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Idaho Army National Guard Soldier plays Carnegie Hall
July 22, 2019
Idaho Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Micah Strasser poses for a photo next to his timpani during  a dress rehearsal for a Millennial Choirs and Orchestras performance at New York City's Carnegie Hall July 11, 2019.

Alaska Air Guard and civilians rescue two from downed plane
July 22, 2019
An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter operated by Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 210th Rescue Squadron takes off for aerial live-fire gunnery training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 19, 2019. A similar aircraft helped rescue a person mauled by a bear on June 10, 2019.

Air and Army Guard rescue two hikers at Mount Marathon
July 19, 2019
Mount Marathon hikers hoist.

National Guard units from six states join Alaska in exercise
July 19, 2019
Mississippi Army National Guard Maj. Richmond Lachney and Staff Sgt. Vernon Wasson, 47th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, unload equipment from an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter during ORCA 2019 in Alaska, July 16.

Medical service officer at home in Kentucky's infantry
July 18, 2019
2nd Lt. Stella Hundley became the first female platoon leader in the 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry in February of 2018. Hundley serves as a medical services officer while also working full-time managing personnel and logistics for the 75th Troop Command.

Pennsylvania Air Guard engineers strengthen skills in Canada
July 18, 2019
Royal Canadian Air Force Maj. Dwayne Demers, 8 Mission Support Squadron commander, left, and Pennsylvania Air National Guard Capt. Matthew Saccone speak during a cookout in Trenton, Ontario, Canada July 12, 2019.

WVNG, DoD support for 24th World Scout Jamboree begins
July 18, 2019

Moldovan troops train with National Guard in California
July 18, 2019
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova Dereck Hogan and Moldovan Minister of Defense, Pavel Voicu express their pride of being able to visit over 100 Moldovan Army soldiers during their National Training Center, rotation 19-09 with North Carolina National Guard’s 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, on July 16, 2019.

Alaska National Guard rescue team saves two hikers
July 18, 2019
A pararescueman with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron assesses an injured hiker inside an Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after two hikers were hoisted off of an Alaskan mountain, July 17, 2019. One of the hikers was injured after falling about 30 feet from a ridge into a saddle, and was unable to walk.

National Guard relocates Alaskan village
July 17, 2019
Sunset view over the remote village, Mertarvik, Alaska, June 10-19, 2019.

Chemical agent detector trial conducted in South Carolina
July 17, 2019
Members of 2-263rd Air Defense Artillery Battalion (ADA BN), South Carolina National Guard, participated in an International Joint Force assessment of the first generation Chemical Agent Detector Colorimetric Reader (CADCoR) prototype, Clemson, South Carolina, July 13, 2019. Feedback from the Soldiers will be used to evaluate, improve and assess the CADCoR in determining calorimetric responses.

Puerto Rico's 'port dawgs' handle nitty-gritty on tarmac
July 17, 2019
Day or night, aircraft loading operations, including personnel and their equipment, keep the mission moving in support of domestic operations at Muniz Air National Guard Base for the Vigilant Guard Exercise.

N.C. Guard engineers work with Botswana Defense Forces
July 17, 2019
Spc. Adam Bates, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, shovels dirt from around water and sewer pipes while his Botswana Defense Force counterpart advises, in preparation for replacing a sewer line at Thebephatshwa Airbase in Botswana on July 11, 2019. This was one of several projects conducted in partnership with North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey National Guards and the Botswanan Defense Force during Upward Minuteman 2019, a U.S. Africa Command exercise promoting the U.S. National Guard’s State Partnership Programs on the African Continent.

Joint training helps the community and servicemembers
July 16, 2019
Patient administrators with the Greater Chenango Care Innovative Readiness Training check-in patients July 15, 2019, at Norwich High School, Norwich, New York.

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue hikers near Isabel Pass
July 16, 2019
A HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter operated by Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 210th Rescue Squadron takes off for aerial live-fire gunnery training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 19, 2019.

Idaho Army, Air Guard members earn air assault badges
July 15, 2019
Army Soldiers take part in the rappelling portion of Air Assault School at Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon, June 27, 2019.

La. National Guard continues to ready for TS Barry landfall
July 13, 2019
Soldiers from the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company make preparations for the approaching Tropical Storm Barry by placing sandbags along a levee in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, July 12, 2019.

Guard Coordination Center helps states respond to disasters
July 13, 2019
Army Master Sgt. Mark McCray reviews and updates information at the National Guard Coordination Center in Arlington, Virginia, July 12, 2019. McCray is serving in the NGCC during the National Guard’s response to Tropical Storm Barry.

Joint forces provide no-cost medical care in New York
July 12, 2019
Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wisconsin, board an Illinois Air National Guard C-130 Hercules for transport to New York July 9, 2019, for the Greater Chenango Cares and Healthy Cortland Innovative Readiness Training.

La. National Guard mobilizes up to 3,000 troops for storm
July 11, 2019
Soldiers with the 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct inspections and test high-water vehicles, flat bottom boats and boating equipment in preparation for the state activation in support of Tropical Storm Barry, July 10, 2019, at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Baton Rouge, La.