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NY Army Guard uses NYC as an urban operations training lab
November 8, 2021
A New York Army National Guard UH-60 helicopter flies past lower Manhattan while carrying officers and noncommissioned officers taking part in the New York Army National Guard's Dense Urban Leaders Operations Course, to give participants a feel for the city's layout. The five-day course is geared to train and educate staff officers and senior noncommissioned officers in the planning and execution of operations in complex urban environments.
Red Tails participate in ACE exercise
November 8, 2021
The 187th Fighter Wing participated in a combat exercise Nov. 1-6 throughout the southeast United States.
Nebraska ANG cybersecurity team keeps network safe
November 8, 2021
Nebraska Air National Guard members of the 155th Air Refueling Wing Cyber Security office at Lincoln Air Force base, Nebraska, Nov. 7, 2021. Cybersecurity specialists ensure the security of computer networks and online communications from programming to hardware.
Maine Airman helps strengthen Montenegro partnership
November 8, 2021
Maine Air National Guard Maj. Carolyn Richley, bilateral affairs officer, in Montenegro. Maine and Montenegro have been partners for 15 years under the Department of Defense State Partnership Program, building a cooperative mutually beneficial relationship.
104th FW conducts midpoint inspection readiness exercise
November 8, 2021
Senior Airman Dominic Isidro and Tech. Sgt. Matthew Annis, firefighters with the 104th Civil Engineer Squadron, drag Senior Airman Thomas Ruffo, firefighter with the 104CES, out of a simulated burning building during a midpoint readiness exercise Nov. 6, 2021, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Midpoint inspections evaluate the wing’s capabilities to respond to threats in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment.
Kentucky Air Guard enters new era with C-130J Super Hercules
November 8, 2021
One of two new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft arrives at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 6, 2021, ushering in a new era of aviation for the 123rd Airlift Wing. The state-of-the-art transports are among eight the wing will receive over the next 11 months to replace eight aging C-130 H-model aircraft.
27th Infantry Brigade tries out Army’s new rifle
November 8, 2021
Smoke clears from the chamber of an M110 A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifle fired by Spc. Steven Monnat, an infantryman assigned to the New York National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, during new equipment training at Fort Drum, New York, Nov. 5, 2021. Monnat was among 30 Soldiers from the battalion's higher headquarters, the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, who learned to operate the SDMR and close the gap between the reach of a rifleman and a sniper's weapons.
Vietnam Air Force vet tours Mississippi airbase
November 8, 2021
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Schultz, 186th Air Refueling Wing boom operator, shows James Roberts, a former U.S. Air Force boom operator, the controls in the boom pod of a KC-135R aircraft, Nov. 6, 2021, at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi. Boom operators are highly trained experts who pump thousands of gallons of fuel to other aircraft midflight.
29th ID cadet continues family's long legacy of service
November 8, 2021
Cadet Ethan Pulkit swears into the Virginia Army National Guard in front of family, friends and peers during a ceremony Aug. 20, 2021, at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia. Pulket will be following in his family's footsteps and be part of the fourth generation to continue the legacy of military service to the nation and the 29th Infantry Division.
29th Infantry Division moves 5,000 Afghans through Kuwait
November 5, 2021
Afghan evacuees board a U.S.-chartered flight for their destination after a two-week stay in Kuwait, where they received medical screenings and were processed by Task Force Spartan personnel. Approximately 5,000 evacuees processed through Kuwait.
C-130J aircraft prepped for debut at Kentucky Air Guard
November 5, 2021
An Airman from the 123rd Maintenance Group observes freshly applied tail art of one of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Channel Islands Air Guard Station in Port Hueneme, Calif., Nov. 3, 2021. The aircraft is replacing the C-130H Hercules, which has been in service to the Kentucky Air National Guard since 1992.
10th CST attends exercise based on real radioactive incident
November 5, 2021
Washington National Guard Staff Sgt. Justin Belz and Sgt. Walter Fleming, survey team members with the 10th Civil Support Team, analyze a substance during a multi-agency hazardous material exercise in Discovery Park, Seattle, Wash., Nov. 3, 2021.
Kentucky Guard helps hospitals stretched thin by pandemic
November 4, 2021
Kentucky Army National Guard Sgt. Alex Kropf, a mechanic with 307th Maintenance Company, receives an order for processing in the laboratory at the Medical Center at Bowling Green Oct. 20, 2021. The Kentucky National Guard is supporting hospitals across the commonwealth.
Arctic Guardian HH-60 pilot draws on service as Recon Marine
November 4, 2021
U.S. Air Force Captain Seth Peterson, a helicopter pilot assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, Alaska, stands in front of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter in a hanger at JBER Nov. 3, 2021. Capt. Peterson commissioned as an U.S. Air Force officer after serving as a U.S. Marine with the 4th Battalion.
Pa. Guard facilitates emergency communication best practices
November 4, 2021
Maj. Victor Yartz, left, Pennsylvania National Guard, and Sgt. Craig Polen, Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Communications Information Services, work at the FEMA Region 3-facilitated Fall Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3, 2021. Pennsylvania State Police set-up their mobile command center at the event.
Tennessee National Guard honors former President Polk
November 4, 2021
Tennessee National Guard Maj. Gen. Jimmie Cole, Tennessee's deputy adjutant general, and Rachael Helvering, executive director of the James K. Polk Association, lay a wreath on former President James K. Polk's tomb at the Tennessee Capitol grounds in Nashville to honor and commemorate Polk's 226th birthday, Nov. 2, 2021.
National Guard COVID-19 survivor recounts fight for his life
November 3, 2021
Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Jancsy, an air liaison officer with the National Guard Bureau, was stricken with the coronavirus in March 2020 in Saratoga Springs, New York, fell into a coma and was taken off life support. He recovered and now recommends the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mississippi Guard receives national conservation award
November 3, 2021
The Mississippi National Guard's Environmental Team received the 17th Annual Military Conservation Partner Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nov. 2, 2021, in recognition of excellence and exceptional leadership in natural resource conservation. The team is shown at the award ceremony at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, near Hattiesburg.
Maryland Air Guard conducts mission generation exercise
November 3, 2021
Sixteen A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, conducted a mission generation exercise and an “elephant walk” at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, Md., Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise highlighted the agility and rapid mobility of the MDANG's airpower.
Iowa National Guard to mark long partnership with Kosovo
November 3, 2021
Maj. Gen. Ben Corell observes maintenance training conducted by Kosovo Security Force members Sept. 20, 2021, at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa. This training was part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program and the ongoing relationship between the Iowa National Guard and the Republic of Kosovo.