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Louisiana Guard ‘Protects What Matters’ in challenging year
December 20, 2021
Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company ferry emergency responders and equipment from Lafitte to Barataria to assist locals with recovery efforts, Jean Lafitte, La., Sept. 4, 2021. The only bridge to Barataria was damaged during Hurricane Ida and was rendered inoperable.
VNG cyber protection battalion completes TF Echo mission
December 17, 2021
Army National Guard Soldiers of the 123rd Cyber Protection Battalion, 91st Cyber Brigade, completed their support of the Task Force Echo V mission and returned to their home states of Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia and Wisconsin after a transition of authority ceremony Dec. 1, 2021, at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
144th Fighter Wing Airmen return from OAW deployment
December 17, 2021
From left, California Air National Guard Senior Airman Valerie Malcom and Airmen 1st Class Cody Schlenzig and Joshua Lloyd, 144th Fighter Wing, at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., Dec. 4, 2021. The Airmen volunteered to participate in Operation Allies Welcome, assisting evacuated Afghan refugees at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
New Jersey National Guard nurse honored for COVID work
December 16, 2021
U.S. Army Maj. Melinda F. Moyer, D.N.P., director of clinical programs, New Jersey National Guard Joint Surgeons Office, Joint Force Headquarters-Army, received the Army Nurse Corps Association 2021 Military Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Award in Lawrenceville, N.J., Dec. 8, 2021. Moyer was honored for her work with Yale University studying COVID infections among military personnel.
New York National Guard officer honored for COVID response
December 16, 2021
New York Army National Guard Col. Michael Bice speaks to Cassie Huang, 28, of New York after she received the 500,000th COVID-19 vaccination administered at the New York state vaccination site at the Jacob Javits Convention Center April 26, 2021. Bice, who directed the 620 National Guard troops and 400 civilians who worked at the site, has been recognized for his efforts by Crain’s New York Business and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Michigan Guard trains 1st Latvian UH-60 Black Hawk maintainer
December 16, 2021
U.S. Army Sgt. Zach Hollman, UH-60 crew chief, Company B, 147th Aviation Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG), and Latvian Air Force Capt. Raimonds Lugēņins inspect landing gear on a Black Hawk Dec. 1, 2021, at Grand Ledge, Mich. The MIARNG is providing training for the first Latvian UH-60 maintainer after the country purchased four Black Hawk helicopters.
Cal Guard CSTs boost teamwork in multi-agency exercise
December 16, 2021
A Merced County police explosive ordnance disposal specialist in his green, heavily armored blast suit reports his findings to local law enforcement and the CAL FIRE hazmat specialist during a joint exercise with California National Guard’s 9th and 95th Civil Support Team at Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, California, Dec. 1, 2021. The event promotes interoperability and communication between local, state and federal agencies.
Pennsylvania Guard leaders meet with Lithuanian partners
December 15, 2021
Pennsylvania Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, adjutant general, bids farewell to Lithuanian dignitaries after their visit to Fort Indiantown Gap Dec. 14, 2021. The visit was in support of the State Partnership Program and recognizes the 28-year partnership between Lithuania and Pennsylvania.
Tennessee Guard, firefighters practice water hoist rescue
December 15, 2021
The Tennessee National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion and the Nashville Fire Department held a joint exercise to practice hoist operations between Goodlettsville and Hendersonville Dec. 14, 2021.
Oregon Air Guard firefighters, partners ‘Burn-to-Learn’
December 15, 2021
Kingsley Field Firefighters load fuel into a burning structure during a “Burn-to-Learn” event in partnership with Klamath Falls, Ore., Fire District One Dec. 8, 2021. The firefighters used a condemned house to study fire behavior, practice coordination with local partners and meet the Air Force requirement for live-fire training.
Kentucky Guardsman jumps into action to help neighbors
December 15, 2021
Spc. Zach Neisz, with the 130th Engineer Support Battalion, Kentucky National Guard, works traffic control to contain the flow in and out of Dawson Springs, Ky., one of the areas hit hardest by tornadoes Dec.10, 2021. Neisz lives in Dawson Springs and spent the first 27 hours after the storm aiding local law enforcement, helping extract people from their homes.
New Hampshire Guard delivers for Operation Santa Claus
December 14, 2021
New Hampshire National Guard Master Sgt. Bonnie Demers, an aircrew flight equipment member with the 157th Operations Group, passes a present down a line of Guardsmen at the Portsmouth Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 13, 2021, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Guard partnered with the State Employees Association and Department of Health and Human Services to send holiday gifts to nearly 3,000 children.
National Guard contributes to future Army design
December 14, 2021
National Guard Soldiers participate in Futures Command activities at all levels of the command, from headquarters to the organization’s eight cross-functional teams, which coordinate and accelerate priority modernization programs.
New York, South African leaders reinvigorate partnership
December 14, 2021
New York National Guard Maj. Gen. Michel Natali, the assistant adjutant general, presents a plaque to Brig. Gen. Richard Maponyane, the South Africa defense attaché, in New York Dec. 9, 2021, during a meeting to discuss State Partnership Program initiatives. The New York Army National Guard and South Africa have been partners in the program since 2003.
West Virginia’s 111th Engineer Brigade ends Mideast mission
December 13, 2021
The West Virginia National Guard welcomed home 120 Soldiers from the 111th Engineer Brigade deployed since late February 2021 to the Middle East in a homecoming ceremony at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia, Dec. 11, 2021. During the deployment, the unit was headquartered at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.
Alaska Airman embraces Operation Allies Welcome mission
December 13, 2021
Airman 1st Class Jessicah Sharp, an aerospace medical technician with the 168th Medical Group in the Alaska Air National Guard, poses for a photo during her first drill back in Alaska from Operation Allies Welcome at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, which she participated in from Sept. 10 to Oct. 31.
Nebraska Air Guard participates in Ample Strike exercise
December 13, 2021
This year's Czech Republic-led Exercise Ample Strike 2021 integrated training on air and land with joint terminal attack controller (JTACS) instructors. A U.S. Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska, participated in the exercise.
Kentucky National Guard assisting with tornado response
December 13, 2021
Army Guardsmen with the 301st Chemical Battalion and Air Guardsmen with the 123rd Airlift Wing continue search and rescue missions in Mayfield, Ky., Dec. 12, 2021. Tornadoes killed dozens of people and caused extensive damage in the area.
National Guard Marksmanship Training Center increases lethality, a round at a time
December 10, 2021
Thirty-three teams gathered at the 51st Winston P. Wilson and 31st Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Sniper Rifle Matches hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, Barling, Arkansas, Dec. 4-9, 2021.
176th Cyber Protection Team completes mobilization
December 10, 2021
Soldiers from the 176th Cyber Protection team pose with Wisconsin Army National Guard senior leaders following a Nov. 22, 2021, ceremony that marked the end of their mobilization at Fort Meade, Maryland. The 20-person unit mobilized to federal service in October 2020 and supported U.S. Cyber Command and Cyber National Mission Force requirements.