Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth A. Beard, the North Carolina
Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth A. Beard, the North Carolina National Guard’s assistant adjutant general for sustainment, thanks friends, family and local leaders at the NCNG’s 882nd Engineer Company’s (Vertical) welco... More
Spc. Adam Bates, with the North Carolina National Guard’s
Spc. Adam Bates, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, shovels dirt from around water and sewer pipes, in preparation for replacing a sewer line at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana ... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Private 1st Class Devin Pittman, with the Alabama National
Private 1st Class Devin Pittman, with the Alabama National Guard’s 214th Military Police Company, is searched by a service member with the Botswana Defense Force during a personnel search class at Thebephatshwa... More
Senior Airman Amy Amakihe, with the New Jersey National
Senior Airman Amy Amakihe, with the New Jersey National Guard’s 108th Medical Group, works with Botswana Defense Force service members to provide free blood pressure screenings at a community in Molepolole, Bot... More
Botswana Defense Force service members perform vehicle
Botswana Defense Force service members perform vehicle and personnel searches while protecting an entry control point during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exerc... More
Service members with the Botswana Defense Force secure
Service members with the Botswana Defense Force secure the area around an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two day culminati... More
A representative for Sampson County Emergency Services
A representative for Sampson County Emergency Services speaks during a shift change brief during Hurricane Isaias operations in Clinton, North Carolina, Aug. 3, 2020. The North Carolina National Guard coordinat... More
Spc. Antonio Hall, a Soldier assigned to the 882nd
Spc. Antonio Hall, a Soldier assigned to the 882nd Engineer Company, 105th Engineer Battalion, helps a resident gather his dogs following a tornado spawned by Hurricane Isaias in Windsor, North Carolina, Aug. 4... More
Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard’s 505th
Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard’s 505th Engineer Combat Battalion Headquarters element and Forward Support Company, based in Gastonia, N.C., prepare for the units’ welcome home ceremony at the Bet... More
Spc. Adam Bates, with the North Carolina National Guard’s
Spc. Adam Bates, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, shovels dirt from around water and sewer pipes in preparation for replacing a sewer line at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana o... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Lt. Col. David Perrone, a Staff Judge Advocate with
Lt. Col. David Perrone, a Staff Judge Advocate with the North Carolina National Guard’s 145th Airlift Wing teaches a class about evidence collection at a crime scene to a group of Botswana Defense Force service... More
Air Force Col. Greg Hawkesworth, the North Carolina
Air Force Col. Greg Hawkesworth, the North Carolina National Guard’s 145th Medical Group Commander, left, and Senior Airman Amy Amakihe, with the New Jersey National Guard’s 108th Medical Group, work with Botsw... More
Botswana Defense Force service members perform vehicle
Botswana Defense Force service members perform vehicle and personnel searches while protecting an entry control point during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exerc... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
Soldiers assigned to the 882nd Engineer Company, 105th
Soldiers assigned to the 882nd Engineer Company, 105th Engineer Battalion, assist multiple Emergency Management divisions following a Hurricane Isaias spawned tornado in Windsor, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2020. T... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Walker, a Soldier assigned to
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Walker, a Soldier assigned to the 882nd Engineer Company, 105th Engineer Battalion, helps a resident gather his dogs following a tornado spawned by Hurricane Isaias in Windsor, North Carol... More
Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard’s 875th
Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard’s 875th Engineer Company stand at attention during the unit’s welcome home ceremony at the John A. Walker Center, on the campus of Wilkes Community College, in Wilk... More
Spc. Adam Bates, with the North Carolina National Guard’s
Spc. Adam Bates, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, shovels dirt from around water and sewer pipes while his Botswana Defense Force counterpart advises, in preparation for replacin... More
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural celebration with U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 13, 2019. In addition to the dance, musicians from both ... More
Air Force Col. Greg Hawkesworth, the North Carolina
Air Force Col. Greg Hawkesworth, the North Carolina National Guard’s 145th Medical Group Commander, left, and Senior Airman Amy Amakihe, with the New Jersey National Guard’s 108th Medical Group, work with Botsw... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to rescue simulated car crash victims and put out a fire during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in ... More
Botswana Defense Force service members close their
Botswana Defense Force service members close their gate to protect themselves against a simulated mob of angry citizens during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exe... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
North Carolina Emergency Management task forces conduct
North Carolina Emergency Management task forces conduct search and rescue operations following a tornado spawned by Hurricane Isaias in Windsor, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2020. The North Carolina National Guard c... More
Army Capt. Bill Dudley (center-right), commander of
Army Capt. Bill Dudley (center-right), commander of the North Carolina National Guard’s 875th Engineer Company hands over a North Carolina State flag to Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth A. Beard (center-left), NCNG assi... More
Sgt. Matthew Dofflemyer, with the North Carolina National
Sgt. Matthew Dofflemyer, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, breaks apart rocks with a jackhammer shovels dirt from around water and sewer pipes while his Botswana Defense Force cou... More
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural celebration with U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 13, 2019. In addition to the dance, musicians from both ... More
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields to protect themselves against a simulated mob of angry citizens during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exe... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
Soldiers assigned to the 882nd Engineer Company, 105th
Soldiers assigned to the 882nd Engineer Company, 105th Engineer Battalion, transport state and county Emergency Management divisions following a Hurricane Isaias spawned tornado in Windsor, North Carolina, Aug.... More
Spc. Adam Macterrnan, a Soldier assigned to the 882nd
Spc. Adam Macterrnan, a Soldier assigned to the 882nd Engineer Company, 105th Engineer Battalion, helps a resident find his dogs following a tornado spawned by Hurricane Isaias in Windsor, North Carolina, Aug. ... More
A member of the Botswana Defense Force repairs a broken
A member of the Botswana Defense Force repairs a broken water line during a project to replace a sewer line with North Carolina National Guard Soldiers in the 882nd Engineer Company, at Thebephatshwa Air Base i... More
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural celebration with U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 13, 2019. In addition to the dance, musicians from both ... More
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields to protect themselves against a simulated mob of angry citizens during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exe... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to rescue simulated car crash victims and put out a fire during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in ... More
Botswana Defense Force Commandos approach an airplane
Botswana Defense Force Commandos approach an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminating event that included a simu... More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 882nd Engineer Company and the Buncombe County Task Force 2 Urban Search and Rescue Team stands in front of a high-water vehicle following Hurricane Isaias... More
North Carolina and Bertie County Emergency Management
North Carolina and Bertie County Emergency Management vehicles are staged alongside debris following search and rescue operations in Windsor, North Carolina, after a tornado destroyed a neighborhood overnight o... More
Botswana Defense Force service members repair a broken
Botswana Defense Force service members repair a broken water line during a project to replace a sewer line with North Carolina National Guard Soldiers in the 882nd Engineer Company, at Thebephatshwa Air Base in... More
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana Defense Force service members dance and cheer to music performed by musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Arm... More
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields to protect themselves against a simulated mob of angry citizens during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exe... More
Botswana Defense Force Commandos remove hostages and
Botswana Defense Force Commandos remove hostages and hijackers from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminating ... More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 105th Engineer Battalion drive to emergency reponse locations during Hurricane Isaias operations in Clinton, North Carolina, Aug. 4, 2020. The North Caroli... More
Botswana Defense Force service members repair a broken
Botswana Defense Force service members repair a broken water line during a project to replace a sewer line with North Carolina National Guard Soldiers in the 882nd Engineer Company, at Thebephatshwa Air Base in... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields to protect themselves against a simulated mob of angry citizens during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exe... More
Botswana Defense Force Commandos remove hostages and
Botswana Defense Force Commandos remove hostages and hijackers from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminating ... More
Spc. Adam Macterrnan, a Soldier assigned to the 882nd
Spc. Adam Macterrnan, a Soldier assigned to the 882nd Engineer Company, 105th Engineer Battalion, helps a resident find his dogs following a tornado spawned by Hurricane Isaias in Windsor, North Carolina, Aug. ... More
A member of the Botswana Defense Force repairs a broken
A member of the Botswana Defense Force repairs a broken water line during a project to replace a sewer line with North Carolina National Guard Soldiers in the 882nd Engineer Company, at Thebephatshwa Air Base i... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields to protect themselves against a simulated mob of angry citizens during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exe... More
Service members with the Botswana Defense Force secure
Service members with the Botswana Defense Force secure the area around an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminati... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Spc. Timothy Love, an interior electrician with the
Spc. Timothy Love, an interior electrician with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, replaces a light fixture in a bathroom in the Warrant Officer Barracks at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bo... More
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields to protect themselves against a simulated mob of angry citizens during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exe... More
U.S. National Guard Soldiers act as role players in
U.S. National Guard Soldiers act as role players in a hijackers and hostages scenario while service members with the Botswana Defense Force secure the area around an airplane during a training exercise at Thebe... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Spc. Timothy Love, an interior electrician with the
Spc. Timothy Love, an interior electrician with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, replaces a light fixture in a bathroom in the Warrant Officer Barracks at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bo... More
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields to protect themselves against a simulated mob of angry citizens during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exe... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural celebration with U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 13, 2019. In addition to the dance, musicians from both ... More
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields to protect themselves against a simulated mob of angry citizens during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exe... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th
Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band perform traditional and popular music for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service members and their families with the B... More
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields
Botswana Defense Force service members use riot shields to protect themselves against a simulated mob of angry citizens during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 16, 2019. The exe... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th
Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band perform traditional and popular music for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service members and their families with the B... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural celebration with U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 13, 2019. In addition to the dance, musicians from both ... More
Botswana Defense Force Commandos remove hostages and
Botswana Defense Force Commandos remove hostages and hijackers from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminating ... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th
Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band perform traditional and popular music for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service members and their families with the B... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
Staff Sgt. Brendan Stephens, a Public Affairs
Staff Sgt. Brendan Stephens, a Public Affairs Noncommissioned Officer with the North Carolina National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Joint Force Headquarters, shows children how his camera w... More
Service members with the Botswana Defense Force secure
Service members with the Botswana Defense Force secure the area around an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminati... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Botswana Defense Force Commandos approach an airplane
Botswana Defense Force Commandos approach an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminating event that included a simu... More
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana Defense Force service members dance and cheer to music performed by musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Arm... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana Defense Force service members dance and cheer to music performed by musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Arm... More
Botswana Defense Force Commandos remove hostages and
Botswana Defense Force Commandos remove hostages and hijackers from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminating ... More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service... More
Botswana Defense Force Commandos approach an airplane
Botswana Defense Force Commandos approach an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two day culminating event that included a simu... More
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana Defense Force service members dance and cheer to music performed by musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Arm... More
Botswana Defense Force Commandos prepare to enter an
Botswana Defense Force Commandos prepare to enter an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminating event that include... More
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana Defense Force service members dance and cheer to music performed by musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Arm... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana
U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and Botswana Defense Force service members dance and cheer to music performed by musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Arm... More
Botswana Defense Force Commandos approach an airplane
Botswana Defense Force Commandos approach an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminating event that included a simu... More
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural
Dancers perform a traditional dance during a cultural celebration with U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 13, 2019. In addition to the dance, musicians from both ... More
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Bot... More