Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Elgan, senior enlisted leader,
Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Elgan, senior enlisted leader, Idaho Army National Guard, leads Col. Britt Vanshur, director of staff, Idaho Air National Guard, through an obstacle course at the Idaho National Guard ... More
Malasia Army Forces: Soldiers from the 116th Calvary
Malasia Army Forces: Soldiers from the 116th Calvary Brigade Combat Team, participated in Keris Strike 2017 in Pahang, Malaysia, from August 7-18. The exercise provided members of the Idaho Army National Guard ... More
Like father, like daughter: Boise High student follows dad into the Id...
Lt. Col. Paul Boice, staff judge advocate for the Idaho National Guard, swears his daughter, Simonne, into the Idaho Army National Guard Nov. 2 in Boise, Idaho. Simonne enlisted as a 35F, intel analyst, the sam... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Royal Thai Army rangers unload a patient from a 16th
Royal Thai Army rangers unload a patient from a 16th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60L Black Hawk while practicing air medical evacuation procedures Aug. 24 in Thailand’s Lopburi province during Hanuman Guardian 2... More
A member of the Boise Fire Department's dive/swift
A member of the Boise Fire Department's dive/swift water rescue team trains April 3, 2018, on the Idaho Army National Guard's UH-60 hoist to prepare the organizations to work together on future domestic operations.
Sgt. 1st Class Tyler Bramble instructs a member of
Sgt. 1st Class Tyler Bramble instructs a member of the Boise Fire Department on hoist operations April 3, 2018, at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Bramble was the lead UH-60 instructor during the three-day training ... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conducted a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sar... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Boise Fire Department trains with Idaho Army National Guard
Sgt. 1st Class Tyler Bramble instructs member of the Boise Fire Department on hoist operations April 3, 2018, at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Bramble was the lead UH-60 instructor during the three-day training ev... More
An M1A2 Abrams main battle tank from the 116th Cavalry
An M1A2 Abrams main battle tank from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion conducts Gunnery Table XII March 20, 2018 at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Boise, Idaho. The tr... More
Lt. Col. Aaron Jarnagin talks with Sarah Sanders, Idaho
Lt. Col. Aaron Jarnagin talks with Sarah Sanders, Idaho Falls School District 91 assistant superintendent of secondary education, in Idaho Falls Sept. 20, 2018. Jarnagin serves in the Idaho Army National Guard ... More
Maj. Shawn Edwards low crawls through a wire obstacle
Maj. Shawn Edwards low crawls through a wire obstacle at the third annual Magic Valley Battle Buddy Run Oct. 7. Edwards, the 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion operations and training officer, planned the race fo... More
1st Sgt. Estillore Garcia, A Company, 3-116th Combined
1st Sgt. Estillore Garcia, A Company, 3-116th Combined Arms Battalion, watches over his Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers as his company establishes a defense during a training lane at the Orchard Combat Trai... More
Idaho Army National Guard engineers and members of
Idaho Army National Guard engineers and members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces build a beam bridge over a creek at the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations center in Cambodia Sept. 18. The mission was pa... More
A flight crew from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade’s
A flight crew from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade’s C Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion and Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard’s Special Operations Detachment – Pacific trained Ro... More
Tech. Sgt. Davis Nguyen, a member of the 124th Fighter
Tech. Sgt. Davis Nguyen, a member of the 124th Fighter Wing’s 190th Fighter Squadron, taught members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces several ways to remove casualties from the point of impact Sept. 11 in Ca... More
Nestor Lopez, front, shoots at a target Oct. 7 during
Nestor Lopez, front, shoots at a target Oct. 7 during the 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion’s Magic Valley Battle Buddy Run at Dierkes Lake Park. Approximately 250 community members participated in the 5k fun-ru... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Idaho Army National Guard's Regional Training Site - Maintenance conti...
Hundreds of Soldiers from all Army components train at the Idaho Army National Guard's Regional Training Site – Maintenance Ordnance Training Battalion each year. The battalion recently received a 99.2 percent ... More
An engineer from A Company, 116th Brigade Engineer
An engineer from A Company, 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion drive past an M1A2 Abrams main battle tank to build fighting positions for the Oregon Army National Guard's A Company, 3-116th Combined Arms Battalio... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
All-female crew flies together in Task Force Shadow mission
On 14 January 2013, Idaho’s A Company, 168th GSAB launched two aircraft with full crews on a mission flying Afghan army generals through northern Afghanistan. Every crew member was a female, a first for Task Fo... More
Idaho’s senior chief warrant officer to retire, leaves legacy of comma...
Command Chief Warrant Officer Tim Roberts will retire from the Idaho Army National Guard Jan. 31 after 39 total years of service to the National Guard, including the past four as the state's senior warrant officer.
Justin Jensen, left, and Chance Garner, right, run
Justin Jensen, left, and Chance Garner, right, run up a hill wearing a military protective gas mask during the 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion’s Magic Valley Battle Buddy Run Oct. 7 at Dierkes Lake Park. The 5... More
1-148 FAR Soldiers participate in Keris Strike 2017
Soldiers from the 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment, headquarter in Pocatello, participated in Keris Strike 2017 in Pahang, Malaysia, from August 7-18. The exercise provided members of the Idaho Army National Gu... More
The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team’s signal Soldiers
The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team’s signal Soldiers conducted signal gunnery Feb. 6-11 on Gowen Field and in the Orchard Combat Training Center. During the two-day field exercise portion, Soldiers practiced... More
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. Adam Rios was a troubled
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. Adam Rios was a troubled kid that grew up homeless on the streets of Utica, New York. He now serves as the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 116th Cavalry Briga... More
Sara Darney leads Skyler Rash through an obstacle course
Sara Darney leads Skyler Rash through an obstacle course during the Idaho National Guard Child and Youth Services’ Snow Bash event mid-January. The course teaches military children that they aren’t alone and to... More
Idaho Air National Guard Airmen Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goodman
Idaho Air National Guard Airmen Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goodman waits for members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces to reach her during a first-aid exchange at the United Nations Peace Keeping Operations center in C... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Idaho Army National Guard Maj. Steve Keeton watches
Idaho Army National Guard Maj. Steve Keeton watches as a member of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces sands handrails on a 30-foot beam bridge at the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Center in Cambodia Sept... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Brig. Gen. John Goodale, commander, Idaho Army National Guard, to reti...
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers 1st Lt. Chris Goodale and Brig. Gen. John Goodale pose for a photo together 21 August 2015 at the National Training Center. 1st Lt. Goodale, a UH-60 Black Hawk commander, spen... More
Col. Michael Garshak, Idaho Army National Guard chief
Col. Michael Garshak, Idaho Army National Guard chief of staff, addresses the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces at the closing ceremony of the Subject Matter Expert Exchange at Kampong Speu, Cambodia, on Sept. 15. A... More
Lt. Col. Aaron Jarnagin, commander of the 116th Cavalry
Lt. Col. Aaron Jarnagin, commander of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment and principal of Skyline High School checks his email Sept. 20 in his Idaho Falls, Idaho, office.
A member of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces writes
A member of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces writes a notional injury on Idaho Air National Guard Airmen Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goodman as part of a first aid expert exchange at the United Nations Peace Keeping Oper... More
Idaho Army National Guard’s Officer Candidate School receives near per...
Officer Candidates from the Idaho Army National Guard’s Officer Candidate School Company, 2nd Battalion (Modular), 204th Regional Training Institute conduct a squad training exercise March 20, 2017. OCS trains ... More
An M1A2 Abrams main battle tank from the 116th Cavalry
An M1A2 Abrams main battle tank from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion conducts Gunnery Table XII March 20, 2018 at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Boise, Idaho. The tr... More
Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard’s
Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard’s Special Operations Detachment – Pacific and rangers from the Royal Thai Army work together to load a Skedco litter into a 16th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60L B... More
Idaho Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tyler Richins
Idaho Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tyler Richins poses for a photo with his Sugar-Salem High School football team after coaching the team to the Idaho 3A state title Nov. 17.
Pfc. Logan Mangum conducts M88A2 PMCS
Pfc. Logan Mangum, E Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, hammers track shoes on an M88A2 recovery vehicle at the Orchard Combat Training Range June 6, 2018, as part of the vehicle’s preventive maintenance... More
1st Lt. Brad Smith poses for a photo May 27, 2019,
1st Lt. Brad Smith poses for a photo May 27, 2019, at Fort Irwin, California. Smith, a former Idaho Army National Guardsman, serves in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, which provides rotational training units... More
The Idaho Army National Guard Honor Guard and the Idaho
The Idaho Army National Guard Honor Guard and the Idaho Department of Correction Honor Guard conducts pallbearing as part of their final examination for a Military Funeral Honors Level 1 Training Course on Gowe... More
Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participated
Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participated in a subject-matter expert exchange Sept. 16–20 at the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations center with members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. The ... More
Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with
Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Saraburi province Aug. 28, the final Hanuman Guardian 2018 training event for infantry Soldiers... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
IDARNG senior enlisted leader challenges self, state staff to enlist o...
Command Sgt. Major Rich Elgan, the senior enlisted leader for the Idaho Army National Guard, is challenging himself and the state's senior leadership to each recruit one new member to the organization this trai... More
Maj. Lauren Tschampl, 124th Fighter Wing staff judge
Maj. Lauren Tschampl, 124th Fighter Wing staff judge advocate, shakes the hand of a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces member during the closing ceremony of the Subject Matter Expert Exchange at Kampong Speu, Cambodi... More
Sgt. Raymond Montes, center left, and Capt. Robert
Sgt. Raymond Montes, center left, and Capt. Robert J. Taylor, center right, work with other members of the Idaho National Guard to transport a patient, during a stretcher race Sept. 14 in Cambodia against membe... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Maj. Samuel McDowell, 1st Sgt. Cole Schwartz and Sgt.
Maj. Samuel McDowell, 1st Sgt. Cole Schwartz and Sgt. 1st Class Luis Velasquez, in U.S. Army camouflage uniforms, interacted and engaged with 12 members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces during the 10-day mis... More
Elijah Maisey, center, and Madison Kruger, right,
Elijah Maisey, center, and Madison Kruger, right, participate in a game at the Idaho National Guard Child and Youth Services’ Snow Bash event at Cascade, Idaho, in mid-January. The semi-annual camp brings milit... More
Lt. Col. George Hansen, commander of the 1-148th Field
Lt. Col. George Hansen, commander of the 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment, works with his counterpart from the Malaysian Army during Keris Strike 2017 in Pahang, Malaysia, August 10. The exercise focused on com... More
An M997 Field Litter Ambulance travels through the
An M997 Field Litter Ambulance travels through the Orchard Combat Training Center June 21, 2018 in support of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation.
Maj. Samuel McDowell observes members of the Royal
Maj. Samuel McDowell observes members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces rehearse an operations brief during the field exercise portion of a pre-deployment leadership exchange between the Idaho National Guard ... More
1st Sgt. Cole Schwartz, left, and Maj. Samuel McDowell
1st Sgt. Cole Schwartz, left, and Maj. Samuel McDowell look on as Sgt. 1st Class Luis Velasquez tries on an Explosive Ordinance Device suit in early December as part of a pre-deployment leadership exchange with... More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve's 321st Engineer
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve's 321st Engineer Battalion and the Oregon Army National Guard's A Company, 3-116th Combined Arms Battalion conduct recovery operations June 20, 2018, at the Orchard Combat Tr... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Sgt. Aaron Rogers, C Company, 1-52 General Support
Sgt. Aaron Rogers, C Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Battalion, explains how to properly load a patient onto a UH-60L Black Hawk’s jungle penetrator to a ranger from the R... More
Idaho National Guard partners with state, federal agencies to provide ...
Maj. Jeremy McLean walks through Albertson’s Stadium prior to kickoff Sept. 2 searching for potential threats to football fans. McLean is part of the Idaho National Guard’s 101st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civ... More
Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participated
Idaho National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participated in a subject-matter expert exchange Sept. 16–20 at the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations center with members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. The ... More
Tyson Wells, left, and Hunter Wells, right flip a tire
Tyson Wells, left, and Hunter Wells, right flip a tire together at the Magic Valley Battle Buddy Run Oct. 7 at Dierkes Lake Park. The father-son team were two of the nearly 250 participants in the 5k fun-run th... More
Earlier this month, three Idaho Army National Guard
Earlier this month, three Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers traveled to Cambodia to participate in a pre-deployment leadership exchange with members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. The exchange focused on... More
Idaho Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Roberts
Idaho Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Roberts reviews basic land navigation skills with members of Cambodia’s peacekeeping directorate who are preparing to deploy to several countries as part of the N... More
Sgt. First Class Shaine Harris, a flight medic with
Sgt. First Class Shaine Harris, a flight medic with C Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Battalion, and a ranger from the Royal Thai Army wait together for the signal from a ... More
Sgt. First Class Shaine Harris, a flight medic with
Sgt. First Class Shaine Harris, a flight medic with C Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Battalion, waits with a group of Royal Thai Army rangers for the unit’s UH-60L Black ... More
Sgt. First Class Shaine Harris, a flight medic with
Sgt. First Class Shaine Harris, a flight medic with C Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Battalion, prepares to demonstrate the UH-60L Black Hawk’s hoist Aug. 24 in Thailand’... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
After four decades, Idaho's senior enlisted adviser, Command Sgt. Maj....
Command Sgt. Maj. Steve Woodall joined the Idaho Army National Guard in 1976 and other than a one-year gap, served until 2017, when he retired as the state's senior enlisted adviser.
After 40 years of service, Maj. Gen. Sayler to retire
Maj. Gen. Gary L. Sayler addresses the crowd during Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s third inauguration Jan. 9, 2015 in Boise, Idaho. Sayler retires Oct. 31 after 40 years of service to the state, including the past s... More
The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team’s signal Soldiers
The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team’s signal Soldiers conducted signal gunnery Feb. 6-11 on Gowen Field and in the Orchard Combat Training Center. During the two-day field exercise portion, Soldiers practiced... More
Get to know: 2LT Morgan Hill, aeromedical evacuations officer
Idaho Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Morgan Hill sits inside a UH-60L cockpit self-training on start-up procedures on Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho. Hill is currently the state's only 67J aeromedical evacuations off... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. Adam Rios was a troubled
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. Adam Rios was a troubled kid that grew up homeless on the streets of Utica, New York. He now serves as the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 116th Cavalry Briga... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Royal Thai Army rangers unload a patient from a 16th
Royal Thai Army rangers unload a patient from a 16th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk while practicing air medical evacuation procedures Aug. 24 in Thailand’s Lopburi province during Hanuman Guardian 20... More
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Sarab... More
Pvt. Tyler Yorgesen, A Company, 116th Brigade Engineer
Pvt. Tyler Yorgesen, A Company, 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion, takes a knee during his platoon's live demo training range June 16, 2018, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. As part of the 116th Cavalry Br... More
Sgt. Aaron Rogers lowers Sgt. First Class Shaine Harris,
Sgt. Aaron Rogers lowers Sgt. First Class Shaine Harris, a flight medic with C Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Battalion, to the ground using the UH-60L Black Hawk’s hoist... More