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Guard Soldiers and Airmen gearing up for Hurricane Florence
September 12, 2018
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from the 118th Forward Support Company stage recovery equipment to provide support for disabled vehicles during the lane reversal of I-26 in North Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 11, 2018. Approximately 2,000 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as forecasters project Hurricane Florence will increase in strength with potential to be a Category 4 storm and a projected path to make landfall near the Carolinas and East Coast.
Ahoy! N.Y. Guard CST trains to deploy by landing craft
September 11, 2018
New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Myers, from the 2nd Civil Support Team, drives an ATV off of New York Naval Militia LC-350, a landing craft, at Peebles Island State Park in Waterford, Sept. 8, 2018. Meyers and the 2nd CST conducted joint training with the Naval Militia to deploy a biological, chemical, and radiological survey team using the Naval Militia's new LC-350.
Wisconsin Guard Black Hawk crew rescues stranded kayakers
September 11, 2018
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operated by a crew with the Wisconsin Army National Guard flies over the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility on June 28, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. A Black Hawk crew rescued two men stranded in a marshland.
27th Division Soldiers on Guard in closing days of WW I
September 11, 2018
Soldiers of the 107th Infantry, 27th Division, on guard at old French chatea east of St. Souplet, Nord, France on Oct. 19, 1918. The New York National Guardsmen of the 27th Division took tremendous casualties during the attack on the Hindenburg Line in the last 100 days of World War I. The fighting ended on Nov. 11, 1918.
P.R. Guard ready as Hurricane Isaac tracks around island
September 11, 2018
Richard Dessert, a Washington Air National Guard master sergeant, unloads emergency kits to residents in a remote mountain areas in Puerto Rico Oct. 5, 2017. On its current track, Hurricane Isaac is expected to bypass the island.
Va. Guard to support statewide response to Hurricane Florence
September 10, 2018
U.S. Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard and 169th Fighter Wing, prepare to deploy from McEntire Joint National Guard Base to Bluffton, South Carolina, to support partnered civilian agencies and safeguard the citizens of the state in advance of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 10, 2018.
S.C. Guard preparing to assist during Hurricane Florence
September 10, 2018
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 118th Forward Support Company transfer bulk diesel fuel into M987 HEMTT fuel tanker trucks for distribution in preparation to support partnered civilian agencies and safeguard the citizens of the state in advance of Hurricane Florence, in North Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 10, 2018.
Citizen-Warriors: Third of police force serves in Idaho Army Guard
September 10, 2018
Army Capt. Mike Barley, left, Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Hikley and Army Capt. Haily Barley serve in the Idaho Army National Guard, in addition to working as police officers with the Middleton Police Department, in Middleton, Idaho. The three make up nearly a third of the department's police force.
25-year partnership boosts more than relationships for NEANG
September 10, 2018
Lt. Col. Edward Conner, KC-135R instructor pilot, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, and 1st Lt. Taylor Ashmore,155th ARW mission pilot, debrief a grounds service technician assigned to Pardubice Air Base, Czech Republic, after a refueling flight during a joint training exercise in the Pardubice Region. This year the State of Nebraska, and the State of Texas, are celebrating the 25th year of their partnership with the Czech Republic through the State Partnership Program (SPP).The SPP has been building relationships for over 20.
In Kuwait, a father and son reflect on their service
September 10, 2018
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Andre Paille, a project manager with the 214th Engineering Installation Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, attached to U.S. Air Force Central, and his son, U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Paille, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, attached to Task Force 22, had an opportunity to spend a day together at the airfield where Joshua Paille works at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Sept. 1, 2018.
Southeastern states prepare for Hurricane Florence
September 10, 2018
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 118th Forward Support Company transfer bulk diesel fuel into M987 HEMTT fuel tanker trucks for distribution in preparation to support partnered civilian agencies and safeguard the citizens of the state in advance of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 10, 2018. Approximately 800 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as forecasters project Hurricane Florence will increase in strength.
Oregon National Guard engineers help maintain public lands
September 7, 2018
An Oregon Army National Guard Soldier with the 224th Engineer Company, 1249th Engineer Battalion, smooths out a freshly resurfaced road at Biak Training Center near Redmond, Oregon, June 19, 2018. The 224th Engineer Co. spent their 2018 annual training repairing and resurfacing several miles of gravel road on the 43,000 acres at Biak, which is open to both military training and public recreational use.
Contingency Response Group Airmen train in West Virginia
September 7, 2018
Air National Guard Airmen train 621st Contingency Response Airmen on weather balloons at Camp Branch in Logan County, W.Va., Aug. 21, 2018. The 621st CRG spent four days training with and working alongside the 130th ANG at Camp Branch practicing semi-prepared runway operations.
South Carolina Guard discusses legal system with Colombians
September 6, 2018
Republic of Colombia army judge advocates meet with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general for the South Carolina National Guard. The JAGs are visiting South Carolina to collaborate on ideas during the transformation of the Colombian military justice systems, Columbia, S.C., Aug. 29, 2018.
Army Guard space support teams give commanders a needed view
September 6, 2018
Capt. Jennifer Staton, a space operations officer, and Sgt. Cassandra Quinones and Pfc. Miranda Yost, geospatial engineers, use mapping software during the multi-state, large-scale, natural disaster emergency response exercise Vigilant Guard 2014, hosted by the Kansas National Guard in Salina, Kan., Aug. 4-7, 2014.
NGB chief advises of Extended Military OneSource Benefit
September 6, 2018
Logo of the Military OneSource program. National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel reminded service members that its benefits have been extended.
Ohio National Guard members practice disaster response
September 5, 2018
A member of the Puerto Rico militia, Luis Suarez, picks up water from a loading dock at a Federal Emergency Management Agency distribution center in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 26, 2017. FEMA, assisted by the National Guard and militia, distributes water and food to people throughout the area. Ohio Guard members recently practiced relief techniques.
Alaska Army Guard members rescue three after plane crash
September 5, 2018
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter approaches Malemute Drop Zone during airborne training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 30, 2018. A similar aircraft rescued three people near St. Mary's after a plane crash on Sept. 3, 2018.
Gordon makes landfall; Ala., La., Miss. declare emergencies
September 4, 2018
A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Gordon as the weather system heads toward the southeast United States.
Hawaii Guard members persevere against two natural disasters
September 4, 2018
Staff Sgt. William Muira, from the Hawaii National Guard's CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) Team, escorts FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members from California Task Force 3 while they perform a wide-area assessment in the wake of Hurricane Lane in Kea'au, Hawaii, on Aug. 27, 2018.