AUGUST 21, 2023 – The 294th Medical Company Area Support from the Iowa National Guard tested a groundbreaking technology by integrating drones in a training environment on August 7. Medical squads were able to experience a cutting-edge drone system that can detect casualties from the sky and assess their vital signs, making it a game-changer in disaster response scenarios. The … [Read more...]

AUGUST 17, 2023 - The California National Guard hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for an energy resilience project at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Aug. 11 to support the U.S. Army’s efforts to use more clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The 100-acre energy resilience project will protect the base against grid outages and power quality issues by … [Read more...]

STEM campers receive a preflight safety briefing for the HC-130J Combat King II rescue aircraft at Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Aug. 6, 2023. The science, technology, engineering and math camp is a comprehensive approach with blocks of instruction and hands-on teamwork, for practical application leading to a military capstone event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. … [Read more...]

U.S. Army Soldiers from across the nation receive their blue Infantry Shoulder Cords July 26, 2023, in recognition of their successful completion of the 11B Infantry Transition Course, taught by cadre assigned to the 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. Over three weeks, 22 Soldiers at the 10, 20 and 30 skill levels learned basic infantry … [Read more...]

Two Hawaii Army National Guard CH47 Chinook perform aerial water bucket drops on the Island of Maui to assist the fight of wildfires, Maui, Hawaii, August 09, 2023. The two air crews performed 58 total bucket drops in 5 hours in up country Maui totaling over one hundred thousand gallons dropped on the fires. (U.S. National Guard Video by Air Force Master Sgt. Andrew … [Read more...]