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First WWII Native American Medal of Honor recipient honored
November 21, 2019
203rd RED HORSE Squadron conducts field training exercise
November 21, 2019
Airmen assigned to the 203rd RED HORSE Squadron work in a four-day field training exercise Nov. 16, 2019, at State Military Reservation, Virginia Beach, Virginia. More than 150 Airmen practiced skills they would perform in a deployed environment.
Alaska Guardsman receives Bronze Star
November 21, 2019
Maj. Javier Lopez, Alaska National Guard staff judge advocate, received a Bronze Star medal Nov. 19, 2019, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for his service in Operation Enduring Freedom from May 2012 to April 2013. The award was presented to Lopez by Brig. Gen. Charles Lee Knowles, commander of the Alaska Army National Guard.
Innovative partnership cuts NJ Guard facility costs
November 21, 2019
John D. Foster creates a digital image from photos taken by a 3D laser scanner of a New Jersey Army National Guard armory at the Sustainable Facilities Center at the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J., Nov. 19, 2019. Rowan University faculty, staff and students at the center are helping the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the New Jersey Army National Guard efficiently operate facilities.
West Virginia Guard engineers complete JROTC obstacle course
November 20, 2019
A West Virginia Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 1092nd Engineer Battalion uses a mallet to drive a post into place to complete an obstacle course for the Sissonville High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. Twelve engineers from the WVANRG completed the obstacle course project in one week as a part of an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program.
Recruits get a taste of soldiering at Spartan Forge 2019
November 20, 2019
Trainees march in formation to breakfast at Camp Shelby Joint Force Training Center, Nov. 16, 2019, during the Mississippi Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion’s annual Spartan Forge event.
Wife, husband start National Guard careers together
November 20, 2019
From left to right: PV2 Hunter White, PV2 April Talaiga and Staff Sgt. Marilyn Gerhardt stand with the Minuteman statue at Camp Murray Nov. 17, 2019. The couple joined the Guard together on Oct. 30, 2019.
National Guard captain seizes UK learning opportunity
November 20, 2019
Capt. Nima Sarrafan, front row, second from right, stands with his class peers for a photo before a formal dinner as part of training at the United Kingdom Intermediate Command and Staff College in Shrivenham, England, in October 2019.
Delaware National Guard joins disaster response exercise
November 19, 2019
A C-5M Super Galaxy is unloaded during Total Force/Joint Training Exercise Diamond Wing at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del., Nov. 14, 2019. The C-5M Super Galaxy is the largest strategic airlifter in the Department of Defense, capable of carrying more than 280,000 pounds of cargo.
California Guard, Reserve come together for Yellow Ribbon event
November 19, 2019
Maj. Gen. Alberto Rosende, commanding general of the 63rd Readiness Division, and his wife, Martha, talk to an Army Reserve Soldier and his spouse at a Yellow Ribbon event in Anaheim, California, Nov. 16, 2019.
Wisconsin Guard helps test state disaster response
November 18, 2019
Fictional protesters confront Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd Military Police Company at an entry control point at a power substation in Racine County Nov. 13, 2019, as part of GridEx, an exercise that tested Wisconsin’s capacity to respond to a long-term mass power outage.
Family, in and out of uniform
November 18, 2019
From left to right: Lt. Col. Annie Lee, G4 for the 184th Sustainment Command, Sgt. Nia Davis, a human resources noncommissioned officer with the Higher Headquarters Command 66th Troop Command, and Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. for the 407th Army Field Support Brigade Stephanie Price. Davis’ family members Lee (mother) and Price (aunt) were in attendance for her promotion ceremony from specialist to sergeant.
U.S., Qatar rev up Eastern Action exercise
November 18, 2019
Qatari Emiri Land Force and U.S. military leadership receive the mission brief for Eastern Action, Oct. 31, 2019. U.S. Army Col. Steve Fabiano, the Area Support Group - Qatar commander, left center, looks at terrain map, as Brig. Gen. Steven T. King, a Task Force Spartan deputy commanding general, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard, listens to the brief.
Maine hosts National Guard disaster response training
November 15, 2019
Soldiers with the search-and-extraction element of the New England CERFP practice drilling through concrete while searching for simulated casualties during a Nov. 5-7 collective training exercise in Brunswick, Maine.
176th Wing budget analyst wins national honors
November 15, 2019
Alaska Air National Guard Master Sgt. John "J.C." McAleavey, 176th comptroller flight budget analyst, is the National Guard Bureau financial management and comptroller noncommissioned officer of the year for fiscal 2018. McAleavey is a native of Eagle River, Alaska, and began his career in the Air National Guard as a C-130 Hercules loadmaster.
147th Attack Wing participates in weapon evaluation exercise
November 14, 2019
147th Attack Wing Members participate in a Weapon System Evaluation Program exercise conducted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 3, 2019, at Ellington Field, Joint Reserve Base, Texas.
173rd Fighter Wing hosts health initiative
November 14, 2019
Agencies from around the Klamath Basin start the run portion of a Blue Zones Klamath Falls initiative to promote male health awareness for the month of November at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. Nov. 6, 2019. Klamath Falls Fire District #1, Oregon Department of Forestry, Klamath Falls Police Department. and the 173rd Fighter Wing fielded teams in the initiative.
Guard cyber teams key asset in cyber defense
November 14, 2019
Pennsylvania Army National Guard cyber team members monitor computer networks during elections in the state Nov. 5, 2019. Cyber teams from throughout the National Guard have remained a key part of cyber defense, said Guard officials, and have responded to ransomware attacks in Texas and Louisiana and worked in direct support of U.S. Cyber Command.
167th Airlift Wing conducts full-scale readiness exercise
November 13, 2019
Master Sgt. Tammy Marks, 167th Secuirty Forces Squadron, kneels in a wooded area during a comabt training scenario, Nov. 5, 2019. Approximately 300 members of the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, W.Va., deployed to the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., Nov. 3-7, for a full-scale readiness exercise.
Planning underway in Michigan for Northern Strike 2020
November 13, 2019
Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Palmatier oversees Northern Strike 20's initial planning conference (IPC) Nov. 6, 2019. Participants from the Michigan National Guard, active and reserve components of the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force and coalition partners from Great Britain, Lithuania and Latvia convened at Camp Grayling, Mich., for the IPC.