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...]
National Guard, Navy, Coast Guard Partner for Dive Training
The U.S. Navy is work alongside the U.S. Coast Guard to host an annual ice dive training course on Camp Ripley Jan. 29-Feb. 10, 2022. The course, run by Dive Rescue International, and instructed by qualified Navy divers and experienced civilian instructors will safely provide real-world ice and cold weather dive training in artic conditions. FEBRUARY 2, 2022 – Camp Ripley … [Read more...]
ANG, Navy Reserve Fighters Enhance Joint Lethality
JANUARY 31, 2022 – The Hawaiian skies cleared for Total Force Airmen and Navy Reserve exercise participants as they took part in a first-of-its-kind fighter exercise Jan. 18-26. While the Hawaii ANG routinely hosts large-scale combat exercises through its Sentry Aloha program, this training marked the first time EA-18G Growlers combined their electronic attack (EA) … [Read more...]