AUGUST 15, 2024 – Thirty-four New York Army National Guard engineers from across the state spent August 10 testing their engineering equipment skills, during the 204th Engineer Battalion’s Fourth Annual Engineer Rodeo. Soldiers from the battalion’s three companies and the headquarters company tested their ability to load gravel into a dump truck, pilot a skid steer, load a … [Read more...]

Chief Warrant Officer Two Chris Cuddington, pilot, 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, talks with his counterparts from the 9th Aviation Battalion during an aviation subject matter expert exchange in Lop Buri, Thailand, July 31, 2024. (Courtesy Photo) AUGUST 14, 2024 - Four Washington National Guard members from 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, … [Read more...]

Competitors in the 2024 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition run a 1-kilometer route as part of the competition’s biathlon event at Ethan Allen Firing Range, Vermont, Aug. 6, 2024. The Best Warrior Competition is a physically and mentally challenging five-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills. Winners are named the Army Guard … [Read more...]

On August 6, 2024, an outburst flood from the Mendenhall Glacier caused major flooding in the Mendenhall Glacier Basin. Multiple homes and roads are inundated. No reports of injuries have been reported. The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) issued an evacuation order on the evening of August 5 and established an emergency shelter for residents displaced by the flooding. (Alaska … [Read more...]

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing based at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., flies over the north shore of Long Island, August 4, 2024. 106th aircrew demonstrated the upgraded functions of the aircraft over land and water during the wing’s historic first HH-60W flight. … [Read more...]