Photo by Spc. Tristin Salisbury | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 10.19.2025
U.S. Army Col. Angela Gentry, Director of Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Washington National Guard, presents Command Sgt. Maj. Kelly Wickel with the Washington State flag during his retirement ceremony at the Pierce Country Readiness Center, Wash., Oct. 19, 2025. The flag was a gift which recognized Wickel’s decades of service to the nation. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tristin Salisbury)...
Photo by Spc. Tristin Salisbury | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 10.19.2025
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kelly Wickel, Washington National Guard, presents an award to his wife during his retirement ceremony at the Pierce Country Readiness Center, Wash., Oct. 19, 2025. The ceremony recognized Wickel’s decades of service to the nation. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Tristin Salisbury)...
Photo by Spc. Tristin Salisbury | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 10.19.2025
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Ake, Director of Joint Staff, presents Command Sgt. Maj. Kelly Wickel, Washington National Guard, with the certificate of retirement during his retirement ceremony at the Pierce Country Readiness Center, Wash., Oct. 19, 2025. The certificate recognized Wickel’s decades of service to the nation. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Tristin Salisbury)...
Photo by Spc. Tristin Salisbury | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 07.18.2025
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Washington National Guard, prepare to paint a M777 towed 155mm howitzer named “Cupcake” at Yakima Training Center, Wash., July 18, 2025. The 81st SBCT implemented a safety stand down due to elevated risk of fire. During the training pause, 2-146 FA Soldiers conducted equipment maintenance......
Photo by Spc. Tristin Salisbury | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 07.18.2025
U.S. Army Spc. Elias Bonilla with 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Washington National Guard prepares to perform maintenance operations on a M777 towed 155mm howitzer at Yakima Training Center, Wash., July 18, 2025. The 81st SBCT implemented a safety stand down due to elevated risk of fire. During the pause, the 2-146 FA conducted equipment......
Photo by Spc. Tristin Salisbury | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 07.18.2025
U.S. Army Sgt. Erick Delgado, Sgt. Jordan Olson, and Sgt. Frank Miranda, cannon crewmembers with 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Washington National Guard, sit in a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) before performing maintenance operations on a M777 towed 155mm howitzer at Yakima Training Center, Wash., July 18, 2025. The 81st Stryker Brigade......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Alec Dionne | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 07.17.2025
U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Washington National Guard, drive joint light tactical vehicles and Stryker infantry carrier vehicles in a convoy during a training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, July 17, 2025. This style of company-level training builds essential skills among individual soldiers. 81st SBCT......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Nicolas A. Cloward | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 01.17.2024
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Davis, a section sergeant with Bravo Company, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, fires the M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (M3 MAAWS) during a new weapons fielding training event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 17, 2024. The live-fire exercise gives Soldiers an opportunity to......
