JULY 22, 2024 - Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, toured facilities and met with Soldiers and Airmen of the South Dakota National Guard during their drill weekend July 14-15. Whitehead also conducted town halls at various units in South Dakota, giving hundreds of Guardsmen of all ranks the opportunity … [Read more...]

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel F. Billingsley, communications chief, 33rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (WMD-CST), tests radio transmissions during a training exercise in Lihue, Hawaii, on June 7, 2024. The exercise poised military and civilian response partners to better integrate capabilities when disaster strikes. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. … [Read more...]

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Taylor Johnson, Optometry Specialist, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, conducts eye exams at the Tambcounda regional medical center in Tambacounda, Senegal, June 8, 2024. The Vermont National Guard is in Senegal to take part in an annual medical readiness exercise. The Vermont National Guard has been state partners with Senegal since … [Read more...]

An F-15EX Eagle II, assigned to the 142nd Wing, takes off during the official Unveiling Ceremony for the new fighter jet at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon on July 12, 2024. The 142nd Wing will be replacing the F-15 C/D model Eagles with the new F-15EX Eagle II models. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs) JULY 16, … [Read more...]

Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participate in a collective training exercise while conducting search and extraction procedures May 23 2024, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The team's search and rescue element practiced skills needed to help find and rescue survivors on a training site constructed by the VNG Soldiers and Airmen. Assigned to the Richmond-based 34th … [Read more...]