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Citizen-Warrior: Senior Airman finds a family in Vehicle Maintenance
December 2, 2019 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – "My favorite thing about working for Vehicle Maintenance is the close family dynamic. That was really attractive to me when I first was picking what shop I wanted to work at... MORE

Senior Airman Annie VanArman works in the 110th Logistics Readiness Squadron as a Vehicle Maintenance Journeyman at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Mich., Oct. 26, 2019.

Lengyel: National Guard making vital contributions overseas
November 30, 2019 — DJIBOUTI – National Guard members are making critically important contributions to Joint Force operations overseas – and their readiness and morale is exceptionally high, the Guard’s most senior... MORE

Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with troops during Thanksgiving holiday visits to units in three countries, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2019.

Chaplain: 'We sell hope'
November 30, 2019 — QATAR – In three countries in two combatant commands during holiday troop visits, the National Guard’s senior chaplain found colleagues offering inspiration to deployed troops and insight to... MORE

Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Brandt, National Guard Bureau chaplain, talks with service members during Thanksgiving troop visits, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2019. This image was acquired using a cellular phone.

Indiana National Guard major helps manage 11,000 troops overseas
November 29, 2019 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – For Indiana National Guard Maj. Dan Taylor of the 38th Infantry Division, helping to manage some 11,000 U.S. service members supporting Task Force Spartan in the Middle East is... MORE

Indiana National Guard Maj. Dan Taylor, 38th Infantry Division deputy personnel officer, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Taylor, along with approximately 600 Cyclone Division Soldiers, left the Hoosier State in May to deploy to the Middle East to support Task Force Spartan.

Air Force officers prepare cadets for leadership
November 29, 2019 — NEW HAVEN, Conn. – On a crisp fall morning in New Haven, Conn., ROTC cadets prepared to take a group picture outside Yale University's Linsly-Chittenden Hall. Standing next to them were decorated Air... MORE

Maj. William Deme (right), commander of the Connecticut Air National Guard's 103rd Security Forces Squadron, speaks to cadets assigned to Air Force ROTC Detachment 009 at Yale University during a panel discussion Nov. 14, 2019.

26th Yankee Brigade,102nd Intel Wing show TAG what they can do
November 29, 2019 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. – The 26th Movement Enhancement Brigade (YANKEE) and the 102nd Intelligence Wing, Massachusetts National Guard, showed Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe, the adjutant general, new... MORE

Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe, the adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard, takes a ride in one of the state's new Lakota helicopters during a demonstration of the Lakota camera/video downlink feed at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., Oct. 6, 2019.

'Snow King' presides over base cleanup
November 29, 2019 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Enough snow fell during a Thanksgiving Day eve storm in Western Iowa to cause Master Sgt. Dave Twohig, the 185th Air Refueling Wing's "Snow King," to kick-start his plan for... MORE

A member the 185th Air Refueling Wing snow removal team clears snow on the ramp area at the Sioux City, Iowa, base Air Guard unit on Nov. 27, 2019.

Air Guard education center upgrading name, approach
November 29, 2019 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Air National Guard division that manages professional continuing education for thousands of Airmen, including its satellite Warrior Network television studios, is changing its... MORE

TEC University, which provides continuing education for Airmen, is changing its name as it evolves its technology and methods to teach where students live.

NASA turns to 179th Air Wing, Mansfield to help with Orion
November 27, 2019 — MANSFIELD, Ohio – An unusually large crowd watched as the C-130H Hercules approached Mansfield-Lahm Airport, home of the Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing. Trailing moments behind was what... MORE

The NASA Super Guppy unloads the Orion space capsule using a 60k loader with assistance from the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, Nov. 24, 2019.

Use-of-force simulator trains Guard for real-life events
November 27, 2019 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Lights off, screen on, two security forces Airmen walk into the simulator and pick up their weapons. Master Sgt. Jeremy Covington, the 189th Security Forces Squadron S4... MORE

A 189th Security Forces Squadron defender accomplishes use-of-force training on a simulator designed to supplement annual training. The simulator offers 27 Guard-specific scenarios.

30th ABCT keeps connections to home at Thanksgiving
November 27, 2019 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – To some, it’s part of the job and they’ve learned to make the most of it. To others, it’s their first deployment and the first time they are far from home during the holidays... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Tamara Murrill, a supply specialist in the 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard, works in the supply area supporting the 1-252 Armor Regiment in Kuwait, Nov. 25, 2019. This is the first time Murrill will be away from home during the holidays, deployed for Operation Spartan Shield.

Operation Blue Moon prepares Wisconsin Guard for dual mission
November 26, 2019 — WEST BEND, Wis. — Five Wisconsin National Guard units and one Louisiana Air National Guard unit helped build readiness for the National Guard’s dual mission in a November training exercise. Dubbed... MORE

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers practice carrying a litter during Operation Blue Moon, Nov. 2, 2019. Operation Blue Moon is a training exercise that prepared Soldiers and Airmen for deployments through firsthand training, including nine-line medevac, response to point-of-injury site, litter carries, medical care and equipment maintenance.

NY Air National Guard firefighters train in South Africa
November 26, 2019 — CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Eleven New York Air National Guard firefighters spent two weeks learning how to battle brush fires with 60 South African firefighters in a training program run by South... MORE

Firefighters from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing at Stratton Air National Guard Base near Schenectady, N.Y., training at Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa, Nov. 20, 2019. The New York National Guard sent 11 firefighters from the 109th to South Africa as part of the State Partnership Program between the New York National Guard and the South African National Defence Force.

104th Fighter Wing original member turns 100
November 26, 2019 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – The 104th Fighter Wing celebrated Col. Edwin J. Malikowski's 100th birthday with a surprise party in the main hangar Nov. 25, four days before his actual birthday."I'm honored to... MORE

The 104th Fighter Wing threw a surprise birthday for retired Col. Edwin J. Malikowski on Nov. 25, 2019, four days before he turns 100. Malikowski spent 39 years in the Army and Air National Guard.

NY National Guard hosts mass fatality response workshop
November 26, 2019 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Emergency responders from across New York attended a workshop hosted by the New York National Guard to increase preparedness for mass fatality events. The Nov. 22 training was... MORE

Panel members discuss preparedness and response to mass fatality incidents during a workshop for first responders at the New York National Guard headquarters, Latham, N.Y., Nov. 22, 2019.

Russian language course can boost counterdrug efforts, pay
November 25, 2019 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – A new Russian language course provided by the Washington National Guard’s Counterdrug Program helps law enforcement officers interact with the Russian-speaking community to deter,... MORE

Students look over a sand table during a Russian language terrain feature module at the Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center on Camp Murray. The exercise is part of a Washington National Guard Russian language course geared to law enforcement officers.

Oklahoma Guard trains with Midwest City Fire Department
November 25, 2019 — MIDWEST CITY, Okla. - The 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, trained with the Midwest City Fire Department to increase agency interoperability, share best practices and streamline... MORE

Sgt. Christina Burgess, survey team member with the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, discusses chemical detection equipment with a member of the Midwest City Fire Department in Midwest City during an exercise Nov. 20.

Airmen sharpen leading edge of domestic response AI technology
November 25, 2019 — HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. – New systems in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for domestic response were tested by managers of the Johns Hopkins Applied... MORE

Air National Guard intelligence analysts assigned to the 181st Intelligence Wing, 137th Intelligence Squadron Unclassified Processing, Assessment, and Dissemination (UPAD) site, were selected to assist in new developmental programs at Hulman Field Indiana National Guard Base, Ind., Nov. 02, 2019.

30th ABCT joins British soldiers for MEDEVAC training
November 25, 2019 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – “We work a lot with U.S. forces,” said Capt. Samuel Camp of the British army. “It’s important we are tied into one another’s standard operating procedures.” Medical Soldiers... MORE

U.S. Army medics from the 145th Armor Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, in the Ohio Army National Guard, join British soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment, and flight medics from Golf Company, 5-159 Aviation Regiment, U.S. Army Reserves, to conduct joint MEDEVAC cold-load training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 23, 2019. The training is to ensure interoperability of equipment and procedures in the event life saving measures and medical evacuation are requested.

Lengyel: Israeli readiness, preparedness set an example
November 25, 2019 — TEL AVIV, Israel – The nation’s response to ongoing rocket attacks gave the chief of the National Guard Bureau a firsthand illustration of Israel’s level of readiness and preparedness during a recent... MORE

Israeli Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadaie, commanding general, Home Front Command, and Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, prepare to sign the reaffirmation of a longstanding bilateral relationship between the HFC and the National Guard Bureau, Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 14, 2019.

Louisiana Guard, Active Component Airmen Complete Air-to-Air Integration Training

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise