Maj. Gen. Robert G. Carruthers III, Assistant Adjutant General-Army and Commander of the Florida Army National Guard, visits Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, Florida Army National Guard and Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, Louisiana National Guard during intensive Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) training at Fort Bliss, Jan. 24, 2026. 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command prepares units to assume the responsibilities of Task Force Defender, which provides counter-rocket, artillery and mortar, as well as counter-unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities in support of the U.S. Central Command area of operations.
| Date Taken: | 01.24.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.27.2026 19:33 |
| Photo ID: | 9495605 |
| VIRIN: | 260124-A-QK124-9457 |
| Resolution: | 4025x4768 |
| Size: | 2.88 MB |
| Location: | FORT BLISS, US |
| Hometown: | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US |
| Hometown: | ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, US |
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