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Minnesota National Guard and Niger improve medical capabilities
August 11, 2022
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Summer Thomas, 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, gives directions on loading a C-130 Hercules in St. Paul, Minn., July 26, 2022.

Indiana National Guard Demonstrates Aquatic Rescue Skills
July 8, 2022
The Indiana Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team participated in a multi-agency disaster response exercise in College Station, Texas, June 22, 2022. Indiana HART showcased its aquatic rescue skills in the Texas summer heat alongside National Guard members and first responders from other states.

National Guard Supports Armed Forces of Ukraine
June 8, 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, adjutant general of the California National Guard, and California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis watch a demonstration of tactical equipment during a visit to the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Air National Guard Base, California, Sept. 2, 2021. The California National Guard and Ukraine have been partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 1993.

Indiana CSM Gives his Legion of Merit to Doctor
May 24, 2022
Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Brown, senior enlisted adviser of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, hugs nurse Jackie Brames while Dr. Lawrence H. Einhorn embraces them. Brown was awarded the Legion of Merit at the Indiana University Health Cancer Pavilion May 12, 2022, and gave the medal to Einhorn as thanks for treating him for cancer 24 years earlier.

Active, Guard and Reserve Soldiers attend vehicle recovery course
May 20, 2022
Active, Reserve and Army National Guard components attend a vehicle recovery course at the Regional Training Site-Maintenance (RTS-M), 177th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, May 19, 2022.

Minnesota Guard Soldier, NCO are regional Best Warriors
May 17, 2022
Sgt. Josiah Bell of Rochester, Minnesota, an infantryman with the Wisconsin National Guard’s B Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, scales a rope in the obstacle course event during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, May 13, 2022. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guard.

SPP partner Niger, 138th Regiment complete training
April 11, 2022
Soldiers from the 138th Regiment (Combat Arms) Indiana Regional Training Institute at concluding ceremonies for the Niger Basic Training enhancement in Niamey, Niger, in March 2022. The training enhanced the Niger army's ability to train new recruits.

Common goals strengthen Michigan National Guard-Latvia-Liberia relationship
March 29, 2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general, Michigan National Guard, left, with Armed Forces of Liberia Maj. Gen. Prince C. Johnson III, AFL’s chief of staff; and Latvian National Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Imants Ziedins, LNAF’s deputy chief of defense, in Monrovia, Liberia, Feb. 9, 2022. The Michigan Guard is partners with Liberia and Latvia under the State Partnership Program.

181st IW, local partners conduct emergency response training
March 11, 2022
Airmen with the 181st Intelligence Wing, civilian authorities and first responders participate in a mass casualty exercise during a simulated aircraft crash at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., March 5, 2022. The exercise was designed to test and enhance the capabilities of multiple emergency response agencies.

National Guard members compete to be ‘Best Warrior’
March 9, 2022
Pfc. Mario Delahoya, a member of 45th Field Artillery Brigade, Oklahoma Army National Guard, climbs a rope during the obstacle course event of the Best Warrior Competition at Camp Gruber Training Center, Oklahoma, March 5, 2022. The annual three-day event brought together Soldiers to test their proficiency in a variety of warrior tasks and drills.

Afghan evacuee joins Indiana National Guard
March 4, 2022
Recruit Mohammad Zaki Ahmadi swears into the Indiana National Guard as U.S. Army Capt. Aissata Diallo administers the oath of enlistment in Indianapolis March 3, 2022. Ahmadi was one of approximately 7,000 Afghan evacuees who filtered through Camp Atterbury as part of Operation Allies Welcome.

VNG cyber protection battalion completes TF Echo mission
December 17, 2021
Army National Guard Soldiers of the 123rd Cyber Protection Battalion, 91st Cyber Brigade, completed their support of the Task Force Echo V mission and returned to their home states of Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia and Wisconsin after a transition of authority ceremony Dec. 1, 2021, at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

Indiana National Guard supports Operation Allies Welcome
October 28, 2021
Afghan evacuees arrive in Indianapolis Sept. 2, 2021, as 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers watch. Hoosiers will host the Afghans at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, as they begin their safe resettlement to the United States. The division Soldiers along with Indiana National Guard Soldiers will provide transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and logistics support as part of Operation Allies Welcome.

Indiana Guard helps Niger military address mental health
October 19, 2021
Indiana National Guard Cpt. Jennifer Nevers, a behavioral health officer with the Indiana National Guard’s 738th Medical Company Area Support, meets Lt. Col. Aichatou Ousmane Issaka, the Niger Armed Forces director of psychological and social services, in Niamey, Niger, to strategize on mental health issues for the military. The Indiana Guard and Niger are partners under the National Guard State Partnership Program.

Indiana Guard hosts Jaded Thunder joint exercise
October 4, 2021
U.S. Air Force pilots and maintainers assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron prepare F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft on the flightline at Terre Haute Regional Airport in preparation for exercise Jaded Thunder at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., Aug. 15, 2021. Hulman Field, which is a dual-purpose, military and civilian airfield, is home to the Indiana National Guard’s 181st Intelligence Wing.

Indiana Guardsman serves as link between Americans, Afghans
September 23, 2021
Indiana National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Stringer interprets for an Afghan guest during medical screening, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at Camp Atterbury in Indiana.

Afghan evacuees arrive in Indiana, head to Camp Atterbury
September 3, 2021
Afghan evacuees arrive in Indianapolis Sept. 2, 2021, as 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers watch. Hoosiers will host the Afghans at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, as they begin their safe resettlement to the United States. The division Soldiers along with Indiana National Guard Soldiers will provide transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and logistics support as part of Operation Allies Welcome.

National Guard supports vulnerable Afghans at military bases
August 31, 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 Afghans arriving at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center near Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and general support for up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees.

Indiana National Guard practices disaster response
August 16, 2021
A member of the Indiana National Guard discusses mission plans with civilian counterparts during exercise Homeland Defender Aug. 14, 2021. More than 500 Soldiers, Airmen and civilian first responders participated in the scenario involving an earthquake and cyberattacks.

Indiana Guard's 338th Quartermaster executes historic drop
June 21, 2021
Army and Air National Guard and Army Reserve units from Georgia, Rhode Island, Ohio and Indiana came together June 14, 2021, at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. After climbing to 10,000 feet, free fall-qualified Soldiers used the Army’s new Advanced Ram Air Parachute System, which is not expected to reach full operational fielding until 2022.