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Soldiers of Weapons Squad, 1st and 2nd Platoon, Avalanche Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, prepare to emplace a support-by-fire position March 21, 2026, during infantry squad drills at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Infantry Platoon Battle Course. The squad is armed with M-240L 7.62mm machine guns that are five pounds lighter than the older M-240G model. Photo by Maj. David Bedard.
Alaska Guard’s Avalanche Company Hones Lethality
By Maj. David Bedard, | March 26, 2026
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard’s Avalanche Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, honed their lethality and live-fire skills March 20-22 during the unit’s...
Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing, 102nd Intelligence Wing, 143rd Airlift Wing and 224th Security Forces Squadron pose for a group photo at the conclusion of the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s inaugural Senior Noncommissioned Officer, or SNCO, Professional Development Course, March 20, 2026, at Camp Nett, Niantic, Connecticut. The SNCO Foundations course consisted of 41 Airmen at the rank of master sergeant or senior master sergeant from four different wings in three different states. As the first 700-level foundations course across the Air National Guard, the SNCO Foundations course sets the standard for the development of senior enlisted leaders for the future. Photo by Jay Hewitt.
Massachusetts Guard Hosts Inaugural Senior Leadership Course
By Jerry Hewitt, | March 26, 2026
NIANTIC, Conn. – The Massachusetts Air National Guard recently graduated 41 Airmen across four different units and three states during the Air National Guard’s first 700-level Senior Noncommissioned Officer, or SNCO,...
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Cyber Protection Team 173 counter an attacker who infiltrated a utility company's computer network during an exercise at the Kingston Armory in Kingston, New York, Feb. 23-26, 2026. The scenario pitted the National Guard cyber security experts against an enemy who had planted ransomware into a utility company's computer network. The CPT 173 Soldiers had to determine how the attacker accessed to the system, close the holes in security and negate the malware. Courtesy photo.
New York Guard's Cyber Team Strengthens Online Battle Skills
By Eric Durr, | March 25, 2026
KINGSTON, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Soldiers with Cyber Protection Team 173 sharpened their skills defending critical infrastructure from digital threats during a simulated cyber battle.“Our computer is our weapons...
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