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Washington Guardsmen Put Information Operations to the Test
July 11, 2023
U. S. Soldiers with 56th Theater Information Operation Group, Washington Army National Guard, receive a safety brief at Joint Base Lewis-Mccord July 8, 2023.

Wisconsin Guardsman Honored for Aiding Derailment Victims
July 11, 2023
First Lt. Apiwit B. Chulawan, an officer with the Wisconsin Army Naitonal Guard’s 829th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, salutes Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, after being awarded the Soldier’s Medal during a July 9, 2023, ceremony in Spooner, Wis. Chulawan was a passenger on a train that derailed in 2021 and helped aid injured passengers.

Missouri Guard Bomb Wing Leads Medical Training Exercise
July 11, 2023
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Theresa Nguyen, assigned to the 131st Medical Group, Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base, Missouri, tests a patient’s vision during Operation Healthy Delta Innovative Readiness Training Program at Anna, Illinois, June 11, 2023. The Department of Defense-sponsored program builds relationships with local communities by providing free medical, dental and vision services while leveraging the strength of joint forces.

Army Guard Soldiers Compete in Alaska to be Best Warrior
July 10, 2023
Soldiers in the Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition are tested on their adaptiveness and lethality during the water combat fitness test July 7, 2023 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska.

Alaska Guard Rescues 10 People Across Alaska
July 10, 2023
An Alaska National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from Golf Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducts a training mission May 31, 2023, near Colony Glacier.

Ridge Runner Builds Readiness for Army Guard Special Forces
July 7, 2023
A Soldier with the 19th Special Forces Group, headquartered in the Utah Army National Guard, leads his team, which includes Latvian special operations elements, in an assault on a simulated emplaced missile launcher site while taking part in exercise Ridge Runner near Jolo, West Virginia, June 15, 2023. The two-week exercise brought together Soldiers with the 19th SFG and special operations troops from Latvia, Poland and other allied and partner nations and focused on interoperability in unconventional warfare tasks.

Army Warrant Officers Continue Legacy of Technical Expertise
July 7, 2023
Warrant Officer Catherine Trujillo, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with C Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, Washington Army National Guard, sits in the pilot’s seat of a Black Hawk at the Army Aviation Sustainment Facility at Joint Base McChord-Lewis Washington. Warrant officers like Trujillo serve as tactical and technical experts in a variety of fields throughout the Army and Army National Guard. The warrant officer corps turns 105 on July 9, 2023.

Nevada Civil Engineers Train in Spain to Increase Readiness
July 6, 2023
Members from the 152nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Nevada Air National Guard, pour concrete during construction of a pavement approach at Moron Air Base, Spain, June 26, 2023. The 152nd engineers were in Spain for Deployment For Training to increase readiness and expand skills.

Washington Guard Infantry Unit Completes Annual Training
July 6, 2023
Washington National Guard Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, take part in a command post exercise at the Yakima Training Center June 13, 2023.

Air Guard, Thai Counterparts Plan Air Refueling Engagement
July 5, 2023
Brig. Gen. Gent Welsh, commander of the Washington Air National Guard, shakes hands with Group Capt. Anurruk Romnarak, Royal Thai Air Force, at Camp Murray, Wash., June 30, 2023, at the final planning conference for an air refueling exercise later this year in Thailand. The Washington Guard and Thailand are partners in the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

NY Airman Recognized as Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Member
July 5, 2023
Tech Sgt. Ryan Rutz, left, a loadmaster assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, with Col. Shawn Fitzgerald 106 RQW Wing commander, at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, May 6, 2023. Rutz received the Air National Guard 2022 Henry "Red" Erwin Outstanding NCO Aircrew Member of the Year Award, which recognizes excellence in the enlisted aircrew career field.

In Vietnam, Hokanson Sees Growing Partnership
July 3, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits Hanoi, Vietnam, May 18, 2023, to help reinforce the mutually beneficial, successful security relationship with the Oregon National Guard established in 2012 under the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program. The program strengthens the partners’ capabilities to respond to natural disasters.

Kentucky Guard Aviation Brigade Demonstrates Readiness
July 3, 2023
Spc. Connor Ridings, Kentucky National Guard, builds links on an Air Defense Systems Integrator to provide command and control data and track the activity of friendly and enemy forces within the airspace of the unit’s area of operations. The combat readiness and capabilities of the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, supported by the 751st Troop Command, were tested during the Warfighter 23-05 exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, May 27-June 13, 2023.

168th Wing, Allies Mark Air Refueling Anniversary During Exercise
July 3, 2023
The 168th Wing refuels an F-16 from the Republic of Korea Air Force during Red Flag Alaska 23-2, June 21, 2023. Members of the 168th Wing and the ROKAF exchanged tactics and procedures while increasing interoperability on the aerial refueling mission.

Hokanson Reinforces National Guard Partnership with America’s Longest-standing Indo-Pacific Ally
June 30, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, met with Philippine military leaders to discuss enhancing the security cooperation partnership between the Southeast Asian island nation and the Hawaii National Guard and Guam National Guard in Manila, Philippines, May 20, 2023. This image was acquired using a cellular device.

In South Korea, Hokanson Assesses Potential National Guard Support
June 30, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, right, visits  the Republic of South Korea to assess potential National Guard contributions at a time of deepening U.S. and ROK defense and security ties May 16, 2023. This image was acquired using a cellular device.

203rd RED HORSE Conducts Engineer Exchange in Tajikistan
June 30, 2023
Virginia National Guard Airmen assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, 192nd Wing, conducted an engineer exchange with the Republic of Tajikistan June 5-9, 2023, at the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Center in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Virginia and Tajikistan are partners in the State Partnership Program.

Tennessee Military Intelligence Company Completes Validation
June 30, 2023
Tennessee’s Military Intelligence Company, Troop D, Regimental Engineering Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, shown June 14, 2023, completed a validation event at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Injured Hiker
June 29, 2023
Sgt. 1st Class Giovanni DeZuani, a fight paramedic with the Tennessee Army National Guard, is hoisted into a hovering Black Hawk helicopter with an injured hiker immobilized on a stretcher during a rescue at the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park June 28, 2023.

Kid’s Artwork Selected for Nose Art on Oregon Air Guard F-15
June 29, 2023
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Michael and Ashyln Hartman, 173rd Maintenance Group, pose for a photo with their daughters June 23, 2023. Eleven-year-old Kaeylnn, left, designed the artwork on the nose of an F-15C at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls Falls, Oregon, in a Month of the Military Child contest.