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Utah Homeland Response Force trains in Missouri seismic zone
May 25, 2018
Members of the Utah National Guard Homeland Response Force (HRF) participated in regional disaster training in Missouri, May 14-18, 2018, as part of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) exercise hosted by the Missouri National Guard. The UTNG 116th Engineer Company trained with members of Missouri Task Force One during search and extraction missions, shoring of unstable structures and breaching of structures to reach hypothetical patients.
U.S., Canadian forces strengthen bond with Maple Resolve
May 24, 2018
U.S. Army artillerymen from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., conduct interoperability training with U.S. Marine Forward Observers from the 6th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company as part of Exercise Maple Resolve 18-01, Canadian Forces Base, Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. Maple Resolve is an allied exercise involving U.S. and Canadian militaries, as well as personnel from Great Britain, Australia, and France. The annual exercise identifies interoperability issues between the forces and allows the partner nations to overcome them during training. (Photo by 2nd Lt. Eric-James Estrada) (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
W.Va. Guardsman uses language skills for dream job in Peru
May 23, 2018
Capt. Joe Reppert, West Virginia National Guard Traditional Commanders Activities (TCA) coordinator at the U.S. Embassy Peru, discusses potential engagements with the Peruvian Army during a meeting held Feb. 1, 2018, in Lima, Peru, as a part of key leader engagement for the State Partnership Program. The WVNG and Peruvian Army and Air Force have been partners through the National Guard Bureau’s SPP program since 1996.
Army National Guard helping in Hawaii as volcano erupts
May 23, 2018
Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara, Joint Task Force 5-0 commander, and Hawaii Gov. David Ige examine an area in Leilani Estates where lava over ran the road, May 08, 2018, Pahoa Hawaii.
New England Soldiers prove ability to protect the public
May 23, 2018
A National Guard search and extraction team carries a dummy away from a collapsed structure as part of an exercise to test the New England Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Enhanced Response Package's (CERF-P) response to a CBRN event at Joint Base Cape Cod, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts May 16, 2018.
Central New York mobilized troops at NYS Fairgrounds in WWI
May 22, 2018
U.S. Army Soldiers stand on a typical company street at Camp Syracuse, N.Y., in 1918. The camp provided training to new recruits and National Guard Citizen-Soldiers in America’s mobilization for World War I. Camp Syracuse, located on a portion of the New York state fairgrounds, processed more than 40,000 Soldiers for the war effort.
Ky. National Guard provides a glimpse into Soldiers' lives
May 22, 2018
Kentucky National Guard ran 2018 Operation Immersion , a five-day training event held May 7-11, 2018, at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Kentucky. Operation Immersion is designed to expand the knowledge base and skills of professionals who support service members, families and veterans by giving them a dose of military boot camp.
Leaders discuss future of National Guard cyber warfare
May 21, 2018
Senior military leaders speak on a panel about the National Guard's role in the U.S. military's cyber mission force May 16, 2018, as part of Cyber Shield 18, in Camp Atterbury, Ind., an exercise bringing together more than 800 soldiers, airmen, and civilians from 40 states and territories to test their skills in response to cyber-incidents. The panel included (from left to right) Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Fogarty, the commander of U.S. Army Cyber Command, Maj. Gen. James E. Taylor, the special assistant to the Director of the Army National Guard for Operations, Plans, and Strategy, Brig. Gen. Neil S. Hersey, the Commandant of the U. S. Army Cyber School, and Dr. Russell Glen, the director of plans and policy G-2 at U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
NCNG, Moldovan soldiers collaborate on Humvee maintenance
May 21, 2018
Warrant Officer Ghenadie Varzari and SGT Andrei Dogari, Mechanics with the Moldovan Defense Forces, work together to troubleshoot the issue in a Humvee engine at the North Carolina National Guard Combine Support Maintenance Shop in Raleigh, North Carolina, May 17, 2018. The North Carolina National Guard and the Moldovan Defense Forces have been hosting bi-lateral engagements through the State Partnership Program that has allowed Soldier growth and development for both countries.
Md. Guard exercises cyber awareness with Estonian comrades
May 18, 2018
Maryland Guard cyber warfare operators from the 175th Wing's Cyber Operations Group support Exercise Hedgehog May 7, 2018, in Southern Estonia. The Cyber personnel advise and assist Estonian Defense Force and Estonia Defense League members to evaluate internal policy for cyber-related activities.
N.Y. National Guard commander visits South African school
May 17, 2018
Major General Anthony German, the adjutant general of New York, meets with cadets at the Military Academy of South Africa in Saldanha, Western Cape Province, South Africa on May 8, 2018. German was speaking at the Academy as part of an exchange program executed as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with the South African National Defense Force.
La. National Guard identifies waste reducing strategies
May 17, 2018
Twenty-three Lean Six Sigma students from Louisiana, Florida and Georgia stand with their instructors and higher-ups after taking four week-long classes at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. The Louisiana National Guard was the first state to implement LSS in its planning to reduce waste while generating savings and cost avoidance.
Air, Army Guard power on display during airdrop exercise
May 17, 2018
U.S. Army paratroopers from the Texas Army National Guard 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, stationed at Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas, prepare to load onto a C-130H Hercules aircraft during the Minuteman Joint Forcible Entry exercise at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, April 20, 2018.
Md. Guard celebrates 25 years of partnership with Estonia
May 16, 2018
Estonian Defense Force personnel from 2nd brigade conduct recon and react to contact missions May 6, 2018, during Exercise Hedgehog in Southern Estonia. Soldiers from the Maryland National Guard 629th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion worked as observers and controllers for the EDF.
South Carolina celebrates Military Spouse Appreciation Month
May 16, 2018
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster presents a proclamation recognizing May as Military Spouse Appreciation month throughout South Carolina, joined by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr. the adjutant general for South Carolina and his wife Barbara, Fort Jackson's Military Family of the Year, Staff Sgt. John Berta and his wife Agata, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Jerry Stevens and his wife Sarah, and other military members with the spouses from the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard.
Qatar, W. Va. leaders meet at onset of new state partnership
May 16, 2018
West Virginia National Guard and Qatar defense attaché leadership approach a C-17 Globemaster III from the 167th Airlift Wing as the two forces engage in meetings about the newly formed State Partnership Program May 14, 2018 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va.
Soldier fulfills her aspirations during Iraq assignment
May 15, 2018
U.S Army Sgt. Ann Kelnhofer, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Company E, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, sits alongside a fellow service member to complete mission essential tasks and prepare for the next work day at Union III Forward Operating Base. Kelnhofer works as the Air Movement Coordinator and personnel terminal for areas of operations in Union III.
NGB’s State Partnership Program celebrates 25 years
May 15, 2018
Sgt. 1st Class Harry R. Martinez, right, with the New Jersey Army National Guard, demonstrates how to load an ammunition drum on a M249 squad automatic weapon to Albanian Officer Candidate Endri Deda while training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The New Jersey National Guard and Albania are paired together as part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program, which links National Guard elements with partner nations worldwide. The SPP began with three partnerships in 1993 and now, 25 years later, includes 74 partnerships spanning the globe.
Aeromedical training teaches troops how to preserve life
May 14, 2018
The 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, United Kingdom Training Team 1 (Armored Medical Regiment) and Iraqi army aviation medical staff celebrate the completion of the phase one 10-day aeromedical evacuation training course facilitated by the 449th CAB by collectively cutting cake at Camp Taji, Iraq, May 3, 2018.
National Guard conducts annual cyber exercise
May 14, 2018
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Clinton Store studies course content during the training week of Cyber Shield 18 at Camp Atterbury Indiana, May 8, 2018. Cyber Shield gathers Soldiers, Airmen and civilian cyber security professionals to train and conduct exercises that prepare participants for roles in the National Guard’s Defensive Cyber Operations Elements.