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Indiana’s 19th CERFP unit trains in Alaska for Arctic Eagle 2020
February 28, 2020
Service members conduct decontamination during the joint force exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 in Alaska. The Indiana National Guard is participating, alongside numerous civilian and federal agencies with approximately 900 other Air and Army National Guard members from 15 states Feb. 20 to March. 7.
Civil Support Team conducts CBRN training with agencies
February 28, 2020
So how do the participants of Exercise Arctic Eagle get around in the frigid, snowy conditions of the Arctic? One method is the Small Unit Support Vehicle, a full tracked, articulated vehicle designed to support infantry platoons and similar sized units during operations in Arctic and alpine conditions. The four individually driven tracks of the SUSV allow it to travel over deep and soft snow.
Alaska Guard Airman helps keep C-17 aircrew safe
February 27, 2020
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Rotar is a C-17 Globemaster III aircrew flight equipment technician with 176th Operations Support Squadron supporting 144th Airlift Squadron. Rotar is a former active Army paratrooper.
Rhode Island National Guard engineers test deployment readiness
February 27, 2020
Soldiers from the 861st Engineer Support Company, Rhode Island National Guard, participate in Task Force Spartan Jan. 9-29, 2020, at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La. They provided a variety of force protection measures in support of friendly forces, which included constructing berms for artillery and anti-tank ditches and route clearance missions.
NY Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing participates in Alaska exercises
February 26, 2020
An LC-130 "Skibird" operated by the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing on a "skiway" snow runway on the Greenland Ice Cap during Exercise Polar Reach in 2019. Wing Airmen will build a skiway as part of exercises Arctic Edge and Arctic Eagle in Alaska February and March, 2020.
Thailand, US strengthen partnership with humanitarian civic action
February 26, 2020
National Guard Soldiers from the 176th Engineering Co., Snohomish, Wash., break up concrete alongside Thai nationals as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Phitsanulok, Thailand, Feb. 24, 2020. The exercise emphasizes coordination on civic action, developing interoperability and unity of action in crisis contingencies.
Kansas National Guard, Denmark win sniper competition
February 26, 2020
Staff Sgt. Ashton Sanford, Georgia National Guard, camouflages himself before the stalk event of the 49th Annual Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center in Barling, Arkansas, Feb. 19, 2020. The 54 snipers competed in three matches that day including stalk events, a pistol tournament, and an obstacle maneuver course.
US, Kuwait artillery lights up night sky
February 26, 2020
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 115th Field Artillery Brigade fire rocket-propelled rounds from a truck during an exercise with Kuwait Land Forces at their Udairi Range, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. The 115th Soldiers from the Wyoming-based brigade deployed to support Task Force Spartan, an exercise to strengthen defense relationships, builds partner capacity, and jointly deter regional aggression.
Joint force exercise expands Indiana Guard’s Arctic capabilities
February 25, 2020
The Indiana National Guard is participating in joint force exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 in Alaska, alongside numerous civilian and federal agencies and about 900 other Air and Army National Guard members from 15 states Feb. 20 to March. 7.
Nevada Guard 'High Rollers' launch AFWERX spark cell
February 25, 2020
The 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, became the newest unit to develop an AFWERX spark cell with the creation of "Silver State Spark" in February 2020. About 70 spark cells launched around the world since the U.S. Air Force debuted AFWERX in 2017, mostly active-duty.
Army medical maintenance teams support National Guard
February 25, 2020
Dean Edwards, left, and Juan Olguin-Martinez, biomedical equipment technicians for USAMMA’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division, unload a mobile X-ray machine for inspection Feb. 12, 2020, while servicing medical equipment for the Army National Guard’s 104th Area Support Medical Company at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation near Reisterstown, Md.
West Virginia enlisted leaders support Peru NCOs
February 25, 2020
Senior enlisted leaders and Soldiers of the West Virginia Army National Guard participated in a weeklong State Partnership Program engagement in Lima, Peru, Feb. 3-7, 2020, working alongside Peruvian Armed Forces to enhance the non-commissioned officer corps through professional development.
A day in the life of an A-10 fighter pilot
February 24, 2020
Spend a day flying with Capt. Mike Shufeldt, one of the Idaho National Guard’s A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots, and feel firsthand what it is like to be an A-10 fighter pilot.
Oregon National Guard begins multinational exercise
February 24, 2020
U.S. Army Col. Eric Riley, commander of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, consults Lt. Col. Kyle Akers, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, about the multinational training Exercise Jungleer Enterprise Feb.19, 2020, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
Florida Guard returns to expeditionary roots with exercise
February 24, 2020
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Jungwirth IV, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 128th Air Refueling Wing at General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, controlled the boom during an air refueling mission over the Gulf of Mexico. The KC-135 Stratotanker can hold about 200,000 pounds of fuel.
Michigan base recognized for environmental stewardship
February 24, 2020
Environmental staff and contractors assigned to Fort Custer Training Center (FCTC), Michigan Army National Guard, Augusta, Mich., conduct prescribed burns Oct. 24, 2019. The controlled burn is one way Fort Custer preserves, protects and restores environmental quality and promotes eco-friendly stewardship.
Veteran swears oath of enlistment at age 79
February 21, 2020
At the age of 79, David Jager is likely the oldest enlistment in Utah National Guard history. Jager’s military career began May 6, 1963, in Salt Lake City, at the age of 28, but he didn’t actually swear-in until Feb. 20, 2020, almost 57 years later.
Siblings ski and serve together in Minnesota National Guard
February 21, 2020
Siena and Jakob Ellingson, specialists in the Minnesota National Guard, shooting in a biathlon competition. The siblings enlisted in the Guard on the same day.
Joint airborne operation enhances interagency state capabilities
February 21, 2020
Indiana National Guard members joined forces with Ohio, Illinois and Idaho to conduct static-line, non‐tactical airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules at Columbus Airfield Feb. 18-19, 2020. The exercise provided the opportunity to conduct a currency jump and execute joint training with members of Scott Air Force Base, Idaho National Guard, and the Ohio Army Reserve.
Louisiana National Guard Soldier starts career with elite Army training
February 21, 2020
Spc. Connor McGuffee, a Louisiana National Guard Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, outside his unit’s armory in New Iberia, Louisiana, Feb. 20, 2020. McGuffee earned the coveted U.S. Army Ranger tab after completing basic training and Ranger school back to back, a feat that took him just over one year.