JULY 1, 2021 - Gen. Belkhir El Farouk, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Southern Zone commander, welcomed Utah National Guard leaders as they fulfill the humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) component of Exercise African Lion. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turley, adjutant general, Utah National Guard; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force … [Read more...]

JUNE 24, 2021 - South Carolina National Guard Soldiers attended The Citadel Department of Defense Cyber Institute's inaugural National Guard Cyber Boot Camp June 7-18. Twenty-Eight South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from units assigned throughout the state participated in the Cyber Leaders Development Program. Soldiers trained in Security+ (Sec+) and Penetration … [Read more...]

JUNE 21, 2021 - F-16 Falcon fighter jets streaked by low and fast, while plumes of black smoke from steady artillery fire and dust thrown up by advancing M1A1 Abrams tanks drifted across the desert below as Africa’s largest military exercise reached its peak here Friday. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, joined Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, … [Read more...]

JUNE 14, 2021 - Soldiers assigned to the North Carolina National Guard's 403rd Rigger Support Team (403rd RST) spent five days training on the newly fielded Joint Precision Air Drop System (JPADS) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 7-11, 2021. The training will allow the Guardsmen to pack and prepare the new parachute system and train new Soldiers who come to their … [Read more...]

JUNE 11, 2021 – Active-Duty, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers who take military occupational specialty conversion courses at the Kansas Army National Guard Regional Training Site for Maintenance now can walk away with more than a new MOS. Students who enroll in the Synchronous Training for Academic Credit program and meet all requirements will be well on their way toward … [Read more...]