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‘We’ll Stay as Long as We’re Needed,’ National Guard Chief Says in Kentucky
July 31, 2022
A Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen aided in flood relief efforts in response to a declared state of emergency in eastern Kentucky late July 2022.
Virginia National Guard’s 3647th Supports New Jersey Guard
July 29, 2022
Virginia Army National Guard Spc. William Orange and Spc. Courtenay Grayson of the 3647th Maintenance Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, perform maintenance on a Modular Catastrophic Recovery System July 14, 2022, during the eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Drum, New York. The 3647th Co. is supporting over 2,500 Soldiers from the New Jersey, Virginiaand Massachusetts Army National Guard at the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s XCTC.
National Guard Assists with Flood Rescue in Kentucky
July 28, 2022
A Tennessee Army National Guard Soldier comforts a patient rescued from the flooding in eastern Kentucky while being flown to a hospital July 28, 2022. The Tennessee National Guard sent five Black Hawk helicopters and crews to assist in search and rescue efforts.
158th Fighter Wing Airmen Demonstrate ACE in Estonia
July 28, 2022
Airmen assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing hold a Green Mountain Battle flag in front of their U.S. Air Force F-35A Lighting II after successfully completing an Agile Combat Employment exercise to support the NATO air shielding mission at Amari Air Base, Estonia, July 15, 2022. Exercises and engagements in the European area of responsibility demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security and stability in this region.
Lessons Learned at JRTC Will Last a Lifetime, National Guard Chief Says
July 28, 2022
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, and his senior enlisted advisor, SEA Tony Whitehead, visit Soldiers led by the California National Guard's 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team on rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 26, 2022. Fort Polk is a premier training center that provides rigorous and realistic pre-deployment training for thousands of Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers every year.
New York National Guard Helps Provide Medical Care in South Africa
July 27, 2022
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Christine Iraci, left, and Army Reserve Maj. Dwayne Bodie look on as Anissa Talib-Ally of the South African Military Health Service checks a patient outside Richards Bay, South Africa, during a medical readiness visit July 25, 2022, as part of Exercise Shared Accord.
Long-term Relationships Drive State Partnership Program Success
July 26, 2022
Air crew, maintainers and logistics Airmen with the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, stand with Czech Air Force maintainers, holding their countries flags during exercise Ample Strike 2021, Sept. 16, 2021, at Pardubice Airport, Czech Republic. Ample Strike is a Czech Republic-led, multinational live exercise that offers advanced Air/Land Integration Training to Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in coordination with MQ-9 Reaper aircraft and F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft.
In Central Europe, Guard Chief Sees Enduring Partnerships and Growth
July 26, 2022
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Knight, left, Vermont adjutant general, and U.S. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, center left, chief of the National Guard Bureau, sign letters of intent with the Republic of Austria in Vienna, Austria, July 19, 2022, under the State Partnership Program. This is the third state partnership for the Vermont National Guard, which has partnered with North Macedonia since 1993 and Senegal since 2008.
Kentucky Guard’s 2/147th Bravo Co. Trains in Michigan
July 26, 2022
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers from Echo Co. 2/147th at Camp Grayling Airfield, Michigan, for annual training July 14, 2022.
California Guard Team Trains for Hazmat Event
July 26, 2022
U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Zumaya and Sgt. Thomas Brown from the 9th Civil Support Team examine evidence during a training exercise at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif., July 14, 2022.
Oregon, California Air Guard Pilots Practice Water Survival
July 26, 2022
U.S. Air Force Col. Lee Bouma, the 173rd Fighter Wing commander, wades out of the water following his circuit through several water survival training scenarios prepared by 173rd FW Aircrew Flight Equipment at Cultus Lake in Central Oregon, July 16, 2022.
New York Army Guard Trains with South African Partners
July 25, 2022
New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Anthony Ruggerio from the 107th Military Police Company participated in a react-to-ambush exercise with the South Africa National Defense Force near Kwambonambi- Mfolozane July 22, 2022. The U.S. Soldiers are in South Africa as part of Shared Accord, a biannual training event to enhance operational skills and partnership between the United States and South Africa.
Washington Guard Member Makes History at Sapper Leader Course
July 25, 2022
Spc. Lillyanne Clarke and 1st Lt. JP Sumayang, 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Washington National Guard, hold the Sapper Tab after completing the Sapper Leader Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, July 1, 2022.
Pennsylvania Army Guard Door Gunners Sharpen Skills
July 25, 2022
Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, train to pass air gunnery qualification at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 21, 2022. To be fully qualified, Soldiers must pass aircrew qualification tables four, five and six.
Tennessee Hosts Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition
July 25, 2022
Competitors participate in warrior tasks during the 2022 National Guard Bureau Region 2 Best Warrior Competition May 17-20, 2022, at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia. Regional winners from across the nation advanced to the national competition in Tennessee.
Hawaii Air National Guard Supports Arctic Exercise
July 25, 2022
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III based out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and crewed by members of the 204th Airlift Squadron participates in exercise Amalgam Dart July 6, 2022, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. This iteration of the exercise featured a variety of military aircraft from the U.S. Air Force that operate out of the northern region.
Pennsylvania Guard, SPP Partner Lithuania Join NATO Exercise
July 22, 2022
From left, Pennsylvania Air National Guard Lt. Col. Frank Shoaf, Chief Master Sgt. Jason Everetts, Capt. Matthew Reed, Master Sgt. Frankie Perez, Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Mowry and Capt. Benjamin Kaufman with the 171st Air Refueling Wing’s 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, during the Defender Europe 22 exercise, June 2022. The Pennsylvania Guard and Lithuania are partners under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
Minnesota, South Dakota Guard Conduct Wet Gap Crossing
July 22, 2022
The 200th Engineer Company of the 153rd Engineer Battalion, South Dakota National Guard, worked with the 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, also from South Dakota, and the Minnesota National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry, to erect a floating bridge in a Wet Gap Crossing exercise over Ferrell Lake at Camp Ripley Training Center, Little Falls, Minn., July 18-19, 2022.
Massachusetts Guard Soldiers Conduct Training Exercise
July 21, 2022
Massachusetts Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, perform combat lifesaver tasks during a situational training exercise July 19, 2022, at the 44th IBCT’s eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Drum, New York. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight and win.
Florida Air Guardsman Named top First Sergeant
July 21, 2022
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Sotomayor, first sergeant of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, or RED HORSE, Florida Air National Guard, at the squadron's headquarters at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Starke, Fla., July 6, 2022. Sotomayor was named the 2022 Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year for the Air National Guard.