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Colorado Army National Guard Soldier serves for family, community, citizenship
By U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph K. VonNida | Sept. 26, 2023
U.S. Army Sgt. Chau Do was born in Vietnam and came to the U.S. with his family in 1998 when he was 9 years old. He could not speak English, but the public school system would help overcome that barrier. “Life in America was all new to me,” Do said. “Not knowing how to speak the language made it difficult to interact with other people.”

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Knauer, 140th Civil Engineering Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, inspects an air conditioning unit during the 140th Civil Engineering Squadron, 140th Wing, Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, participation in a Deployment for Training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 14-31, 2023. Eleven other units, on two-week rotations, worked together in tandem to accomplish a large-scale tasking at Yokota. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Davis)
Colorado’s 140th Civil Engineering Squadron performs Deployment for Training in Japan
By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Luca Lovato, 140th Wing Public Affairs | Sept. 8, 2023
The Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Civil Engineering Squadron, 140th Wing, Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, participated in a Deployment for Training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 14 - 31, 2023.

Members of 31st Force Support Squadron, Aviano Air Base, 140th Wing Force Support Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, and 185th Force Support Squadron, Iowa Air National Guard conduct joint training on Search and Recovery Operations at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 6, 2023. The Airmen accomplished Home Station Readiness Training, which is required every 24 months for FSS members, preparing Airmen to perform their mission for future deployments.  (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Alan Radke)
140th Wing Force Support Squadron deploys to Italy for Home Station Readiness Training
By 140th Wing Public Affairs | July 18, 2023
The Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Force Support Squadron, 140th Wing, Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, participated in Home Station Readiness Training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 28-July 11, 2023.

U.S. Air Force Col. Carrie Worrell shows off a t-shirt promoting the Colorado National Guard’s first ever Joint Resiliency Directorate (J9) to a room full of CONG members May 6, 2023. CONG J9 was established Dec. 1, 2022, under the direction of the National Defense Authorization Act 2022 and the Independent Review Commission appointed by U.S. President Joe Biden. (Photo courtesy CONG J9)
New Colorado National Guard directorate prioritizes serving its members
By Sgt. 1st Class Joseph K. VonNida, Colorado National Guard Public Affairs | June 29, 2023
U.S. Air Force Col. Carrie Worrell was appointed director of the Colorado National Guard’s first Joint Resiliency Directorate (J9) officially established Dec. 1, 2022. Together, Worrell and her deputy stood up a Resiliency Program for the CONG in less than three months.
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