JUNE 12, 2024 – Row after row of white marble headstones stand neatly amid the meticulously maintained grounds of Arlington National Cemetery—almost in formation. Each bears the name of one of about 400,000 service members, veterans and family members laid to rest here. It is a quiet, peaceful place. Occasionally, a far-off bugler plays Taps, breaking the silence and signifying … [Read more...]
Annual Training in a Deployment Year
JUNE 11, 2024 - For the Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the early June movement to Fort Stewart for annual training was a different experience. In recent years, thousands of “Volunteer” brigade personnel moved vehicles and equipment into the field to sleep in tents and conduct weeks of training scenarios and multi-purpose ranges. … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania Guard, Lithuania Strengthen Partnership
Two members from the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, share best practices about hot pit refueling on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with the Lithuanian Air Force during the most recent State Partnership Program engagement May 2, 2024, in Siauliai, Lithuania. Pennsylvania and Lithuania have been partner states for over 30 years. (U.S. Air National … [Read more...]
National Guard Units Played Key Role in D-Day Landings
The build-up of Omaha Beach. Reinforcements of men and equipment moving inland. Photo courtesy of Center of Military History. JUNE 6, 2024 – Their waterlogged footsteps were historic. That thought, however, most likely wasn’t on the Soldiers minds as they stepped ashore from rocking landing craft onto the French coast. Instead, the focus, for most Soldiers of 1st … [Read more...]
Air Guard to Fly D-Day Observance in France
JUNE 5, 2024 - A crew of Kentucky Air National Guardsmen departed here for France last week, flying aboard an aircraft emblazoned with distinctive World War II “Invasion Stripes” to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The aircraft, a Kentucky Air Guard C-130J Super Hercules, will fly over France Thursday as part of scheduled D-Day observances, said Master Sgt. Lee Stanley, … [Read more...]