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BAYEX 19

Testing Teamwork to Counter CBRNE Attacks

In January 2019, criminal mastermind Dr. Nevil and his Home-Grown Violent Extremist organization, the Brotherhood, made catastrophic plans for the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California....

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Wyoming National Guard Soldiers Gear Up for Combat Lifesaving

In preparation for their deployment overseas this year, about 40 artillerymen in the Wyoming Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion (HHB) 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Regiment, spent time in January learning how to...

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Vermont Guard Soldier Rescues Citizen from Deadly Fire

After dropping his son off at daycare on Dec. 28, 2018, Vermont Army National Guard SFC Damien Larose noticed plumes of smoke coming from a residence on Vermont Route 15 in Underhill.

He...

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Texas Soldier Donates Life-saving Stem Cells to Cancer Patient

Texas Army National Guard SPC Akeem Martin began his journey to save a life nearly five years ago when he was a freshman at Central Texas College.

“We were going to lunch one...

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Pennsylvania Guard Father and Son Become Co-pilots

To many Soldiers, serving alongside their child in the Army seems inconceivable.

But for COL Howard Lloyd, commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB), that dream has become...

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Oklahoma Guard CST Trains on Rope Rescue

“Rescuer on the ground!” shouts a Soldier with the Oklahoma National Guard’s elite 63rd Civil Support Team as he safely reaches the surface.

“Up on main!” the rest of the 63rd CST members...

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New York Guard CST Trains Local Fire Department

The scene in Kingston, New York, was like something out of a zombie apocalypse movie.

There was a large 150-year-old alms house that was in obvious disrepair, unmarked blue trailers with satellite dishes...

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Mississippi Guard Medic Advises Deployed Soldiers on Importance of Super Foods

Proper nutrition and a balanced diet are vital components to Soldiers completing a strenuous course like the Air Assault School at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

SFC Richard Monroe, a combat medic assigned to the...

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Maryland Information Ops Battalion Makes Key Contributions

The Maryland Army National Guard’s 110th Information Operations (IO) Battalion showcased  unique capabilities commonly integrated into today’s operational environments – now referred to as a “multi-domain battlefield” – Nov. 18, 2018, at the Annapolis Readiness...

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Louisiana Guard’s Revamped Course Prepares Future Leaders

The Louisiana Army National Guard’s Multi-Component Cadre Basic Leader Course (BLC) at Camp Cook in Ball implemented a new curriculum during the August rotation of the school.

The revamped BLC is part of...

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