FEBRUARY 18, 2022 – Each service member who enters the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School passes under a placard with an ominous warning from Ethan Allen himself: “The Gods of the valleys are not the Gods of the hills.” The students whose legs have jellied after trudging up Castle Trail, whose forearms have felt the fire of muscle fatigue while climbing the school’s ice wall, … [Read more...]
Virginia Guard Officer Leads U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 – A Virginia Army National Guard officer is leading the U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China, serving as head coach of the team. Capt. Michael Kohn, assigned to the VNG joint operations section, has been active in bobsledding since graduating high school in Northern Virginia in 1990. After falling short of making … [Read more...]
Kentucky Soldiers Conduct Riot Control Training in Germany
FEBRUARY 14, 2022 - Soldiers assigned to Kentucky Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division, reacted to improvised incendiary weapons during a multinational fire phobia training event at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 11. The training, hosted by members of the … [Read more...]
Guard Chief Returns From African Regional Security Talks
FEBRUARY 11, 2022 - Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, National Guard Bureau chief and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined the 2022 African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Rome last week for a series of senior-level engagements seeking to most effectively partner with regional militaries. Hokanson, adjutants general from 11 states and territories, and the District of … [Read more...]
Guard Soldiers Compete in Kuwait Military Pentathlon
Soldiers from the Florida National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Hurricane recently had the unique opportunity to represent the U.S. Army in a military pentathlon hosted by the Kuwaiti Land Forces, in and around Kuwait City, Jan. 30 through Feb. 3, 2022. The competition consisted of five events: rifle marksmanship, a 4km run, grenade throwing, as … [Read more...]