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Louisiana National Guard helps state respond to winter storm
February 23, 2021
The Louisiana National Guard has been clearing snow and debris from roads in three parishes following a winter storm last week. Guard members also helped Louisiana State Police and transportation officials clear Interstate 20, moving 260 disabled commercial vehicles, Feb. 22, 2021.
Alaska Air National Guard rescues possible stroke victim
February 23, 2021
A U.S Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, conducts aerial refueling from a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, over Alaska, Jan. 21, 2021, during Operation Noble Defender. Operation Noble Defender is a North American Air Defense Command air-defense operation that allows dynamic training for operational readiness in an Arctic environment.
Michigan National Guard supports vaccination clinic
February 22, 2021
U.S. Army Spc. Lucas Tratechaud, a combat medic with 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Michigan Army National Guard, vaccinates a resident in Coldwater, Michigan, Feb. 18, 2021.
Kentucky Guardsmen support 'greatest generation'
February 22, 2021
Spc. Quinton Boyd, assigned to a Facility Assistance Support Team, Kentucky National Guard, sanitizes mailboxes with an electrostatic sprayer at Sayre Christian Village, Lexington, Ky., Feb. 3, 2021. Gov. Andy Beshear directed troops to supplement long-term health care facilities in COVID-19 hot spots throughout Kentucky.
Vermont National Guard teaches winter mountain skills
February 22, 2021
Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division train on cold weather tactics with subject matter experts from the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) as part of the annual Mountain Legacy event, Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt., Feb. 18-20, 2021. The Mountain Legacy program rotates yearly between Vermont and Colorado.
Hawaii, Alaska ANG practice rescue capabilities
February 19, 2021
A cargo bundle is airdropped from a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III during training Jan. 14, 2021, at the Kahuku, Hawaii. The drop was part of exercise H20, focusing on interoperability between Hawaii and Alaska Air National Guard units responsible for contingency astronaut rescue for NASA’s SpaceX Commercial Crew Program.
Michigan vaccination teams bring hope to local communities
February 18, 2021
A Michigan Army National Guard Soldier administers a COVID-19 vaccine in Centerville, Michigan, Feb. 17, 2021. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Michigan National Guard have been working throughout the pandemic to increase access to vaccinations across the state.
National Guard vaccinates hundreds of thousands of people
February 18, 2021
Still image from video of Maj. Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, director of operations at the National Guard Bureau, testifying before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, Feb. 17, 2021. Nordhaus told the committee the Guard is vaccinating about 72,000 people a day across the country.
Maryland National Guard facilitates COVID-19 testing
February 17, 2021
U.S. Army Spc Braxton Price, assigned to the 1729th Support Maintenance Company, Maryland National Guard, works with the Allegany County Health Department to assist residents with COVID-19 testing on Feb. 3, 2021, in Cumberland, Maryland.
Re-missioned Kansas Guard unit thrives despite COVID curve
February 17, 2021
Lt. Col. Traci Earls, commander of the 169th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 69th Troop Command, Kansas Army National Guard, left, is briefed on a COVID-19 mitigation mission by Capt. Kelsie Knudson, West Bliss officer in charge, at Fort Bliss, Texas, Jan. 27, 2021. The unit, which had planned to deploy to Afghanistan in July 2020, was reassigned to run sustainment operations for COVID-19 mitigation procedures for Soldiers mobilizing to and demobilizing from overseas.
NYNG Soldiers honor state heroes at Arlington Cemetery
February 17, 2021
U.S. Soldiers with the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, New York National Guard, learn about the history and heroic actions of Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Alan L. Eggers during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Feb. 14, 2021. Eggers, a World War I veteran of the New York National Guard’s 27th Infantry Division, received the Medal of Honor with two other Soldiers for their heroic actions in combat near Le Catelet, France, Sept. 29, 2018.
Oklahoma National Guard assists motorists in winter weather
February 17, 2021
An Oklahoma Army National Guard HUMVEE moves through the snow near Stroud, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Army National Guard in partnership with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to numerous calls for help caused by severe weather conditions Feb. 14-15, 2021, as part of eight Stranded Motorist Assistance Recovery Teams (SMART) made up of nearly 90 Soldiers.
JSTARS uses AF innovative funding to increase readiness
February 17, 2021
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Robert Cliché, flight chief of the 116th Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight, Georgia Air National Guard, shows off new ground power units (GPUs) at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 21, 2021. Squadron Innovative Funding used to obtain the new specialized aircraft generators was the first step in Team JSTARS replacing the aging GPUs.
Foreign delegates visit Montana before U.S. CENTCOM event
February 17, 2021
Soldiers from the United States, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan work together to plan the multilateral exercise REGIONAL COOPERATION 21 in Helena, Montana, Feb. 3, 2021. Twelve representatives from Central Asian countries visited Montana for this initial planning conference.
Michigan Guard Soldier fights COVID-19 in her community
February 16, 2021
U.S. Army Maj. Michelle Hill, a nurse with the Michigan Army National Guard serving with Michigan’s Task Force Spartan COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Team, vaccinates elderly residents and health care providers at Mt. Morris High School in Mt. Morris, Michigan, Jan. 21, 2021.
Army National Guard transitions cyber task force mission
February 16, 2021
Army National Guard Soldiers from the 124th Cyber Protection Battalion are deployed as part of Task Force Echo IV in support U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Oregon National Guard members vaccinated at Kingsley Field
February 16, 2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Hartwig, 173rd Medical Group, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Col. Jeff Edwards, 173rd Fighter Wing commander, Feb. 12, 2021, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. About 100 doses of the vaccine were administered to volunteer members of the Oregon National Guard.
Idaho, California, Oregon, Nevada CST units train together
February 16, 2021
Staff Sgt. Mohamed Musa, from the Oregon National Guard 102nd CST, dons HAZMAT gear during the BAYEX 2021 exercise with CST units from Oregon, Nevada and California in Northern California Feb. 1-5, 2021. The exercise tested the ability to respond to training scenarios in the San Francisco Bay Area involving weapons of mass destruction emergencies.
Kentucky Guard's 1163rd MCAS supports Atlantic Resolve
February 12, 2021
Kentucky National Guard Maj. Mitisha Martin Aug. 20, 2020, in Poland with the 1163rd Area Support Medical Company’s motto: “Whatever it takes.”
Michigan National Guard helps sustain the force in DC
February 12, 2021
Soldiers from the Michigan National Guard’s Forward Support Company, 107th Engineer Battalion, based in Marquette, and the 177th Military Police Brigade, based in Taylor, join other Soldiers in food distribution at the U.S. Capitol Feb. 7, 2021. The National Guard is supporting law enforcement in the nation's capital through mid-March.