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Sword fighting as 'strategy in blink of an eye'
September 30, 2021
Lt. Col. Robert G. Childs, 234th Intelligence Squadron commander, poses for a competitor portrait Feb. 18, 2018, at Huntington Beach, California. Childs competes as a martial arts sword fighter throughout the world, and became a world champion in the open rapier and dagger category at Swordfish XIV, Gothenburg, Sweden.
New York Air Guard's Skibirds wrap up 2021 Greenland mission
September 30, 2021
An LC-130 Skibird assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, gets ready to take off from Raven Camp on the Greenland ice cap. Raven Camp is used to train members on landing on ice runways, polar airdrops and operating in the snow and ice.
Army Guard director awarded Croatian Duke of Trpimir medal
September 30, 2021
Croatian President Zoran Milanović, left, presents the Duke of Trpimir medal to Army Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, the director of the Army National Guard, during a ceremony in Split, Croatia, Sept. 27, 2021, in honor of the 25-year partnership between the Minnesota National Guard and Croatia as part of the State Partnership Program. The Department of Defense's State Partnership Program pairs National Guard elements with partner nations worldwide and currently consists of 85 partnerships with 92 nations.
Washington Air Guard command chiefs serve Afghan guests
September 29, 2021
Washington Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Marvin Boyd, center, assigned to Washington Air National Guard Headquarters, Camp Murray, Wash., and the senior enlisted leader overseeing Liberty Village 3, helps unload donated items from New Jersey residents, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Sept. 20, 2021.  The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at facilities across the nation.
Maryland, Kentucky Guard partner to build homes for vets
September 29, 2021
Members from the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, and the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, build a home for Cherokee veterans in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Aug. 3, 2021, as part of the Defense Department’s Innovative Readiness Training program.
Louisiana Guard shoring up levee damaged by Hurricane Ida
September 29, 2021
A Louisiana National Guardsman assigned to the 225th Engineer Brigade hooks a 3-by-3 foot sack filled with up to 4,000 pounds of sand to an excavator bucket to temporarily repair levee breaches in Grand Isle, Louisiana, Sept 24, 2021. The 225th has emplaced more than 1,100 sacks of sand along the coastline levees in Grand Isle.
176th Wing recognized for heroic rescue mission
September 29, 2021
Members of the Jolly Green Association present the Jolly Green Mission of the Year award to Maj. Rebecca Altenburg, 176th Wing, Sept. 11, 2021, at Fort Walton, Fla. Altenburg represented the wing as one of the many aviators, maintenance professionals and aircrew flight equipment Airmen during simultaneous rescue missions in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
Vermont Guardsman solves M17 training round extraction issue
September 28, 2021
1st Lt. Anna Kretzer, a platoon leader assigned to the 527th Military Police Company, qualifies on the new M17. The U.S. Army started fielding Military Police units with the new SIG Sauer M17 pistol to replace the M9 Beretta.
Cyber units secured joint networks during Northern Strike
September 28, 2021
Maj. Richard Frantz, 272nd Cyber Operations chief of training, explains the Threat Cloud program to Senior Airmen Kelsie Hubbart and Micah Sage, cyber operators on the operations floor at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Sept. 14, 2020. Threat Cloud was used to improve traffic conditions for the state of Michigan during Operation Resilience, Innovative Readiness Training.
New York National Guard funeral honors Korean War MIA
September 28, 2021
New York Army National Guard Capt. Eric Samson, left, presents the American flag to Douglas Smead, brother of Korean War MIA Cpl. Walter Smead, as part of the military honors for Smead’s funeral ceremony Sept. 20, 2021, at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, N.Y. Smead returned home after 71 years listed as missing in action following his death in North Korea near the Chosin Reservoir in December 1950.
Virginia National Guard officer assumes post in Colombia
September 27, 2021
Maj. Angel Pastrana is serving as a bilateral affairs officer for U.S. Southern Command at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, after graduating from the Spanish-immersive Command and General Staff College course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation in Fort Benning, Georgia.
Michigan Army Aviation partners with first responders
September 27, 2021
Michigan Army National Guard’s Sgt. 1st Class John Sheehan, the state standardization instructor for Joint Forces Headquarters in Lansing, talks with first responders in Ionia, Michigan, about items carried in the Black Hawk helicopter Sept. 15, 2021. The Army Aviation Support Facility conducted cold-load and aircraft familiarity training with civilian partners during a pre-accident plan rehearsal.
Tennessee National Guardsman revives pedestrian with CPR
September 27, 2021
Staff Sgt. Christopher Hurley, a resident of Soddy Daisy, Tennessee assigned to the 913th Engineer Company of the Tennessee National Guard, at the Laredo International Bridge in Texas. Hurley revived a pedestrian Sept. 20, 2021, by performing CPR while supporting the Department of Defense's Southwest Border mission.
La. Guard builds bridges, clears roads to recovery after Ida
September 24, 2021
Louisiana National Guard members 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.
Indiana Guardsman serves as link between Americans, Afghans
September 23, 2021
Indiana National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Stringer interprets for an Afghan guest during medical screening, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at Camp Atterbury in Indiana.
Louisiana Guard continues to distribute supplies after Ida
September 23, 2021
Louisiana National Guardsmen distribute food and water to the community during the recovery from Hurricane Ida, in Lockport, La., Aug. 31, 2021, during the recovery from Hurricane Ida.
Oregon Airmen conduct joint familiarization training
September 22, 2021
Members of the U.S. Navy Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing (CPRW) 10 joined up with the 123rd Fighter Squadron of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing to conduct ongoing familiarization training. More than seven coordinated training flights have been conducted between the two groups at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon throughout 2021.
Nebraska, Texas ANG participate in Ample Strike 2021
September 22, 2021
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF, Lakenheath, England, is refueled by a U.S. Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska ANG, Sept. 15, 2021, during exercise Ample Strike 2021, near Pardubice Airport, Czech Republic.
US, NATO, Ukraine enhance interoperability with Rapid Trident exercise
September 22, 2021
Ukrainian Brig. Gen. Vladyslav Klochkov, co-director of Rapid Trident 21 from the Ukrainian Land Forces, speaks to a multinational force during the opening ceremony for Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-American training exercise, Sept. 20, at Central City Stadium, near Yavoriv, Ukraine.
North Macedonia delegation visits Vermont
September 22, 2021
North Macedonia Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska speaks at a press conference on the steps of the Vermont State Capitol in Montpelier, Vermont, on Sept. 21, 2021. Also pictured are Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont's adjutant general, and Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray. This visit from North Macedonia continues work that began earlier this summer to build upon the Vermont National Guard’s near 30 year military partnership to include a whole-of-state partnership. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Don Branum)