JUNE 25, 2024 – Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, conducted an integrated training weapons strategy qualification table for the newly fielded Next Generation Squad Weapon Rifle, XM7, and the Next Generation Squad Weapon Automatic Rifle, XM250, during a week-long training event … [Read more...]
Guard’s Fighter Wing Hosts Partner Cyprus
1st. Sgt. Akakios Pelekanos, right, and 1st. Lt. Andreas Pavlou, both 70th Combat Engineer Battalion of the National Guard of the Republic of Cyprus explosive ordnance disposal team technicians, prepare small explosive charges for detonation June 11, 2024, at the Warren Grove Gunnery Range, Warren Grove, New Jersey. The Cypriot national guardsmen and the 177th Civil Engineers … [Read more...]
Brigade Combat Team Getting Upgraded Strykers
Stryker vehicles from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team await shipment at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The 56th SBCT is turning in 322 old Strykers and receiving 316 upgraded vehicles. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen) JUNE 21, 2024 – The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team is getting more than 300 upgraded Stryker vehicles. The brigade, headquartered at … [Read more...]
Guard Improves Aircraft Ramp in Japan
The 139th Civil Engineer Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, lays concrete at Yokota Air Base, Japan on June 10, 2024. The Airmen work to extend the ramp to better accommodate 10 C-130J Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Audrey Chappell) JUNE 20, 2024 – In an effort to boost military readiness and operational capacity, the Missouri Air … [Read more...]
Air Guard Performs Flyover at NASCAR Iowa Corn 350
JUNE 18, 2024 - A KC-135 Stratotanker and crew from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing performed a flyover above the Iowa Speedway near Newton on Sunday, prior to the NASCAR Iowa Corn 350 race. The refueling jet flyover was a fitting prelude to Iowa’s first ever NASCAR Cup Series race billed as being “fueled” by ethanol, made from Iowa corn. The … [Read more...]