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Canadian RAF captain watches over sky with Alaska Air Guard
January 5, 2022
Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Elyse O’Brien is a 176th Air Defense Squadron air battle manager. O’Brien and other 176th ADS RCAF Airmen are an integral part of the squadron’s mission of defending North American airspace.
Wisconsin Guard augments Colorado Guard artillery deployment
January 4, 2022
High-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) launchers from the Colorado Army National Guard move to their next training destination at Fort Bliss, Texas, Dec. 16, 2021. Ten Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers are deploying overseas with the Colorado National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery, in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
Maryland Air Guard counters real-world cyber adversaries
January 4, 2022
More than 15 Maryland Air National Guard cyber professionals worked alongside Air National Guard members from other states and active-duty counterparts to support a task force under U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force at Fort Meade, Maryland, from February to August, 2021.
176th Maintenance Group opens Virtual Reality Training Lab
January 4, 2022
Tech. Sgt. Esdei Arurang, 176 Maintenance Group unit training manager, launches a training module at the 176th MXG Virtual Reality Training Lab at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 4, 2021. The lab is one of the first facilities of its kind in the Air National Guard, and the innovative training allows Airmen to familiarize themselves with infrequent maintenance procedures.
Alaska Army Guard helps rescue man in medical distress
January 4, 2022
File photo of Alaska Army National Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, conducting an aerial site survey via a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Dec. 3, 2018.
Oregon National Guard wraps up hospital support mission
January 3, 2022
Airman 1st Class Conner Meling, 142nd Communications Flight, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., provides temperature screening services at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. The Oregon National Guard mobilized 1,588 service members and provided over 300,000 labor hours at more than 20 hospitals across Oregon.
Colorado Guard assisting with Marshall Fire, COVID testing
January 3, 2022
Colorado National Guard High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles stage at the Denver Armory to support the Boulder County Sheriff with traffic control, security operations and evacuation of people displaced by the Marshall Fire in Boulder County, Colorado, Dec. 31, 2021.
Iraqi-American returns to home country as US Army Soldier
January 3, 2022
California Army National Guard Sgt. Aqeel Ahmed arrived in Iraq with Soldiers of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, returning to the country of his birth for the first time in 10 years.
New Jersey Air Guard supports Operation Allies Welcome
January 3, 2022
U.S. Air Force Col. Bernadette Maldonado and Lt. Col. April Doolittle, New Jersey Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 108th Wing, walk with an Afghan girl in Liberty Village on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 8, 2021.
Alaska Guard assists with winter storm emergency evacuations
January 3, 2022
Alaska Air and Army National Guard Airman 1st Class John Villa and Spc. Matthew Ogawa prepare the arctic all-terrain small unit support vehicle to support of the Alaska State Emergency Operations Center. Villa and Ogawa and several other Alaska National Guard members volunteered to support their community, Fairbanks North Star Borough, with emergency transportation needs during a winter storm resulting in extreme snow and ice conditions.
Nevada Guard backs first responders at ‘America’s Party’
January 3, 2022
A Nevada National Guard Soldier with the 72nd Military Police Company works with local law enforcement during the fireworks show on the Las Vegas Strip Jan. 1, 2022.