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N.Y. Guard Airmen and Soldiers assist police with security
January 18, 2019
New York National Guard Soldiers of Joint Task Force Empire Shield stand with Triburough Bridge and Tunnel Authority officers and State Troopers, at the Verrazano Bridge, Staten Island, N.Y., Jan. 10, 2019. Soldiers and Troopers were conducting Operation Catch-All, a security operation to prevent terrorism in New York City and the Triburough area.

Guardsmen boost multinational relations, morale in Ukraine
January 17, 2019
Cpt. William Carter stands alongside multinational Soldiers during the Ukrainian Independence Day parade in Kyiv, Aug. 24, 2018.

173rd FW vehicle maintenance braces for heavy winter snows
January 17, 2019
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Childs, 173rd Fighter Wing vehicle maintenance shop, releases a cascade of sparks with a cutting torch during fabrication of a support bracket for a roll-over snow plow, Jan. 14, 2019.

A family affair: Wyoming brothers share military experience
January 16, 2019
Airmen 1st Class and brothers Christian, left, and Harrison Linde are both crew chiefs in the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing. The brothers went through basic and advanced training together.

Pa. Guard leads testing on new Army personnel and pay system
January 16, 2019
Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers conduct testing on the Army’s new Integrated Personnel and Pay System Army (IPPS-A) at Fort Indiantown Gap Jan. 10, 2019. The Pennsylvania Army National Guard was selected to be the beta test state for the new system three years ago, and has since been heavily involved with the development and testing of the system.

Fries to cybersecurity: Military gave Airman a new field
January 16, 2019
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. William, a flight commander at the 118th Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard, poses for a photo on Jan. 13, 2019, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville. William used the education and opportunities provided by the Guard to spark a career change from the fast food industry to the cybersecurity field.

126th Aviation Reg. flies winter skies of western New York
January 15, 2019
Soldiers assigned to Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard from Buffalo, await to hot-load onto a CH-47 Chinook from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, NYARNG from Rochester, at the National Guard training site in Youngstown, N.Y., Jan. 12, 2019.

From the streets to the military: Service changed his life
January 14, 2019
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. Adam Rios was a troubled kid who grew up homeless in New York. He says his foster parents and the military helped him turn his life around.

North Carolina Guard team enhances Antarctic communications
January 14, 2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristofer Vandermark, far left; Staff Sgt. Titus Poulose, left; Staff Sgt. Michael Jennings, right; and Master Sgt. Chris Farnsworth, far right, of the 263rd Combat Communications Squadron, a detachment of the 145th Airlift Wing, pose for a photo while deployed to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Dec. 1, 2018. ODF is a military mission in support of the National Science Foundation throughout the continent of Antarctica, to provide air, land, and sea support to McMurdo Station.

Working on Bush funeral train was 'a chance of a lifetime'
January 11, 2019
Master Sgt. Shana Cobbs in front of the George Bush 4141 Locomotive Dec. 3, 2018, in Spring, Texas Cobbs provided security for the locomotive during the Bush funeral detail, securing the areas prior to arrival at each location.

Oklahoma Guard’s civil support team practices rope rescues
January 10, 2019
Oklahoma National Guard members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, conduct ropes rescue technician training Jan. 8, 2019, at the High Plains Technology Center in Woodward, Oklahoma. The training is part of an annual refresher and re-certification for unit members who continually train on aspects that directly affect their mission of being the Oklahoma National Guard’s team of first responders. The event included the basics of rope rescue from knot tying, to the more advanced portion of rappelling down and up a steep, simulated cliff.

Wash. military intelligence battalion focuses on languages
January 10, 2019
Sgt. Nikole Johnson, cryptologic linguist, Delta Company 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, focuses on language training during Inactive Duty Training on Jan. 5, 2019, at the Information Operations Readiness Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

N.Y. Army Guard lieutenant creates free map graphics app
January 10, 2019
The MGRS-Mapper  computer application developed by New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. James Pistell allows users to overlay the military grid reference system on a Google maps image and then create and place tactical and warfighting graphics and symbols on it to be used as an overlay and shared via email.

D.C. Air Guard unit protects skies over nation’s capital
January 10, 2019
Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Halvorsen, a pilot with the District of Columbia Air National Guard's Aerospace Control Alert Detachment, goes through a pre-flight check in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a training event at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Dec. 19, 2018.  Halvorsen is one of several pilots with the detachment, which is tasked with keeping the Washington, D.C., area safe from airborne threats. The ACAD has responded to more than 6,200 alert events since its formation in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

New York Airmen pay tribute to President Millard Fillmore
January 9, 2019
Col. Eric Laughton, commander of the 107th Medical Group, New York Air National Guard, lays a wreath at the grave of President Millard Fillmore on behalf of President Donald Trump during a ceremony honoring him on his birthday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 7, 2019. Fillmore was president from 1850-1853, and has a wreath laid at his grave every year on his birthday by the 107th Attack Wing, New York Air National Guard.

Washington National Guard preps for flooding with partners
January 9, 2019
Airmen and Soldiers of the Washington National Guard assist with sandbagging during the 2017 flooding in Sprague, Wash.

First Army strengthens partnership with Guard senior leaders
January 9, 2019
First Army Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Thomas James talks to the National Guard Division Commanders at the Green Tab Commanders Conference held at the Professional Education Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, Jan. 4, 2019. James said he has enormous respect for the National Guard and their capability of staying trained, mission capable, and juggling a civilian life as well.

First female Royal Jordanian aviator trains in Pennsylvania
January 9, 2019
The Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (EAATS) at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., recently hosted Cadet Aya Al-Sourany of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, Jordan's first female helicopter pilot. EAATS has a long history of training pilots form Jordan, and from many nations, evidenced by a sweet gum tree planted by King Abdullah II of Jordan in 1999 on EAATS grounds.

Idaho recruiting commander enlists daughter in Guard
January 8, 2019
Lt. Col. David Darney administers the oath of enlistment to his daughter, Pvt. Sarah Darney, Dec. 27, 2018, at the Boise Military Entrance Processing Station.

104th Fighter Wing firefighters train, help local towns
January 8, 2019
Airman 1st Class Thomas Ruffo and Senior Airman Dylan Nygren, 104th Civil Engineering Squadron firefighters, participate in live structural fire training Nov. 27, 2018, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. The training ensures the Fire Attack Teams are prepared to respond to any fires on base or in the surrounding communities.