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Missouri is all hands on deck: collaborative training amongst Missouri agencies
October 14, 2022 — Public safety depends on multiple organizations collaborating, and training becomes essential in finding a solution to a problem. The Missouri National Guard recently teamed up with our local state partners to focus on training in times of emergency... MORE

Joint training exercise with Det. 2, Co. G, 3/238th Aviation MEDEVAC, Cox Health and Missouri State Highway Patrol at Hercules Glade Wilderness, Bradleyville, Mo., Oct. 06, 2022. Multiple Missouri departments teamed up to practice life-saving MEDEVAC scenarios. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Rose Di Trolio.)

Gold Achieved: Officer Candidate Class 60 Commissioning Ceremony
September 20, 2022 — Officer Candidates from Class 60 gathered inside the Missouri Capitol Rotunda on September 10, 2022, for a graduation ceremony that culminates their commitment to becoming commissioned officers in the U.S. Army. The Officer Candidate School (OCS) trains new and prior enlisted service members to become second lieutenants. The candidates had to rely on their intellect, mental fortitude, and physical fitness to be successful and meet the required expectations to graduate... MORE

Officer Candidate Class 60 at graduation, 10 September 2022.

Missouri National Guard Warrant is `Puppet Master’ for Cyber Shield, DoD’s Largest Unclassified Cyber Defense Exercise
July 20, 2022 — Herrell served as the senior controller for Cyber Shield 2022, which ran from June 5-17 at the Army National Guard Professional Education Center on Camp Joseph Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Senior controller requires vast knowledge of cyber threats, superior technical knowledge, creativity and a lot of hard work, Battistelli said... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Katie Harrell poses in uniform at a computer

Funeral Honors
May 27, 2022 — "Sometimes I can pick a service on the other side of the state. I'll go to the service that those Soldiers are on and won't tell them that I'm there; I'll basically hide in the bushes."Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Newcomb of the 1-138th Infantry Regiment says this is one of the things he does to make sure that the Missouri National Guard Funeral Honors... MORE

Six uniformed Pallbearers hold a flag covered coffin as another partially uniformed man inspects

Solutions through Partnerships
May 11, 2022 — The Army’s new health initiative, Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F), aims to make a genuinely comprehensive holistic health approach by adding key tenets to holistic health, such as mental, sleep, and spiritual readiness. The program encourages soldiers to take better care of their minds and bodies and emphasizes learning how to conduct wellness training properly. But without funding for the program Army-wide, how will National Guard units implement this initiative? That’s what this year’s class at WashU is here to help find out... MORE

Partners in Progress
May 10, 2022 — 35th Military Police Brigade provides Crime Scene Investigation subject matter expert team to Panama for exchange event with members of Panama's law enforcement and protection agencies under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program... MORE

Air Force leads a new era in air component training through BLUE FLAG exercises
April 26, 2022 — Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, executed exercise BLUE FLAG, which tested Pacific Air Forces’ ability to prevail in conflict against a strategic competitor as well as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command air component’s ability to defend against escalating cyberspace attacks, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Apr. 4-8... MORE

graphic of BLUE FLAG exercise with emblems of BLUE FLAG, INDOPACOM AND PACAF on a blue background.

Naturalized in the National Guard: Soldier honors past while looking towards her future
September 17, 2021 — When 2nd Lt. Juliette Sondano, 205th Military Police Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, was a young girl, she knew little about the world outside her small community, but she knew there had to be more, and she was going to find it. “I always had the most unreasonable dreams,” said Sondano. “If you look where I came from, you would never have guessed I’d be where I am today.” Sondano grew up in rural Kenya. Growing up was a challenge. Her tribe “Kamba” is one of the least influential tribes in all of Kenya. The daily struggle of poverty forced Sondano to grow up very fast. Every day she would spend hours collecting water and firewood for cooking. On top of that, she had to walk three hours a day just to get to school. There were no cars or roads. ... MORE

Mother, daughter Airmen join in fight against COVID
April 14, 2021 — In addition to assisting with vaccinations across the state, the Missouri National Guard has also been providing assistance at food banks. Senior Airman Terra Waitl is from the 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s material management office and she was activated for food bank missions in May last year... MORE

Senior Airman Terra Waitl, right, who is assigned to the 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s material management office, Missouri Air National Guard, stands outside the Nutrition Center in St. Joseph, Missouri, Nov. 12, 2020. The Missouri National Guard has been assisting at food banks across the state as part of Missouri’s COVID-19 response.

Targeted Vaccination Teams bring partnership, success
February 26, 2021 — Missouri National Guard Sgt. Joshua Roth recently was in the right place at the right time because of his assignment with the Missouri National Guard Targeted Vaccination Teams (TVT) working in St. Louis and Kansas City. The teams have been mobilized to assist with COVID-19 vaccinations. Roth, a member of 935th Aviation Support Battalion, had just set up a for vaccination event at Florissant Valley Community College in St. Louis when two seniors became trapped in an elevator. Roth, an emergency medical technician and firefighter in his civilian role, put his training to work. ... MORE

Staff Sgt. Herbert Lins, 3-238th Aviation (MEDEVAC) gives the COVID-19 vaccination to a patient at the CMC Retirement Village as part of the Targeted Vaccination Team in St. Louis, Mo. February 18, 2021

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