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Soldiers with Company C, 2 Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, distribute life-saving supplies to residents in need following Hurricane Michael October 16, 2018. Guardsmen are currently manning 25 points of distribution throughout nine counties affected by the storm. Video by Staff Sgt. Cesar Cordero
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U.S. Airmen from the 283rd Combat Communications Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, establish communications for emergency services for Hurricane Michael relief in Miller County, Ga. The Georgia Air National Guard is working in coordination with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Video by Airman 1st Class Amanda Bodony
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Florida National Guard Troops clear debris in and around Panama City. Video by Spc. Vincent Pfeifferling
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A six-Soldier flight crew from B Co., 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion departed a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Oct. 11, 2018, out of St. Cloud, Minn., for Florida to assist in Hurricane Michael relief efforts. The crew will provide transportation support for people, cargo, supplies, and anything else that is needed. Video by Sgt. Sebastian Nemec
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A six-man flight crew from B Co., 2-211 General Support Aviation Battalion, 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, heads to Florida in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter out of St. Cloud, Minn., on Oct. 11, 2018. Video by Sgt. Sebastian Nemec
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Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, each with teams of five Arkansas Guardsmen, launched in response of ongoing and future recovery operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael on October 10. The two aviation assets, one MEDEVAC (medical evacuation) air ship, and the other, a CASEVAC (casualty evacuation) air ship, will be utilized to aid in search and rescue operations and several other special missions. Video by Spc. Stephen Wright
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South Carolina National Guard Soldiers with both the 122nd and 178th Engineer Battalions team up to repair a culvert on a road damaged by Hurricane Florence near Ruby, South Carolina, Sept. 30, 2018. During the peak of the storm response, the South Carolina National Guard activated approximately 3,400 Soldiers and Airmen to support civilian authorities and protect the citizens of South Carolina. The SCNG will continue with repair projects like this one where they are needed in the aftermath of the storm. Video by Sgt. 1st Class Joe Cashion
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The South Carolina National Guard assists local authorities and search and rescue teams to conduct missions marking neighborhoods to identify areas and properties that are flooded, or will potentially flood, as a result of rising waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. These reconnaissance missions are critical for first responders to know exactly where citizens are, if they are in affected or potentially affected areas, and if they choose to shelter in place. Local citizens are urged to listen to their local authorities and to "turn around, don't drown" if they come across cones, barriers or flooded roads when traveling in the affected areas of S.C. The South Carolina National Guard's priority is always to ensure that all assets for any life-saving missions are in place and ready as the state sees rivers rise and flooding continues.Video by Sgt. Jorge Intriago
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Members of the South Carolina National Guard and Florida Task Force Two conducted search and rescue operations via high water vehicle and swift water crafts along the Pee Dee Highway in South Carolina, Sept. 27, 2018. Local citizens are cautioned to "turn around, don't drown" if they come across cones, barriers or flooded roads when traveling in affected areas of S.C. Video by Sgt. Kati Stacy
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New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Charles Gabriel ( on the ground) works with Sgt. Joseph Roth ( in the UH-60) to conduct a hoist rescue of evacuees in eastern North Carolina on Sept. 19, 2018. The New York National Guard deployed two UH-60s and 10 Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion 171 GSAB to support North Carolina's Hurricane Florence response. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christian Stokes was was pilot in command of the mission while 1st Lt. Brandon Zarkis was the pilot. Video by Eric Durr
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Real Airmen portray struggles that Airmen face everyday.Video by Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Young
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The 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, is serving as a staging area for FEMA in preparation for Hurricane Florence. About 70 tractor-trailers with water, cots, blankets, food and fuel are expected at the Martinsburg, W.Va. air base. The supplies will be transported to local communities as needed.Video by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle
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Real Airmen portray struggles that Airmen face everyday.Video by Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Young
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August 29, 2018 marks the 13th anniversary of when Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In 2005, when Katrina made landfall, Mississippi Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team were deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Spc. Jovi Prevot has the story. (Music: https://www.bensound.com). Video by Spc. Jovi Prevot
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The 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base is about to complete a wind powered microgrid on Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Otis Microgrid will allow the intelligence mission of the 102 IW to continue in the event of a power outage, and is creating the first cyber secure connection to the regional electrical power grid. Video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Swanson
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Washington National Guard airmen from the 141st Air Refueling Wing based at Fairchild Air Force Base, conduct mop up procedures on the Sheep Creek Fire near Northport, Wash., Aug. 6, 2018. Mop up is a wild land firefighting term for making a fire safe, or to reduce residual smoke by extinguishing or removing burning material near control lines. The 141st was called into state active duty to assist Wash. Department of Natural Resources after Governor Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation on July 31. Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Kriess
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Watch this bird's eye view of two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) equipped C-130 aircraft as they drop retardant at the Carr fire in Redding, California. Video courtesy of the California Air National Guard. Video courtesy of the California Air National Guard
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California Army National Guard aviation UH-60 Blackhawks from the Mather Army Aviation facility perform water bucket drops on the Carr Fire. Sgt Justin Becerril a crew chief for the Golf 2-211 explains the process and equipment used for these missions. Video by Master Sgt. JosephJ Prouse
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News Report for the 2018 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition held at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. From 22 Jul to 28 Jul 2018, Army National Guard members compete against one another to determine who is the best. One of the competitors gives his insight on what to prepare for. Interviewee: SGT Quentin Davis, New York Army National Guard. Video by Tech. Sgt. Karl Schwach
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Members of the California Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 126th Aviation Battalion, secure a 2,000-gallon water bucket and place it on a CH-47 Chinook prior to a Carr Fire mission July 30 in Shasta County, California. Video by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza
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B-Roll Package from the 2018 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition held at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. From 22 Jul to 28 Jul 2018, Army National Guard members compete against one another to determine who is the best. Video by Tech. Sgt. Karl Schwach
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B Battery of the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, fires a HIMARS rocket July 21, 2018 in New Mexico outside of Camp McGregor as part of their crew qualification during premobilization training. Video by Capt. Jonathan Leigh
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U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion conduct hoist training in the rain at Muir Army Airfield at Fort Indiantown Gap, July 21, 2018. Video by 1st Lt. Travis Mueller
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Fire Fighter from the Air National Guard and civilian counterparts practice confined space and high angle rescue techniques. Video by Senior Airman Kenneth Brown
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B-Roll of a Blackhawk helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard during missions of dropping buckets of water on fire locations in the Spring Fire at Ft. Garland, Colo, 4 July, 2018. Video by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer
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Airmen with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York, completed barren land arctic survival training, or "Kool School" in Greenland on June 7-9, 2018. Video by Staff Sgt. Jamie Spaulding
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The 190th Fighter Squadron along with members of the 124th Fighter Wing at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho participated in Red Flag Alaska June 11-22, 2018. Red Flag Alaska provides large force employment training in a simulated combat environment utilizing multi-national forces and gives allied nations the ability to work with one another in a realistic training environment. Video by Tech. Sgt. John Winn
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The 142nd Field Artillery Brigade spearheaded Operation Western Strike, a multi-state, emergency deployment readiness and field artillery gunnery exercise at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming. Three Balttalions from Arkansas, Alabama and Tennessee participated in the operation. Video by Spc. Stephen M. Wright
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The 142nd Field Artillery Brigade spearheaded Operation Western Strike, a multi-state, emergency deployment readiness and field artillery gunnery exercise at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming. Video by Spc. Stephen M. Wright
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Army National Guard, Reserve, and Canadian Armed Forces came together to serve Native American Reservations in South Dakota. A key mission during the Golden Coyote exercise is supplying Native Americans with timber collected from the Black Hills National Forest. Video by Sgt. Daniel Ward
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In support of Operation Western Strike crew-members of the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade, Arkansas National Guard, load tracked armored vehicles onto railcars for the first time since Operation Desert Storm. Video by Spc. Stephen M. Wright
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Tennessee National Guardsmen from the 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery, fire their M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during maneuver training at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming. The artillery battalion, headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is participating in a large scale training exercise named Operation Western Strike. The HIMARS is a highly mobile automatic system that fires surface-to-surface rockets. Six HIMARS rockets can be fired in less than one minute by the three-man crew, or one Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles. Video by Spc. Stephen M. Wright
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The 213th ASMC of the Arkansas National Guard mobilized to Camp Guernsey, Wyoming, to provide medical support for the training exercise Operation Western Strike. The 213th established a location to set a field hospital where treatment could be administered to any possible injured personnel. Western Strike is a large scale field artillery training exercise, comprised of several states, and spearheaded by the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade of the Arkansas National Guard. Video by Spc. Stephen M. Wright
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In support of Operation Western Strike Crewmembers of the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade, Arkansas National Guard, load tracked armored vehicles onto railcars for the first time since Operation Desert Storm. Video by Staff Sgt. James Heuston
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Arkansas National Guardsmen from the 2nd battalion, 142 Field Artillery
Brigade, fire their M109A6 Paladins during maneuver training at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming. The artillery battalion, headquartered in Barling, Arkansas, is participating in a large scale training exercise named Operation Western Strike. The M109A6 is a self propelled 155-mm Howitzer cannon, capable of delivering accurate predictive fires out to a distance of approximately 18 miles. Video by Spc. Stephen M. Wright.
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Members of the 230th Vertical Engineer Company, Hawaii National Guard, teamed with local businesses and charities to build 20 micro-shelters for displaced residents from the Kilauea volcanic eruption. Video by Staff Sgt. James Ro and Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers
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Did you know the National Guard has Special Forces units? The 19th and 20th Special Forces groups encompass the best of the best and units are located in a variety of states across the country. Guard Special Forces play a large role in contributing to the Operational Force the National Guard is today. Video by SFC Adam Fischman - For more please visit: Youtube.com/user/thenationalguard
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Did you know the National Guard has Special Forces units? The 19th and 20th Special Forces groups encompass the best of the best and units are located in a variety of states across the country. Guard Special Forces play a large role in contributing to the Operational Force the National Guard is today. Video by SFC Adam Fischman - For more please visit: Youtube.com/user/thenationalguard
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Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers are teaming up with civilian first responders as they monitor air levels around areas impacted by lava. The soldiers from the 93rd WMD-CST are checking for any hazardous air conditions as they patrol Hawaii County. Video by Spc. Aven Santiago
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B-Roll of the lava flow in Hawaii County. Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers teamed up with Active Duty soldiers as they conducted air reconnaissance over areas impacted by the lava on May 27th, 2018.
At the 2:29 mark, you can see where the magma is flowing into the Pacific ocean. Video by Spc. Aven Santiago
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On this Memorial Day, we remember those brave souls who died while defending our great nation. Let us also honor the sacrifices of their families who bore the grief and sorrow of great loss. This Gold Star Lullaby creatively tells the story of one family’s loss and the transition from the patriotic pride of displaying a blue star banner to the gold star’s symbol of ultimate sacrifice.Video by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg
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Night aerial B-Roll of 2018 Kilauea Volcano Eruption. Lower Puna area. Aerial b-roll of Puna Lava flow. Shot from a Hawaii Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk. May 22, 2018. Aerial survey of the lava flow, fissure eruptions and the Puna Geothermal Venture. Video by Senior Airman Orlando Corpuz
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The State Partnership Program (SPP) has been successfully building 74 unique security partnerships involving over 75 nations around the globe since 1993. SPP links a unique component of the Department of Defense - a state's National Guard - with the armed forces or equivalent of a partner country in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship. Learn more: https://ngpa.us/5470. Video by Tech. Sgt. Karl Schwach
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Members of Army National Guard Defensive Cyber Operations Teams conduct track based training May 11, 2018. Cyber Shield gathers Soldiers, Airmen and civilian cyber security professionals to train and conduct exercises that prepare participants for their in the National Guard’s Defensive Cyber Operations. Video by Staff Sgt. George Davis
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On May 8, 2018 Maryland Military members participated in Exercise Vigilant Guard at Aberdeen Proving Ground. This exercise practices emergency situations where an unknown chemical contamination is affecting the surrounding residents. Video by Airman 1st Class Danielle Lofton
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Video News Package showing Soldiers and Airmen from the Iowa National Guard in the nation of Kosovo this week as part of a two week exercise being conducted with the Kosovo Security Force.
The partner program combined with exercise this week and last week is designed to work with the Kosovo Security Force in order to train and provide effective response to a large scale crisis.
The Iowa National Guard has been working with Kosovo as part of the state partner program since 2011, fostering relationships and building cultural exchange between the two states. Video by Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot<
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The Michigan National Guard and the Republic of Latvia have been partners for the past 25 years as a result of the State Partnership Program. This documentary celebrates the accomplishments and cooperation of the program and where they are headed together in the future. Video by Spc. Eric Bandy and Tech. Sgt. Anica Jankowski
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Approximately 300 personnel from the Guard, Reserve and partner agencies gathered at Cal Fire McClellan Reload Base for annual recertification and training April 23-27, 2018. MAFFS C-130 aircrew did water drops over Whiskey Hill in the Tahoe National Forest. C-130 hercules aircraft are equipped with the USDA Forest Service MAFFS II which is capable of dropping 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in 6 seconds. MAFFS aircraft are activated to help out the USDA Forest service tankers when wildfire activity is high. Video by Staff Sgt. Nicole Wright
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24 Battlefield Airmen traveled to Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center in Arkansas to complete The Initial Combat Skills Training course, April 13 - 17, 2018.The Intensive two-month training was hosted by the 138th Combat Training Flight at Will Rogers Air National Guard base in Oklahoma City. Video by Staff Sgt. Tyler Woodward
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Airmen from the 202nd Intelligence Support Squadron pull back wiring from a building that is being repurposed for cyber intelligence at Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass. on April 7, 2018. Video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Swanson
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Tech. Sgt. Jesse Ball, not a strong swimmer, faced the decision on his ride home from the base through Sevierville, Tennessee, last winter, to enter a steam of unknown current and depth to pull passengers in an auto accident to safety. Video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Swanson
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Louisiana National Guardsmen from 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment hook up Christmas trees to a UH-60 Black Hawk to drop into Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East to help combat coastal erosion, March 14, 2018. The project has re-established hundreds of acres of marshland in the Bayou Sauvage NWR over the last 23 years. This year, the LANG and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service emplaced approximately 8,000 trees. Video by Spc. Duncan Foote
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Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers and one Hawaii National Guard Soldier attended a cadre-lead Pathfinder Course at Fort Indiantown Gap March 3-17. The course consisted of three stages: sling load, helicopter landing, and drop zone phases. The course concluded with a three day field training exercise during the drop zone phase. Students learned to perform tasks involving CH-47 Chinooks, including sling load operations and communicating with aircraft pilots to call in door bundle air drops. Video by Sgt. Shane Smith
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Civil engineers assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing wrestled with another round of snow this past week at the Sioux City, Iowa Air National Guard unit. This snow was piled on top of a series of snow events this winter in Western Iowa that required snow removal crews to work additional hours to ensure air operations at the Air Refueling Wing could continue without interruption. Video by Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot<
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During 2017, though-out the state of Hawaii, Vietnam Veterans where honored as the country marked the 50th anniversary of the pacific war. The Hawaii Army National Guards 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team also honored its Vietnam Veterans who were mobilized with the brigade. Video by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Jackson
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Members of the 125th Quartermaster Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, assist the Quincy Fire Department in high water rescue operations. 200 members of the Massachusetts National Guard are activated along the coast in response to flooding. Video by Sgt. David Wilkinson
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Maj. Gen. Burton, Adjutant General of the Utah National Guard, visits the Biathlon Championship. Video by Sgt. James Dansie
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For the second time this week, the Ohio National Guard today has activated Soldiers from the 1191st Engineering Company to support Portsmouth, Ohio, by raising additional floodgates as flooding continues. The 1191st was first activated on Sunday, Feb. 18 through Tuesday, Feb. 20, to build two floodgates at the city’s lowest elevation where the need was most immediate. Working alongside the Scioto County Emergency Management Agency and the city of Portsmouth Flood Defense Division, the Citizen-Soldiers will erect two additional floodgates along the Ohio River. Video by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden
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Soldiers from the West Virginia National Guard’s 115th Vertical Construction Company and 119th Sapper Engineer Company assist residents on Wheeling Island located in Ohio County, West Virginia following flood damage Feb. 19, 2018. The Soldiers provided equipment for small and large debris removal and helped local residents and city crews to remove more than 128 tons of debris from the area. Video by Airman 1st Class Caleb Vance
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Highlight video from Patriot South 2018, at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss., and the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Feb. 16, 2018. Patriot is designed to provide Total Force realistic Domestic Operation training by providing a foundation that allows units to define their unique requirements and build them into the overall exercise scenario. Video by Staff Sgt. Ross Whitley
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The 27th IBCT (fwd) sent representatives to help develop the sniper course that will be conducted by Ukrainian Armed Forces at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center. More than 220 New York Army National Guard Soldiers are deployed to Ukraine where they are working hand in hand with the Ukrainian army as they strive toward their goal of achieving NATO interoperability. Video by 1st Lt. Derrick Garner
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Airmen with the 127th Wing are participating in readiness operations during Super Drill that took place Feb. 3rd-6th. The theme, "Readiness for the War Fight," is focusing on individual and wing readiness. The 127th Wing PA Office joined the 127th Civil Engineering Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base to document members of the 127th Wing participating in CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive) training. Video by Staff Sgt. Andrew Schumann
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The 27th IBCT (fwd) oversees rocket propelled grenade training conducted by Ukrainian soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 14th Mechanized Brigade at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center here Jan. 30. More than 220 New York Army National Guard Soldiers are deployed to Ukraine where they are working hand in hand with the Ukrainian army as they strive toward their goal of achieving NATO interoperability. Video by 1st Lt. Derrick Garner
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Director of the Air National Guard Lieutenant General L. Scott Rice and Command Chief of the Air National Guard Chief Master Sergeant Ronald C. Anderson, visited the Fresno Air National Guard Base. They described the state of the Air National Guard and the goals for the upcoming year. One of which is to increase manpower to be able to take on more missions and maximize the capabilities of the Air National Guard. Video by Staff Sgt. Nicole Wright