Photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck | National Guard Bureau | 07.30.2025
Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, speaks to participants of the Tennessee National Guard's Guard Readiness Improvement Training program at the Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna, Tennessee, July 29, 2025. GRIT courses are designed to retain and strengthen the force through physical, mental, nutritional, spiritual, and sleep readiness training. (U.S.......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck | National Guard Bureau | 07.30.2025
Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau conducts the sprint, drag, carry event of the Army Fitness Test at the Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna, Tennessee., July 29, 2025. Raines completed the test alongside participants of the Tennessee National Guard's Guard Readiness Improvement Training course. GRIT is designed to retain and strengthen the force......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck | National Guard Bureau | 07.30.2025
Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau takes part in the Army Fitness Test at the Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna, Tennessee, July 29, 2025. Raines completed the test alongside participants of the Tennessee National Guard's Guard Readiness Improvement Training course. GRIT is designed to retain and strengthen the force through physical, mental,......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck | National Guard Bureau | 07.29.2025
Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau visits with Soldiers of the Tennessee National Guard's military police basic course at the Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna, Tennessee, July 29, 2025. Raines’ visit to the class was part of a broader trip highlighting the Tennessee Guard’s training programs, including the Guard Readiness Improvement Training......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck | National Guard Bureau | 07.29.2025
Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with coaches of the Tennessee National Guard's Guard Readiness Improvement Training program at the Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna, Tennessee, July 29, 2025. GRIT courses are designed to retain and strengthen the force through physical, mental, nutritional, spiritual, and sleep readiness training. (U.S. Army......
Photo by Capt. Christopher Booker | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.22.2025
U.S. Army Maj. Travis Mueller, commander of the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, strategizes the best way to attack “The Tough One”, an infamous obstacle on the confidence course at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 22, 2025. Completing the course builds physical toughness, agility and unit cohesion, sharpening the......
Photo by Sgt. Kalina Hyche | 118th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Tennessee Army National Guard | 05.04.2025
U.S. Army National Guardsman, assigned to Tennessee, participated in day 19’s workout of the Guard Readiness Improvement Training (GRIT) program in the newly dedicated indoor GRIT Performance Readiness Center at the Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna, May 4, 2025. The GRIT program is a vital component of the Tennessee National Guard’s commitment to the Holistic Health and Fitness......
Photo by Sgt. Kalina Hyche | 118th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Tennessee Army National Guard | 05.04.2025
U.S. Army National Guardsman, assigned to Tennessee, participated in day 19’s workout of the Guard Readiness Improvement Training (GRIT) program in the newly dedicated indoor GRIT Performance Readiness Center at the Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna, May 4, 2025. The GRIT program is a vital component of the Tennessee National Guard’s commitment to the Holistic Health and Fitness......
