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Six N.Y. Guard Soldiers will be part of National Army Museum
December 10, 2018
New York Army National Guard Maj.Robert Freed poses with a mock M-4 and block of wood replicating a radio handset, as photos of his pose are taken at Studio EIS in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 15, 2018. Freed is one of six New York National Guard Soldiers who served as models for life-size figures that will be part of two exhibits at the National Museum of the United States Army when it opens in 2020. The figure Freed served as a model is of a platoon leader in Afghanistan calling for air support.
Puerto Rico Army Guard honors MIA Soldier from Korea
December 10, 2018
Cpl. Francisco Ramos Rivera was an MIA from the Korean War. He was identified in 2017 and returned home to his family for burial at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamon. A Puerto Rico Army National Guard honor guard participated.
Seattle firefighters train with Washington National Guard
December 10, 2018
Members of the Seattle Fire Department participated in a training exercise with the Washington Army National Guard aviators doing personnel movement on UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.
Northern Strike 19 planning underway in Michigan
December 7, 2018
Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, Michigan National Guard adjutant general, speaks at the Northern Strike 19 Initial Planning Conference (IPC), Fort Custer Training Center, Mich., Dec. 4, 2018
Unmanned aircraft enhances Army Guard response capabilities
December 6, 2018
Army Pfc. Michael Makowski, with the South Carolina Army National Guard's D Company, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, launches an RQ-11B Raven in Bucksport, South Carolina, during Hurricane Florence response operations, Sept. 26, 2018. The unmanned aircraft system assists Army Guard units in gathering situational awareness of disaster scenes and sharing that information with other Guard elements, emergency officials and first responders.
Citizen-Warrior: Ohio Air Guard member fights drug suppliers
December 6, 2018
Staff Sgt. Alicia Stayonovich, a criminal analyst for the Ohio Counterdrug Task Force, tracks drug trafficking patterns as part of her work with Homeland Security Investigations, an arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in Cincinnati. Stayonovich, who provides real-time intelligence and analysis for HSI agents in the field, takes a personal interest in helping remove drugs from the street as her brother died of a heroin overdose in 2015.
New York National Guard marks birthday of eighth president
December 6, 2018
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski and Brig. Gen. John Adonie, render honors to President Martin Van Buren, the 8th president of the United States, during a Dec. 5, 2018 ceremony at his gravesite at Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery in Kinderhook, N.Y.
N.Y. Guard Civil Support Team trains local fire departments
December 6, 2018
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kristin Northrup, a survey team chief, and Spc. Sean Murray, a survey team member, assigned to the 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST), New York National Guard, move to inspect, scan and catalog the contents of a simulated bomb maker's vehicle during a hazardous materials exercise with the City of Kingston Fire Department in Kingston, N.Y., Nov. 28, 2018.
D.C. National Guard supports funeral of George H.W. Bush
December 6, 2018
Maj. Joshua Behsudi, Mobilization Augmentation Command branch chief, hands Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan an invitation to the state funeral for 41st U.S. President George H.W. Bush prior to departing to the Washington National Cathedral Dec. 5, 2018.
Maryland Guard, Bosnia-Herzegovina toast 15-year partnership
December 4, 2018
During a meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Linda Singh, left, the adjutant general of the Maryland National Guard, presents Bosnia- Herzegovina army Lt. Gen. Senad Mašović, chief of the joint staff of the armed forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina, a gift commemorating the 15-year partnership between the Maryland Guard and the Bosnia-Herzegovina armed forces as part of the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program, Nov. 28, 2018.
W. Va. Guard holds maintenance exchange with Peruvian army
December 4, 2018
West Virginia Army National Guard Master Sgt. Ricky Baker discusses preventative maintenance checks and services of the M1165 HMMWV Nov. 28, 2018, with Peruvian Army maintenance personnel during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) mission held in Lima, Peru.
New York Guard honors Korean War GI as he is laid to rest
December 4, 2018
Korean War missing Soldier Army Pfc. John Martin returned home for burial with full military honors December 2, 2018 following his positive identification by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) in September 2018.
Maryland Guard celebrates unity with Bosnia-Herzegovina
December 3, 2018
Army Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, the Maryland Army National Guard’s assistant adjutant general for Army, attend the 13th Bosnia and Herzegovina armed forces celebration in Sarajevo, Nov. 30, 2018.
N.Y. Guard Warrant Officer reinvented career to keep serving
December 3, 2018
Col. John Andonie, chief of staff for the New York Army National Guard, pins Chief Warrant Officer 3 Albert Thiem, electronic warfare officer for the 42nd Infantry Division,during his promotion ceremony at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters in Latham, N.Y., Nov. 9, 2018.
Alaska National Guard aerial survey reduces earthquake havoc
December 3, 2018
Members of the 176th Wing performed an aerial damage assessment in a C-130J Combat King II Nov. 30, 2018, over south central, Alaska, following the earthquake that hit the Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna Valley areas. In a matter of hours, members of the Alaska Air National Guard's Maintenance and Operation groups turned a planned community engagement into an aerial survey of earthquake damage, reporting findings to the State of Alaska's Joint Operations Center.
Three generations show commitment to service in W. Va.
November 30, 2018
Lt. Col. Andrew Farmer, 130th Logistics Readiness Squadron Commander, stands with his daughters Halle Farmer, Staff Sgt. Alexis Farmer and Senior Airman Carly Farmer in front of a C-130H Nov. 3, 2018, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va.
Alabama Guard member helps save girl in mall shooting
November 30, 2018
Pfc. Rashad Billingsley of the 2025th Transportation Company in Jacksonville, Ala., used his combat life-saving training to help save a 12-year-old girl who was shot at the Riverchase Galleria mall Nov. 23, 2018.
Idaho Army Guard Soldier coaches school to football title
November 30, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tyler Richins poses for a photo with his father, Dwight Richins, after coaching Sugar-Salem High School to the Idaho 3A state football championship Nov. 17, 2018. The father-son team previously served in the Idaho Army National Guard together, where Dwight Richins retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2012, and won the 1999 3A state title as a coach/quarterback duo for Teton High School.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue plane crash survivors
November 29, 2018
Airmen of the 176th Wing launch a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk Nov. 27, 2018, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The HH-60 pictured here was recalled when pararescuemen of the 212th Rescue Squadron earlier deployed with another HH-60 crew and rescued a pilot and a passenger of a Cessna 172 that crashed on Montague Island.
National Guard service strengthens West Virginia family
November 29, 2018
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeffrey Lohr, a C-12 master aviator and certified flight instructor assigned to Detachment 28 Operational Support Airlift Command, West Virginia Air National Guard in Williamstown, W.Va., poses with his wife Vicki Lynn and son Sgt. Nicholas Lohr, a crew chief with Company C, 1/150th Assault Battalion in Wheeling, W.Va., at the conclusion of his promotion ceremony held Nov. 16, 2018, at the West Virginia National Guard Armory in Williamstown, W.Va.