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Archive: June, 2022

Utah Air National Guard EOD flight responds to an emergency
June 30, 2022 — Members of the 151st Civil Engineering Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight were tasked with inspecting and detonating contaminated and compromised depleted uranium rounds found at the Tooele Army Depot on June 23, 2022... MORE

U.S. Air Force National Guard Master Sgt. Derin Creek and Staff Sgt. Cody Bialcak, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Techinicians, safely remove over 500 depleted uranium rounds on June 23, 2022 at Tooele Army Depot, UT.

Utah and Moroccan Paratroopers Exchange Jump Wings
June 27, 2022 — Paratroopers from the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah National Guard, and the Royal Moroccan Army received foreign jump wings during a wing exchange ceremony at Agadir, Morocco, June 27, 2022... MORE

Soldiers stand in a formation and receive their foreign airborne wings.

Utah National Guard Engineers Train at Dinosaur National Monument
June 22, 2022 — Soldiers from the 1457th participated in an annual training exercise they won't soon forget. Engineers from the 116th Engineer Company and support personnel for the Forward Support Company– about 125 Soldiers in all– contributed to rehab and upgrade projects across several sites at Dinosaur National Monument, near Vernal... MORE

A Soldier in 3rd Platoon, 116th Engineer Company, 1457th Engineer Battalion, Utah National Guard guides an excavator operator while installing a new cattle guard at Dinosaur National Monument, June 13, 2022

Utah Army and Air National Guard provide medical aid to Moroccan civilians
June 22, 2022 — Medical providers from the Utah National Guard’s Medical Readiness Detachment, 144th Area Support Medical Company, and 151st Medical Group, Detachment 1, joined providers from the U.S. Army’s 30th Medical Brigade, to set up a Humanitarian Civic Assistance operations center, in Taliouine, Morocco, on June 21, 2022... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Rebecca Sipe and a Maj. Boyd Bandy clean the teeth of a Moroccan man at the Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) center in Taliouine, Morocco June 22, 2022

Utah’s Apache Helicopters Arrive in Morocco
June 20, 2022 — Approximately 60 Soldiers from the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard, landed at the Agadir Al-Massira International Airport, Morocco, June 20... MORE

U.S. Soldiers from the 1-211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard, unload an AH-64 Apache helicopter on June 20, 2022, at Agadir Al-Massira International Airport, Morocco.

Utah, Moroccan, and Tunisian Paratroopers Jump Together at African Lion 22
June 19, 2022 — Paratroopers from the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, the Royal Moroccan Army, and the Tunisian Land Army boarded a Moroccan C-130 in Grier Labouihi, Morocco, June 19, and conducted both military free-fall and static-line jumps... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, commander of Southern European Task Force, Africa, accompanied by Soldiers assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Utah Army National Guard, and Royal Moroccan Army soldiers stand at the back of a Moroccan C-130 for a group photo during the friendship airborne operation in Grier Labouihi, Morocco, as part of African Lion 22, June 19, 2022.

Utah National Guard Members Arrive in Morocco for African Lion 22
June 17, 2022 — Roughly 300 members of the Utah National Guard will participate in African Lion 2022, U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO will train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint, all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal of strengthening interoperability among participants and setting the theater for strategic access... MORE

U.S. Army soldiers work with Moroccan Royal Armed Forces soldiers in an operations center.

Making a Move: Logistics and the Success of an Exercise
June 14, 2022 — Whether moving across the country or making a tactical river crossing, a good logistics plan is the crucial difference between success and failure. Military operations have always hinged upon the movement of troops, weapon systems, and supplies. Western Strike 22 is a modern example of a major logistical success that starts with planning and ends with the arrival and departure of Soldiers, equipment, and supplies from all over the United States... MORE

A gun crew from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, Utah National Guard, lines up their M109 Paladin for day of live fire during Western Strike 22, June 11, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho.

Lightning Strikes: Summoning America’s Thunder
June 14, 2022 — Units from the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, rocked the Idaho landscape in a barrage of awe-inspiring firepower. Soldiers from California, Iowa, North Carolina, and Utah assembled near Boise, Idaho at Orchard Combat Training Center to share knowledge, experience, and build camaraderie amongst a force of approximately 2,000 Soldiers. In addition to their battalions, the 65th FAB was also accompanied by aviation Soldiers from Utah, and active-duty Soldiers from Texas and Washington. Each component was summoned by the 65th FAB for one simple reason: to train and build a force that is ready to deploy at a moment's notice. ... MORE

Gun crews from 2nd Battalion, 222nd Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah Army National Guard, begin preparing their equipment for a day of fire missions as part of Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 11, 2022.

North Carolina National Guard forward observers provide fire support to National Guard units from four different states at Western Strike 22
June 14, 2022 — Fire support teams from 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment of the North Carolina National Guard provided fire support to National Guard units from four different states during Western Strike 22 throughout the month of June 2022 at Orchard Combat Training Center near Boise, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. ... MORE

Forward observers await UH-60 helicopters for transport to new observation areas for training on marking artillery targets during Western Strike 22, June 9, 2022.

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Archive: June, 2022

Utah National Guard ships AH-64D Apaches to Morocco for African Lion 22
June 17, 2022 — The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah National Guard, will package and send four AH-64D Apache helicopters to Morocco onboard a C-5 Galaxy, in support of African Lion 22, a U.S. Africa Command annual exercise on Saturday, June 18, 2022... MORE

Utah National Guard and the Honorary Colonels Corps host 60th Annual Bronze Minuteman Awards Dinner
June 10, 2022 — The Utah National Guard and the Honorary Colonels Corps will host the 60th Annual Bronze Minuteman Awards Dinner Friday, June 12, 2022, at Salt Lake’s Little America Hotel... MORE

65th FAB leads multi-state XCTC exercise at Orchard Combat Training Center in Idaho
June 8, 2022 — The Utah National Guard’s 65th Field Artillery Brigade, “America’s Thunder,” is participating in Western Strike 22, a large-scale, multi-state field artillery training exercise, June 7-16, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center near Boise, Idaho... MORE

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System engages its target during a qualification event during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 6, 2022.