Members of the Mississippi National Guard receive training on COVID-19 test administration during a combat life saver course at Camp Shelby Joint Force Training Center near Hattiesburg, Miss., October 23, 2020. The Mississippi National Guard is working with the Mississippi Department of Health facilitating multiple mobile testing sites throughout the state, including the incorporation of RAPID testing. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Christopher Shannon II and Spc. Jovi Prevot)
Bruce, Miss. – Through the scorching Mississippi summer heat and the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, more than 140 Soldiers of the 223rd Engineer Battalion are spending their annual training building a 1.3–mile walking trail for the rural community of Bruce, Miss.
Home to just under 3,000 citizens and the 289th Engineer Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, Bruce is located 40 miles northeast of Grenada, Miss., at the intersection of state...
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - While the military cannot always predict when an attack will happen, leaders within the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, can ensure their soldiers are ready to respond if an attack does occur.
On a humid, cheerful Saturday morning at the Vicksburg Readiness Center, the Soldiers and families of the 168th Engineer Brigade said farewell to one commander and welcomed a new one at a change of command ceremony May 16, 2020. Col. Kelvin Nichols, outgoing commander of the 168th Engineer Brigade, relinquished command of the brigade to Lt. Col. Kendrick Cager as colleagues, friends, and family watched the ceremony take place in person and...
OXFORD, Miss. - The historic University of Mississippi’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) commissioned three more second lieutenants during a commissioning ceremony May 9, 2020, at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center.
