Duty | Honor | Texas

TWENTY-TWO SOLDIERS, Noncommissioned Officers and Leaders of the 36th Infantry Division’s Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion attended a Ruck Out of Darkness event during Annual Training June 16, 2022, at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. Organized by the battalion’s Unit Ministry Team, CPT (CH) Angel Newhart and SGT Jason Mackey, leaders from the battalion, the division headquarters, the Texas Military Department, and Master Resiliency Trainers, gathered to share new resources, stories, encouragement and show support at every level in order to support suicide prevention awareness and to build stronger teams as part of the division’s mission to promote Soldier resiliency, and mental, physical and spiritual readiness.

(Photo by SGT Christina Clardy)

CAMP MABRY

OKLAHOMA

TXANG CIVIL ENGINEERS from the 149th Fighter Wing in action in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Airmen are building homes for Cherokee Nation low-income or homeless veterans as part of an Innovative Readiness Training that offers skill-set training specific to their Air Force career field as well as a way to provide meaningful support to these communities.

THE COLOR GUARD FOR 2ND BRIGADE, Texas State Guard, was honored to lead the 30th Annual Villages Independence Festival Parade, Houston, Texas, July 4th, 2022. The color guard escorted the lead float representing Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8790 and joined them for fellowship and a meal immediately after the

RIO GRANDE

THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD LONE STAR TACTICAL RESPONSE UNIT (TRU) conducts security operations alongside TXDPS on the Rio Grande River. The TRU blocks against illegal crossings and interdicts criminal elements along the Texas-Mexico border as part of Operation Lone Star.

HOUSTON

parade. (Photos by CWO Gregory Illich)

FORT HOOD

ARMOR IS BACK HOME IN THE TEXAS GUARD! In early June 36th Infantry Division VIP’s were on hand for the first M1A1 Abrams tank and M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle live fire exercise in more than 16 years. Members of the 3/278th Armored Cavalry Regiment qualified crews and demonstrated the precision and lethality they bring to the battle field.

PUERTO RICO

TSGT EDITH LOZANO FROM THE 147TH ATTACK WING assists the 156th Wing in San Juan, Puerto Rico in developing strategies to help streamline various processes and taskings on base. This planning is part of a joint effort to assist the Puerto Rico Air National Guard in various taskings, and to facilitate cross-training between units on

MEMBERS OF THE 36TH INFANTRY DIVISION BAND perform on July 2, 2022 at the Klyde Warren

Park in Dallas, Texas. (Photo courtesy of the 36th ID Band)

WESLACO

MG WIN BURKETT, the Texas Military Department-Operation Lone Star Commander, welcomed Governor Greg Abbott, to a Mass Migration Response rehearsal planning session June 17, 2022, in Weslaco, Texas. The Texas DPS, TDEM and other interagency partners were in attendance. The Governor and interagency partners also toured the

Anzalduas International Bridge area. (Photo courtesy of the Texas Military Department)

FT. WORTH

ELLINGTON FIELD

THE 147TH ATTACK WING COMMANDER, Col Andrew Camacho and his Command Chief, CMSgt Rose Maxie, along with unit members hosted a Congressional Staff Delegation visit July 14, 2022, at Ellington Field JRB, Texas. The Congressional Delegation was able to speak with members of the 147th Attack Wing and learn about the

capabilities and objectives of the wing. (Photo courtesy of the 147th Attack Wing) ON MAY 22, 2022, BRIG GEN MATT BARKER, Headquarters TXANG Chief of Staff, and SrA Christopher Gangeme, a member of the 136th Airlift Wing, represent the Texas Air National Guard and Texas Military Department at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Brig Gen Barker also enlisted a group of new airmen into the United States Air Force during the event.