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Iowa National Guard to mark long partnership with Kosovo
November 3, 2021
Maj. Gen. Ben Corell observes maintenance training conducted by Kosovo Security Force members Sept. 20, 2021, at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa. This training was part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program and the ongoing relationship between the Iowa National Guard and the Republic of Kosovo.
Texas National Guard conducts validation exercise during NS
September 14, 2021
Soldiers with the 294th Quartermaster Company, 338th Quartermaster Company, Texas Army National Guard, the 3rd Special Forces Group, soldiers with the Latvian Army’s Special Forces Group and British Army’s 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment (4 PARA), jump out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft over Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 13, 2021. The service members conducted joint airborne training during Northern Strike 21.
From Afghan interpreter to service in the National Guard
August 25, 2021
2nd Lt. Fahim Masoud, center, briefs Maj. Gen. Rich Neely, left, the adjutant general of Illinois and commander of the Illinois National Guard, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dena Ballowe, senior enlisted leader of the Illinois National Guard, during a visit to a COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Chicago Feb. 1, 2021.
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.
Iowa, Virginia, W.Va. aviation Soldiers train in Pennsylvania
June 21, 2021
Approximately 145 aviation maintenance Soldiers with B Company, 248th Aviation Support Battalion, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, Iowa, Virginia, and West Virginia National Guard, honed their skills repairing helicopters at Muir Army Airfield June 1-15 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.
A first of its kind, Adriatic Thunder
June 18, 2021
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gene Harrigan, the defensive cyber operations team chief of the information with Minnesota National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Defensive Cyber Operations Element, explains information to Capt. Genti Koqinaj of the Kosovo Security Forces during a joint cyber training exercise, Midwest Croatia Kosovo Exercise Adriatic Thunder at Dr. Franjo Tudman Croatian Military Academy, Zagreb, Croatia, on June 15, 2021.
Task Force Phoenix trains at North Fort Hood for deployment
March 29, 2021
Staff Sgt. Jose Bulow, a flight medic with Golf Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), is hoisted into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, March 26, 2021, at North Fort Hood, Texas, as part of training before a 9-month mission to the Middle East. Golf Company is attached to Task Force Phoenix, led by the California Army National Guard's 40th Combat Aviation Brigade.
Iowa National Guard expands COVID-19 vaccinations
March 8, 2021
U.S. Marine Corps recruiter Staff Sgt. Jason Homard receives a COVID-19 vaccination at the Iowa Air National Guard clinic in Sioux City, Iowa, March 6, 2021. The National Guard clinic was given permission to expand COVID-19 vaccinations to active-duty members during March training weekend.
KFOR conducts radio tower maintenance
February 3, 2021
Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Finken, a contracting officer representative with Regional Command-East, Kosovo Force, inspects contractors performing maintenance during a radio systems inspection at Mount Golesh in Kosovo Jan. 28, 2021. During the inspection, the contractors check voltage on batteries, test transmitting power and perform other maintenance checks to ensure radio communication can be maintained.
Iowa National Guard members receive COVID-19 vaccine
January 11, 2021
Technical Sgt. Perla Solis, 185th Air Refueling Wing medical technician, administers the first of two COVID-19 vaccines to an Airman from the Iowa Air National Guard at the Sioux City, Iowa, clinic on Jan. 9, 2021.
Iowa National Guard trains with Ukrainian forces
December 21, 2020
Soldiers with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard, prepare to conduct obstacle and barrier removal training at Camp Marechal de Lattre De Tassigny in Kosovo on Dec. 16, 2020. U.S. forces serving in support of NATO’s Kosovo Force provided crowd and riot control support as their Ukrainian counterparts removed barriers. KFOR ensures a safe and secure environment in Kosovo through regular preparation and training with multinational forces.
Colorado, California National Guard win sniper championships
December 14, 2020
Staff Sgt. Jared Ramey, Ohio National Guard, prepares his equipment during the Stalk event Dec. 9, 2020 at the 50th Winston P. Wilson and 30th Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Sniper Championships hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center, with the help of the U.S. National Guard Sniper School. The competition was held at the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center Dec. 4-10, 2020.
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.
185th ARW exercise held despite COVID-19, Hurricane Sally
September 16, 2020
Iowa Air National Guard members from the 185th Air Refueling Wing board a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 14, 2020, for a mobility training exercise.
Iowa National Guard members clear debris in wake of derecho
August 19, 2020
Staff Sgt. Jerad Keegan, 185th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron, Iowa Air National Guard, uses a chain saw to clear downed trees in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 18, 2020. Extremely high winds uprooted trees and caused widespread structural damage and power outages throughout Southeast Iowa.
Iowa National Guard helps with derecho cleanup
August 18, 2020
Iowa National Guard Soldiers with the 831st Engineer Company worked Aug. 15-16, 2020, to clear downed trees to reach a substation that supplies power to parts of Cedar Rapids. An Aug. 10 derecho caused widespread damage in the area.
Iowa National Guard helps set up COVID-19 test site
May 28, 2020
Iowa Air National Guard Senior Airman Manuel Zertuche, a 185th Air Refueling Wing medical technician, works with medical staff to administer a COVID-19 test at the Sioux Center, Iowa, “TestIowa” site May 27, 2020.
Iowa National Guard opens COVID-19 test site in Storm Lake
May 18, 2020
A sign at the entrance of the COVID-19 test site in Sioux City, Iowa, instructs motorists to keep their windows closed as they make their way to a temporary drive-through test site at the Western Iowa Technical Community College parking lot, May 7, 2020.
Nursing and the National Guard run in this family
May 7, 2020
Capt. John Fansega, his daughter, Spc. Mikenzy Fansega, and his son, Spc. Noah Anderson, serve together in the Iowa National Guard. John is a civilian nurse and Mikenzy and Noah are in nursing school.
Iowa National Guard transports COVID-19 tests by air
May 6, 2020
An Iowa Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter departs the Iowa National Guard Readiness Center in Iowa City, Iowa, after transferring COVID-19 test kits May 4, 2020. The helicopter transported the test kits from a Test Iowa site in Sioux City to the State Hygienic Laboratory in Coralville, Iowa.