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Pennsylvania Guard Cavalry Regiment Conducts Rappel Training
June 21, 2023
Approximately 25 Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, conducted rappel training June 13, 2023, at a rock formation near Fort Indiantown Gap. The Soldiers used mountain warfare skills to ascend the north face of the rocks with harnesses and ropes, then rappelled down the south face approximately 100 feet.
334th Fighter Squadron Trains in Northeast
June 21, 2023
An North Carolina Air National Guard F-15 Eagle takes off from Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, June 14, 2023. The crews trained for two weeks on surface attacks and in-flight refueling.
Maryland Airmen, Estonia Build Cyber-Sharing Platform
June 21, 2023
Airmen assigned to the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group work at computer terminals at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, June 20, 2023. The Airmen are assisting with Project Vormsi, collaborating with their Estonian partners to build an information-sharing platform.
Nebraska Guard Hosts German Proficiency Badge Testing
June 21, 2023
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers strive to earn the coveted gold, silver or bronze German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge June 14-15, 2023, in Hastings, Nebraska. The challenging event was hosted by the 402nd Military Police Battalion, with 50 of 90 participants earning the badge — 14 bronze, 27 silver and nine gold.
Michigan Airmen Practice Combat Turns in Latvia
June 21, 2023
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 127th Wing, Michigan National Guard, departs Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 14, 2023. More than 30 Michigan Air National Guard members from the 127th Wing are training in Latvia as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, giving them a twofold opportunity to practice launching and receiving A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from austere sites and to work with Latvian counterparts.
A Critical Battlespace: Guard Units Train on Electromagnetic Warfare
June 21, 2023
From left to right, Tech. Sgt. Salvatore Izzo, Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hodge, Staff Sgt. Christopher Jones and 1st Lt. Zachary Burns with the Florida Air National Guard’s 114th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron stabilize what will be the base of an antenna as part of exercise ThunderMoose, June 13, 2023, at Bangor Air National Guard Base in Maine. The exercise involved transporting a electromagnetic warfare system to the base followed by setting up an operating facility.
Cyber Shield Hones Skills, Builds Partnerships
June 20, 2023
Sgt. Azaria Christian, incident response division chief, North Carolina National Guard, participates in the NetWars competition during the Cyber Shield training exercise at the Professional Education Center, Little Rock, Ark., June 9, 2023. Participants tested their defensive cybersecurity skills.
44th IBCT Builds ‘Generational Readiness’ in JRTC Rotation
June 20, 2023
Spc. Christopher Strawn, with G Company, 250th Brigade Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, participates in a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson, Louisiana. About 3,000 Soldiers from the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participated in the rotation May 29-June 11, 2023, with another 2,500 from Army Guard units in a dozen states and Puerto Rico.
Signal Soldiers Establish Connectivity at Remote Air Base
June 20, 2023
U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Devin Lajoie and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Matthew Morgan with the 1st Theater Sustainment Command Alternate Command Post G6 brief the capabilities of the SIPR/NIPR Access Point antenna and Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite system to the 1st TSC ACP director, Col. Gerry Jackson, and noncommissioned officer in charge, Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Chandler.
Iowa Army, Air Guard Practice Helicopter Hoist Rescues
June 20, 2023
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Iowa National Guard’s C Company, 2/211 General Aviation Support Battalion, extracts a downed pilot from the Iowa Air Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing during a training exercise near Homer, Nebraska, June 16, 2023.
147th Attack Wing MQ-Reaper Completes ACE Movement in Europe
June 20, 2023
A 147th Attack Wing member marshals an MQ-9 Reaper June 13, 2023, at Ostrava Airport, Czech Republic. Exercise Air Defender 2023 integrates U.S. and allied air power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world.
Tennessee Guard, Bulgarian Medical Military Academy Collaborate
June 20, 2023
Members of the Tennessee National Guard training team at Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy during Thracian Sentry 23 on June 13, 2023, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
West Virginia Guard, 12th Air Force, Peru Sign Pact
June 20, 2023
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Cochran, West Virginia National Guard assistant adjutant general and commander of the West Virginia Air National Guard; David Delmonaco, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) representative, and Lt. Gen. Carlos Chavez, the Peruvian Air Force chief of staff, sign a trilateral agreement of future engagements at the 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, June 9, 2023. The signing ceremony signified the commitment to continue military cooperation and operate cohesively in response to future threats and crisis.
Indiana Air Guard Supports Joint Homeland Defense Exercise
June 16, 2023
The Indiana National Guard Reaction Force, comprising defenders with the 181st Security Forces Squadron and military police with the Indiana Army National Guard, partnered with civilian law enforcement to respond to a simulated riot-based scenario during Homeland Defender 2023 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., June 10, 2023. The NGRF is composed of Soldiers and Airmen from National Guard units to provide a rapid response capability focused on incidents requiring law enforcement or security support.
40th Infantry Division Soldiers Mobilize to Middle East
June 16, 2023
U.S. Army Soldiers stand in formation during the 40th Infantry Division deployment ceremony at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Calif., June 11, 2023. The 40th Infantry Division will take part in peacekeeping Operation Spartan Shield in southwest Asia.
Fort Johnson Renaming Ceremony Hits Home for Jersey Guard
June 15, 2023
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Henry Johnson, circa 1919. Johnson was part of the 369th Infantry Regiment Hellfighters from Harlem who fought under French command in WWI as an all-black combat unit. Johnson received the French Croix de Guerre for his actions defending his outpost and fellow Soldier Pvt. Needham Roberts May 15, 1918.
Memorial Honors NY Army Guard Aviators Killed in 2021 Crash
June 15, 2023
With 45 New York Army National Guard aviation Soldiers in formation, officials of the town of Mendon, New York, unveiled a memorial to three of their fellow members June 11, 2023. The Army Guard aviators died in a helicopter crash in the town on Jan. 20, 2021.
Tennessee National Guard, Partner Bulgaria Conduct Exercise
June 15, 2023
Members of the Tennessee National Guard and Joint Force Command of the Bulgarian Military pose for a photo June 14, 2023, outside Sofia, Bulgaria.
182nd AW Leads C-130 Hercules Operations at Air Defender 23
June 15, 2023
U.S. Airmen with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois National Guard, deplane a C-130 Hercules aircraft to prepare for exercise Air Defender 2023 at Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, May 31, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates U.S. and Allied air power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world.
Utah Guard, Ghana Train Together at African Lion Exercise
June 15, 2023
Utah National Guard Soldiers from the Homeland Response Force – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Task Force trained with Ghana Armed Forces as part of Exercise African Lion 2023 May 31-June 14.