Alabama Army National Guard Sgts. Tymicheal Avery and Portia Staton test the purified water during Operation Tradewinds 2022 support operations at Price Barracks, Belize on May 13, 2022. Avery, Staton, and the 1208th Quartermaster Company are suppling potable water for cooking, personal hygiene, and drinking to support partner nations during the operation (U.S. Army photo by … [Read more...]

MAY 12, 2022 - Members of the Reserve and National Guard are highly skilled across a variety of private-sector industries and have the potential to make substantial contributions to Defense Department missions, a DOD official said. The problem is, the department is not always aware of that talent, said Scott Sumner, technical project manager at Defense Innovation Unit's … [Read more...]

MAY 11, 2022 – The New York Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing highlighted its ability to fly the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft into any airport, anywhere on Thursday, May 5 when an aircraft was landed at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York. Until last year, an MQ-9 required line of sight guidance from a ground control station to take off and land. … [Read more...]

New York Air National Guard Airmen from the 222nd Command and Control Squadron, which augments the U.S. agency managing American surveillance satellites, pose with Brazilian officials at Brazil’s Space Operations Center in Brasilia, the country’s capital on April 19, 2022. The Guard Airmen were there as part of a State Partnership Program exchange. (Courtesy Capt. Leah … [Read more...]

MAY 10, 2022 - If he had his way, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said there would be more resources available to allow Guard units involved in the State Partnership Program to participate in more of the exercises that build interoperability between the United States and foreign partner nations. "The one thing I would really focus on is ensuring that we resource more … [Read more...]