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The California Army National Guard’s 69th Public Affairs Detachment unites with its Italian counterparts Jan. 20 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, for Allied Spirit IV. T More

During Allied Spirit IV, a Soldier from the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, playing a forward observer, uses snow-covered brush for concealment while scanning a nearby road Jan. 22 at the U.S. More

Eric Heilman, science adviser for the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command (JMTC), U.S. Army Europe, checks a specialized mechanical pig Jan. 22 that will be used as an indicator of a chemical, biologi More

Members of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Louisiana Army National Guard, play the role of an opposing force during Exercise Allied Spirit at 7t More

A Guam flag drapes a platform while Sgt. Rick Mendiola, pointing, and Pfc. Stephen Tedtaotao of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, fire a M249 squad automatic weapo More

Capt. Gary Tani, field artillery officer for the Hawaii Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 299th Cavalry Regiment, informs his troops of possible enemy contact June 14 during the 2016 eXportable Combat Traini More

Charlie Company Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, don camouflage and march to a training lane June 14 in the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) More

Lt. Col. Romeo Delfin, center, commander, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, acknowledges his troops June 14 during a break in their eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) m More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John T. Preston, outgoing commander of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, passes the unit guidon to Col. Jesse L. Miller, 115th More

Sgt. Jason Beal gets up close and personal with a robotic pig used for simulating chemical attacks during Allied Spirit IV in Hohenfels Training Area.

Eric Heilman, science adviser for the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command (JMTC), U.S. Army Europe, John T. Richardson, computer scientist at U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (A More

A gunner aboard a U.S. Army humvee scans his sector Jan. 22 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area (JMRC HTA), Germany, in Allied Spirit IV. The event brings together More

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, playing the opposing force, secure a hill during Exercise Allied Spirit at 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, More

A member of the Guam Army National Guard’s Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, familiarizes his M249 squad automatic weapon June 11 at Camp Roberts, California, during the Exportable Combat T More

Capt. Gary Tani, field artillery officer for the Hawaii Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 299th Cavalry Regiment, logs data June 14 during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Ca More

Members of 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, listen to a video message from Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey, sergeant major of the U.S. Army, June 14 as the Guardsmen paus More

Sgt. Jesse R. Mantanona of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, leads four team members into the hills of Camp Roberts, California, June 14 during the 2016 eXportab More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John T. Preston, left, outgoing commander of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, receives the Meritorious Service Medal March 17 More

A U.S. Army gun truck, playing the role of a forward observer vehicle, treks through a snowed forest Jan. 22 looking for an opposing force during react to contact training in Allied Spirit IV, a U.S. Army Europ More

Sgt. 1st Class Troy C. Mueller, observer, coach and trainer (OCT) at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area (JMRC HTA), Germany, left, and Eric Heilman, science adviser More

An armored personnel carrier (APC) moves into a firing position guided by a U.S. Air Force cadre during Exercise Allied Spirit at 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany More

Pfc. Lance Gogue, left, and Pvt. Jeremy Cepeda of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, fire a M249 squad automatic weapon down range June 11 at Camp Roberts, Californ More

Capt. Gordon Guerrero, right, of 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Battalion Detachment II, Guam Army National Guard, coordinates with his noncommissioned officer in charge, Sgt. 1st Class Ramon G. Munoz Jr. More

Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, prepare to cut a cake June 14 to honor the United States Army’s 241st birthday. In traditional military custom, units call th More

Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, march to a training lane June 14 in the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Camp Roberts, Californi More

U.S. Army Maj. Michael C. Teel, left, operations officer of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, presents a gift to Lt. Col. John T. Preston who com More

Eric Heilman, science adviser for the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command (JMTC), U.S. Army Europe, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Troy C. Mueller, observer, coach and trainer (OCT) at the U.S. Army’s Joint More

A convoy of U.S. Army vehicles moves to a simulated firing point over snow and ice at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area (JMRC HTA) Jan. 22 during Allied Spirit IV i More

Members of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Louisiana Army National Guard, play the role of an opposing force during Exercise Allied Spirit at 7t More

Guam Army National Guardsmen from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, advance to cover during a training lane June 11 at Camp Roberts, California, during the 2016 Exportable Combat Training C More

Fire support specialists Pfc. Ian P. Elago, left, and forward observer Sgt. Alex C. Decipulo of 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Battalion Detachment II, Guam Army National Guard, sided with the 487th Field More

Charlie Company Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, surround observers, coaches and trainers (OCTs) before ascending a hill at Camp Roberts, California, during t More

Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, finish cutting a cake June 14 to honor the United States Army’s 241st birthday. In traditional military custom, units call th More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Karstan L. Jack, incoming commander of the California Army National Guard’s 340th Brigade Support Battalion, closes his March 17 Change of Command stating “We got a lot of work to do.” Jack c More

Entrenched in a snow-covered hill, Gloria squeals to no one’s attention. So named by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), the pork prototype, used for the first time in Allied S More

Two M777A2 howitzers (155 mm) artillery pieces from the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Vampire Team take positions during react to contact training in Allied Spirit IV, a multinational exercise at the U More

Sgt. Jason Beal of the 69th Public Affairs Detachment, California Army National Guard, during Allied Spirit IV at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, late January. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ed More

A member of the Guam Army National Guard’s Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, points his M240 squad automatic weapon (SAW) uphill for fire suppression against a simulated enemy June 11 at Ca More

Hawaii Army National Guardsmen from the 487th Field Artillery Regiment unite in a hilltop post with Guam Army National Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Battalion Detachment II, June 14 at Cam More

A Soldier from the Guam Army National Guard scans his sector in mid-June during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Camp Roberts, California. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sta More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John T. Preston, outgoing commander of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, gives his farewell address March 17 during the 340th’ More

Vampire Soldiers from the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) align vehicles in a staggered formation during a react to contact movement Jan. 22 in Allied Spirit IV, a multinational exercise at the U.S. More

Sgt. Brianne Roudebush of the 69th Public Affairs Detachment, California Army National Guard, photographs the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment playing an opposing force during Allied Spirit IV at Hohenfels More

Guam Army National Guardsmen from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, tend to a casualty during a training lane June 11 at Camp Roberts, California, during the 2016 Exportable Combat Training More

Communication section Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, move a Satellite Transportable Terminal (STT) to a new location at Camp Roberts, California, June 15 during More

The U.S. Army color guard team of the California Army National Guard’s 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, ceremoniously moves into position during the 340th’s Change of Command March More

U.S. Army Soldiers aboard a M1126 Stryker brave extreme cold and harsh terrain Jan. 22 in Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area (JMRC HTA), Germany, More

Spc. Lani Pascual of the 69th Public Affairs Detachment, California Army National Guard, filming participants of a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) training Jan. 25 during Allied Spirit IV at Hohenfels T More

A Guam Army National Guardsmen from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, scans his sector prior to a React To Contact training June 11 at Camp Roberts, California, during the 2016 Exportable More

Members of the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, listen to instructions during a react to contact mission June 15 during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) ex More

U.S. Army Col. Jesse L. Miller, commander of the California Army National Guard’s 115th Regional Support Group, stands before the Color Guard and leads his commanders back to the stage March 17 during the 340th More

A U.S. Army Soldier aboard a M1126 Stryker smiles at work Jan. 22 in Allied Spirit IV, a tactical training exercise that unites six nations and more than 2,200 service members from Europe and North America held More

Sgt. Brianne Roudebush and Capt. Jason Sweeney of the 69th Public Affairs Detachment, California Army National Guard, at the “town” of Kiribli, Atropia, during exercise days of Allied Spirit IV at the Joint Mul More

A member of the Guam Army National Guard’s Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, rushes uphill to a covered zone June 11 at Camp Roberts, California, during the 2016 Exportable Combat Training More

Sgt. John C. Chargualaf, left, and 1st Lt. Mark Scott of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, secure a ground spike for their Satellite Transporta More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Karstan L. Jack, incoming commander of the California Army National Guard’s 340th Brigade Support Battalion, joins Lt. Col. John T. Preston, outgoing commander, and Col. Jesse L. Miller, 115t More

Sgt. 1st Class Troy C. Mueller, an observer, coach and trainer (OCT) at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area (JMRC HTA), Germany, tosses a smoke grenade to simulate a More

A snow flurry drops on Spc. Lani Pascual, right, of the 69th Public Affairs Detachment, California Army National Guard, while interviewing a civilian on the battlefield (COB), or a role player, during Exercise More

A squad from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, tackle one of several tough hills June 11 at at Camp Roberts, California, during the 2016 Exportable Combat Training More

Sgt. Brandon K. Braley of the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, runs to a safe zone during a simulated enemy attack during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John T. Preston, left, outgoing commander of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, joins Lt. Col. Karstan L. Jack, incoming comman More

A U.S. Army M1126 Stryker, utilized in Allied Spirit IV, passes through yellow smoke simulating a chemical attack Jan. 22 during react to contact training at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center More

Members of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, form a firing line and advance to a position after undertaking simulated small arms fire during the 2016 Exportable Co More

Pfc. Anthony A. Domingo, a member of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, blends with the grass at Camp Roberts, California, June 14 during the 2016 eXportable Comb More

The U.S. Army color guard team of the California Army National Guard’s 340th Brigade Support Battalion stands ready March 17 during the 340th’s Change of Command where Lt. Col. Karstan L. Jack, front left, succ More

Wearing a protective mask, a gunner aboard a U.S. Army M1126 Stryker, from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, checks his 50 caliber weapon Jan. 24 in Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinati More

Members of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, move to a position after undertaking simulated small arms fire during the 2016 Exportable Combat Training Capability ( More

Spc. Joe D. Castro of the Guam Army National Guard’s mortar platoon, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, preps mortar rounds prior to a June 14 live fire during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capabilit More

The U.S. Army color guard team of the California Army National Guard’s 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, ceremoniously moves forward during the 340th’s Change of Command March 17 at More

Staff Sgt. Marcus D. Young, a squadron master driver trainer for 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, signals a driver backing up a heavy tactical vehicle during Allied Spirit IV Jan. 24 at the U.S. Army’s J More

The Guam Army National Guard’s mortar platoon from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, share their motivation June 12 prior to a mission in the 2016 Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at More

A platoon from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, stretches its members and heads to the hills during the 2016 exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise More

Practice makes perfect as the U.S. Army color guard team of the 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, demonstrated March 17 prior to a Change of Command More

A gunner from 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, aboard a U.S. Army M1126 Stryker, shows his Allied Spirit IV enthusiasm Jan. 24 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Trainin More

Members of 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, set up an 81-millimeter and provide security during the 2016 Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise June 12 at Camp Ro More

Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard’s Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, scan their sectors June 14 in the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Camp Roberts More

In Allied Spirit IV, Sgt. Timothy Poole, a maintenance noncommissioned officer for 2nd Cavalry, U.S. Army Europe, leaps from a prone position to run from a simulated chemical attack Jan. 24 at the JMRC’s Hohenf More

Members of 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, set up an 81-millimeter and provide security during the 2016 Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise June 12 at Camp Ro More

Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard’s Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, scan their sectors June 14 in the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Camp Roberts More

A Soldier from 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, rushes to his defensive location while an observer, coach and trainer (OCT) from the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center initiates a simulated More

Spc. Jose D. Castro of the Guam Army National Guard’s mortar platoon, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, signals a partner while properly aligning an 81-M mortar June 12 at Camp Roberts, California, during More

Guam Army National Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, surround an observer, coach, trainer (OCT) watching the Guam Soldiers’ movement June 15 during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capab More

Maintenance and distribution Soldiers from Team Havoc, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, run to a safe zone during a simulated chemical attack Jan. 24 in Allied Spirit IV, a multinational exercise at the More

1st Lt. T.J. Atalig, left, and Sgt. Andres Agaga of the mortar platoon, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, correctly align a center guide during the 2016 Exportable Combat Trainin More

Spc. Joe A. Mantanona of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, leads team members June 14 during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Ca More

Allied Spirit IV tests the skills of line units in a multinational interoperability exercise. Here, maintenance-distribution Soldiers from 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, lay on an icy field and scan th More

Members of the Guam Army National Guard’s mortar platoon, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, set up a hasty position with their 60- and 81-millimeter mortars June 12 during the 2016 Exportable Combat Train More

Sgt. Trent H. Hasskamp, center, of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, gives directions to team members June 14 during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capabili More

Pfc. Christian Kouda of the maintenance-distibution unit, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, in Allied Spirit IV, uses a heavy tactical vehicle for cover Jan. 24 during an improvised chemical attack at the More

Spc. Jose D. Castro, a member of the mortar platoon, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, correctly aligns his 81-millimeter mortar during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capabi More

Guam Army National Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, were part of 2,500-plus National Guardsmen from Hawaii, Arizona, Washington and California who participated in the 2016 eXportable Comba More

During a simulated chemical attack, Pfc. Christian Kouda of the maintenance-distibution unit, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, in Allied Spirit IV, gets cover under a heavy tactical vehicle Jan. 24 at th More

Sgt. George Mafnas, a longtime member of the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, eyes his sector while pulling security June 12 during the 2016 Exportable Combat Training Capabili More

Sgt. 1st Class Joshua M. Losongco, right, of the Guam Army National Guard’s Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, moves his team to a secure location during a June 14 mission in the 2016 eXpo More

Maintenance-distribution Soldiers from 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, lay on an icy field and scan their sectors for an opposing force Jan. 24 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in More

An observer, coach and trainer (OCT) of Hawaii’s 25th Infantry Division, right, confers with Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard’s mortar platoon, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, June 12 during t More

A member of 1st 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, calls for backup after spotting a simulated enemy during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise June 15 More

A portion of Team Havoc, the maintenance-distribution group of 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, share a candid moment after a simulated chemical attack Jan. 24 in Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army’s Join More

Sgt. 1st Class Chris Perez, left, and 1st Lt. T.J. Atalig of the mortar platoon, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, correctly align a center guide during the 2016 Exportable Comba More

Medics from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, carry a simulated casualty to a safe zone June 16 during the 2016 eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Camp More