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Vermont and Massachusetts National Guards conduct live-fire exercise of Picatinny howitzers
August 5, 2016
Working with Picatinny Arsenal, the Vermont and Massachusetts National Guards conducted a live-fire testing of their new M777A2 and M119A3 Howitzers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix on July 27, 2016
Oregon National Guard dedicates solar array in Pendleton
August 5, 2016
Betsy Kauffman, with Energy Trust of Oregon, presents a check for $84,319 to Col. Kenneth Safe, construction and facilities management officer for the Oregon Army National Guard, as part of the dedication of the Oregon Military Department's new solar panel array at the Oregon Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF #2) at the airport in Pendleton, Oregon, August 4. The Oregon Military Department partnered with Energy Trust of Oregon, the federal government and Pacific Power to bring the project to completion, working toward the larger goal of making the Oregon National Guard net zero by 2020.
Indiana National Guard sponsors environmental event to track bat sounds
August 4, 2016
Mike Peterkin, deputy chief of conservation, right, and Todd Eubank, biologist for threatened and endangered species are tracking a bat roost at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, as part of the Acoustic Bat Training class held by the Environmental Management Office from July 11-16, 2016. The purpose of the class was to train the environmentalists on new methods of capturing ultrasonic bat calls that are used to recognize and identify the calls with the species they belong to. This information will further their understanding about the bat habitats, and how Camp Atterbury’s training affects their ecosystem.
Gen. Joseph Lengyel becomes 28th chief of National Guard Bureau
August 3, 2016
Defense Secretary Ash Carter administers the oath of office to incoming National Guard Bureau chief Air National Guard Gen. Joseph Lengyel, Aug. 3, 2016, at the National Guard Bureau change of responsiblity ceremony at the Pentagon.
New York Guard team catches unusual ride to work for Vigilant Guard exercise
August 3, 2016
New York Army National Guard CH-47 F model left the Army Aviation Support Facility in Rochester, N.Y. for Stratton Air National Guard Base in Schenectady, N.Y. on July 27, 2016, aviators and crew members from Detachment 1, Company B, 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation Regiment picked up service members from the New York National Guard’s 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) and landed at the Burlington Air National Guard Base in Vermont. The Battalion is part of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
Aerial and ground Guard forces mobilize to fight Western blazes
August 3, 2016
California National Guard Soldiers learn how to cut a line with a shovel Aug. 3, 2016. After a few tries they scraped clean a 3-4 foot wide path free of vegetation.
Outstanding Airman of Year is driven to support her Air National Guard teammates
August 2, 2016
Staff Sgt. Jennifer D. Masters, of the 178th Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, poses for a photo at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 6, 2016. Masters is the 2016 Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year.
New Jersey air group brings more than 1,300 years of experience to Air Force exercise
August 1, 2016
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Romero, left and Senior Airman Mark Cavanaugh, crew chiefs with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, work inside the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag 16-3, July 20, 2016, on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
Missouri Guard unit completes National Training Center rotation
August 1, 2016
Soldiers assigned to the 548th Transportation Company, 311th Brigade Support Battalion, Missouri National Guard, headquartered in Trenton, Missouri, prepare for one of over 40 tactical convoy training missions during their training at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California.
Texas Air Guard inspection technician is on a journey of recovery
July 29, 2016
Master Sgt. Charles Ramirez, a nondestructive inspections technician with the 149th Maintenance Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, inspects aircraft support equipment using magnetic particle inspection techniques at the NDI section June 3, 2016, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
New York troops train, teach logistics lessons in Louisiana heat
July 29, 2016
New York Army National Guard Spc. George Mentiply, a driver assigned to Co.. E, 427th Brigade Support Battalion based in Glenville, N.Y., secures his vehicle during training at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Ft. Polk, La, July 26. Approximately 3,000 Soldiers from New York joined 2,000 other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force.
Massachusetts Soldiers save New Jersey woman from hot car
July 29, 2016
The four Massachusetts Guard members who saved a New Jersey woman from her stranded Cadillac pose in front of an ambulance.
South Carolina Air National Guard deploys to South Korea for Theater Security Package
July 28, 2016
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard prepare to board a Boeing 767 transport aircraft at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., July 13, 2016. Approximately 300 U.S. Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire JNGB, S.C., are deploying to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, as the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of the U.S. Pacific Command Theater Security Package.
ANG's Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year says it's all about putting others first
July 28, 2016
Senior Master Sgt. Mark Farmer, a space systems operations superintendent assigned to the 114th Space Control Squadron at Patrick AFB, Florida, monitors satellite networking equipment June 3, 2016. Farmer is the Air National Guard's 2016 Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year and one of the U.S. Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.
Michigan National Guard issues climate preparedness and resilience plans
July 28, 2016
The Michigan Army National Guard helps put out a fire about six miles north of Newberry in Luce County and about 10 miles from Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan.
New York Army Guard records expert helps National Guard vets prove service
July 27, 2016
Steve Essex, the inactive/active records officer for the New York Army National Guard Military Personnel Office with the index cards which indicate which former National Guard Soldiers have paper records stored by the New York State Archives on Monday, July 18, 2016. Essex accesses records dating back to 1945 to assist former National Guard Soldiers in finding their state service records.
New York’s 'Fighting 69th' faces off against opposing force and tests skills
July 27, 2016
New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Raymond F. Shields Jr., commander of the New York Army National Guard, speaks to soldiers of the 812th Engineer Co., Ohio Army National Guard, after a live fire training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., July 25, 2016.
Chief Master Sgt. Amy Giaquinto becomes command chief of New York Air National Guard
July 26, 2016
New York Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Amy Giaquinto and former N.Y. Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Richard King display an award following Change of Authority ceremonies at New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters in Latham, N.Y. on Monday, July 25, 2016.
Air National Guard units join forces in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve
July 26, 2016
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, performs a fly-by over Papa Air Base, Papa, Hungary. In support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard from Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, has deployed approximately 200 Airmen to Papa Air Base, Hungary, to conduct familiarization training alongside our NATO ally, Hungary.
Pennsylvania National Guard marks 100th anniversary of Mexican border mobilization
July 26, 2016
Pennsylvania’s 16th Regiment conducting rifle training along the Mexican border during the 1916 crisis.