Director of Strategic Plans and Policy and International Affairs U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William L Zana holds a media roundtable to discuss the United States National Guard State Partnership Program's 30th Anniversary at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 13, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) JULY 14, 2023 - This weekend, the National … [Read more...]
Connecticut Guard Helps Build Homes for Native Veterans
JULY 13, 2023 – Engineers from various squadrons of the 103rd Airlift Wing worked on building homes for disabled Cherokee veterans June 26 – July 7. The work is part of the multi-year rotational project known as the Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative, which provides training for the Airmen and 21 houses built by the project’s completion. Air Force Master Sgt. Jon … [Read more...]
Ridge Runner Builds Readiness for Guard Special Forces
JULY 10, 2023 – The wind danced through the trees as pewter-colored clouds hinted at heavy rain. Soldiers went about their duties at a rocket launcher site on a hillside clearing in an otherwise thickly forested area. Aside from the trees, all was quiet. But as the wind gusted again, Soldiers with the 19th Special Forces Group suddenly appeared from the woods in a coordinated … [Read more...]
2023 National Guard Best Warrior Competition Kicks Off
JULY 10, 2023 - The 2023 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition, hosted by the Alaska Army National Guard, began on July 8, 2023, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The competition, scheduled from July 8 to July 13, 2023, features 14 competitors who are Army National Guard Soldiers representing the seven regions across the nation: Region ISpc. Zakary … [Read more...]
Hokanson Sees Growing Vietnam Partnership
JULY 7, 2023 — In 2014, Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Hokanson came here as adjutant general of the Oregon National Guard to further his state’s nascent partnership with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Recently, Hokanson returned as the National Guard’s top general to celebrate more than a decade of exchanges between Oregon Guardsmen and the People’s Army of Vietnam under the … [Read more...]