Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen from the 154th Medical Group Detachment 1 and Urban Search and Rescue teams from across the U.S. receive a briefing June 5, 2024, at Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Training Center in Livermore, Calif. The briefing, conducted during the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Medical Specialist Course, covered critical strategies for effective disaster response … [Read more...]
Michigan Guard, Latvia Collaborate on Airfield Capabilities
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ted Schroeder, 507th Engineer Battalion, project officer in charge, discusses the potential wet-gap training area with Latvian Armed Forces leadership during the design phase of the Selija Military Training Area in Latvia, June 5, 2024. Michigan Army National Guard Army Corp of Engineers will collaborate with Latvian Zemessardze Engineers over … [Read more...]
Guardsman Instruct Kenyans in Combat Care
Task Force Paxton (TFPA) Medic CPL Vince Bartolome spent three days teaching Kenyan military forces Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) while stationed in Manda Bay, Kenya JULY 3, 2024 – The Pennsylvania National Guard and other U.S. military personnel facilitated a three-day training event with Kenyan Rangers and Infantrymen at Kenya Navy Base Manda Bay. The … [Read more...]
Guard Maintainers Supply Iron to the Fight
Maintenance Airmen from the 124th Maintenance Group generate A-10 Thunderbolt IIs at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, June 4, 2024. The aircraft generation is in support of a weapons system evaluation program that is taking place at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua C. Allmaras) JULY 2, 2024 - The 124th Maintenance Group … [Read more...]
Retired Army Guardsman Honored for 2004 Iraq Actions
JULY 2, 2024 — A retired New York Army National Guard Soldier was recognized for his heroic actions 20 years ago in Iraq during a ceremony at the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters on June 27, 2024. Master Sgt. Luis Barsallo, who retired in 2021, received the Bronze Star Medal with “V’ device from Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of … [Read more...]