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Arctic Warriors compete in biathlon championship
February 14, 2022
Master Sgt. Angela Horn with the Alaska National Guard's 297th HHC Regional Support Group, during the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships at Camp Ripley, Minn., Feb. 13, 2022. The championships began with an individual sprint race.

Army National Guard welcomes 13th command sergeant major
February 11, 2022
Army Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, the director of the Army National Guard, presents the sword of the noncommissioned officer to Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, welcoming him as the Army Guard’s top senior enlisted member during a change of responsibility ceremony at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Va., Feb. 9, 2022.

New Hampshire National Guard Airman leads by example
February 11, 2022
Senior Airman Devin Kentwallace, an aerospace medical technician with the 157th Medical Group, goes above and beyond the call of duty Feb. 4, 2021 at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital Seabrook Emergency Room in Seabrook, New Hampshire.

NY National Guard Airmen begin returning from Antarctic mission
February 11, 2022
The 109th Airlift Wing supported the 34th season of Operation Deep Freeze at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from October 2021 through February 2022.

La. Guard adds K-9 casualty care to medic sustainment training
February 10, 2022
The Louisiana National Guard's Sgt. Kennedy Chapman, the assistant combat medic sustainment program director demonstrates how to properly apply a SWAT-T (stretch, wrap and tuck) tourniquet to a simulated wound on a fake training K9 during a K9 Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La. on Jan. 28, 2022.

Alaska National Guard team wins Environmental Security Award
February 10, 2022
The Alaska Army National Guard's Restoration Team, Patrick Greary (left), Donald Flournoy, Alyssa Murphy and Aaron Acena (not pictured), received the Environmental Security Award from the National Guard Bureau for their accomplishments in environmental restoration for former AKNG properties. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

124th SFS conducts joint operations in wing focus exercise
February 9, 2022
Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines took part in a joint operations exercise at the Orchard Combat Training Center south of Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, Feb. 5, 2022.

Virginia Guard Soldiers mobilize to support Kosovo Force
February 9, 2022
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Edwards, commanding general of First Army Division West, visits Soldiers and Army aviators of the 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Virginia Army National Guard, during their mobilization for the Kosovo Force mission at North Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 25, 2022.

Vermont Guard conducts medical readiness exercise in Senegal
February 9, 2022
U.S. Army Maj. Anthony Gragg, a dentist with the Medical Detachment, Garrison Support Command, Vermont National Guard, examines a patient at the Regional Center Hospital at Tambacounda, Senegal, April 12, 2019. The National Guard’s State Partnership Program is a cost-effective way to strengthen alliances and attract new partners.

Tennessee Guard military police unit trains for deployment
February 9, 2022
Sgt. Javier Stoneburner, observer coach/ trainer from the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command’s 3-360th Training Support Battalion, observes a Tennessee National Guard Soldier from the 268th Military Police Company load ammunition into an M240 machine gun during a range training exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas. The three-day exercise challenged Soldiers to identify targets and coordinate a response between the tower, base defense operations cell and the quick reaction force.

Rangers and National Guard support IVAS tropics test
February 8, 2022
Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment participate in new equipment training on the IVAS Capability Set 4 during tropical weather testing in Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, in March 2021.

Florida Guard Soldiers compete in Kuwait Military Pentathlon
February 8, 2022
Soldiers from the Florida National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Hurricane recently had the unique opportunity to represent the U.S. Army in a military pentathlon hosted by the Kuwaiti Land Forces, in and around Kuwait City, Jan. 30 through Feb. 3, 2022.

National Guard chief returns from African regional security talks in Rome
February 7, 2022
Army Maj. Gen. David Mikolaities, adjutant general, New Hampshire National Guard, and the chief of staff of the Cabo Verdean Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Anildo Morais, sign a Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program agreement in the Republic of Cabo Verde, Feb. 4, 2022. The Atlantic island nation off Africa's west coast became the latest SPP partner on the same day the National Guard's most senior general was representing the component at the 2022 African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Rome. There are now 17 partnerships in Africa, 16 of them with nations in the USAFRICOM area of responsibility, and one with Egypt, in U.S. Central Command’s AOR.

124th Medical Group trains with Idaho Army Guard aviators
February 7, 2022
Members from the 124th Medical Group’s Critical Care Air Transport Team participate in a medical evacuation exercise during their unit training assembly Feb. 5, 2022, at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho. The exercise tested the CCATT’s ability to respond to a request, treat and stabilize the mock patient, and then transport the patient to a Black Hawk in a real-world situation.

Oklahoma National Guard helps motorists in winter storm
February 7, 2022
Oklahoma National Guard members push a vehicle out of a snowbank on the Will Rogers Turnpike near Vinita, Oklahoma, Feb. 3, 2022. About 40 Guard members worked with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to assist stranded motorists in a winter storm.

115th SFS trains on jungle, water survival skills in Hawaii
February 4, 2022
Wisconsin National Guard Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron in Madison, Wisconsin, participate in water survival training off Honolulu Jan. 12, 2022. Forming a chain and counting off one-by-one ensured all members were accounted for before they swam together to a nearby life-raft.

Alaska National Guard, Mongolia conduct SPP expert exchange
February 4, 2022
The Alaska National Guard and U.S. Pacific Air Forces command conduct subject matter expert exchanges with the Mongolian Air Force during the Airmen-to-Airmen Talks program in Mongolia Nov. 15-17, 2021. Alaska Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Mike Keegan, Lt. Col. Richard Welch, and Maj. Nathan Pooler pose for a photo with musical performers during the cultural day of the program.

New York National Guard Airmen get polar survival training
February 4, 2022
Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing take part in Barren Land Arctic Survival Training at Raven Camp, Greenland. Students spend three days on the polar icecap learning to survive in barren arctic conditions.

More Wisconsin Guard members work as nursing assistants
February 4, 2022
Wisconsin National Guard troops train on proper hand-washing techniques at Madison College in Madison, Wis., Jan. 20, 2022. The Wisconsin National Guard partnered with Madison College to train approximately 200 troops to assist health care facilities as they battle staffing shortages and capacity challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AATC is key in reaching F-15EX missile launch milestone
February 4, 2022
The F-15EX Eagle II fires an AIM-120D missile during a test mission near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla, Jan. 25, 2022. The F-15EX can hold up to 12 AIM-120D missiles.