OCTOBER 23, 2023 – Approximately 70 Soldiers assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s Virginia Beach-based 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Headquarters, 329th Regional Support Group, will enter federal active service for duty in Poland in January. Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the adjutant general of Virginia, announced the planned deployment Oct. 18. The unit was … [Read more...]
Hokanson Sees a Country’s Cold Will to Defend Itself
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Lt. Gen. Vesa Virtanen, chief of Defense Command, Finnish Defense Forces, meet with Col. Mika Rytkonen, commander of Finland’s South-Eastern Border Guard District, near Vaalimaa, Finland, Oct. 13, 2023. Hokanson visited Finland to enhance bilateral ties between and the National Guard and Finland. (U.S. Army National … [Read more...]
Weapons School Produces Guard Leaders
OCTOBER 18, 2023 - In the heart of Nevada’s Nellis Air Force Base, a select group of Air National Guard members hone their expertise at the Air Force Weapons School in the most crucial battlefront of the future: space. They master cutting-edge skills and share knowledge with the 1,200 National Guard members who help secure the space domain and oversee space operations … [Read more...]
Guard Squad Competes in Army Best Squad Competition
Soldiers representing U.S. Army National Guard perform a casualty evacuation scenario during the Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 2, 2023. There are four tenets of a lethal squad: cohesive, highly trained, disciplined and fit, which includes physical, mental, social and spiritual fitness. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Hans Williams) OCTOBER 13, 2023 – … [Read more...]
New Jersey Air Guard Flies KC-46 Pegasus Sortie
U.S. Air Force pilots and boom operators with the 141st Air Refueling Squadron, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, pose for a group photo in front of a KC-46A Pegasus at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 3, 2023. Left to right: pilot 1st Lt. Ashwin Deshpande; boom operators Staff Sgt. Nicole Stephenson and Tech. Sgt. Patrick Tracy; pilot Maj. Scott … [Read more...]