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For this North Carolina Airman, deployment is a rite of passage
February 6, 2017
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alejandro Armendariz, 145th Maintenance Squadron, has his deployment paperwork reviewed for the final time by Master Sgt. Tessa Miller, 145th Force Support Squadron, during a deployment processing line held at the held at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Feb. 5, 2017. Armendariz is a crew chief and is deploying for the first time.
North Carolina National Guard aviators win large aircraft of the year award
February 3, 2017
Detachment 17 Operational Support Airlift, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade's C-26 Metroliner staged at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in 2012. For the third year in a row, Det. 17, based out of Morrisville, North Carolina, was named the Joint Operational Support Airlift Center’s (JOSAC) Large Aircraft of the Year for fiscal year 2016.
Army Guard scout teams compete to take part in Army’s best scout competition
February 3, 2017
Soldiers with the Hawaii Army National Guard’s C Troop, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, navigate the obstacle course at the Army Guard’s Warrior Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, as they vie for selection to represent the Army Guard in the Gainey Cup, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Held every other year, the Gainey Cup is a demanding, mentally and physically challenging competition that tests scout teams on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the best scout team in the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)(Released)
Troops to receive training on military's new Blended Retirement System
February 2, 2017
Air Force Maj. Michael Odle, Defense Department assistant director of military compensation policy, reviews the DoD course content for the Blended Retirement System opt-in training at the Pentagon, Jan. 30, 2017. Eligible service members are required to take the opt-in course to learn about their options with the new retirement system, which goes into effect at the start of 2018.
Partners Colorado and Jordan explore military women’s evolving leadership roles
February 2, 2017
Students and faculty from Emek Hebrew Academy Teichman Family Torah Center in Sherman Oaks, California, speak to a Soldier from the 270th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, prior to start of Vigilant Guard 17 at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) California Task Force 1, Los Angeles. “One of the cooler things was, some of the females came up to me asking, ‘Well why can’t we be in the Army?’ Well guess what? I actually have some female Soldiers here who have been successful, who have deployed,” explained 1st Lt. Brian Frizzle, 270th executive officer.
369th Sustainment Brigade trains on Army’s newest communications equipment in Kuwait
February 2, 2017
Signal Soldiers of the 369th Sustainment Brigade practice aligning a Ground Antenna Transmit Receive (GATR) Ball at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait on Jan. 10, 2017. The GATR Ball is a portable satellite communications system that can be deployed to remote areas in a relatively short amount of time.
Texas National Guard conducts final roll call for 10-year-old Spc. Rowan Windham
January 31, 2017
Honorary enlistee Rowan Windham renders a salute after being presented with his own Cavalry Stetson. Windham was honorarily enlisted into the Texas Army National Guard at a ceremony held at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, March 27, 2015. During one of his stays at the Children's Hospital in San Antonio, Rowan met Sgt. David Hixson, a medic with the Texas Army National Guard. There, Rowan shared his dream of always wanting to be a Soldier and soon after, Hixson, with the help of fellow Texas National Guard members, made it all possible.
Texas Air Guard major helps revive boy after pool incident
January 30, 2017
Maj. Eric Hoopes, commander of the 149th Fighter Wing’s Detachment 1, Texas Air National Guard, counts out compressions during a basic life support class at the 149th Medical Group, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 30, 2016. Hoopes was instrumental in saving the life of a child who had nearly drowned to death at a local area pool.
Two Florida Air Guard pilots are forging the future of the F-35 fighter
January 30, 2017
Florida Air National Guard pilots Lt. Col. Scott “Gaucho” Charlton, left, and Maj. John “Rocky” MacRae stand in front of the F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base on Jan. 24, 2017. Gaucho and Rocky are both F-35 instructor pilots with the 58th Fighter Squadron based at Eglin and are responsible for teaching pilots how to fly the Department of Defense’s newest aircraft.
Pennsylvania Cyberspace Operations Squadron to become prime force in cyber defense
January 26, 2017
Staff Sgt. Brandyn Mowers, of the 112th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, works on a cyber-attack simulation at Horsham Air Guard Station, Pa., Jan. 9, 2017. The 112th COS was created last year to primarily defend Air Force units and – when tasked by the governor – the state’s critical infrastructure facilities.
Hoosiers, Nigeriens announce new State Partnership Program
January 24, 2017
The Indiana National Guard has announced its new partnership with the Republic of Niger within the State Partnership Program.
Guard members reflect on their inauguration duties
January 23, 2017
Spc. Shaleek Blackman, left, with the Delaware Army National Guard’s 153rd Military Police Company, and Army Staff Sgt. Eric Stunkard, with the Delaware Army Guard’s 262nd Component Repair Company, keep an eye out as crowds make their way to the National Mall for the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. The Soldiers were among more than 7,500 National Guard members from 44 states, territories and the District of Columbia, who supported local authorities during the inauguration.
North Carolina Guard member follows in family tradition; commits to a life of service
January 20, 2017
Capt. Timothy Thomas, right, stands with his father and grandfather after graduating flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama, January 2009. Thomas, a North Carolina National Guard member with 1st Battalion, 130th Aviation Regiment, is the third in a line of Army Aviators and the fourth generation of the Thomas family to join the military.
Silicon Valley-based Air Guard unit logs 1,015th rescue
January 19, 2017
A Guardian Angel pararescueman from the 131st Rescue Squadron guides a litter carrying a civilian patient onto an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during an over water rescue mission, Jan. 17, 2017.
About 7,500 Guard Soldiers and Airmen join forces with civilian agencies on inauguration
January 19, 2017
Delaware National Guard Soldiers and Airmen swear in as District of Columbia special police at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., Jan. 19, 2017. The DNG members are here in preparation of the 58th Presidential Inauguration. During the historic event, National Guard troops from almost every state and territory will provide several critical functions including crowd management, traffic control, emergency services, logistics, and ceremonial marching elements.
Massachusetts state trooper praises Guard captain who aided at school bus crash
January 19, 2017
Massachusetts National Guard Capt. David Wilson has been hailed by a state trooper for his assistance at the scene of a school bus crash last week.
1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion conducts Air Mission Commander training
January 18, 2017
1st Lt. John Capotosi gives his mission briefing during Air Mission Commander training. Pilots with the South Carolina Army National Guard, 59th Aviation Troop Command, 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion completed Air Mission Commander training Jan. 9-12, 2017, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, S.C., in order to become more familiar and comfortable with making decisions for other aircraft, as well as their own.
South Carolina National Guard looks back at Operation Desert Storm
January 17, 2017
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers with the 251st Rear Area Operations Center at Log-base "Charlie" near the Saudi/Iraq border deployed to Southwest Asia starting on Jan. 9, 1991, to provide support during Operation Desert Storm. The South Carolina National Guard deployed more than 2,400 Army and Air Guard service members during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, representing 11 different Army Guard units and eight Air Guard units.
Snow, ice and flooding keep troops busy in Kansas, Missouri, Nevada and Oklahoma
January 17, 2017
Sgt. 1st Class Justin Juliot, center, of the Nevada National Guard's 422nd Expeditionary Support Battalion, unhitches a 400-gallon water tank, commonly refereed to as a "water buffalo," to provide water for the town of Sutcliffe on Pyramid Lake Tribal land about 40 miles north of Reno, Jan. 12, 2017. The town of Sutcliffe has been without basic water services since water rushed down the western and eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range Jan. 8, causing floods around the region and damaging fresh water pipeline to Sutcliffe.
Idaho National Guard helps with snow removal from snowstorm that dumped 15 inches
January 15, 2017
Col. Jeffery D. Aebischer, Vice Wing Commander of the 124th Fighter Wing, helps with snow removal alongside other Airmen on base during the record-setting snowstorm that swept through Boise, Idaho in the early weeks of Jan. 2017.