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Wisconsin National Guard ends flood-relief mission
July 17, 2017
Wisconsin National Guard members helped evacuate people stranded by floodwaters in the Burlington, Wis., area on July 15, 2017.
Soldier saluting funeral procession in the rain identified as Tennessee Guard colonel
July 14, 2017
Tennessee National Guard Col. Jack Usrey pulled his vehicle over and saluted a passing funeral procession in this photo that went viral on the internet. He was subsequently identified and spoke by phone to the woman who snapped his photo on July 6, 2017.
Wisconsin National Guard troops assisting flooded communities
July 13, 2017
Wisconsin National Guard troops are mobilized to assist three flood-stricken communities. In this photo from Aug. 9, 2016, a Guard front loader clears debris from the Oronto Creek in Iron County, Wis.
Kentucky celebrates two-year state partnership with Djibouti
July 13, 2017
Brig. Gen. Benjamin F. Adams III and State Command Sgt. Maj. David Munden visit with Col. Mohamed Ali Obsieh, the Director General de l’Academie Militare InterArmees for the Djiboutian military in support of the State Partnership Program between the Kentucky National Guard and the nation of Djibouti at Arta-Amia, Djibouti, June 24, 2017.
Kentucky Signal Soldiers complete shot heard across the Bluegrass
July 13, 2017
Lt. Col. Andrew Bates, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery thanks Robert Allen Jones Sr., for the Jones' family's cooperation in the battalion's signal operations, June 10, 2017, at the Jones family farm.
For cyber specialists, the battlefield has evolved
July 12, 2017
Staff Sgt. Jake Duda, cyber transport systems admin and Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Moore, chief of cyber systems with the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Command and Control Squadron, pose on one of the unit’s semitractor-trailers June 30, 2017. The mission of the 153rd CACS is to provide mobile, survivable and endurable command, control, communication and computer capabilities and intelligence with over $500 million in assets, 200 personnel and an entire vehicle fleet.
New York Soldiers use backyard dry firing, private ranges to prep for National Guard shooting match
July 12, 2017
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Studd, Staff Sgt. Raphael Ramos, Staff Sgt. Michael Kapela and 1st Lt. Christopher Tornabene, Soldiers with the 152nd Engineer Support Company, New York Army National Guard, will represent the New York National Guard at the annual Winston P. Wilson marksmanship competition at the Robinson Manuever Training Center at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, July 23-27.
Indiana railhead mission improves efficiency and provides training opportunity
July 12, 2017
An Indiana National Guard member fastens and inspects equipment being loaded onto the railcar at Camp Atterbury, Ind. on July 6, 2017. Guard members from Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania joined together in support of Task Force Hoosier to assist the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in transporting their equipment to Fort Polk, La. for an upcoming Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation.
New York National Guard reported for World War I duty 100 years ago
July 11, 2017
New York National Guard Soldiers assigned to Company G, 1st New York State Infantry gather outside their armory in Oneonta, N.Y. sometime in July , 1917, following their mobilization for duty in World War I. The men not in uniform were new recruits.
Georgia National Guard Soldiers of the 648th Mobile Enhancement Brigade in Europe for Saber Guardian 17
July 11, 2017
Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade reconnoiter possible bridging sites on the Olt River in preparation for Exercise Saber Guardian 17 on July 7, 2017.
California Guard called up to fight fire; Colorado expands its fire role
July 10, 2017
Helicopter bucket operations performed June 21, 2013, by a CH-47 Chinook crew from the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion of the 135th Aviation Regiment, stationed at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colo. Guard members in Arizona, California, Colorado and Wyoming are assisting in fire operations.
Colorado and Wyoming National Guard troops helping wildfire battles
July 7, 2017
A Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off from Laramie Regional Airport July 6, 2017, to assist in fighting the Keystone Fire. Visible at left is the helicopter's water bucket.
Pennsylvania National Guard hosts exchange with Lithuanian partners
July 6, 2017
Lithuanian reserve component soldiers train with Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division June 16, 2017, at Fort Indiantown Gap during the annual platoon exchange, part of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
Ohio Guard group balances joint medical training with real-world medical care
July 6, 2017
Tech Sgt. Dac Chaplin, 178th Medical Group dental assistant, marks notes for Lt. Col Simon Nguyen, 178th Wing Medical Group dental surgeon, during a dental exam for a soldier who reported dental pain during field exercises at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Airmen from the 178th Medical Group and 121st Medical Group participated in joint medical training while completing their annual training requirements, June 11-23, 2017.
Ohio National Guard conducts water crossing exercises with Hungarian forces
July 6, 2017
GYOR, Hungary - Military vehicles belonging to 1st squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany, are ferried over the Danube River during a rehearsal river crossing at Gyor, July 4. The ferry is employed by 837th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Ohio National Guard, and 37th Engineer Regiment, Hungarian Ground Forces. The exercise, Szentes Axe, a Hungarian-led exercise under Saber Guardian, facilitates the freedom of movement for 2nd Cavalry Regiment as the unit moves into Romania for more training with NATO Allies and partners. Saber Guardian is the largest exercise in the Black Sea Region and will take place in three countries. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shiloh Capers) (Photo Credit: Sgt. Shiloh Capers)
New Hampshire National Guard sponsors 'welcome home' for Vietnam vets
July 6, 2017
Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Norman Page Sr., left, and his brother, retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Page, pose for a photo during the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony, at Alvirne High School in, Hudson, N.H., June 17, 2017. The brothers served in Vietnam during 1970.
Airmen maintain security at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq
July 3, 2017
Senior Airman Sionte Campbell, 443d Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron entry controller, speaks to Capt. Jeffrey Robertson, 407th ESFS operations offficer June 22, 2017, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Robertson visited security forces members at Al Asad to check on his Airmen forward deployed there and the current status and capabilities of the unit to accomplish the mission.
Army Guard members train for taekwondo competitions
June 30, 2017
Army Pvt. Nicklas Poland, an infantryman with the Colorado Army National Guard, employs an axe kick to Spc. Phillip Moses, a combat engineer with the South Carolina Army National Guard, during a sparring drill June 26, 2017, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Poland and Moses are part of 2017's All-Army Taekwondo Team, training for the U.S. National Taekwondo Championship and subsequent matches.
Deployed Air National Guard officer combines architecture, military career
June 30, 2017
Lt. Col. Heidi Gibson, 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron commander, poses for a photo June 7, 2017, at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia. Gibson enlisted in the California Air National Guard in 1986 then later commissioned. She has had success in her civilian and military career, holding the titles of principal in her very own architecture firm and field grade officer with the Air National Guard as the 163rd Civil Engineer Squadron commander at March Air Reserve Base, Calif.
NGB team recognized for program that improves info flow during domestic response ops
June 30, 2017
Soldiers with the California Army National Guard’s 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion and 40th Brigade head out while responding to wildfires in July 2016. Last year’s California wildfire response saw one of the first uses of the Domestic Operations Awareness and Assessment Tool, or DAART, a web-based program that pulls together geospatial information from a variety of sources including terrain and mapping data, video feeds from overhead aircraft and satellite imagery.