Aircrews with the 207th Aviation Troop Command, Alaska Army National Guard, airlifted paratroopers with the 11th Airborne Division to their objectives on CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, focused on air assault operations. The training honed the Soldiers’ ability to execute helicopter insertion and air mobility operations in an Arctic environment. (U.S. Army National Guard video by by Seth LaCount and Alejandro Peña; edited by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard leaders gathered at the Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center Dec. 19 to honor its namesake, retired Army Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., with a heritage display showcasing his decades of devoted service to the National Guard.
LINCOLN, Neb. – A two-person Nebraska Army National Guard sniper team shot their way to a national title, Dec. 13, when they placed first at the 54th Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship, held Dec. 6-13 at the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center in Barling Arkansas.
In winning the title, Nebraska’s Staff Sgt. Marc Cruz and Sgt. Chance Baumann – infantrymen who serve in the sniper section of the Lincoln-based Headquarters and...
