FEBRUARY 24, 2022 - As many as 700 members of the National Guard will be available to help local law enforcement during First Amendment demonstrations expected in the nation’s capital. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III approved requests from the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department and U.S. Capitol Police for District of Columbia National Guard assistance … [Read more...]
Airmen Teach Land Navigation Skills
FEBRUARY 23, 2022 – The 137th Combat Training Flight (CTF) taught 33 students land navigation, radio communication and radio programming skills during Mission Sustainment Team (MST) training at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base Feb. 7-10. The students from squadrons around the base were divided into two teams and learned from four 137th CTF instructors throughout the week. … [Read more...]
Connecticut Guardsmen Now Part of Contingency Response Force
FEBRUARY 22, 2022 – Soldiers from the 143rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion handle a variety of missions. However, this may be their most important mission yet. The 143rd CSSB of the Connecticut Army National Guard, known by its motto, “Sustain the Sword,” handles the essential logistics of Army operations. This means providing and distributing supplies, from … [Read more...]
Making Mountaineers with Mountain Warfare School
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...]