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Ohio husband and wife become Citizen-Soldiers together
July 20, 2018
Nate and Irene Miller of Geauga County, Ohio, take the oath together May 25, 2018, at the Military Entrance Processing Station in Cleveland. The couple, married for four years, enlisted together into the Ohio Army National Guard and are scheduled to go to basic training in October, and will be assigned to the 1484th Transportation Company, based in North Canton, Ohio.
N.Y. Air Guard pilot takes'final flight' to end 33-year run
July 19, 2018
Lt. Col. David Panzera, pilot for the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, walks with his son Phillip, a Civil Air Patrol cadet, after completing his last landing flying the LC-130 Hercules aircraft July 17th, 2018, at Stratton Air National Guard base, Scotia, N.Y.
'Time travel' brings Army Guard members home from Mongolia
July 19, 2018
Alaska Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Thomas Hough, a loadmaster with the 249th Airlift Squadron, paces a 249 AS C-17 Globemaster III July 1, 2018, during the final stage of its ascent out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, after the passenger Soldiers participated in Khaan Quest 2018. Khaan Quest is a combined (multinational) joint (multi-service) training exercise designed to strengthen the capabilities of U.S., Mongolian and other partner nations in international peace support operations.
National Guard troops safeguard the All-Star game in D.C.
July 18, 2018
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard’s 33rd Civil Support Team and Delaware’s 31st CST, man the joint operations center on July 17, 2018, at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. The JOC was the center for operations during the 33rd and 31st CSTs mobilization for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game at Nationals Park. (screens have been blurred)
ANG Increases tanker reliability with sustainment dock
July 13, 2018
A KC-135 sits in the sustainment dock hangar while maintainers from the 141st and 92nd Maintenance Squadrons work during an isochronal inspection June 5, 2018, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Airmen from 11 different specialties complete the process of dismantling, inspecting, repairing and sometimes modifying the aircraft during the isochronal inspection.
National Guard medics who save child's life receive thanks
July 6, 2018
Pvt. Gracie Hilinski, Medical Section, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team poses with (from left to right) Lilya Soulami, Ayoub Soulami, and Asmae Hram, little girl, and her family, whose life was saved by Hilinski, at a ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Olympia, Wash., June 30, 2018.
Guard Soldier balances the many things that make her unique
July 2, 2018
Spc. Arshia Gill, Alpha Company, 898 Brigade Engineer Battalion, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, prepares a door for a breaching exercise on a demolitions range at the Yakima Training Center, June 12, 2018. Alpha Company is conducting their annual training at YTC.
Presidential son Quentin Roosevelt was a famous WWI casualty
July 2, 2018
Army Air Service Lt. Quentin Roosevelt, who died when German pilots shot down his plane during World War I.
Australian native comes ‘full circle’ as D.C. Army Guard vocalist
June 29, 2018
Army Sgt. Vicki Golding, a vocalist with the District of Columbia Army National Guard's 257th Army Band, sings the Australian national anthem as part of the Centenary of Mateship celebration during the Twilight Tattoo, June 27, 2018, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia. Golding, an Australian native who now lives in the U.S., also performed "The Star-Spangled Banner," and "I Am Australian" at the event, which commemorated the 100-year anniversary of the partnership between the United States and Australia established during World War I.
Fighting Father Duffy remembered fondly in New York City
June 29, 2018
New York Army National Guard Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Scott Ehler, left, introduces the official party to commemorate the life and career of New York Army National Guard Chaplain Father Francis P. Duffy at Times Square June 27, 2018. Ehler joined with Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, WWI National Commissioner Dr. Libby O’Connell and the National Guard’s senior chaplain, Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Kenneth “Ed” Brandt to commemorate Duffy’s service in WWI.