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Kentucky Air Guard Upgrades to C-130J Super Hercules
September 12, 2022
A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft arrives at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., from Lockheed-Martin Corp. In Marietta, Ga., Aug. 25, 2022. The plane is the eighth J-model to be delivered to the 123rd Airlift Wing since November, completing the unit’s transition from legacy-model C-130H transports.

Idaho Air Guard’s 190th Fighter Squadron Wins Hawgsmoke 2022
September 12, 2022
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the Idaho National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing, Boise, Idaho, performs a strafing run during the Hawgsmoke 2022 gunnery competition at the Saylor Creek Bombing Range south of Mountain Home, Idaho, Sept. 8, 2022. The competition traces its heritage back to 1949 and the Gunsmoke gunnery competition.

Virginia Guard Red Dragons Earn Their Spurs in Kenya
September 12, 2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, navigate an obstacle course during a spur ride Aug. 20, 2022, in Manda Bay, Kenya. The spur ride included physical training events, an obstacle course, rifle and pistol live-fire, weapons familiarization, reconnaissance and medical evacuation lanes, and a night call for fire and crew-served weapons live-fire event.

Nevada, California Guard Called to Idaho for Firefighting Mission
September 12, 2022
A C-130H Hercules aircraft from the 152rd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, taxis after a Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) training mission in Boise, Idaho, April 26, 2022.

Kentucky National Guard Shares Knowledge with Partner Djibouti
September 9, 2022
Kentucky National Guard Sgt. Corey Davis, with Joint Force Headquarters, wireless communications, conducts a check on knowledge, Aug. 17, 2022, regarding initial radio setup and functions testing with Djiboutian Armed Forces Bataillon d’Intervention Rapide (BIR).

New York Army National Guard Troops Deploy to Africa
September 9, 2022
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin, the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Zeller, the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment senior enlisted advisor, case the battalion’s colors during a ceremony at Fort Bliss Texas, Sept. 6, 2022. The colors will be unfurled in Africa when the unit assumes responsibility for a security mission as part of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.

Oklahoma National Guard Hosts German Officers in Exchange
September 9, 2022
German Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Frick, left, mission support squadron commander of Helicopter Wing 64, Laubheim, and German Air Force Maj. Alex Schroth, middle, troop driver with Air Command, Berlin, listen as U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick Devito, combat systems officer with the 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma National Guard, gives a tour of the MC-12W during a Military Reserve Exchange Program visit June 15, 2022, Oklahoma City. The program supports reserve force exchanges between NATO nations where Reservists and Guardsmen from the U.S. visit and host personnel from a foreign country.

Virginia, Massachusetts Guard Support Free Clinic in Georgia
September 9, 2022
Virginia and Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers and Airmen supported a free health clinic offering vision, dental and other basic medical services Aug. 3-18, 2022, in the Columbus, Georgia, area. The clinic was part of the Department of Defense-funded Innovative Readiness Training program.

111th Operations Group Participates in Joint Force Training
September 9, 2022
A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing and its associate reserve unit, the 514th Air Mobility Wing, based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey,  practices flying a resupply mission into a hostile location while responding to simulated surface to air missiles at Bollen Range on Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22, 2002. The crew of the C-17 included two 111th Attack Wing personnel who helped integrate MQ-9 support.

Maryland National Guard Trains in Minnesota
September 8, 2022
During annual training, infantry Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard’s 1st Combined Arms Battalion – 194th Armor are air inserted into a narrow landing zone on Camp Ripley in Minnesota Aug. 19, 2022, by CH-47 Chinook aircrews of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion – 126th Aviation Regiment.

Nebraska Air National Guard Trains at Travis AFB
September 8, 2022
Staff Sgt. Jordan White and Senior Airman Kyle Johnson, air transportation for the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, place a net on a loading pallet Aug. 18, 2022, during annual training at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The 155th Logistics Readiness Squadron sent Airmen to Travis AFB for exposure to new aircraft and deployment readiness training.

Indiana National Guard Welcomes Niger Partners for Exchange
September 8, 2022
Medical professionals from the Niger Armed Forces observe training simulations at the Medical Simulation Training Center with Indiana Army and Air National Guard medical professionals during a State Partnership Program exchange at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, in July.

Nebraska Training Center Command Hosts Heartland Fury
September 7, 2022
Company command teams across the Nebraska Army National Guard attend Operation Heartland Fury at the Camp Ashland and Mead training sites, Nebraska, Aug. 27, 2022. The event, hosted by Training Center Command, 209th Regional Training Institute, demonstrated the capabilities available to support all of Nebraska’s units.

Alaska, Washington National Guard Join Exercise Gobi Wolf
September 7, 2022
Brig. Gen. Tracy Smith, commander of the Alaska Air National Guard, spoke about the 20-year partnership between the Alaska National Guard and Mongolian government during the opening ceremony for Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 5. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise with field training exercises in hazmat response, mass medical care and search and rescue.

National Guard, Partner Nations Conduct Command Post Exercise
September 7, 2022
Allied and partnered nations conduct a command post exercise during Noble Partner at the Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, Sept. 6, 2022. Noble Partner is a cooperatively led multinational training exercise in its sixth iteration between the Georgian Defense Forces and U.S. Army Europe and Africa.

Michigan National Guard Hosts Estonian Officer
September 6, 2022
First Lt. Sven Pärand, a company commander in the Estonian Defense League, shakes hands with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel Parham, scout squad leader from the 3-126th Infantry Regiment, at Camp Grayling, Michigan, while participating in the Military Reserve Exchange Program July 19-23, 2022.

Oregon National Guard Responds to Rum Creek Fire
September 6, 2022
Deep in the Rum Creek Fire Complex area, Sgt. Jeremy Hensler conducts a radio check for Staff Sgt. Casey Reed and Spc. Britney Rivera at a road closure near Merlin, Ore. Sept. 2, 2022. Oregon National Guard members were supporting firefighting efforts at the Rum Creek wildfire.

New York Army Guard Helps Battle Hudson Valley Fire
September 2, 2022
A New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter drops 600 gallons of water on a wildfire along a ridgeline in Minnewaska State Park Preserve in the Hudson Valley near Ellenville, New York, Aug. 30, 2022. The New York National Guard deployed two Black Hawks to support firefighting operations at the request of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

104th Fighter Squadron Lends Expertise to Exercise Tapio
September 2, 2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel Griffin, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, with a pilot from the Brazilian Air Force during Exercise Tapio in Campo Grande, Brazil, Aug. 24, 2022. Exercise Tapio is a Brazilian combat search and rescue and close air support exercise that ended Aug. 31.

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Injured Hiker Near Eklutna Lake
September 2, 2022
Members of the Alaska Army National Guard's 207th Aviation Regiment conduct hoist training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Feb. 20, 2020.