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U.S. Soldiers from the 877th Engineer Company, Georgia Army National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, brief the 90th Sustainment Brigade command team on dismounted foot patrol operations along the southern border near Del Rio, Texas, April 18, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient Department of Defense operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jayden Falteisek)

U.S. Army Spc. Emecia Moss, 877th Engineer Company, Georgia Army National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, demonstrates how to operate a mobile surveillance camera near Del Rio, Texas, April 18, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient Department of Defense operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jayden Falteisek)

U.S. Army Spc. Byron Nguyen, 877th Engineer Company, Georgia Army National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, briefs his left and right limits of responsibility to the 90th Sustainment Brigade command team at a mobile surveillance site near Del Rio, Texas, April 18, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient Department of Defense operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jayden Falteisek)

U.S. Army Spc. Heriberto Lopez, a security point specialist for Task Force East, Operation Lone Star, patrols alongside a U.S. border patrol agent in Roma, Texas, April, 17, 2025. Newly deputized guardsmen work side by side with border patrol agents in order to prevent, deter, and interdict illegal activity at the Texas border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek Gutierrez)

U.S. Army Spc. Heriberto Lopez, a security point specialist for Task Force East, Operation Lone Star, stands guard during routine patrols in Roma, Texas, April, 17, 2025. Newly deputized guardsmen patrol alongside border patrol agents in order to prevent, deter, and interdict illegal activity at the Texas border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek Gutierrez)

U.S. Army Spc. Heriberto Lopez, a security point specialist for Task Force East, Operation Lone Star, stands guard with a U.S. border patrol agent during routine patrols in Roma, Texas, April, 17, 2025. Newly deputized guardsmen patrol alongside border patrol agents in order to prevent, deter, and interdict illegal activity at the Texas border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek Gutierrez)

U.S. Army Spc. Heriberto Lopez, a security point specialist for Task Force East, Operation Lone Star, stands guard with a U.S. border patrol agent during routine patrols in Roma, Texas, April, 17, 2025. Newly deputized guardsmen patrol alongside border patrol agents in order to prevent, deter, and interdict illegal activity at the Texas border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek Gutierrez)

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing return from deployment, South Burlington, VT, April 22, 2025. These Airmen were deployed to Okinawa, Japan to support the F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Rob Trubia)

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing return from deployment, South Burlington, VT, April 22, 2025. These Airmen were deployed to Okinawa, Japan to support the F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Rob Trubia)

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing return from deployment, South Burlington, VT, April 22, 2025. These Airmen were deployed to Okinawa, Japan to support the F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Rob Trubia)

A flight medic with the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division and U.S. Army Spc. Christian Torres, a combat medic specialist with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine mission, sit on a rescue seat as they are hoisted toward an HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air medevac training exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 16, 2025. The training allowed combat medic specialists with the 56th SBCT to build confidence and gain experience in utilizing a rescue seat during air medevac hoist operations when a helicopter is unable to land, such as a heavily wooded location or a sloped mountainside. (U.S. Army Capt. Leanne Demboski)

U.S. Soldiers with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard work together to raise a sked holding a Rescue Randy training mannequin to an HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during air medevac hoist training at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 16, 2025. The training allowed 56th SBCT medics to gain experience in air medevac hoist operations when a helicopter is unable to land, such as a heavily wooded location or a sloped mountainside. (U.S. Army Capt. Leanne Demboski)

A flight medic with the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division raises a hoist with rescue seat carrying two U.S. Soldiers during an air medevac training exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 16, 2025. The training allowed combat medic specialists with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard to build confidence and gain experience in utilizing a rescue seat during air medevac hoist operations when a helicopter is unable to land, such as a heavily wooded location or a sloped mountainside. (U.S. Army Capt. Leanne Demboski)

U.S. Soldiers with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine mission run toward an HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as two Soldiers are hoisted on a rescue seat during an air medevac training exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 16, 2025. The training allowed combat medic specialists with the 56th SBCT to build confidence and gain experience in utilizing a rescue seat during air medevac hoist operations when a helicopter is unable to land, such as a heavily wooded location or a sloped mountainside. (U.S. Army Capt. Leanne Demboski)

U.S. Army Spc. Heriberto Lopez, a security point specialist for Task Force East, Operation Lone Star, stands guard during routine patrols in Roma, Texas, April, 17, 2025. Newly deputized guardsmen patrol alongside border patrol agents in order to prevent, deter, and interdict illegal activity at the Texas border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek Gutierrez)

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing return from deployment, South Burlington, VT, April 22, 2025. These Airmen were deployed to Okinawa, Japan to support the F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Rob Trubia)

U.S. Army Spc. Gabrielle Smith, a combat medic specialist with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, high-fives another Soldier after being lowered via rescue seat from an HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during air medevac hoist training at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 16, 2025. The training allowed 56th SBCT medics to gain experience in utilizing a rescue seat during air medevac hoist operations when a helicopter is unable to land, such as a heavily wooded location or a sloped mountainside. (U.S. Army Capt. Leanne Demboski)

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing return from deployment, South Burlington, VT, April 22, 2025. These Airmen were deployed to Okinawa, Japan to support the F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Rob Trubia)

Twenty Army National Guardsmen from eight states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands took part in the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during the Region III phase of the Best Warrior Competition (BWC), held April 21, 2025, at the South Carolina National Guard’s McCrady Training Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Hosted by the South Carolina National Guard from April 21–26, the Region III BWC 2025 is open to all enlisted National Guard Soldiers. Competitors advanced through their state to the regional competition, facing demanding military challenges designed to test their combat skills and doctrinal knowledge. On the opening day of the competition, Soldiers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and U.S. Virgin Islands completed the ACFT before moving on to knowledge boards, written essays, and public affairs interviews. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Duran Jones)

Twenty Army National Guardsmen from eight states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands took part in the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during the Region III phase of the Best Warrior Competition (BWC), held April 21, 2025, at the South Carolina National Guard’s McCrady Training Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Hosted by the South Carolina National Guard from April 21–26, the Region III BWC 2025 is open to all enlisted National Guard Soldiers. Competitors advanced through their state to the regional competition, facing demanding military challenges designed to test their combat skills and doctrinal knowledge. On the opening day of the competition, Soldiers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and U.S. Virgin Islands completed the ACFT before moving on to knowledge boards, written essays, and public affairs interviews. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Duran Jones)