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R-and-D experts test ideas in frigid Arctic Eagle 2020 exercise
March 6, 2020
Research and development experts observe and evaluate the performance of search and extraction training at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 23-25, 2020, in a statewide exercise to evaluate cold weather capabilities.
Guard chief stresses strategic use of force, parity with active force
March 5, 2020
Pilots assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, return to base in their F-35A Lightning IIs during routine flying operations from the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., Feb. 8, 2020.
Kosovo delegates visit Iowa National Guard as part of SPP program
March 5, 2020
Nine mayors and other delegates from Kosovo in front of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Statotanker at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 26, 2020. The group came to Iowa to formalize a sister-city agreement between the city of Gjilian and Sioux City as an outgrowth of the National Guard State Partnership Program.
188th Airman saves time, money with GIS
March 5, 2020
Master Sgt. Brandon Louderback, a 188th CES engineer assistant, Arkansas National Guard, demonstrates Geographic Information System (GIS) surveying capabilities during a training exercise, March 4, 2020, at Ebbing Air National Guard base, Fort Smith, Ark.
Medics train to bring everyone home
March 5, 2020
U.S. Army combat medics and health care providers with 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, and 38th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, Indiana National Guard, outside the troop medical clinic at Joint Training Center-Jordan.
New Hampshire’s 12th CST trains in frigid Alaskan weather
March 5, 2020
A Small Unit Support Vehicle Drives through the Yukon Training Area on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 27, 2020, as part of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020.
Sky Devils provide critical link to Soldiers
March 4, 2020
U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin Yuen, left, and Pfc. Antonio Arriola, with the New Jersey National Guard, inside a ground control station for a RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial system on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 10, 2020. The “Sky Devils” provide surveillance and communication relays for ground forces during combat.
Connecticut Airmen learn mental health first aid, resilience
March 4, 2020
Carissa Peckrul, a Health360, Inc. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) instructor, teaches an MHFA certification course to members of the Connecticut Air National Guard, Jan. 15, 2020, at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. MHFA is a public education program that introduces participants to the warning signs of mental health problems and teaches them how to respond to a mental health crisis.
Fort Benning to host Sullivan Cup tank crew competition
March 4, 2020
In an October 2016 photo, an M1A2 Abrams tank moves with agility through rugged, wooded terrain during a combat training exercise at Fort Benning, Ga. Fort Benning will host the arduous Sullivan Cup Tank Crew Competition May 4-8.
Tennessee National Guard begins tornado response
March 4, 2020
An Airman from the 118th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group, Tennessee Air National Guard, examines images of tornado damage across Tennessee March 4, 2020, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. Several Airmen from the 118th ISRG analyzed imagery from commercial satellites and open source websites to determine extent and location of damage caused by the Middle Tennessee tornados.
MD Guard leaders visit Estonia during Independence Day
March 4, 2020
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, the adjutant general of Maryland, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Perlisa D. Wilson, Maryland National Guard senior enlisted leader, wait for the start of the Estonian Independence Day military parade Feb. 24, 2020, at Vabaduse Square, Tallinn, Estonia. The celebration marked the 102nd anniversary of Estonia's declaration of independence.
North Carolina National Guard cyber team on election duty
March 3, 2020
North Carolina National Guard cyber professionals, from left, Spc. Azaria Christian, Sgt. Michael Gibbs, Spc. Richard Glenn, Spc. Jose Zuniga, Spc. Mei Gerrans, 1st Lt. Joseph Muraguri and Chief Master Sgt. Randy Conner, test equipment to protect the North Carolina electoral system from cyberattack before and during the "Super Tuesday" election March 3, 2020. They are part of the Guard's Cyber Security Response Force.
42nd ID Soldier is first Guard member chosen for DARPA fellowship
March 3, 2020
New York Army National Guard Capt. Steven Quinones, from Tappan, N.Y., was the first National Guard member chosen for a fellowship with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Va., from September to December 2019. Quinones, a signal officer assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division, worked alongside service members from across the military as well as Department of Defense civilians to develop new technologies.
Alaska Guard trains in arctic survival, M17 pistol
March 3, 2020
Staff Sgt. Sean E. Davis, a member of 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, based in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, tests the new SIG Sauer M17 Army service pistol March 1, 2020, in the Yukon Training Area on Eielson Air Force Base as part of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020.
Kentucky’s cyber protection team wraps up first deployment
March 2, 2020
Members of the 175th Cyber Protection Team wrap up a year-long deployment to Fort Meade, Md., as part of Task Force Echo supporting cyberspace operations for U.S. Cyber Command.
PATRIOT exercise tests National Guard emergency response
March 2, 2020
U.S. Air Force medical personnel assigned to multiple Air National Guard units prepare equipment onboard a C-17 Globemaster departing for a joint medical evacuation exercise with Tampa, Florida, partners during Patriot South 2020 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., Feb. 27, 2020. PATRIOT is a domestic operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
Alaska Army Guard medic participates in Arctic Eagle 2020
March 2, 2020
Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Conner, a member of the 297th Infantry Battalion medical platoon, participated in Arctic Eagle 2020 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 25. Conner has been an Army Guard medic since 2010, and has worked as a firefighter for about 30 years.
FL woman's great-grandson enlists where she signed up in 1942
March 1, 2020
Laurel Saunders, former U.S. Women's Army Corps member, recalls her World War II service before her great-grandson's enlistment at Camp Blanding, Florida, Feb. 19, 2020. She enlisted at the same installation in 1942.