JUNE 28, 2022 – Recent history and some hustle enabled the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team to train on Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided anti-tank missiles during annual training. “The proliferation and effectiveness of Anti-tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) in the war in Ukraine led us to re-evaluate our squadron gunnery priorities,” … [Read more...]
Three Nations, One Goal: Continued Freedom
JUNE 27, 2022 – Three Baltic nations are laser-focused on one goal: defending their independence and territorial integrity. The chief of the National Guard Bureau heard the same message in visits to each country, part of a five-nation trip to recognize and strengthen National Guard security cooperation relationships with Eastern European and Baltic nations threatened in the … [Read more...]
Air Guard F-16s Get New AESA Radar
JUNE 24, 2022 - More than 70 F-16 Fighting Falcons across 12 Air National Guard units are now flying with the new active electronically scanned array radar that will allow pilots to detect, target, identify, and engage across a spectrum of threats at longer ranges and react with greater precision. The AESA reinforces the viability of the F-16 to execute its homeland defense … [Read more...]
National Guard Soldiers, Airmen Train on Cybersecurity
Oregon Army National Guard Lt. Col. Manuel Robledo, deputy G6, briefs members of the Idaho Courts information technology team June 15 at the Idaho Supreme Court. A team of National Guardsmen Soldiers and Airmen conducted an assessment of the court’s cybersecurity as part of Cyber Discovery, held in Boise, Idaho, June 4-18. JUNE 21, 2022 – The Idaho Army National Guard hosted … [Read more...]
Utah Field Artillery Brigade Leads XCTC Exercise
JUNE 15, 2022 – The Utah National Guard’s 65th Field Artillery Brigade, “America’s Thunder,” is participating in Western Strike 22, a large-scale, multistate field artillery training exercise, June 7-16. The eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise provides National Guard units with highly immersive and fully instrumented training comparable to a combat training … [Read more...]