Utah National Guard

Airman 1st Class Matthew Scherbel, left, an aircrew flight equipment specialist with the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Operations Group, demonstrates the anti-flash capabilities of some Polarized Lead Lanthan More

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Soldiers at Camp Bondsteel took off running at the start of a 3 km race Aug. 15. The race started a day of celebration for Polish Armed Forces Day, hosted by the Multinational Battle Group-East Polish Contingen More

Missouri Task Force One Water Rescue and National Guard Soldiers work to locate markers, and live role-playing victims during the New Madrid Seismic Zone earthquake exercise May 15, 2018 on the Missouri River n More

Joint Operations Command during the morning brief, the first day of the New Madrid Seismic Zone Exercise May 14 2018 at the Ike Skelton Training Site in Jefferson City Missouri.

Missouri Task Force One Urban Search and Rescue and Utah National Guard work to find and gain access to victims during the New Madrid Seismic Zone Earthquake exercise May 15, 2018 at the Missouri Task Force One More

Missouri Task Force One Water Rescue and National Guard Soldiers work to locate markers, and live role-playing victims during the New Madrid Seismic Zone earthquake exercise May 15, 2018 on the Missouri River n More

Army 1st Lt. Jody L. Glover delivers book bags containing school supplies, flip flops, soap, shampoo and treats to The Center for the Protection of Women and Children, the largest orphanage in Djibouti with mor More

Brig. Gen. Michael Leichty, land component commander, Utah National Guard, smooths the lapel of Richard Johnson after pinning a Bronze Star Medal on his coat. Johnson, a World War II veteran who served in the E More

Members of the 197th Special Troops Company, Utah Army National Guard, prepare to deploy rations from a C-130 aircraft, Feb. 9. The rations are rigged with a low-cost, low-altitude parachute. The event, hosted More

Staff Sgt. James Churchtown, Warrior Leader Course senior small group leader, conducts an after action review with WLC students in his squad after the completion of a training lane. Churchtown was one of three More

Sgt Tyler Jiles, Arabic linguist with the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Linguist), shares a traditional Omani breakfast after introductions for a collaborative, knowledge-sharing field training exercise More

Maj Stephan Jarvis, the intelligence officer for the 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Utah National Guard, and Master Sgt. Ray Helvy, the non-commissioned officer in charge of intelligence for the 204th MEB, More

Lt. Col. Joel Ibouanga, of the Gabonese army and exercise force protection officer familiarizes a Utah National Guard member with the Gabonese highway system during Medical Accord Central 12, March 6. Medical A More

Co-pilot Zachery Love, 191st Air Refueling squadron, prepares for take-off in a KC-135R Stratotanker at the Utah National Guard Base, March 5, 2012.

Gabon military health services Lt. Jolin O. Sossa, a medical student, takes notes of a presentation during Medical Accord Central March 9 in Libreville, Gabon.

A member of the Utah Army National Guard participates in the Annual Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams in Riverton, Utah, March 23, 2012. The NCO and soldier winners of the competition go on to compete i More

Marine Staff Sgt. Andrew Cayce, 24th MEU, and Army Staff Sgt. Darrel Mock work on map symbols during the Intelligence Capability Building Workshop (ICBW) seminar held during African Lion 2012. African Lion is a More

U.S. Army Utah National Guard Detachment 2, Company C, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment from West Jordan, Utah, practices wildland firefighting by dropping water over West Jordon, More

Soldiers and airmen with 85th Civil Support Team out of Utah, gather to coordinate and strategize their plan to approach the USS Duluth and USS Ogden vessels during the Kai Malu O Hawaii 2012 annual maritime ex More

U.S. Army soldiers from the 197th Special Troop Company (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, jump from a C-130 Hercules and prepare for landing and perform proper parachute landing fall procedures by bringing More

Chief Master Sgt. Douglas Cline, 151st Air Refueling wing boom operator, prepares a checklist before a refueling mission June 6, 2012. The 151st Air Refueling Wing routinely supports air operations across the More

Canadian soldiers stand in formation during an administrative briefing on the first day of Panther Strike 2012, June 11. Panther Strike is a yearly military intelligence exercise designed to provide collective More

The KC-135R Stratotanker from the 191st Air Refueling Squadron, 151st Air Refueling Wing with the Utah Air National Guard, refuels a C-5 Galaxy form Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 11, 2012. The 151st Air R More

The KC-135R Stratotanker Co-pilot Lt. Col. Nathan Nelson, from the 191st Air Refueling Squadron, 151st Air Refueling Wing, refuels A-10 Thunderbolts from the 124th Operations Support Flight out of Gowen Field More

The Utah Army National Guard 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces group from West Jordan, Utah, conducted a static airborne training operation over the drop zone, Global One, Fairfield, Utah, June 20, 2012. The t More

Staff Sgt. Shannon Knorr, Headquarters and Headquartets Company 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, and 1st Sgt. Bryan Smethurst, first sergeant HHC 1-211 AR of the Utah National Guard, conduct an end-of-to More

A U.S. Army National Guard soldier from the 1-211 Aviation Brigade from West Jordan, Utah, unfolds the blades of an AH-64D Apache Longbow, Dec. 28, 2012, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The Apache returned home afte More

Members of the 151st Logistics Readiness Squadron and the Utah National Guard Homeland Response Force coordinate plans for loading sample cargo of various types of equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a More

Utah National Guard Homeland Response Force and the 151st Air Refueling Wing conduct air load operations in order to validate airworthy load plans of HRF force packages for real-world deployments, Salt Lake Air More

1st Lt. Tanner Summer (left) and Maj. Brian Burke (right), 172 Air Lift Wing Mississippi Air National Guard, prepare a C-17 Globemaster lll to take off from the Salt Lake City Airport, Utah, Jan. 8, 2013. The C More

Utah Army National Guard soldiers with the 1-71 Medical Battalion participated in a mass causality exercise with Rich Co. emergency services in Garden City, Utah, June 8, 2013. The mass causality exercise was o More

U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Davis, a heavy equipment operator with the 116th Engineer Company works on a decoy improvised explosive device that realistically explodes for the mounted training lane as part of Golden Co More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joseph Grimmett, the Joint Implementation Commission Chief and a member of the Utah National Guard, greets his Serbian Armed Forces counterpart after a coordination meeting in Vrapce June 21. More

U.S. soldiers and Airmen of the 101st Civil Support Team, Idaho National Guard, operate from the parking lot of the Pepsi Center after a simulated tornado derailed a train prompting a hazardous material respons More

Portuguese instructors watch as an Italian soldier practices reacting to a simulated molotov cocktail during fire phobia training at Camp Slim Lines July 25. Soldiers practiced with water bottles before trainin More

After completing a written exam, soldiers listen as they are instructed on their final task during the combat lifesaver course given at Camp Bondsteel Aug. 5 - 9. Soldiers enter a blacked out room in teams of t More

Firefighters with the Camp Bondsteel Fire Department extract a U.S. Army crew chief during a simulated training exercise at Camp Bondsteel. Task Force Aviation and the fire department participated in the quarte More

U.S. Army Sgt. William Bundy, left, a petroleum supply specialist with the Maryland National Guard fuels a waiting UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Aug. 29, 2013. Bundy is part of a nine-m More

Joint Regional Detachment-East soldiers practice basic soldiering skills by marching in formation at Camp Bondsteel Aug. 31. The soldiers are participating in a course called Primary Noncommissioned Officer Cou More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrea Eubanks, Multinational Battle Group-East chaplain assistant, speaks to a group of soldiers during the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training class Sept. 18 at Camp Bondsteel. T More

An U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal technician assists a Kosovo Security Forces EOD soldier with properly setting up for an electric demolition during a training event, Oct. 2. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sam More

More than 130 runners participated in the Army 10-miler shadow run at Camp Bondsteel Oct. 5. The fastest runner completed the race in one hour and eight minutes. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Parks, 4th Pub More

KFOR soldiers and members of the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) conducted various training lanes at Camp Vrelo Oct. 15 as a part of the three-day “Silver Saber” training exercise designed to imp More

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment conduct high frequency radio training at Camp Cabra, Oct. 31. The training provides an opportunity for junior enlisted soldiers to train their senior More

Utah National Guard soldiers, 115th Engineer Facilities Detachment, based out of Camp Williams, Utah, perform a key leader engagement with the help of foreign language speakers during their Cumulative Training More

U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo Tracey Ann Jacobsen is joined by other senior military leaders in serving Thanksgiving dinner to soldiers and civilians at Camp Bondsteel Nov. 28. During her visit, Jacobsen and Suprem More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. David S. Davenport Sr., U.S. Army Europe command sergeant major and a Nashville, Tenn, native, places the Sergeant Morales Club medal on U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles Hipple, a no More

School officials gathered for a small ceremony to thank everyone involved in building a new overhang for the Kenan Halimi school Dec. 20. Construction companies within the community and Joint Regional Detachmen More

U.S. Army Capt. Robert Schaffling, a staff officer with the Multinational Battle Group-East and Philadelphia native, pursues a member of the Kosovo Security Force as he shoots for a goal in an exhibition soccer More

U.S. Army Spc. Sterling Cotton, a cavalry scout with Joint Regional Detachment-East and a Dallas native, listens as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. George Kerr, a forward observer with 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment More

This is Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Thalman days before he departs Afghanistan.

Portuguese soldiers take Armenian soldiers through the crawl phase of fire phobia training at Camp Slim Lines Jan. 4. The crawl phase consisted of using water bottles in place of Molotov cocktails. (U.S. Army p More

U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Flores, a Senior Scout Observer with 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, from Fort Bragg, N.C., and a native of Los Angeles, received the NATO Meritorious Service Medal for life-saving acti More

Task Force Phalanx and Task Force Warhorse stand at attention during the transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Bondsteel Jan. 20. TF Phalanx, Kosovo Force 17, was comprised of more than 400 coalition partners More

Pfc. Eric R. Johnson, a parachute rigger assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 5th Quartermaster Detachment (Riggers), 21st Special Troops Battalion and a native of Clarksville, Tenn., shows a dele More

Senior Airman Joshua Neputi, from the Guam Air National Guard, competes in the 9mm portion of the All Weapons Weekend, at the Florence Military Reservation on March 22.

Army Maj. Kevin Kennedy, left, company commander, Golf Company, 2-135 Medical Evacuation Unit, walks with Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during the general’s visit to Camps Bastion a More

California Army National Guard's Bravo Co. 1-126th Aviation Regiment, Delta Schooners, based out of Stockton, flew two of their CH-47 Chinooks to the Marines Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Cali More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dakota Lujan, 419th Fighter Wing, assists Maj. Gen. Jefferson S. Burton, Utah National Guard adjutant general, with his flight gear prior to a flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon Apri More

Members of the Utah National Guard CERF-P chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosive enhanced response force packages (CERF-P) team respond to a simulated disaster area during the Nati More

Sgt. Jessica Crisler, a mental health specialist with the 528th Medical Detachment, Task Force 31 Medical, completes a warrior training lane event during the task force noncommissioned officer of the quarter co More

Capt. Jann Griffis, an Army Reserve nurse with the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), based in Fort Douglas, Utah, uses a balloon and fake blood to mimic abdomen trauma on Utah Army National Guard Spc. More

Chief of National Guard Bureau Gen. Frank Grass presented the Soldiers Medal to Staff Sgt. Robert Kelley on Dec. 6 at Camp Williams for his heroism during a civilian plane crash where he saved three lives Aug. More

A Special Forces soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah National Guard, gracefully lands after performing a high altitude low opening (HALO) airborne operation fro More

Staff Sgt. Chris Gunnerson, an allied trade specialist in the 115th Maintenance Company, Utah National Guard, braves the heat as he wields a new body panel and frame rail for a M29 Cargo Carrier (Weasel), a Wor More

Soldiers participating in the Best Warrior Competition perform a ruck march on the dusty roads of Camp Williams, Utah, April 11. The Soldiers compete with each other during the competition with the hopes of mov More

Soldiers and NCOs give their all in the Army Physical Fitness Test during the National Guard Best Warrior Competition June 23, 2015.

Competitors trek across Camp Williams in the early morning hours of June 24 during a night land navigation event during the 2015 National Guard Best Warrior competition. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ariel Solomon)

Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, U.S. Army Africa Commanding General, provides opening remarks for a multi-day USARAF Training and Leader Development Conference, Aug. 17 at the Golden Lion Conference Center at Vic More

The Utah National Guard was activated to assist with firefighting efforts on the Quail Hollow fire Sept. 1 in Cottonwood Heights. Black Hawk pilots, crews and support personnel from the Utah Guard's 2-211th Avi More

Gov. Gary Herbert activated the Utah National Guard to assist local first responders in search and rescue efforts after flash floods hit the border town of Hildale, Utah. Soldiers from the Utah Guard 2-222nd Fi More

Gov. Gary Herbert activated the Utah National Guard to assist local first responders in search and rescue efforts after flash floods hit the border town of Hildale, Utah. Soldiers from the Utah Guard 2-222nd Fi More

Karate students perform for United States Forces and Japan Ground Self Defense Force Middle Army Service members on Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 3, 2015. As part of Yama Sakura 69, exercise participants are given th More

Members of the I Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army Band perform together for Yama Sakura 69 at Camp Itami, Japan, Dec. 7. As part of YS 69, exercise participants are given the opportunity to More

The adjutant generals of the Utah, Texas, Puerto Rico and Alabama National Guard, along with general officers from the U.S. Army Reserve, took part in a four-day conference to better see how their Soldiers and More

For the first time in history the Land Forces Institute (Kuwaiti Base) hosted an obstacle course competition. All of the units within the 682nd Engineer Battalion participated along with the Bangladesh Soldiers More

Future explosive ordnance disposal level one technician instructors listen in during an ordnance identification class during training with their U.S. counterparts in Kenitra, Morocco, March 14, 2016. Students f More

A view of the Forward Logistics Element area on Camp Guernsey, Wyo., during Operation Gunsmoke, May 14, 2016. Operation Gunsmoke is the 65th Field Artillery Brigade live-fire exercise consisting of 1300 Soldier More

California National Guard members from the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade survey operations and communication capabilities during training in Wyoming, May 18. Conditions required mul More

Spc. Kevin Gwilliam from the 624th Engineer Company, 1457 Engineer Battalion, uses a wet-saw to cut a section of concrete, as part of a restroom facility renovation project at the Renegade Point Marina, Strawbe More

Spc. Daniel Bradley (right) and Pvt. Gregory Caton both from the 118th Sapper Company, 1457th Engineer Battalion, attach an explosive charge to a hazard tree as a part of demolition training that was coordinate More

Soldiers with A Company, 489th Brigade Support Battalion, in conjunction with the 1457 Engineer Batt. and 2- 211th Aviation Regiment conduct sling-load operations June 10, 2016 at Strawberry Reservoir, Utah. Th More

Soldiers with the 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade compete in the 5th Annual James Thode Remebrance Ruck March at Strawberry Reservoir, Utah, June 12, 2016.The race is held annually by the 204th MEB to honor More

Medics with the 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade cross train with medical personnel from the University of Utah AirMed at Strawberry Reservoir, Utah, June 13, 2016. The military and civilian medics compared a More

Planners discuss the details of each exercise scenario during the Unified Focus 2017 main planning event (MPE), Douala, Cameroon, Dec. 6, 2016. The UF17 MPE brought partner nation planners together to discuss a More

Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, the regional commander and senior host for the planning event, provides remarks during the opening ceremony for the Unified Focus 2017 final planning event (FPE), Douala, C More

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Michael Scaplehorn, Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 11 detachment officer in charge, briefs Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general and Army Reserve Engagement More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, greets Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, Commander of the 2nd Military Region of Cameroon, at the opening ceremony for exercise Unified More

Italian Carabinieri Maj. Alessandro Criscitiello briefs Unified Focus 2017 participants on police units’ responsibilities during peacekeeping operations April 25, 2017, at the Douala Naval Base. UF 17 is a week More

Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Baba Souley, chief of land forces for Cameroon, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, U.S. Army Africa commanding general, provide opening remarks to assembled senior leaders at the U More

Monicea Haynes, a Masters of Nursing student of Florida International University, jokes with a patient as she calls her for a prescreening in San Ignacio, Belize, May 11, during a medical readiness training eve More

Command Sgt. Maj. Angel Rivera and Col. John Simma, both serving with the 210th Regional Support Group from Puerto Rico, present a Mother's day gift to 2nd Lt. Danielle Meyer, an Evanston Wyoming native, who se More

Lt. Col. Derrick Kooker, a Monument, Col. native, who serves as a physician’s assistant for the Wyoming National Guard, Medical Detachment, speaks to a patient at Macal River Park in San Ignacio, Belize, May 15 More

Oregon Army National Guard Cadet Sascha Tudela, a human resource specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 821st Troop Command Battalion, 82nd Brigade (Troop Command), practices rappelling procedur More

Maj. Gen. Michael E. Stencel, Adjutant General, Oregon, and Brig. Gen. Mark A. Crosby, commander of Joint Domestic Operations, observe Air Assault training held at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon, June 8, 2017. More

Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon, June 6, 2017, from the view of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Anita VanderMolen, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Oregon Army National Guard Spc. Thomas King, a medic assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, provides the initial check on a Soldier’s injury during the More

Soldiers and Airmen check wind and weather conditions during the Pathfinder course held at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon, June 7, 2017. The students learned how to negotiate the weather’s influence on a UH-60 More

Members of Utah's 85th Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team (CST), Hawaii's 93rd CST, Guam's 94th CST and Alaska's 103rd CST train for disaster support on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.