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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."
D.C. Air Guard, Philippine Air Force swap air-egress ideas
January 31, 2019
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon egress mechanics pose alongside Philippine Air Force FA-50 egress mechanics upon completion of a subject matter expert exchange during Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange-Philippines (BACE-P) at Cesar Basa Air Base, Philippines, Jan. 22, 2019. This is the seventh iteration of BACE-P established by U.S. Pacific Command and executed by Headquarters Pacific Air Forces.
Hawaii Guard members deliver airlift for Southern Strike 19
January 31, 2019
U.S. Army Soldiers and vehicles from the 3rd Special Forces Group prepare to board a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 21, 2019, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center near Hattiesburg, Miss. The 204th Airlift Squadron transported personnel and vehicles to the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during exercise Southern Strike. The annual training is a is a total force, multi-service exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport,
N.Y. Guard places troops on duty as cold front hits
January 30, 2019
Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing prepare vehicles to deploy at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y. as part of an Immediate Response Force at the direction of New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo as extremely cold weather hit western and central New York on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The New York National Guard stood up four teams with 80 Soldiers and Airmen and 20 vehicles ready to provide support as required.
Lengyel: National Guard committed to 'long game' with SPP
January 30, 2019
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, third from left, meets with the three-member presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina during a visit to the Western Balkan country, the Presidency Building, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jan. 23, 2019. The country is paired with the Maryland National Guard in the State Partnership Program.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue man from popular lodge
January 30, 2019
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier during a fini flight for Chief Master Sgt. Lance Jordan, command chief master sergeant for the Alaska Air National Guard. Pararescuemen from a similar craft helped rescue a man Tuesday.
Tennessee Guard Soldiers triumph over raw weather in Poland
January 29, 2019
U.S. Army Cpl. Wendal Asberry, a Task Force Raider infantryman, dismounts a Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a training exercise for Operation Raider Lightning at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. 17, 2019. Raider Lightning is a series of live-fire training exercises, day and night, conducted to better enhance combat readiness operations in even the most inconvenient terrain and circumstance.
National Guard technician program turns 50
January 28, 2019
M1 Abrams tanks and other tracked vehicles sit in the maintenance bay at the South Carolina National Guard Unit Training Equipment Site on McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina, Jan. 23, 2019. Vehicle maintenance and repairs in the National Guard often falls to dual-status technicians - federal civilian employees who are required to maintain membership in a Guard unit as part of their employment. Technicians are also required to wear their military uniform and adhere to military customs and courtesies while on duty.  This month marks the 50-year anniversary of the technician program, which came into being Jan. 1, 1969.