Sgt. Rebecca Bridger of the Wyoming Army National Guard’s 67th Army Band won the Miss Wyoming USA 2023 title May 13 at the CAM-PLEX Heritage Center Theater in Gillette. Bridger will compete in the Miss USA pageant in Reno, Nevada. MAY 24, 2023 – Sgt. Rebecca Bridger of the Wyoming Army National Guard's 67th Army Band won the Miss Wyoming USA 2023 title May 13 at the CAM-PLEX … [Read more...]
MQ-9 Reaper Gets Enhanced Intelligence Gathering Upgrade
MAY 24, 2023 - The Air National Guard-Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) partnered with the 174 ATKW and 556 TES to test an upgraded satellite communications (SATCOM) capability of the MQ-9 Reaper during Northern Edge 2023. Northern Edge 23 (NE23) is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) sponsored, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (HQ PACAF) led, multilateral, … [Read more...]
Guard Delivers Firefighting Equipment to Paraguay
Paraguayan army members receive fire retardant gear donated by the Military Division of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program in Asunción, Paraguay, May 18, 2023. Critical firefighting equipment was donated by Massachusetts fire departments, facilitated by the Massachusetts National Guard and the Military Division of the … [Read more...]
Protect & Serve: At Home and Overseas
MAY 23, 2023 – When joining the Army National Guard, Soldiers can choose their job, or military occupational specialty (MOS). One of the best parts of this is that they can choose a job similar to their civilian careers, or they can choose an MOS that is completely different to add to their tool belt. When a group of Indiana National Guard Soldiers found out they were … [Read more...]
Fort Polk to be Renamed Fort Johnson
MAY 19, 2023 - Fort Polk in Louisiana will be renamed for New York National Guard Sgt. Henry Johnson, a World War I hero, during a June 13 ceremony at the post. The Army installation named for Confederate Gen. Leonidas K. Polk, a resident of New Orleans who was killed in combat in 1864, will become Fort Johnson. The fort is home to the Joint Readiness Training Center and the … [Read more...]