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Alaska Air National Guard Airman aims high for the future
April 20, 2015
Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kimberly Daugherty, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster with the 249th Airlift Squadron, is studying to get her private pilot license with the Elmendorf Aero Club at Joint Base Elmendorf-RIchardson, Alaska. Daugherty endeavors to a professional pilot flying for the Air National Guard or for a commercial carrier.
Zachary Parsons named National Guard Military Child of the Year
April 17, 2015
U.S. Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, National Guard Bureau Chief, and Operation Homefront president Tim Farrell present National Guard Child of the Year nominee Zachary Alan Parsons with a trophy during the 2015 Military Child of the Year Awards Gala, in Arlington, Virginia, April 16, 2015. The awards gala is held to recognize outstanding military children - one nominated for each of the service branches.
Unique Delaware Guard program graduates 2015 class from Leadership Academy
April 17, 2015
Delaware Leadership Academy, Class of 2015. Front Row: Chief Master Sgt. Robbin Moore, Sgt. 1st Class Camela Williams, Staff Sgt. Kathy-ann Jackson, and Tech. Sgt. Gerilynn Norris. Back Row: Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Miller, Lt. Col. Robert Sullivan, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Patterson, and Master Sgt. Andrew Vierzba.
Oregon's 116th Air Control Squadron mobilizes for overseas assignment
April 16, 2015
Oregon National Guard Airman 1st Class Lindsey Gallardo, assigned to the 116th Air Control Squadron (ACS), right, is greeted by Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the adjutant general for Oregon, left, as Airmen from the unit conclude their formal mobilization ceremony at Camp Withycombe, Ore., April 11, 2015.
National Guard Bureau Homeland Security Institute hosts 5th annual executive seminar at Harvard University
April 16, 2015
Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, prepares to answer a question from moderator Juliette Kayyem, Harvard Lecturer, during a forum as Coast Guard Adm. Paul Zukonft, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard and Lt. Gen. Michael Dubie, deputy commander, U.S. Northern Command listens during a panel discussion on the military's role in disaster response at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Michigan National Guard program helps keep drugs out of communities
April 16, 2015
Michigan National Guard Counterdrug member Sgt. 1st Class Devin Hahn begins his workday April 8, 2015, as an analyst assigned to the Michigan Intelligence Operations Center in Lansing, Mich. Hahn has been a member of the Counterdrug team for 15 years and is one of more than 20 full-time Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who assist law enforcement agencies in the detection of illegal drug activities within the Michigan community.
Gen. Grass visits historic bridge at Minuteman National Historic Park
April 15, 2015
Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief National Guard Bureau and Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Adjutant General, Massachusetts National Guard, speak with Soldiers and Airmen of the Massachusetts National Guard at the North Bridge battle site at Minuteman National Historic Park, April 10, 2015.
Gen. Odierno: New Army Guard director brings “unparalleled” experience to role
April 15, 2015
Army Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, the director of the Army National Guard at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia., April 14, 2015, at his promotion ceremony.
New York Air National Guard member posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with Valor
April 14, 2015
U.S. Air Force Col Timothy J. LaBarge, commander of the 105th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, fastens the Bronze Star Medal with Valor onto Lt Col Linda Rohatsch's lapel during the posthumous award on behalf her son, Staff Sgt. Todd "T.J." Lobraico at a ceremony held in a hangar on Stewart Air National Guard Base April 11, 2015. Todd Lobraico Jr., a member of the 105th Airlift Wing, was killed in action in Afghanistan on Sept. 5, 2013.
North Dakota Army Guard helicopters conclude fire battle
April 14, 2015
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1-112th Aviation Company, fights a wildfire south of Bismarck, North Dakota, on April 13, 2015. Smoke obscures the aircraft as it flies its bucket to drop water on the blaze.
Alaska Air Guard members rescue stranded hikers on glacier
April 13, 2015
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, performs a simulated search and rescue pattern in Alaska. The 210th Rescue Squadron is part of a network of search-and-rescue organizations that save hundreds of lives in and around Alaska every year. This network includes not only the 210th's sister squadrons in the 176th Wing, but also such agencies as the U.S. Coast Guard, the Alaska State Troopers, the National Park Service, the Civil Air Patrol and others. Other 210th missions include non-combat search and rescue.
Florida Soldiers depart for Opposing Force mission at Ft. Polk
April 10, 2015
Florida National Guard Soldiers from the Lake City-based A Company, 53rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, board a C-130 transport plane at Cecil Commerce Center for JRTC on April 9, 2015.
Know your part, do your part is theme of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
April 10, 2015
Know your part. Do your part — Each member of our Guard community has a unique role in preventing and responding to sexual assault. We must recognize our part in stopping this crime starting with our own awareness and knowing when and where to safely intervene.
Air National Guard introduces Command Chief Mobile App
April 10, 2015
The Air National Guard's new command chief app is now available for iOS and Android smartphones.
Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing represented at South Korean base
April 9, 2015
Tech Sgt. Phillip Suchicital, a 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron end of runway NCO in charge, marshals in an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, during Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-2 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, March 6, 2015. BM 15-2 tested Airmen on their ability to survive and operate while under the stress of simulated wartime activities, all while ensuring aircraft generate.
National Guard prepared for disaster response, America’s Prepare-a-thon campaign urges personal disaster readiness
April 9, 2015
U.S. Army Pfc. Sarah Wells of the Georgia National Guard’s 179th Military Police Company tries to calm down a victim of a simulated building collapse during Vigilant Guard in Georgetown, S.C., on March 10, 2015.Vigilant Guard is a series of federally funded disaster-response drills conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
Air National Guard selects first member to serve as Academy Military Trainer at the U.S. Air Force Academy under the Developmental Special Duties Program
April 8, 2015
Air Force Master Sgt. Donald Steven Sanders, 134th Air Refueling Wing, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., is the first Air National Guard member to be an Academy Military Trainer at the Air Force Academy, March 25, 2015. Sanders became an AMT through the Developmental Special Duties. DSDs are positions within the U.S. Air Force designed to create and progress Airmen through the leadership of other Airmen and place the most qualified Airmen in several key roles which have an impact on Airmen across the service.
New Jersey National Guard Soldier realizes West Point dream
April 8, 2015
New Jersey Army National Guard Pfc. Nathaniel Okyere-Bour stands at the Morristown Armory with his acceptance letter from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, March 27, 2015. Okyere-Bour is a wheeled-vehicle maintenance specialist from the 250th Brigade Support Battalion, and is currently a student at Rutgers University. He was one of 25 Army National Guard soldiers to be accepted into West Point this year.
National Guard marks Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
April 7, 2015
Sgt. 1st Class Cassandra King and Chaplain (Capt.) David Jordan pet Falcon, a service dog with the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual assault victim advocacy program, as he makes his way throughout the room during activities at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Virginia, marking the start of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, April 1. Falcon, who has been part of the Wisconsin Guard’s program for a little more than a year, was brought on as a way to provide a greater way to provide for survivors of sexual assault.
Alaska Army Guard Black Hawk crew rescues missing snowmachiners
April 6, 2015
Alaska Army National Guard crew members recently rescued two snowmobile riders who weren't prepared when they were stranded overnight. In this file photo, members of the Alaska National Guard supported Operation Rock and a Hard Place in Homer March 19-22, 2013.