STEM campers receive a preflight safety briefing for the HC-130J Combat King II rescue aircraft at Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Aug. 6, 2023. The science, technology, engineering and math camp is a comprehensive approach with blocks of instruction and hands-on teamwork, for practical application leading to a military capstone event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. … [Read more...]

U.S. Army Soldiers from across the nation receive their blue Infantry Shoulder Cords July 26, 2023, in recognition of their successful completion of the 11B Infantry Transition Course, taught by cadre assigned to the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. Over three weeks, 22 Soldiers at the 10, 20 and 30 skill levels learned basic infantry … [Read more...]

Two Hawaii Army National Guard CH47 Chinook perform aerial water bucket drops on the Island of Maui to assist the fight of wildfires, Maui, Hawaii, August 09, 2023. The two air crews performed 58 total bucket drops in 5 hours in up country Maui totaling over one hundred thousand gallons dropped on the fires. (U.S. National Guard Video by Air Force Master Sgt. Andrew … [Read more...]

AUGUST 10, 2023 - On a cold January morning, 57 young men were facing possibly the most significant challenge they had met in their lives thus far. They were entering the Bluegrass ChalleNGe Academy at Fort Knox, all from varying backgrounds and for varying reasons. The National Guard ChalleNGe Academy is a nationwide program designed to help at-risk youth. For 22 weeks, the … [Read more...]

2nd Lt. Charnelle Pinson, a forward support medevac section leader with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment in West Bend, Wis., discusses her military career as Maj. Sarah Latza, Capt. Meredith Porter and Capt. Anna Leadens look on during a panel discussion July 26 as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s WomenVenture, an effort … [Read more...]