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Exercise allows Ohio Guard to integrate with state partners
October 4, 2018
Hungarian, Serbian and Ohio National Guard Soldiers gather for a group photo Sept. 20, 2018, after the culminating training event during Exercise Neighbors 2018 in Ujdorogd, Hungary.
Va. crews train, build trust with W. Va. special operators
October 3, 2018
Virginia National Guard flight crews provide aviation support to Soldiers assigned to the West Virginia National Guard’s 19th Special Forces Group Sept. 5, 2018, over Lake Erie near Buffalo, New York. The flight crews, assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, dropped the operators into the lake while boats from Hamburg Water Rescue, Town of Hamburg Police, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security worked together to retrieve the troops and return to land.
Ky. engineers build foundation with Djiboutian counterparts
October 3, 2018
Forces Armee Djibouti (FAD) Lt. Meraneh, liaison officer, explains design and construction planning to Kentucky Guardsmen Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry Sipe, 201st Engineer Battalion, and Maj. Christopher Hettinger, Bilateral Affairs Officer for the State Partnership Program in Djibouti, at an Engineer Regiment Camp, Sept. 23, 2018. As part of the State Partnership Program, Service members from Kentucky and Djibouti met to discuss engineering best practices.
Citizen-Warrior: Puerto Rico Air Guard doctor serves community
October 2, 2018
The Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s state air surgeon, Air Force Col. Victor Toraño, the air surgeon with the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, stands in one of the medical clinics set up as part of an Innovative Readiness Training event in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Struck by lightning, Idaho Soldier lives life to the fullest
October 2, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. A.J. Edwards poses for a photo while tossing a football Sept. 27, 2018, on Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Edwards was struck by lightning on Sept. 30, 1998, at a football practice in Inkom, Idaho. He was wearing the helmet and holding the football shown. His teammates signed the football.
W. Va. National Guard trains with multi-national forces
October 1, 2018
Engineers from the 119th SAPPR Engineer Company, West Virginia National Guard conduct perimeter security during Saber Junction 18, a combat training exercise, in Hohenfels, Germany on Sept. 25, 2018. The SAPPR company worked as an opposition force during the exercise alongside Bavarian and Ukrainian forces defending Ubungsdorf, a city in the Hohenfels training center.
S.C. Soldier’s childhood dream becomes reality
October 1, 2018
Spc. Cody Watkins, 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company crew member, participates in a training exercise on the Sampit River in Georgetown, South Carolina on Sept. 24, 2018. If the flooding gets as bad as expected, his fulltime mission will be on the water helping to transport emergency vehicles to and from the mainland.
S.C. National Guard prepares for the worst on Sampit River
October 1, 2018
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Abbeville, South Carolina, drive to a float bridge on the Sampit River in Georgetown, South Carolina, Sept. 26, 2018. The float bridge is used to transport main supplies to and from areas that can no longer be accessed by roadways.
Opposing force is interoperable; ready for Saber Junction 18
September 28, 2018
Soldiers from the 119th Sapper Company, West Virginia National Guard, unload concertina wire in preparation for placement in a Hohenfels training area. The 119th is a part of the opposing force which simulates the enemy during the exercise scenarios. Saber Junction 18 is the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s combat training center certification exercise, taking place on the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas, Sept. 4 to Oct. 1, 2018.
N.Y. Guard Soldiers 'broke' Hindenburg Line 100 years ago
September 28, 2018
Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 107th Infantry Regiment, a part of the 27th Division, train with a British machine-gun armed tank during training for the assault on the Hindenburg Line during September 1918. When the attack kicked off, the 107th lost 1,000 men wounded and killed out of a strength of 1,662. The tanks that supported the attack on Sept. 29, 1918, were quickly knocked out.
Army Guard comm tool kit supports Florence response
September 27, 2018
Soldiers from the North Carolina Army National Guard 295th Signal Network Support Company (NSC), 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade configure the Commercial Coalition Equipment (CCE), part of their Disaster Incident Response Emergency Communications Terminal (DIRECT) system. The unit used the system to support Columbus County Emergency Management 911 Dispatch in Whiteville.
U.S., Macedonia participate in flood response exercise
September 27, 2018
Macedonia officials conduct a mock press conference Sept. 20, 2018, during a flood response tabletop exercise in Skopje, Macedonia. The exercise was sponsored by the Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness Program and included the participation of first responders from the Republic of Macedonia and the United States.
South Carolina Soldiers erecting quick-deployment water barriers
September 27, 2018
Sgt. Cody Puckett, 1226th Engineering Company training NCO and heavy equipment leader, fills a HESCO water barrier with dirt outside the Tidelands Health Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, South Carolina, on Sept. 25, 2018. Approximately 2,000 South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are on duty to support local authorities in response and recovery operations to the ongoing flooding that followed Hurricane Florence's landfall. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin are also supporting the South Carolina National Guard recovery efforts.
Retired sergeant major of the Army speaks with New York NCOs
September 26, 2018
Retired Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston speaks to New York Army National Guard noncommissioned officers during a NCO Professional Development Workshop held at Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters in Latham, N.Y. ,on Sept. 21, 2018. Eighty NCOs attended the two-day course hosted by New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski.
Pennsylvania Guard flies pump hoses and assesses flooding
September 26, 2018
U.S. soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard prepare a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for a transportation mission at Myrtle Beach International Airport, Sept. 25, 2018. The crew flew equipment to Georgetown, South Carolina, in response to flooding in the area from Hurricane Florence.
National Guard assists SC DOT to stem flood effects
September 26, 2018
U.S. Army Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard’s Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 118th Regiment carry hoses to set up an AquaDam on Highway 17 in Georgetown County, S.C., Sept. 25, 2018. The Soldiers are assisting South Carolina Department of Transportation with setup of the AquaDam to keep roads open during the rising waters in the area after Hurricane Florence.
Idaho Guard provides casualty support to bereaved families
September 24, 2018
The Idaho National Guard held a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 8, 2017, at Gowen Field Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho. The Idaho Army National Guard has 120 certified casualty notification and assistance officers ready to provide immediate support to families who have lost a Soldier of the active Army, Reserve or National Guard.
Civil engineer team builds air-to-ground range in Lithuania
September 24, 2018
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Schmid, crew lead with the 201st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, creates a make-shift funnel for adding hydraulic oil to equipment, Aug. 14, 2018. Schmidt is a team member of the third of four RED HORSE rotations traveling to Lithuania completing deployment for training by constructing a military air-to-ground training range to be used by NATO forces.
Guard nation comes together after Hurricane Florence
September 24, 2018
The North Carolina National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility in Morrisville, North Carolina, hosted Guard members and aircraft from 13 states who have flown in to support the N.C. in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
National Guard joins forces with Army Corps of Engineers
September 21, 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District Commander, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, left, coordinates flood mitigations efforts underway along U.S. Highway 501 in Horry County, S.C., with South Carolina Army National Guard Lt. Col. William A. Matheny, commander, 122 Engineering Battalion, Sept. 16, 2018. Army National Guard engineering units are working here with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers logistics and technical experts in support of FEMA, state and local partners during post-storm recovery operations.