Senior enlisted leaders from across the 54 states and territories and Washington, D.C., met for the Command Sergeants Major Advisory Council in St. Augustine, FL, January 17 to 18, 2024. During the two-day conference, the senior enlisted leaders addressed core issues affecting soldiers, focused on streamlining systems, updated policies, and worked to institute necessary reforms … [Read more...]
Guard Marketing Takes New Approach to Recruiting Campaigns
JANUARY 29, 2024 - A soldier stands before a podium, addressing a hushed room, he adores his ‘pinks and greens’ harkening back to a time that speaks of tradition, duty, and service. Concerned parents and public officials, along with the Phillipsburg Board of Education, lean in attentively, awaiting the soldier's impactful words at the podium. “I know a kid who wanted to … [Read more...]
Guard Fights Elements in Urban Operations Training
Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment approach the High Risk Entry Facility Jan. 17 at Volk Field, Wis. The facility provides a useful setting for urban warfare training. This training event helps prepare Company A for its upcoming rotation — along with the rest of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team — at the Joint … [Read more...]
National Guard Soldiers Test New Weapons
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Davis, a section sergeant with Bravo Company, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, fires the M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (M3 MAAWS) during a new weapons fielding training event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 17, 2024. The live-fire exercise gives Soldiers an … [Read more...]
Air and Marine Synergy: Enhancing Combat Efficiency
JANUARY 24, 2024 - A Guardsmen from the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 171st Air Refueling Wing, attended a seven-week long Marine training course at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona. Staff Sgt. Garrett Swanson, an air traffic control specialist, joined a Marine aviation combat squadron for the Weapons and Tactics … [Read more...]




