Photo by Senior Master Sgt. michael knodle | 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard | 06.30.2025
U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Dominic LaRocco of the 119th Wing competes in the pistol category at the Adjutant General's Marksmanship Match at the Camp Grafton Training Center near McHenry, N.D. on June 30, 2025. The Adjutant General's Marksmanship Match is an annual competition between teams from the North Dakota Army and Air National Guard in rifle, pistol and team catagories. (U.S.......
Photo by Nathan Rivard | 116th Public Affairs Detachment | 05.16.2025
U.S. Army Maj. Jeremy Malo, logistics deputy director, Joint Force Headquarters, North Dakota Army National Guard, presents a certificate of participation to Capt. Bana Ella Mere Gode, fire service, Mono-Couffo Region of Benin, at the conclusion of the Lignite Coast Tabletop Exercise, Grand Popo, Benin, May 16, 2025. The North Dakota National Guard and Benin are state partners in the State......
Photo by Spc. Anna Welchel | 116th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.23.2025
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Grant Semchenko instructs Soldiers during the Resiliency Training Assistance Course during State School, Camp Grafton Training Center, Devils Lake, N.D., Feb. 23, 2025. During the three-day course, students learned various skills to manage stress and adversity, with the goal for the students to take these skills back to their units to enhance performance, readiness,......
Photo by Spc. Anna Welchel | 116th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.23.2025
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steve Hoikkala, defense movement coordinator, Joint Force Headquarters, North Dakota Army National Guard, reviews notes with the Unit Movement Officer Refresher Course students, Camp Grafton Training Center, Devils Lake, N.D., Feb. 23, 2025. As the instructor of the Unit Movement Officer Refresher Course, Hoikkala used the three-day course to ensure students......
Photo by Spc. Anna Welchel | 116th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.23.2025
North Dakota Guardsmen practice firing the M4 carbine during the Small Arms Readiness Team course using the Engagement Skills Trainer, Camp Grafton Training Center, Devils Lake, N.D., Feb. 23, 2025. The course trained Soldiers on standard operations and procedures, enabling them to return to their units and teach the skills they learned. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Anna Welchel)...
Photo by Spc. Anna Welchel | 116th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.23.2025
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Josh Bucklin, 815th Engineer Company, 142nd Engineer Battalion, 141 Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, North Dakota Army National Guard, prepares to fire a M249 light machine gun during the Small Arms Readiness Team course using the Engagement Skills Trainer, Camp Grafton Training Center, Devils Lake, N.D., Feb. 23, 2025. The course trained Soldiers on standard operations and......
Photo by Spc. Anna Welchel | 116th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.22.2025
North Dakota National Guardsmen participate in cold weather training during State School, Camp Grafton Training Center, Devils Lake, N.D., Feb. 22, 2025. The course trained Soldiers to survive, operate and complete missions in extreme cold by teaching mobility, survival skills and equipment usage, preparing them for success in Arctic climates. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Anna Welchel)...
Photo by Nathan Rivard | 116th Public Affairs Detachment | 12.07.2024
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jonathan Erickson, outgoing land component commander, North Dakota Army National Guard, waves to the crowd after receiving his retirement award following the land component commander change of command ceremony, Bismarck, N.D., Dec. 7, 2024. Erickson has held the position since Nov. 20, 2021, and commissioned as an officer in 1994. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt.......
