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Soldiers use their Olympics experience to bring home gold
February 7, 2018 — FORT MEADE, Md. -- Heading into the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, the U.S. bobsled team members don't plan to take anything for granted. The U.S. men know one slip-up could... MORE

U.S. bobsled racers, including Maj. Chris Fogt and Sgt. Justin Olsen, compete in the World Cup at Park City, Utah, November 2017.

Michigan’s Citizen-Airmen put focus on readiness
February 7, 2018 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - Michigan’s Citizen-Airmen have refreshed and renewed their fundamental war-fighting skills after four days of highly focused training at Selfridge Air... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Brad Vermeesch serves as a safety monitor while observing marksmanship training at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.

West Virginia leaders plan engagements with Peruvian forces
February 6, 2018 — LIMA, Peru - West Virginia National Guard senior leaders and members of the State Partnership Program met with Peruvian military leadership in Lima, Peru recently to develop a path forward for future... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Edward Figueroa (far left), Army South section chief, Command Sgt. Maj. James L. Allen, West Virginia National Guard senior enlisted leader, Lt. Gen. Oscar Reto Otero, Peruvian army chief of staff, Gen. Cesar Astudillo, Commanding General of the Peruvian army and Col. Edward Ortiz, Army Defense Attache for the U.S. Embassy in Peru, pose for a photo at the Peruvian Army Headquarters.

Developing future Army leaders requires flexibility
February 6, 2018 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Like any great U.S. Army Sergeant Major, the 35th Infantry Division chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear sergeant major, Andre Lawhorn, is as serious as they come when... MORE

Sgt. Maj. Andre Lawhorn, 35th Infantry Division chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear sergeant major, enjoys a moment talking to his Soldiers during wash rack operations at Kuwait Naval Base.

Arizona Guard prepares Soldiers for air assault operations
February 6, 2018 — FLORENCE, Ariz. - Members of the Arizona Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment combined forces with 1st and 2nd Battalions, 285th Aviation Regiment for an air assault training... MORE

A platoon leader with 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment gives an air assault mission brief to his Soldiers before moving to the flight line for takeoff.

Wyoming's 133rd engineers ready to help law enforcement
February 6, 2018 — LARAMIE, Wyo. – Wyoming National Guard members are on call to support civil authorities in a myriad of ways, including firefighting, flood mitigation and even riot control.The state always has a unit... MORE

Pvt. Magdelena Corona and Pfc. Brock Munoz, assigned to the Wyoming Army National Guard 133rd Engineer Company, practice non-lethal baton techniques.

More than 400 Minn. Guard members supported Super Bowl LII
February 5, 2018 — MINNEAPOLIS – More than 400 Minnesota National Guard members supported security efforts in Minneapolis ahead of Super Bowl LII. The game, played Sunday, resulted in a win by the Philadelphia Eagles... MORE

Minn. National Guard supported Super Bowl LII

Oklahoma Army National Guard trains on unmanned aircraft
February 2, 2018 — LEXINGTON, Okla. - Oklahoma Army National Guard members flew an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) called the RQ-7 Bravo or Shadow, for the first time Monday at the Muldrow Army Heliport in Lexington,... MORE

Okla. Guard members practice drone flying

N.C. Aviation Soldiers arrive in Lakota U-72 for career day
February 2, 2018 — RALEIGH, N.C. – Wednesday was a regular school day for the kids and teachers at Rogers Lane Elementary School - until their guests arrived in a helicopter. Soldiers with the North Carolina National... MORE

NC Soldiers at school career day in helicopter

Pa. special operations wing conducts combat-aid training
February 1, 2018 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The 193rd Special Operations Wing completed its first Tactical Combat Casualty Care course, certifying 12 Airmen on Jan. 12 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. In addition to... MORE

193rd Special Operations Wing in Pa. complete combat-medical training

Citizen-Warrior: Mass. Guard member teaches next generation
February 1, 2018 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Standing at the front of a classroom filled with roughly two-dozen eighth-grade students, a man in his late twenties with Kennedy-esque features teaches a lesson on how... MORE

New York's black WWI troops fought to get into the fight
February 1, 2018 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - When the African American National Guard Soldiers of New York's 15th Infantry Regiment arrived in France in December 1917, they expected to conduct combat training and enter... MORE

New York Air Guard trains officers for Joint Air Component
January 31, 2018 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Six instructors from the New York Air National Guard’s 152nd Air Operations Group qualified 24 Air National Guard officers from across the United States to serve as members... MORE

DoD studying issue of fitness devices giving too much info
January 30, 2018 — WASHINGTON —Defense Department officials are studying security issues raised by physical conditioning trackers that also can be used to pinpoint service members’ whereabouts, a Pentagon spokesman said... MORE

Officials studying fitness devices over security issue

Digital eyepiece increases capabilities of F-16 pilots
January 29, 2018 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. - The 114th Fighter Wing sent more than 90 Airmen and nine F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for Lobo Summit 2018 training deployment to March Air Reserve Base in Riverside,... MORE

114th FW pilots trying digital eye pieces

Grueling Iceland race strengthens resolve of Pa. Airman
January 26, 2018 — HORSHAM AIR GUARD STATION, Pa. - “Warrior ethos is the embodiment of the warrior spirit: tough mindedness, tireless motivation, an unceasing vigilance, a willingness to sacrifice one’s life for the... MORE

Pa. Airman competes in Iceland endurance race

La. Guard delivers water to senior care center in Tallulah
January 26, 2018 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard's 199th Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, delivered 4,000 gallons of water to the Olive Branch Senior Care Center in Tallulah... MORE

Operation Diamond Torrent enhances interoperability
January 26, 2018 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait—In the chill, pre-dawn hours, Kansas National Guard troops of Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, 35th Infantry Division worked... MORE

S.C. National Guard recognizes value of trained transporters
January 26, 2018 — EASTOVER, S.C. - They are among the first mobilized during disaster response or in combat, and leaders who plan logistics know without their support, missions abruptly come to halt. These are the... MORE

Ex-Latvia president visits Michigan; speaks on partnership
January 24, 2018 — KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Guntis Ulmanis, former president of the Republic of Latvia, spoke Jan. 20 to a crowd of nearly 100 Latvian-Americans at the Kalamazoo Latvian Center during a special visit to... MORE

Arizona and Pennsylvania Air Guards Train Together in Montana

South Carolina Air Guard Widens Taxiway

Alabama Air Guard Participates in Checkered Flag 25-2

Alaska Army National Guard Conducts Medevac Mission

Tennessee Army Guard Members Recognized at Gala Event for Actions During Hurricane Response Efforts