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Norway Adds Top-tier Military Experience to State Partnership Program
February 21, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with Norwegian troops during a visit to Norway for the signing of a Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program security cooperation agreement between Norway and the Minnesota National Guard, Brekstad, Orland, Norway, Feb. 16, 2023. This image was acquired using a cellular device.
In Finland, Guard Leaders Look to Enhance Already Strong Ties
February 21, 2023
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits defense leaders and troops in Helsinki, Finland, Feb. 14, 2023. This image was acquired using a cellular device.
Twins Follow Dad into the Idaho Army National Guard
February 21, 2023
Idaho National Guard Col. Jim Hicks with his 19-year-old sons, Grayson, right, and Riley, Feb. 16, 2023, shortly after Hicks enlisted his sons into the Idaho Army National Guard at the Idaho Military Entrance Processing Station in Boise. The twins will serve in the same unit and military occupational specialty.
109th Retrograde Cargo Team Builds Pallets at South Pole
February 17, 2023
The South Pole retrograde cargo team, from left, Staff Sgt. Mark Ebensperger, Tech. Sgt. Brandon Wiggand, Tech. Sgt. Shannan O’Connor, and Staff Sgt. Jessica Cruz, at the geographic South Pole in Antarctica, Nov. 30, 2022. The team deployed to Antarctica for five weeks to help remove excess cargo from the South Pole.
New Jersey Guard Assists State Partner Albania in NCO Development
February 17, 2023
New Jersey Army National Guard Sgt. Thomas Kwiatkowski of 1st Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, collaborates with Albanian Armed Forces forward observers on fundamentals of operations, at Land Forces Headquarters, Zall-Herr, Tirana, Albania, Feb. 6, 2023.
NY Guard Air War Experts Participate in Nordic Conference
February 16, 2023
Military personnel from the United States, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden pose for a photograph during a conference focused on sharing airspace information in Copenhagen, Denmark, in January 2023. The New York Air National Guard's 152nd Air Operations Group sent a delegation of three officers to the meeting.
Florida Air Guard Conducts Cold Weather Training in Michigan
February 16, 2023
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron set up satellite terminals during an exercise Feb. 10, 2023, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. The exercise tested their ability to establish communication in extreme cold. (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring sensitive information.)
Massachusetts Guard Supports Multinational Exercise in Kenya
February 16, 2023
Soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard supporting the Joint Exercise Support Group for Justified Accord 2023 pose for a photo at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Feb. 11, 2023. The JESG is responsible for logistical support for the exercise, U.S. Africa Command's largest in East Africa.
109th Airlift Wing Medical Personnel Train at Local Hospital
February 16, 2023
Capt. Connie Anderson, a full-time Guard member assigned to the 139th Aeromedical Squadron, poses for a photo during a flight while deployed to Afghanistan in May 2021.
Alaska Army National Guard Rescues Two Snow Machiners
February 15, 2023
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter hovers near the aviation facility at the Bethel Airport after returning from a training flight. The helicopter is stationed in Bethel for the time being to allow aircrews to train for federal mission requirements and become more familiar with the area.
Minnesota National Guard Signs State Partnership Program Agreement with Norway
February 15, 2023
The Minnesota National Guard and Norway officially became partners under the State Partnership Program Feb. 15, 2023, at a signing ceremony in Trondheim, Norway. Signing the agreement were His Excellency U.S. Ambassador to Norway, Ambassador Marc Nathanson; Bjørn Arild Gram, Norwegian Minister of Defence; Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen, chief of Defence of Norway; Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau; and Army Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke, Minnesota National Guard’s adjutant general.
Vermont Soldiers to Depart for Edelweiss Raid in Austria
February 15, 2023
Soldiers from the Army Mountain Warfare School, 124th Regional Training Institute, Vermont Army National Guard, compete in the Edelweiss Raid, an international military mountaineering competition in Absam, Austria, Feb. 02, 2019.
SEA Whitehead: Alaska Guardsmen Vital to Homeland Defense
February 15, 2023
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, the senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits Alaska Guardsmen based out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 1-2, 2023. Whitehead held senior leader and non-commissioned officer meetings to address NGB priorities for the new year and hear from Soldiers and Airmen.
Air National Guard Supports Türkiye Earthquake Relief
February 14, 2023
Urban search and rescue members from Fairfax County, Virginia, on a C-17 Globemaster III on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 7, 2023, en route to Türkiye to assist with earthquake relief. The U.S. Agency for International Development is mobilizing emergency humanitarian assistance following the worst earthquake to hit the region in almost a century.
Kentucky Guard Airmen Support South Pacific Exercise
February 14, 2023
Members of the 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron load a pallet of cargo onto a North Carolina Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 10, 2023. The gear was transported to the Northern Mariana Islands for Cope North, a multinational exercise designed to enhance combat readiness in the South Pacific.
Virginia National Guard Medics Tackle Sustainment Training
February 14, 2023
Virginia National Guard Soldiers conduct combat medic certification during refresher training Jan. 25, 2023, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. More than 30 VNG medics completed classroom and practical training, including two medical and two trauma scenarios.
Rescue Wing Trains with Marine Corps Reserve Helicopter Crews
February 14, 2023
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 from Marine Aircraft Group 49 takes off during a training exercise alongside an HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 101st Rescue Squadron of the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York, Feb. 2, 2023. The aircraft were being used in a Forward Area Refueling Point exercise to maintain mission readiness.
Georgia Guard Embarks on 1st Stage of Overseas Deployment
February 14, 2023
Brig. Gen. Dwayne Wilson, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard, addresses Soldiers of the 201st Regional Support Group at a departure ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center Feb. 13, 2023. The Soldiers will train stateside before embarking on their overseas mission.
Vermont Guard Members Deploy for Medical Training in Senegal
February 14, 2023
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Calano, medic, Medical Detachment, Garrison Support Command, Vermont National Guard, draws blood from a patient at the Regional Center Hospital at Tambacounda, Senegal, April 9, 2019. Vermont Guardsmen and their Senegalese counterparts provide the Department of Defense with cost-effective ways to strengthen alliances and attract new partners.
168th Wing Hosts ANG Production Assessment Team
February 13, 2023
Brig. Gen. Donald K. Carpenter, director of National Guard Bureau Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, speaks to members of the 168th Wing during the Production Assessment Team visit Feb. 9, 2023, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The PAT’s goal at the 168th Wing was to find ways to become more efficient to increase aircraft availability.