TAG Line June 19, 2020

Spc. Austin Hanten, right, and Sgt. Luke Zabka lead a class on clearing a staircase during MOUT training on June 11. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Charles Highland, N.D. National Guard Public Affairs)

Military Police Annual Training

The 191st Military Police Company held its annual training at Camp Grafton Training Center from June 8 - 16. The training included Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) training as well as civil unrest training, vehicle recovery, weapons qualification, convoy and area security training. (U.S. National Guard story and photos by Sgt. 1st Class Charles Highland, N.D. National Guard Public Affairs)

Sgt. Luke Zabka, center, 191st Military Police Company, discusses how to effectively breach and secure a building during MOUT training on June 11.

191st Military Police Company Soldiers stack the door in preparation for breaching a building during MOUT training on June 11.

191st Military Police Company Soldiers maneuver toward their objective during MOUT training at Camp Grafton on June 11.

Spc. Dominique Jungles, 191st Military Police Company, strikes a door with a breaching tool during MOUT training on June 11.

Spc. Tyler Kollman, right, opens a closet for clearing during MOUT training on June 11.

191st Military Police Soldiers clear a room during MOUT training on June 11.

Soldiers of the 191st Military Police Company provide security on a porch while other members of their team clear a building during MOUT training on June 11.

A full look at training from June 8 to 16.

Top left, 1st Sgt. Dane Severinson and Staff Sgt. Dane Kruger simulate riot conditions by throwing hockey pucks and spraying water at Soldiers of the 191st Military Police Company during civil unrest training at Camp Grafton Training Center. Top right, Soldiers of the 191st Military Police Company conduct live fire and transition fire training with their M4 and M9 weapons at the range at Camp Grafton Training Center - South. Bottom left, Soldiers assigned to the 191st Military Police Company's maintenance section execute a controlled roll, while positioning a vehicle for recovery operations during training. Bottom right, maintenance Soldiers prepare to winch a vehicle out of the water during recovery training.

COVID-19 Testing at the Spirit Lake Tribe Reservation

Mobile COVID-19 Testing in Garrison, N.D.

On June 10, members of the N.D. National Guard assisted in the operation of a mobile COVID-19 testing site in Garrison, N.D. This mission is part of the National Guard’s continued support to state and local agencies in response to the ongoing pandemic.

Spc. Sulley Merwin, 817th Engineer Company (Sapper), administers a COVID-19 test to a passenger in a vehicle in Garrison, N.D. on June 10.

Pvt. 1st Class Ryan Barndt, left, and Spc. Madison Wigness, 816th Military Police Company, collect data from participants at the COVID-19 mobile testing site in Garrison, N.D. on June 10.

Sgt. Michaela Granger, left, 116th Public Affairs Detachment, prepares to interview Sgt. Rachel Church, 816th Military Police Company at the mobile COVID-19 testing site in Garrison, N.D. on June 10.

Guard Assists in Mobile COVID-19 Testing at State Capitol

On June 17, the N.D. National Guard assisted at a mobile COVID-19 testing site in the northwest parking lot of the N.D. State Capitol in Bismarck on June 17. Guardsmen directed traffic, collected information, administered the tests and transported the specimens to the state lab for analysis.

Col. Brian Keller, State Medical Detachment, administers a COVID-19 test at the mobile testing site at the N.D. State Capitol in Bismarck on June 17.

Spc. Daniel Monson, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, directs traffic at the COVID-19 mobile testing site on the N.D. State Capitol grounds in Bismarck on June 17.

Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, right, N.D. National Guard adjutant general, visits the COVID-19 mobile testing site at the State Capitol in Bismarck on June 17.

Sgt. Jonathan Parnell, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, prepares a completed COVID-19 specimen for transport to the state lab for analysis on June 17.
An overhead view of the vehicles participating in the mobile COVID-19 testing site at the N.D. State Capitol in Bismarck on June 17.

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