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New England Soldiers, Airmen join cybersecurity exercise
June 24, 2021
Lt. Col. Cameron Sprague, deputy exercise director for Cyber Yankee, addresses the exercise controllers and distinguished visitors at the exercise on Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., June 14-18, 2021. Cyber Yankee is a regional cybersecurity exercise designed to promote interoperability of National Guard cyber operators among the New England states and build readiness to respond to network attacks.

MXG removes tail from Utah Air Guard KC-135R
June 24, 2021
U.S. Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, and 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, remove the tail from a KC135R at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base, Utah, June 2, 2021. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the Air Force.

Nebraska Air National Guard SFS takes on Patriot 21
June 24, 2021
2nd Lt. Dan Dibbern, squad leader with the 155th Security Forces Squadron, completes a radio call in his zone during a simulated riot as a part of the Patriot 21 exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 16, 2021. Patriot 21 is a training exercise for civilian emergency management and responders to work with military entities during natural disasters.

Learning from the past helps prepare leaders for the future
June 24, 2021
Andrew Hargroder, a contract historian with the National Guard Bureau, points out key details on a map while discussing the Civil War’s Battle of Antietam with National Guard members during a guided tour of Antietam National Battlefield, June 16, 2021. The tour was part of a professional development event for the Soldiers and Airmen and emphasized the lessons learned from one of the bloodiest days in American military history.

188th Medical Group completes casualty care training
June 23, 2021
Airmen from the 188th Wing completed an intensive two-day course Tactical Combat Casualty Care course June 3-4, 2021, at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Ark. The training involved airway management, tourniquet application, wound bandaging, and various stretcher-carrying techniques

South Carolina National Guard attends cyber boot camp
June 23, 2021
Twenty-Eight South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from units throughout the state participated in The Citadel Department of Defense Cyber Institute inaugural National Guard Cyber Boot Camp June 7-18, 2021, at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. The students learned basic to intermediate security concepts and how to conduct PenTest+ testing.

Wisconsin cavalry spur ride blends tough training, tradition
June 23, 2021
Soldiers in the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry, participate in a spur ride qualification course at Fort McCoy June 15, 2021. Participants demonstrated their proficiency in combat medical response, small arms and crew-served weapons, optics, cavalry history and an eight-mile ruck march.

Vermont Guardsman receives Soldier’s Medal for 2020 rescue
June 23, 2021
U.S. Army Sfc. Dustin Dearborn, a Vermont National Guard instructor at the Army Mountain Warfare School, is awarded the Soldier's Medal by Vermont Gov. Phil Scott June 18, 2021, at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt.  Between Feb. 28 and March 1, 2020, Dearborn helped rescue two people at the Stowe Mountain ski area. One the military’s highest honors, the medal is awarded for acts of heroism not involving conflict with an armed enemy.

Winning team built during Warfighter 21-05
June 23, 2021
Sgt. Ryan Gartner and Staff Sgt. Brian Foley, both of the 35th Infantry Division, take time to go over their job duties for the day June 9, 2021, during Warfighter 21-05 at Camp Atterbury, Ind.

Michigan Army Guard military police conduct annual training
June 23, 2021
A Soldier with the 1776th Military Police Company, Michigan Army National Guard, conducts M9 pistol qualification during annual training at Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, June 16, 2021.

WANG's 1041st Transportation Company trains in Montana
June 23, 2021
A Washington National Guard member of the 1041st Transportation Company ensures equipment is tied down before departing Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., June 7, 2021, for annual training at Fort Harrison, Montana.

WANG chemical company conducts annual training
June 22, 2021
Members of the Washington National Guard's 792nd Chemical Company conduct a chemical sampling exercise in a biological hazard environment at the HAMMER Training Facility in Richland, Wash., June 15, 2021. The 792nd Chemical Company supports the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear team under the Washington National Guard Region X Homeland Response Force.

SCNG helps provide free medical care in Midwest training
June 22, 2021
South Carolina Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Destiny Sims, left, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, helps provide free dental care in Metropolis, Illinois, June 16, 2021. Operation Healthy Delta is a Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training program that provides key services in underserved communities while offering training for military personnel.

Kansas National Guard medics team up for advanced training
June 22, 2021
Medics with the 1077th Medical Company – Ground Ambulance, Kansas Army National Guard, assess a mannequin “casualty” as part of a culminating training exercise at the Medical Simulations Training Center at Fort Carson, Colorado, June 15, 2021. Soldiers participated in the Medic Sustainment 24-Hour training, an advanced course testing them on a variety of skills.

106th Medical Group hones med tech trauma management skills
June 21, 2021
Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing Medical Group transport a simulated casualty during a training exercise at Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York, June 11, 2021. Twenty-two Airmen took part in the advanced trauma assessment training June 6-11.

Oregon Guard participates in emergency preparedness exercise
June 21, 2021
Guardsmen from the Oregon Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) conduct mass casualty decontamination operations in an emergency preparedness exercise at Camp Rilea. It was part of an inspection conducted by the Joint Interagency Training and Education Center every two years to measure the team’s ability to respond to a disaster.

West Virginia, Qatar formalize military partnership
June 21, 2021
Members of the West Virginia National Guard and the Qatar Emiri Land Forces at QELF headquarters in Doha, Qatar, June 21, 2021. West Virginia and Qatar formalized their partnership during the visit with Qatari Armed Forces as a part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.

Indiana Guard's 338th Quartermaster executes historic drop
June 21, 2021
Army and Air National Guard and Army Reserve units from Georgia, Rhode Island, Ohio and Indiana came together June 14, 2021, at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. After climbing to 10,000 feet, free fall-qualified Soldiers used the Army’s new Advanced Ram Air Parachute System, which is not expected to reach full operational fielding until 2022.

116th IBCT Soldiers train on new recoilless rifle system
June 21, 2021
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, train on the M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System June 4, 2021, at Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett, Virginia. The training consisted of classroom learning and a live-fire range with the MAAWS, an 84-millimeter recoilless rifle.

Georgia Guard Soldier returns to Africa for African Lion 21
June 21, 2021
Georgia Army National Guard Spc. Reginald Aikins, a medic, stands in front of a field litter ambulance during exercise African Lion 21 June 15, 2021, in Tan-Tan, Morocco. African Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa Command's largest annual exercise, hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal June 7-18. Aikins grew up in Ghana and immigrated to the United States in 2013.