U.S. Army Sgt. Shayan Mirzazadeh, an intelligence analyst with Joint Forces Headquarters, California National Guard, runs through green smoke toward a simulated combat casualty event at Camp San Luis Obispo on day three of the 2024 Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 25, 2023. (U. S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Elizabeth Buck) NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - The California Army and Air … [Read more...]
National Guard Soldier Trains for the Olympics
Spc. Dalton Duffield, an Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier and Moore, Oklahoma native, throws his competitor during a wrestling practice match at Fort Carson, Colorado, Aug. 8, 2023. Duffield is a member of the Oklahoma National Guard and a Greco-Roman wrestler pursuing his Olympic goals through the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by … [Read more...]
Guardsman Plays Key Partnership Role in South Pacific
Nevada Guard Maj. David Paxton, center, meets with Pacific Island officials during a State Partnership Program exchange. Paxton has been the Nevada Guard's Bilateral Affairs Officer for nearly two years and he helps coordinate and oversee international State Partnership Program exchanges between the Nevada National Guard and the countries of Fiji and Tonga. OCTOBER 26, 2023 … [Read more...]
Kosovo President Visits Iowa National Guard Partners
The president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani is greeted by the adjutant general of Iowa, Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, at the Des Moines International Airport Oct. 24, 2023. This was Osmani's first time in Iowa. She spent the day meeting Iowa National Guard leadership, touring Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, and spoke at a formal reception at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa. … [Read more...]
Airlift Wing Supports Antarctic Science
An LC-130 "Skibird" assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing sits at on the skiway at Willliams Field, Antarctica, on Feb. 6, 2020. The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing flies the largest ski-equipped aircraft in the world and supports Antarctic research. For the 2023-24 support season, the wing has deployed five aircraft and will send … [Read more...]