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D.C. National Guard supports unique Independence Day fest
July 5, 2019
Senior Airman Ryan Hotte, 113th Security Forces Squadron, talks on radio during the festivities on July 4, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Hotte is one of nearly 800 D.C. National Guard members providing support to the D.C.Metropolitan Police and United States Park Police over the holiday.
Connecticut National Guard strengthens alliance with Uruguay
July 5, 2019
Uruguayan Army Colonel Dyver M. Neme, Communications Brigade One Commander, left, discusses the Uruguayan Army's communications capabilities with Lt. Col. Guy Marino, 103rd Air Control Squadron, center, and Maj. David Ferrer, Connecticut State Partnership Program Director in Montevideo, Uruguay, June 27, 2019.
Alaska National Guard assisting authorities with three fires
July 5, 2019
Two Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and aircrew from 1st Battalion, 297th Aviation perform Bambi bucket water drops over the Montana Creek Fire, July 4, 2019.
Chief of National Guard Bureau hosts USO tour
July 3, 2019
Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, center, stands with entertainers and performers who are part of the USO tour to Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia, during a stop at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 2, 2019.
Gen. Joseph Lengyel sends his July Fourth message
July 3, 2019
CNGB's Independence Day Message
W.Va. Special Forces train with Polish and Latvian forces
July 3, 2019
Members of the Polish Territorial Defense Forces receive training in checkpoint vehicle clearing techniques from members of West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) Special Forces during Ridge Runner 19-02, June 24, 2019, in West Virginia. Ridge Runner is a WVARNG training program that provides various National Guard, active duty, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally nation armed forces with training in irregular and asymmetrical warfare tactics and operations. Photo was altered for security reasons.
Ohio's 124th Intelligence Squadron restores natural habitat
July 3, 2019
Forty-nine Airmen with the 124th Intelligence Squadron (IS) helped restore the Reed Creek Nature Park to its natural beauty during annual training June 13, 2019, at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Airmen cleared more than an acre of land of an invasive species, Chinese Privet, which threatened the natural habitat's native species.
Colorado and Jordan share leadership development
July 3, 2019
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Alaska Air Guard members rescue hikers at Crow Pass
July 3, 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.
Idaho and Oregon security Airmen try new firearms training
July 2, 2019
Members of the 124th Security Forces Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, and the 173rd SFS, Oregon Air National Guard, participated in a new combat arms training course June 19, 2019, Gowen Field off-base range, Boise, Idaho. The training was part of a biennial joint SF field training exercise with the IDANG and ORANG.
Ohio Guard field artillery units train with Hungary partners
July 2, 2019
Soldiers with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard, conduct live-fire artillery training with their M119A3 howitzer June 12, 2019, near Varpalota, Hungary. The units participated in Breakthrough 19, a Hungarian national training exercise that utilized multiple artillery systems from the Hungarian Defence Forces, U.S. Army Europe and Army National Guard units to create a collective capability that increases the interoperability and readiness of the participating militaries.
Sisters enlist, serve and retire together after 34 years
July 2, 2019
Lt. Col. Lynn Currier, an information management branch manager, and Master Sgt. Lisa Currier, a senior logistics officer, assigned to the New York National Guard Headquarters, prepare for Lynn's retirement from the New York National Guard during a ceremony last month in Latham, N.Y. The two sisters began their military careers together in 1986 when they enlisted into the Vermont Army National Guard before transferring to the New York National Guard in the early 1990s.
National Guard responds to flooding in eastern West Virginia
July 1, 2019
U.S. Army Capt. Steven Frey and Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Marple talk with a representative of the West Virginia Division of Highways July 1, 2019, in Randolph County, West Virginia. Frey and Marple are a liaison officer team from the West Virginia National Guard who are assisting the Randolph County Emergency Operations Center with coordinating response and recovery from flooding on June 30, 2019.
Citizen-Warrior: Pa. Guard Soldier keeps comm lines open
July 1, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Courtney Petrauskas, information technology specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, poses for a photo in front of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Muir Army Airfield.
Washington Guard intel unit takes part in Panther Strike
July 1, 2019
Group photo of 341st Military Intelligence Soldiers and 6 Military Intelligence Battalion professionals at Camp Williams, Utah on June 13, 2019.
W. Va. engineer officer earns dual tab recognition
June 28, 2019
U.S. Army Capt. Richard Payne poses for a photo June 25, 2019, in St. Albans, West Virginia. Payne recently completed U.S. Army Ranger School where he earned a Ranger tab to go along with the Sapper tab he earned in 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Bo Wriston)
Iowa National Guard Soldiers participate in Saber Guardian
June 28, 2019
Staff Sgt. Joshua Baird, a military police Soldier attached to Headquarters Headquarters Company, 734th Regional Support Group (RSG), Iowa Army National Guard, works with concertina wire to secure a forward operating base during operation Saber Guardian 2019 at Cincu Training Center, Cincu, Romania, on June 4, 2019.
Airmen reinforce stateside skills at Audacious Warrior 2019
June 28, 2019
Staff Sgt. Joshua Brown, 914th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, performs electronic diagnostics on an improvised explosive device during Audacious Warrior 2019, June 20, 2019, at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin.
Kentucky Guard Soldier posts highest ACFT score yet
June 27, 2019
Spc. Ryan Sowder is an 88M truck driver for the 2112th Transportation Company based in Burlington, Ky. Sowder recently scored a 597 out of 600 points on the new Army Combat Fitness Test, which is the highest score to date across the force.
Hawaii Guard joins state partner to improve pandemic response
June 26, 2019
Hawaii National Guard medical personnel along with counterparts from the Indonesian Armed Forces, receive an intro brief during a visit to the Republic of Indonesia Center for Health Crisis Jun. 17, 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia.