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North Carolina Guard member in right place to rescue pilot from flaming plane wreckage
February 15, 2017
A single-engine plane crashed in a field at approximately 4:30 p.m. in Morganton, on Feb. 6, 2017. Within minutes of the crash, North Carolina Army National Guard Sgt. Charles Roper was pulling the pilot from the burning cockpit.
Missouri Air Guard maintainers remove craft tail for first time
February 15, 2017
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brent Rose, a repair and reclamation specialist assigned to the 139th Maintenance Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, wipes down a bolt from a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 7, 2017. Rose was assisting with aircraft maintenance that required the removal of the vertical stabilizer, or tail, of the aircraft.
Wyoming National Guard assisting state officials in flood battle near Worland
February 15, 2017
A team of Wyoming National Guard members works to position sandbags to stave off flooding near Worland, Wyo., on Feb. 12, 2017.
California National Guard mobilizes with other assets in dam emergency
February 14, 2017
A crew from the California National Guard's Charlie Company/2-135 at Mather Field prepares to support the Oroville Dam Spillway by providing medical evacuation if needed. (Courtesy of the California National Guard)
Alaska Army Guard aviators locate and assist stranded snowmobilers
February 13, 2017
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Josh Claeyes, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, flies across the Bethel tundra during a training mission in western Alaska, Jan. 13, 2017. Crew from the 207th located and assisted a couple stranded when their snowmobile became stuck.
Airmen Hone their skills during combat flight training exercise
February 13, 2017
Members of the 142nd Fighter Wing participate in the Sentry Savannah 17-2 exercise at Air Dominance Center, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 2, 2017. Sentry Savannah is a joint aerial combat training exercise hosted by the Georgia Air National Guard, and is the Air National Guard's largest fighter integration, air-to-air training exercise encompassing 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft. Air National Guard photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Shelly Davison
Mississippi Guard members assist tornado victims in their state
February 10, 2017
Soldiers of the 3656th Maintenance Co., 184th Sustainment Command, speak with home owner Jimmy Welch, whose house was damaged by a tornado that swept across southern Mississippi on Jan. 26, 2017.
Louisiana National Guard still supporting tornado recovery in New Orleans
February 10, 2017
Louisiana National Guard Staff Sgt. Casey Delcambre, 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, directs traffic at a static traffic control points in New Orleans East, Feb. 10, 2017. The Guardsmen are working in support of local, parish and state emergency officials after severe thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in southeast Louisiana.
Kentucky Guard members train in historic sanatorium
February 10, 2017
Soldiers of the 41st Civil Support Team stage vehicles during a hazardous materials exercise at the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 7, 2016. The team used the historic site as a suitable location for a mission with low visibility and limited communications in an unfamiliar environment.
Louisiana National Guard members assisting local officials following tornadoes
February 9, 2017
Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, speaks with New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison after a tornado hit New Orleans East on Feb. 7, 2017.
Financial readiness key for Guard members; financial counselors, resources available for help
February 8, 2017
Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelly Querry, left, with the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Wing Financial Management section, processes a payment voucher for a customer at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in July 2016. Maintaining strong financial health is important for National Guard members to remain mission ready, said Guard officials. For those who may need financial planning assistance, a variety of resources are available at many military installations.
Munitions handling: A critical yet inherently dangerous career
February 8, 2017
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeremiah L. Buckmaster and Airman 1st Class Joshua E. Holland, munitions systems specialists assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, inspect inert Mark 82 bomb bodies Feb. 5, 2017, at the Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio. Munitions systems specialists procure, inspect, store, recondition, issue, transport, maintain, test and assemble GPS/laser guided and unguided munitions for 180FW F-16 Fighting Falcons.
New York National Guard Civil Support Team Training State Police in confined area operations
February 8, 2017
Staff Sgt. Joshua Spagnola of the New York National Guard’s 2nd Civil Support Team guides New York State Police Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team (CCSERT) member Investigator Brian Kenney as he descends via a complex rope system during confined-space search-and-rescue training at the Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, N.Y. on Jan. 31, 2017.
Florida National Guard pilots flying combat-ready F-35s
February 7, 2017
An F-15 Eagle pilot prepares to taxi onto the runway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 23, 2017. Airmen from the 125th Fighter Wing deployed for 3 weeks to Nellis AFB for Red Flag 17-1, the first Red Flag training exercise to integrate the F-35a.
Virginia Air National Guard helicopter provides eye in sky for counter-drug operations
February 7, 2017
A stock photo of a Virginia National Guard UH72A Lakota taking off from Fort Davison Army Airfield shows a similar UH72A Lakota to the one used by Virginia National Guard Counterdrug aviation to support Homeland Security Investigations and the Virginia State Police Task Force during the summer of 2016.
Free tax software and support available for military and family members
February 6, 2017
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Holden Smith, 633rd Air Base Wing Judge Advocate paralegal, assists Senior Airman Terrence Eaton, logistics readiness squadron vehicle maintenance journeymen, in filling out a form at the Langley Air Force Base, Va., tax center Feb. 5, 2013. As in the past, tax assistance is being offered to members of the armed forces and their families.
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.