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New York Army Guard NCO competes in Best Ranger contest
May 3, 2017
Sgt. 1st Class Sean Smith, a member of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry of the New York Army National Guard negotiates the Darby Queen obstacle course during the 34th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition at Ft. Benning, Ga., April 9, 2017. Smith was one of six National Guard Soldiers to complete the grueling 62-hour event.
Relationships key to senior enlisted advisor legacy
May 3, 2017
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush, the fourth senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, May 30, 2015.
Guard wades in to help Arkansas flood victims
May 3, 2017
Soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard's 87th Troop Command assisted Randolph County authorities with evacuation assistance in Pocahontas Tuesday, May 2, 2017. The Soldiers were activated in response to flooding in the area from multiple rivers.
Georgia National Guard sets standard for parachute operations
May 2, 2017
Georgia Army National Guard Sgt. Michael Romeo, a parachute rigger of the 165th Quartermaster Company, walks back to the hanger after an accomplished jump during the Parachute Operational Mishap Preventative Orientation Course. POMPOC is tailored for the airborne community with a special emphasis on mishap trends and prevention, jumpmaster duties or procedures and effective airborne program management.
Missouri National Guard on the job to manage flood aftermath
May 2, 2017
Missouri National Guard Soldiers are flying Black Hawk and Lakotas to conduct aerial river surveillance and rescue operations in support of state emergency response efforts. Guard members are conducting a number of missions across the state, including hauling sandbags and transporting first responders.
Citizen-Warrior of the month: Washington Soldier uses combat medic training as sheriff's deputy
May 1, 2017
Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergio Sanchez also serves as a combat medic in the Washington Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment. His military skills as a medic gives him an extra skill set and unique qualifications, said his sheriff’s department supervisor.
Arizona National Guard members gain experience training in Alaska
May 1, 2017
Arizona National Guard Spc. Joseph Charles, a motor vehicle operator with the 259th Engineer Platoon, operates heavy equipment during a runway extension project at Innovative Readiness Training, Old Harbor, Alaska, April 19, 2017. The project will extend the existing Old Harbor runway by 2,700 feet, which will allow larger aircraft to land in Old Harbor.
Wyoming recruiters turn to innovation to seek out new enlistees
April 28, 2017
Alayna Stevenson recites the oath of enlistment, April 4, 2017,in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Alayna's enlistment is a result of a home school event sponsored by the 153rd Recruiting and Retention office.
Colorado National Guard mentors future cyber-warriors
April 28, 2017
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Heflin, left, Colorado Army National Guard telecommunications manager, and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students and managers from Denver North High School display their certificates of appreciation from the U.S. Air Force Association 2017 CyberPatriot, National Youth Cyber Defense competition.
New York National Guard exercises its emergency-response command skills as part of Ardent Sentry 17
April 28, 2017
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Giarrusso, a 42nd Infantry Division operations NCO, and Staff Sgt. Diahann Adepegba, a division intelligence NCO in-charge, map out a 10-mile radius of a simulated nuclear blast area in order to identify affected roads and bridges during Ardent Sentry 17 at the 42nd Infantry Division's Troy, N.Y., armory on April 26, 2017.
New York Air Guard pararescue team wrapping up mid-Atlantic rescue of injured seamen
April 27, 2017
Members of the 106th Rescue Wing assigned to New York Air National Guard, run to add additional supplies for a rescue mission to Lajes, Azores, April 24, 2017, Westhampton Beach, N.Y. The mission is to locate the aircraft and drop pararescuemen who will board the ship and provide emergency medical care to the crew.
Colorado National Guard trains and partners in the mountains of Slovenia
April 27, 2017
Colorado National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and Citizen-Airmen participate in the 10th anniversary NATO Non-Commissioned Officer Winter Camp in the mountains of Slovenia, March 3-10, 2017. The Colorado-Slovenia partnership is part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
Service members unite to provide assistance to isolated village in Alaska
April 27, 2017
Pfc. Amanda Schmidling, a horizontal construction engineer with the Arizona National Guard’s 259th Engineer Platoon, drives local school students around during their visit to the Innovative Readiness Training runway extension project at Old Harbor, Alaska, April 20, 2017.
National Guard more relevant and ready for new threats, chief testifies
April 27, 2017
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, testifies at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Defense hearing on National Guard and Reserve Programs and Readiness, April 26, 2017.
Exercise Cyber Shield 2017 gets underway in Utah
April 26, 2017
Chief Warrant Officer Edwin Parubrub of the Hawaii Army National Guard Defensive Cyberspace Operations-Elements reads through notes while waiting for the introductory briefing for exercise Cyber Shield to begin, at Camp Williams, Utah, April 24, 2017. Cyber Shield 17 is an Army National Guard defensive cyberspace operations exercise with approximately 800 members of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and representatives of state and federal government agencies, industry partners and academia taking part. The purpose of the exercise is to provide a collective training event to evaluate cyber operations and set the conditions for team validation.
Belize leaders visit Louisiana Youth Challenge Programs
April 26, 2017
Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program cadets tell their stories to key leaders from Belize during their tour of YCP at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, April 11, 2017. The Belize leaders are hoping to start a youth development program similar to the Guard’s YCP program in Louisiana to give at-risk youth a chance at a better future in Belize.
Virginia and Maryland National Guard units among those participating in Kuwait exercise
April 25, 2017
U.S. and Gulf Cooperation Council forces conduct the culminating field-training event of exercise Eagle Resolve 2017, April 6, 2017, in Kuwait's Shuwaikh Port. Eagle Resolve is the premier multi-national exercise in the Gulf region.
New York Air National Guard pararescuemen aiding seamen on stricken ship in Mid-Atlantic
April 25, 2017
Members of the 106th Rescue Wing assigned to New York Air National Guard, prepare to take off for a rescue mission at Lajes, Azores, April 24, 2017, Westhampton Beach, N.Y. The mission is to locate the aircraft and drop para-rescuemen who will board the ship and provide emergency medical care to the crew.
Indiana National Guard's Charlie Med team readies for any health situation
April 25, 2017
Charlie Med, C Company, 113th Brigade Sustainment Battalion, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldiers maintain their skills by training how to administer an EKG during the Spring Field Training Exercise in preparation for Joint Readiness Training Center rotation, #JRTC, later this summer.
Wildland firefighters and aviators conclude annual training in Boise
April 25, 2017
A C130h aircraft loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) from the 152nd Airlift Wing of Reno, Nevada drops a water line while training to contain wildfires just outside Boise, Idaho. April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units — from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group — were in Boise, Idaho for the week-long wildfire training and certification.