Home : News
Red Arrow Soldier laid to rest 75 years after death in WWII
October 1, 2019
Army Tech 5th Grade John E. Bainbridge of Sheboygan, Wis., was laid to rest Sept. 29, 2019, in Monona more than 75 years after his death during the Battle of Buna in World War II. Bainbridge joined the Wisconsin National Guard’s 32nd Infantry Division in 1940 and was killed in New Guinea Dec. 2, 1942; he rested unknown in Manila American Cemetery until his remains were identified via DNA analysis by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Guard hosts Gold Star families of fallen service members
October 1, 2019
A West Virginia National Guard Solider watches as a participant of the Gold Star Families retreat takes part in an archery event Sept. 28, 2019, at Camp Dawson, W.Va. The Gold Star Families retreat is hosted each year by the WVNG to honor the service and sacrifice of Gold Star Families - those who have lost a family member in military service.
MO ANG leads airlift for Saber Junction 2019
October 1, 2019
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Jones, with the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, marshals in a C-130H Hercules aircraft during Saber Junction 19 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sep. 17, 2019. SJ19 is an exercise involving 16 allies and partner nations at the U.S. Army’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Sept. 3-30.
30th Armored Brigade Combat Team Sappers lead the way
September 30, 2019
U.S. Combat Engineer Soldiers in Alpha and Bravo Companies, 236th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard, conduct engineer qualification table VI, which includes M2 Bradley live fire and breaching an obstacle, on a training range near Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 26, 2019.
Army helo school tests aircrews high on jagged mountains
September 27, 2019
Students practice on mountainous landing zones during the weeklong training program at the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site in Gypsum, Colo., Aug. 27, 2019. HAATS instructs about 350 students per year across the U.S. military as well as from foreign militaries. It is mainly run by Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers.
Guard joins 23rd US-Adriatic regional security conference
September 27, 2019
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Twitty, deputy commander, U.S. European Command, and participating Balkan nations sign a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to strengthen the regional defense cooperation of the U.S.-Adriatic Charter during the 23rd A-5 chiefs of defense conference in Durrës, Albania, Sept. 25, 2019.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue pilot, passenger near river
September 27, 2019
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the New York Air National Guard’s 101st Rescue Squadron flies for a combat search and rescue training mission during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, July 29, 2019.
National Guard initiatives to address suicide
September 26, 2019
Air Force Col. David Johnson, commander of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, speaks to Airmen about suicide prevention during a "resilience tactical pause'" day at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2019. The National Guard has launched or participated in suicide prevention initiatives throughout 2019. A Department of Defense report released Sept. 26, 2019, underscores the significant challenges the Guard faces in suicide prevention.
Midnight Sun Guardians train in Mongolia for Gobi Wolf 2019
September 26, 2019
Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Liana Chythlook, 176th Medical Group, rides a Bactrian camel Sept. 20, 2019, at a farm during Gobi Wolf 2019 in Sainshand, Mongolia. GW 19 is hosted by the Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency and Mongolian Armed Forces as part of the United States Army Pacific's humanitarian assistance and disaster relief "Pacific Resilience" series.
NC, Alabama Guard complete Fire Shield 2019 in Moldova
September 26, 2019
Moldovan Artillery soldiers prepare a fire mission during Operation Fire Shield 2019 hosted by Moldova Sept. 12, 2019, at Bulboaca Training Area, Moldova. Fire Shield’s mission is sharing knowledge and best practices among the North Carolina and Alabama National Guard artillery experts, Moldovan soldiers and officers and other nations attending the annual event. The NCNG has teamed with Moldova for more than two decades via the State Partnership Program designed to increase peace and stability across Europe.
Washington National Guard conducts tactical medicine course
September 25, 2019
Members of the 1-303rd Cavalry Squadron receive tactical combat casualty care instruction at a course provided by the Washington State Counterdrug Program. The focus is on the primary interventions or the leading causes of preventable death. Utilizing a mix of classroom presentation and hands-on skills practice, attendees learn to provide basic life-sustaining treatment in a hostile environment.
First responders, volunteers train with Mongolian partners
September 25, 2019
Cheyenne Sanchez, a firefighter and emergency medical technician from Juneau, Alaska, displays the inside of his helmet with a photograph of his sister, Sept. 11, 2019, in Sainshand, Mongolia. The photo is a reminder to Sanchez that he always has a reason to return home safe whenever he is called into harms way. Gobi Wolf 19 is hosted by the Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency and Mongolian Armed Forces as part of the U.S. Army Pacific's humanitarian assistance and disaster relief "Pacific Resilience" series.
PRNG transports ailing baby in face of storm
September 25, 2019
Puerto Rico National Guard helps airlift an ailing 28-day-old boy from Vieques to receive care at the University of Puerto Rico Hospital in Carolina Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, with the imminent arrival of Tropical Storm Karen.
Old Hickory vets celebrate 75th anniversary of liberation
September 24, 2019
George Hamm, a WWII veteran who served with the 30th Infantry Division, holds a flag out a window during a parade through Maastricht in the Limburg Province of the Netherlands tSept. 14, 2019, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation by 30th Infantry Division Soldiers in September 1944. North Carolina National Guard Soldiers escorted the veterans, with whom they share a unit lineage, riding in classic cars and WWII era military vehicles through the streets lined with thousands of people.
Battle Group Poland conducts rapid response exercise
September 24, 2019
An M1 Abrams tank in the field at dawn during the Bull Run 10 exercise in Orzysz, Poland, Sept. 19, 2019.
Flying Yankees welcome honorary 'Pilot for a Day'
September 24, 2019
Jadiel Aponte, 103rd Airlift Wing honorary Pilot for a Day, breathes through an oxygen mask at the 103rd Operations Group aircrew flight equipment section during the 103rd Airlift Wing’s annual Pilot for a Day event at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. Sept. 19, 2019. The program puts the wing in partnership with local hospitals to identify a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness and bring them on base to meet members of the wing and learn about its mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Tucker)
PRNG activated due to Tropical Storm Karen
September 23, 2019
Puerto Rico National Guard members check and fuel military vehicles and electrical generators and replenish water distribution trucks on Aug. 27, 2019, in preparation to respond to Hurricane Dorian.
North Carolina Air National Guard on lifesaving mission
September 23, 2019
The C-17 Aircrew from the 145th Airlift Wing in Charlotte North Carolina participate in the Aeromedical Evacuation Patient Distribution Channel; a mission that is constantly in force moving patients, and casualties of war inflicted wounds, in need of transport from one medical facility to another across the world, while at Andrews Air Force Base, Sept 2, 2019.
Alaska Army Guard evacuates two men for medical care
September 23, 2019
Alaska National Guardsmen launch from Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, via a 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with two pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, and an Army critical care flight paramedic from Detachment 2, Golf Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 104th Regiment, on board to conduct continued search-and-rescue operations for a missing aircraft in the vicinity of Rainy Pass, March 12, 2019.
30th ABCT conducts Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise
September 23, 2019
U.S. Soldiers with Delta Troop, 1-150th Cavalry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard, conduct a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFX) near Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 20, 2019. The unit is mobilized to support Operation Spartan Shield in the Middle East with units from the North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Ohio Army National Guard.