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  • Alaska Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Brad Payton, an HC-130J Combat King II crew chief with 176th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspects a 211th RQS HC-130 engine exhaust Oct. 4, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Payton recently completed mission-essential skills training following technical school and is pursuing a civilian career in aviation maintenance.

    HC-130 crew chief gets on-the-job training with 176th AMXS

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King isn’t your everyday C-130.Configured for combat search and rescue (CSAR), the King is packed with sensors designed to search for isolated service members, and it has four wing-mounted tanks that can pass JP-8 aviation fuel to CSAR HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters
  • Staff Sgt. Daniel Butts, with the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, trains with a Drone Defender counter-unmanned aerial system (CUAS) at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

    Task Force Phoenix CEMA cell counters unmanned aerial systems

    CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Coalition forces are countering adversary unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the U.S. Central Command area of operations with a rapidly evolving set of tools and training. Task Force Phoenix — a combat aviation brigade responsible for full-spectrum aviation operations for Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) and Operation Inherent
  • The national flag of Cabo Verde. The New Hampshire National Guard announced Oct. 18 it has been selected as the new state partner for the Republic of Cabo Verde, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of Africa.

    NH Guard announces state partnership with Cabo Verde

    CONCORD, N.H. - The New Hampshire National Guard (NHNG) announced Oct. 18 that it has been selected as the new state partner for the Republic of Cabo Verde, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of Africa.Under the auspices of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program (SPP), New Hampshire was chosen after a
  • An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2015. The 210th Rescue Squadron provides emergency rescue services for the citizens of Alaska in addition to training for wartime combat search and rescue missions.

    Alaska Air National Guard rescues resident near Friday Creek

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued an Alaska resident experiencing medical distress Oct. 16 at his cabin near Friday Creek.The Alaska State Trooper Search and Rescue coordinator requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center after civilian air ambulance declined
  • Medics and nurses from the 104th Medical Group trained to receive their Tactical Combat Casualty Care certificates Sept. 18-19, 2021, at the Hartford Hospital Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation in Hartford, Conn. The training focused on providing the best trauma care on the battlefield.

    104th Medical Group trains on medical care, combat tactics

    HARTFORD, Conn. - Members of the 104th Medical Group, Massachusetts Air National Guard, attended a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course through the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation with Hartford HealthCare Sept. 18-19.During the interactive event, members were taught the goals of TCCC, which are to treat the casualties, prevent
  • Members of the 168th Cyberspace Operations Group talk with Army National Guard and Kosovo Security Forces members during Exercise Adriatic Thunder in Croatia, June 9, 2021. The 168th COS currently hosts members of the Defense Cyber Operations Element during drills. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Sgt. Samantha Hircock)

    168th Cyber Operations Squadron assists and trains Army Guard cyber team

    Since being activated in 2017, the 168th Cyberspace Operations Squadron (COS), operating out of the 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, has executed its mission of providing cyber protections teams to identify, pursue and mitigate cyberspace threats impacting Department of Defense information networks, critical links, and nodes.As the State of Iowa
  • Air National Guard C-130 MAFFS 8 out of Reno, Nev., launches July 14, 2021, from CAL FIRE Air Tanker Base, McClellan Park, Calif. The Defense Department, through the commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), supports the National Interagency Fire Center in fighting wildfires.

    Nevada Guard MAFFS crews wrap up firefighting mission

    RENO, Nev. – Nevada Air National Guard Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System crews flew 330 sorties and dropped more than 8 million pounds of retardant during their 89-day activation completed Sept. 22. “The Nevada Guard surpassed expectations this year,” said Col Gary Monroe, AFNORTH’s MAFFS 153rd Air Expeditionary Commander. “They were only
  • Vermont and Austria, which have similar terrain and economic and agricultural industries, are partnering under the National Guard's State Partnership Program. This image, designed in Adobe Photoshop, contains two cropped photos and two graphics combined with blending techniques.

    Vermont National Guard to add Austria as third state partner

    CAMP JOHNSON, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard will welcome the Republic of Austria as its third partner under the State Partnership Program. The partnership was announced as part of U.S.-Austria Defense Talks held Oct. 15 at the Pentagon in Washington between delegations from the Department of Defense and the Austrian Ministry of Defense. Austria
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Justin Kelley, 177th Operations Squadron C2 operations senior enlisted leader, fires a Sig Sauer P320-M18 handgun Sep. 24, 2021, at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Egg Harbor Township, N.J. Members of the 177th FW went to the range to qualify for the M18 and gain the perspective of the Airmen who will carry it. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hires)

    177th Fighter Wing leadership qualifies with SIG Sauer P320-M18 Pistol

    Leadership from the 177th Fighter Wing took to the Transportation Security Administration firing range at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. to fire a new service pistol, the SIG Sauer P320-M18 Sep. 24, 2021.There were two principals behind the 177th FW leadership firing the M18: qualifying with the weapon
  • A Mamava lactation suite sits in the entryway of the maintenance building at the Nevada Air National Guard Base, Reno, Nev., October 13, 2021. The pod is the first of its kind in Reno and aims to provide a private, secure and safe place for nursing members and dependents to breastfeed or pump breastmilk. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Cox)

    Nevada Air Guard installs lactation pods for nursing members and dependents

    On Sept. 23, the 152nd Airlift Wing took delivery of two mobile lactation pods, aiming to provide a private, secure and safe place for nursing members and dependents to breastfeed or pump breastmilk.“These pods are the first of their kind to be stood up in the city of Reno,” said Maj. Tiffany Jordan, 192nd Airlift Squadron Senior Combat Systems
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