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Airman acquires business success through military motivation
February 13, 2019
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brandon, a member of the 118th Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard, performs an overhead squat during a high-intensity workout Feb. 9, 2019, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. An owner of two gyms and a meal preparation company, Brandon credits his military service with enabling him to find his physical fitness talents.
Ohio high school teacher begins National Guard career at 35
February 13, 2019
Ohio Army National Guard Spec. Adam Slabodnick stands with his drill sergeant after completing advanced individual training in December 2018 at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., to become a transportation operator. Slabodnick, a health and physical education teacher in northern Ohio, joined the National Guard at the age of 35 and will drill with the 1485th Transportation Company in Dover, Ohio.
4,839-mile journey leads to N.C. Air Guard recruiting role
February 12, 2019
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Francis Strother, recruiter for the 145th Airlift Wing, poses at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Jan. 17, 2019. Strother tells a story of how he came from Monrovia, Liberia, following a civil war in his country that lasted almost eight years. Strother details his struggles of helping raise his brothers and feed his neighbors while maintaining a positive and hopeful attitude.
Oklahoma Air National Guardsmen save life on lunch break
February 11, 2019
Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Potts, right, Oklahoma Air National Guard state command chief, Oklahoma Joint Force Headquarters, hugs Master Sgt. Scott Crim, a 137th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron (137th SOLRS) heavy equipment mechanic, during an informal coining in Crim's office at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City, Feb. 5, 2019.
Service is a family affair for Alaska Air Guard Airman
February 11, 2019
Master Sgt. Sean Finney and Tech. Sgt. Cody Finney, both members of the 168th Maintenance Group, Alaska Air National Guard, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and their daughter Eden pose for a photo during a family vacation. Tech. Sgt. Finney shared her “Why I Serve” story during the unit’s February 2019 drill weekend, using this and several other photos, in order for 168th Wing leadership to discover more about why she serves.
Joint training with Jordan a ‘win-win,’ says Gen. Lengyel
February 11, 2019
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Maj. Gen. Yousef Al-Hnaity, commander, Royal Jordanian Air Force, during a visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Feb. 7, 2019.
Hawaii Guard Soldier awarded Medal of Valor for flood rescue
February 11, 2019
Gov. David Ige presents State Medal of Valor recipient, Staff Sgt. Gregory A.Y. Lum Ho, Jr., with award certificate during a ceremony held on Feb. 9, 2019, at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. Lum Ho was awarded the State Medal of Valor for ignoring substantial risk to his own life to ensure the rescue of a family of six while supporting Hawaii National Guard response efforts to Tropical Storm Lane on Aug. 23, 2018,
Guardsmen confront chemical attacks during Bay Area exercise
February 8, 2019
Oregon Army National Guard Maj. Richard Hosmer, 102nd CST deputy commander, prepares to dispatch a team of first responders from the California and Oregon National Guard Civil Support Teams (CST) into a training area at Fort Baker, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Jan. 30, 2019. National Guard civil support teams worked with local agencies, including the San Francisco Fire Department, other first responders to assess and respond to a series simulated chemical attacks around the San Francisco Bay area as part of BAYEX, a week-long training exercise designed to bring multiple response agencies together to enhance interoperability during large-scale disasters.
Ore. Guard Soldiers learn arctic survival from Canadians
February 7, 2019
Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Eric Givens, right, with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Canadian Army Reserve Cpl. Avery Whitty-Kirker, with Royal Westminster Regiment, 39th Canadian Brigade Group, use knives to feather kindling sticks as part of a fire making class taught by the 4th Canadian Rangers Patrol Group during Westie Avalanche Exercise, Jan. 26, 2019, at E.C. Manning Park, British Columbia, Canada.
From South Dakota to around the world
February 6, 2019
Chief Master Sgt. Troy Erlandson, 114th Fighter Wing occupational safety manager, holds the South Dakota flag with another Airman during his trip to McMurdo Station, Antarctica where he worked directly for Joint Force Antarctica to support the Antarctic research mission.
Washington Guard partners with Royal Thai Army for exchange
February 6, 2019
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jay Enders, Charlie Co. 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation conducts a test flight in a LH-72 "Lakota" with his Thai counterpart on January 17, at the Royal Thai Army Aviation base in Lop Buri, Thailand.
Kansas Guard Airman innovates superior training method
February 6, 2019
Neidhardt designed and built a faux floor of a KC-135 to use as a cargo loading training simulator.
South Carolina's last elected adjutant general to retire
February 5, 2019
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general for South Carolina, looks over memorabilia and plaques in his office at the South Carolina Military Department headquarters in Columbia, South Carolina, Jan. 24, 2019.
Guard members to see expanded use of robots
February 5, 2019
Army Staff Sgt. Kevin O’Conner, a combat engineer with the South Carolina Army National Guard's 122nd Engineer Clearance Company, examines parts of a Talon IV Reset robotic vehicle while conducting training at the unit's home station in Graniteville, S.C., in Oct. 2018.  In the coming years, Soldiers throughout the Army National Guard can expect to see a wider variety of robots with expanded capabilities to meet a number of missions sets. That may  include a golf cart-sized robot designed to carry a squad's equipment as well as advances in autonomous vehicles that follow a lead vehicle driven by Soldiers.
Guard civil support teams tackled security at Super Bowl
February 4, 2019
The Utah National Guard Civil Support Team conducts an External Evaluation by Army North at the Maverik Center in West Jordan, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2018.
State partnership links D.C National Guard and Burkina Faso
February 4, 2019
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, commanding general, District of Columbia National Guard, speaks during a signing ceremony with the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso at the Ministry of Defense Feb. 1, 2019. Burkina Faso became the 76th nation to join the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program. Dignitaries to witness the historic signing included Burkina Faso's Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense Justin Som, U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso Andrew Young, Brig. Gen. Moses Miningou, the chief of general staff for the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Steven DeMilliano, deputy director for strategy, engagement and programs directorate at United States Africa Command.
African-American New Jersey Airman motivated to serve
February 4, 2019
New Jersey Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Vince Stokes, a boom operator with the 141st Air Refueling Squadron, refuels a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., over the continental U.S., Jan. 28, 2019. The KC-135R Stratotanker from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., is flown by the 141st ARS from the 108th Wing.
Army Guard director fetes Army National Guard top recruiters
February 1, 2019
Sgt. 1st Class Todd Crawford, a recruiter with the Wyoming Army National Guard, was named the Army Guard’s Recruiter of the Year in a ceremony and awards banquet Jan. 30, 2019, at the Bolger Center, Potomac, Maryland.
Ohio-Serbia pairing leads to wider social, economic dialogue
February 1, 2019
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić says goodbye to Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, while Serbian Ambassador to the U.S. Djerdj Matković looks on, Jan. 28, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. Brnabić and Matković met with Ohio military, political, academic and business leaders to promote mutual relations and to discuss areas of economic cooperation.
Former Packers offensive guard now flies with National Guard
February 1, 2019
Spc. Daryn Colledge, a UH-60 Black Hawk repairer in the Idaho National Guard, poses for picture at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 28, 2018. "Joining the Army National Guard was a two part choice," said Colledge. "First, I wanted to remain in Boise, Idaho and second as a private pilot in my civilian life, I wanted to continue to fly in my Army career."