SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 - Two Minnesota Air National Guard 133rd Contingency Response Flight (CRF) members flew to Resolute Bay, Canada, to participate in the Canadian-led exercise Guerrier Nordique 2023. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cody Hallas and Master Sgt. Brian Shuey were assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing’s Polar Camp Skiway Team (PCST). They traveled to a remote camp by … [Read more...]
Air National Guard Bolsters Recruiting With NFL Partnership
Jartavius Martin, center, defensive back, Washington Commanders football team, speaks to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tatiana Collins, left, Air National Guard (ANG) marketing and advertising non-commissioned officer, National Guard Bureau (NGB), and Master Sgt. Jasmine Grant, ANG events NCO, NGB, during an open practice held at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 25, 2023. As … [Read more...]
Guard Engineers Build Bridge in Annual Training
A Connecticut Army National Guard High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, is directed over an Improved Ribbon Bridge by a Connecticut Army National Guard soldier at Fort Drum, New York, Aug. 11, 2023. Soldiers from the 250th Engineer Company set up an Improved Ribbon Bridge so units of the 143rd Regional Support Group could conduct a wet gap crossing during their annual … [Read more...]
Army National Guard Better Than Ever
AUGUST 29, 2023 – Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, the 22nd director of the Army National Guard, says the Army Guard is the best it’s ever been. Jensen, who has commanded at the company, battalion, brigade and division levels since commissioning as an infantry officer in 1989, told National Guard members from the 54 states, territories, and the District of Columbia that the Army Guard … [Read more...]
MPs Conduct Vehicle Gunnery Training
AUGUST 28, 2023 - “Target!” screams the crew of a Humvee as their gunner, Connecticut Army National Guard Pfc. Buckley Ryan, finds his mark with the M240L machine gun. Ryan is one of many Connecticut Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 143rd Military Police Company who recently spent some time behind the gun at Fort Drum, New York, for annual training. Military Police, … [Read more...]