Gurpreet Bhatia, left, the DoD principal director for cybersecurity, illustrates a point as other panelist listen during a townhall discussion on cybersecurity issues Oct. 19, 2023 at the Herbert R. Temple Jr. Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Station, Virginia. Hosted by the National Guard Bureau’s communications and computers directorate, the discussion was … [Read more...]
Guard Engineers Build Holding Area for Detainees
Connecticut Army National Guard Spc. Miracle Sam, a horizontal construction engineer assigned to the 248th Engineer Company, 192nd Engineer Battalion, looks up toward the cab of a grader operated by fellow engineer and 248th soldier, Connecticut Army National Guard Spc. Ashano Folkes, during annual training at Fort Drum, New York, Aug. 10, 2023. Sam guided Folkes in the … [Read more...]
National Guardsmen Prepare for Deployment
A Georgia Army National Guard Soldier provides a blood sample for medics during a Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) event October 20, 2023 in Fort Stewart, Ga. OCTOBER 23, 2023 - After months of training and planning by key leaders and staff, the Georgia Army National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is completing readiness requirements before deploying in early … [Read more...]
Guard Soldiers to Mobilize for Federal Duty in Europe
OCTOBER 23, 2023 – Approximately 70 Soldiers assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s Virginia Beach-based 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Headquarters, 329th Regional Support Group, will enter federal active service for duty in Poland in January. Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the adjutant general of Virginia, announced the planned deployment Oct. 18. The unit was … [Read more...]
Hokanson Sees a Country’s Cold Will to Defend Itself
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Lt. Gen. Vesa Virtanen, chief of Defense Command, Finnish Defense Forces, meet with Col. Mika Rytkonen, commander of Finland’s South-Eastern Border Guard District, near Vaalimaa, Finland, Oct. 13, 2023. Hokanson visited Finland to enhance bilateral ties between and the National Guard and Finland. (U.S. Army National … [Read more...]