. Africa Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Central Command, and strategic maritime choke points and global shipping lanes.
Georgia Guard Provides Airborne Safety Training
April 29, 2024
A U.S. Army Soldier conducts a free fall airborne jump out of a C-130 Hercules cargo plane during the Joint Parachute Operational Mishap Preventative Orientation Course Enhanced (POMPOC-E) April 25, 2024, at the Plantation Airpark, Sylvania, Georgia.
Kentucky, Tennessee Win Regional Best Warrior Competition
April 23, 2024
Tennessee National Guard Spc. Noah Green, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Buck with the Kentucky National Guard won the 2024 Region III Best Warrior Competition at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Kentucky, April 19, 2024. Nineteen competitors from 10 states and territories competed for the titles of Soldier and NCO of the Year for Region III.
Georgian Defense Force Joins Georgia Best Warrior Competition
March 14, 2024
Georgia Defense Force Junior Sergeant Paata Sabiashvili, front left, an infantryman representing the 1st Infantry Brigade; Georgia Defense Force Corporal-Specialist Irakli Nozadze, front right, a cannon crewmember representing the 5th Artillery Brigade; 1st Sgt. Sergo Kandelaki, back left, executive assistant to the Georgia Defense Force Command Sergeant Major, Georgia Defense Force General Staff; and Staff Sgt. Michael Tenoshcok, back right, Joint Operation Center noncommissioned officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Georgia National Guard; pose for a photo during the 2024 Georgia Army National Guard State Best Warrior Competition at the Catoosa Volunteer Training Site, Ringgold, Georgia, March 12, 2024.