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Connecticut Guard members deliver food to families
October 14, 2020
Members of the Connecticut Air National Guard, 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, load Farmers to Families Food Boxes onto a school bus at the Killingly Highway Department in Dayville, Connecticut, Sept. 30, 2020. The boxes were going to be delivered to homes and food pantries.
Recruits become Rangers in Army Guard training program
October 14, 2020
New York Army National Guard Pfc. Jason Snyder, standing at center, marks his completion of the U.S. Army Ranger Course with fellow Rangers Aug. 27, 2020, at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Guam's 94th Civil Support Team trains on despite COVID-19
October 14, 2020
A member of the Guam National Guard's 94th Civil Support Team trains to detect unknown hazards at the Barrigada Readiness Complex Oct. 14, 2020.
Airman Leadership School students overcome COVID-19 setback
October 14, 2020
Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen gather around the flagpole March 9, 2020, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee, during enrollment at Airman Leadership School. Due to COVID-19, the Airmen were unable to complete their curriculum in Tennessee. After an unplanned hiatus, they reassembled in the first Hawaii ANG ALS flight to graduate in the new distant-learning ALS course.
Oregon Guardsman donates supplies to Kosovo school
October 13, 2020
Maj. Chad Plaisted, with the Oregon Army National Guard 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, delivers donated supplies to an underserved primary school Oct. 6, 2020, in Bivolak/Bivoljak, Kosovo. Plaisted and other 41st IBCT Soldiers have been deployed in Kosovo since the beginning of 2020 as members of the U.S.-led brigade level KFOR Regional-Command East.
Montana National Guard aircrew rescues hikers at 9,300 feet
October 9, 2020
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew conducts hoist training to maintain proficiency in July 2020.
Tennessee Guard reaches another COVID-19 testing milestone
October 9, 2020
Tennessee National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Medical conduct COVID-19 testing at the drive-thru testing site in Coffee County on April 19, 2020. The Guard has worked with state and local agencies to test more than 400,000 Tennesseans.
Soldier's civilian experience helps save K-9
October 9, 2020
Bailey, a military working dog, rests with Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade after suffering cardiac arrest. Treatment and a medevac provided by 28th ECAB medics and aircrews helped save Bailey's life.
34th CST trains with federal, state, local first responders
October 9, 2020
Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team participate in a training exercise with local, state and federal agencies Sept. 18, 2020, in Glen Allen, Virginia.
W.Va. Guard assists with COVID-19 testing innovation
October 9, 2020
Spc. Kelton Miller, of the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE), helps roll out a new COVID-19 data entry computer application, West Virginia University Student Recreation Center, Sept. 30, 2020. TF-CRE members have assisted state health departments with COVID-19 testing since March.
Michigan Airmen provide aerial view of California wildfires
October 8, 2020
Wildland fires burn during a mid-August night near Susanville, Calif. A series of wildland fires has destroyed more than 30,000 acres of land around Susanville. Three intelligence analysts with the Michigan National Guard's 110th Operations Group deployed to California to assist fire teams with aerial footage from the unmanned MQ-9 Reaper.
KFOR RC-E conducts joint demolition
October 8, 2020
Kosovo Security Force Sgt. 1st Class Besart Berisha, an explosive ordnance disposal instructor, shows a detonator to U.S. EOD troops from Kosovo Force Regional Command-East on Harilaq Demolition Range outside Pristina, Kosovo, Oct. 2, 2020. KSF EOD conducted a certification for KSF EOD cadets and led a joint demolition.
Indiana National Guard contributes to COVID-19 research
October 8, 2020
An Indiana National Guard medic preps a COVID testing station in Indianapolis Oct. 5, 2020. Medical teams deployed to 15 testing locations throughout Indiana to support Indiana State Department of Health and Fairbanks School of Public Health in an ongoing study to better understand COVID-19.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hunter
October 8, 2020
An Alaska National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier.
Michigan National Guard tests prison inmates, staff
October 7, 2020
Private 1st. Class Silvester Hughes, assigned to the 156th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, labels a COVID-19 sample during a testing event Sept. 23, 2020, at Ionia, Mich. The Michigan Army and Air National Guard have established an extensive COVID testing program for prisons across the state.
WADS Airman supports food banks, jobless, wildfire response
October 7, 2020
Senior Airman Payton Chiou, 225th Support Squadron, Western Air Defense Sector, helps the Washington State Department of Natural Resources fight wildfires near Inchelium, Washington, Sept. 16, 2020. The 15-person Air National Guard crew spent more than 10 days fighting fires in eastern Washington.
NY Guard aircrews streamline first responder communication
October 7, 2020
Lawrence Mitchell, a radio engineer from the New York State Office of Office of Interoperable and Emergency Communications, verifies the operation of a UH-60 radio by using the aircraft headset to conduct a radio test with another engineer on a portable radio at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Latham, New York, Sept. 30, 2020. Teams from the office uploaded civilian emergency response channels onto radios on all New York National Guard helicopters.
103rd Airlift Wing flies 'Max Fly' five-ship C-130 formation
October 7, 2020
Five C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing fly over Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts, Oct. 4, 2020. The “Max Fly” mission challenges the unit to fly the maximum amount of aircraft in its fleet in a single mission in a comprehensive display of the unit’s readiness and tactical airlift capabilities.
Colorado Hoist Rescue team, CONG partner to save lives
October 7, 2020
A Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Army Aviation Support Facility, Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, approaches a member of the Alpine Rescue Team and an injured climber in Rocky Mountain National Park Aug. 30, 2019. The Colorado Hoist Rescue Team provides hoist extraction capability throughout Colorado by incorporating civilian alpine rescue personnel and military helicopter capabilities.
167th Airmen provide COVID-19 testing and other support
October 6, 2020
Master Sgt. Matthew Stickley, Maj. Lori Wyatt, Master Sgt. Jordan Killebrew, and 1st Lt. Hannah Staubs prepare COVID-19 nasal swab testing kits at the West Virginia University Student Recreation Center, Morgantown, W. Va., Sept. 30, 2020. The Airmen are assigned to West Virginia National Guard’s task force medical team, which has been assisting county health departments throughout the state during the pandemic.