Photo by Staff Sgt. Daisy Broker | National Guard Bureau | 08.08.2024
Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, the command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, chats with Staff Sgt. Kirtley Finnell, a combat engineer with the 20th Special Forces Group, Alabama Army National Guard, after he comes in first from the 12-mile ruck march during the 2024 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Ethan Allen Firing Range, Vermont, Aug. 8, 2024....
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy | National Guard Bureau | 04.05.2024
Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, the sergeant major of the Army National Guard, shakes hands with Screech, the mascot of the Washington Nationals baseball team, after throwing the ceremonial first pitch of the game during the Nationals’ match-up against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park stadium in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2024. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen took part in......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy | National Guard Bureau | 04.05.2024
Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, the sergeant major of the Army National Guard, throws the ceremonial first pitch of the game during the Washington Nationals’ match-up against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park stadium in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2024. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen took part in pre-game activities as part of the park’s National Guard Night, which highlighted......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy | National Guard Bureau | 04.05.2024
Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, the sergeant major of the Army National Guard, throws the ceremonial first pitch of the game during the Washington Nationals’ match-up against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park stadium in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2024. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen took part in pre-game activities as part of the park’s National Guard Night, which highlighted......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy | National Guard Bureau | 04.05.2024
Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, the sergeant major of the Army National Guard, throws the ceremonial first pitch of the game during the Washington Nationals’ match-up against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park stadium in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2024. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen took part in pre-game activities as part of the park’s National Guard Night, which highlighted......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Daisy Broker | National Guard Bureau | 01.17.2024
Senior enlisted leaders from across the 54 states and territories and Washington, D.C., met for the Command Sergeants Major Advisory Council in St. Augustine, FL, January 17 to 18, 2024. During the two-day conference, the senior enlisted leaders addressed core issues affecting soldiers, focused on streamlining systems, updated policies, and worked to institute necessary reforms for enlisted......
Photo by Spc. Adrianne Lopez | 17th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Section | 11.04.2023
Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, the command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, demonstrates his point with soldiers from the 17th Special Troops Batallion, Nov. 4, 2023. Raines was demonstrating how the military is structured using a three to five model. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Adrianne Lopez.)(This photo was edited using tonal adjustments to enhance the subject.)...
Photo by Spc. Adrianne Lopez | 17th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Section | 11.04.2023
Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, the command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, talks to soldiers with the 17th Special Troops Batallion, Nov. 4, 2023. Raines spoke to the 17th STB about the future of the Army National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Adrianne Lopez.)(This photo was edited using tonal adjustments to enhance the subject.)...
