JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Staff Sgt. Thereasa Barker-Figueroa, a 108th Wing Airman, was recognized by the Society of American Indian Government Employees, as one of six service members selected for the 2016 Military Meritorious Service Award at a banquet in Catoosa, Oklahoma, June 9, 2016.Formed in 2002, the Society is the first…
LONDONDERRY, N.H. - 2nd Lt. Katrina Simpson of Londonderry made history this week when she became the first female officer in the National Guard to graduate from the U.S. Army infantry officer basic course at Fort Benning, Georgia. Simpson was one of 10 female lieutenants in a class of 166 to qualify as an infantry officer after completing the…
LEST MILITARY TRAINING AREA, SLOVAKIA – As the smoke cleared, tank treads stopped spewing up mud and…
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.— South African National Defense Force and Department of Defense officials…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Sgt. Maj. Diane S. Rogers, of Girard, Illinois, did not envision of serving for…
FORT BENNING, Ga. - A team representing the Michigan National Guard was named the winner of the 16th annual International Sniper Competition at a ceremony Oct. 21. Sgt. Saykham Keophalychanh and Sgt. Nicholas Mitchell topped the field of 42 two-man teams from around the world. A team from the Special Forces Sniper School placed second. Rounding out…
DETROIT – The civilian-acquired skills of its members enable the National Guard to make unique contributions in the cyber realm, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel said Oct. 17. Guard members work in the technology sector in their civilian capacity, the chief of the National Guard Bureau told audience members at the North American International Cyber…
LEST MILITARY TRAINING AREA, SLOVAKIA - U.S. Army cavalry scouts and Indiana Guard members are fully…
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Continuing to foster a state-country partnership that began in 1993,…
CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Colorado Army National…
Florida National Guard participates in 3rd annual Florida Cyber Security Conference
The Florida National Guard attended the 3rd annual Florida Cyber Security Conference in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 25. The event not only provided a way to test network defense skills, but conceded perfectly with Cyber Security Awareness Month. Video by Pfc. Orion Oettel.