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Nebraska Guard Soldier is team member for VIP visitors to Baghdad
March 21, 2017
Spc. Michael Chelewski, Joint Visitors Bureau specialist, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command - Operation Inherent Resolve, hangs a flag in preparation for a promotion ceremony in Baghdad on Dec. 3, 2016.
Guard members from several states training with Latvian forces
March 21, 2017
Tech Sgt. Jennifer Schroeder, a Weather Craftsman from the 125th Weather Flight and a native of Tulsa, Okla., and Master Sgt. Seth Huisenga, a Weather Craftsman from the 125th Weather Flight, Oklahoma Air National Guard, and a native of Bixby, Okla., conduct a shift change brief of the Staff Weather Officer station during Allied Spirit VI at the 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area. Allied Spirit VI is a multinational exercise involving 12 nations and over 2,700 troops.
Colorado National Guard joins in aerial battle against Boulder County fire
March 20, 2017
Colorado National Guard helicopter buckets, such as this one in a 2013 photo, are being used against the Sunshine Fire in Boulder County, Colo.
Nevada Air Guard members help provide relief to Lemmon Valley Flood
March 20, 2017
Members of the 152nd Airlift Wing's Security Forces Squadron, based in Reno, assist local authorities in the Lemmon Valley flood area in March, 2017. Guard personnel are helping to provide traffic control and other flood recovery services.
New York Air Guard Pararescuemen test Orion spacecraft rescue support equipment in Hawaii
March 17, 2017
Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers with the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing, supported by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing, 204th Airlift Squadron, jump from a C-17 into the waters off Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam on March 7, 2017, as they conduct training to test new spacecraft recovery techniques and equipment that will be used to recover the crew module of NASA's Orion spacecraft. The Airmen were in Hawai for two weeks as part of Operation Ardent Sentry.
Pennsylvania Guard assists civilians and authorities in Winter Storm Stella
March 17, 2017
During the height of Winter Storm Stella, Pennsylvania National Guard members assisted the Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and local first responders in the transporting of a 23-month-old baby in need of an emergency medical procedure from Mt. Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg to Geisinger Children’s Hospital in Danville March 14, 2017.
Ohio family's service roots run deep in Army and Air National Guard
March 17, 2017
Members of the Clemens family, with more than 120 years of military service, stand in front of the family home in Port Clinton, Ohio, after three of them returned from overseas deployments. Pictured are retired Senior Master Sgt. Ken Clemens (clockwise from front row, left), Col. Barb Herrington-Clemens, Capt. Chelsea Migura, Staff Sgt. Rich Clemens, Staff Sgt. Drew Clemens and Sgt. 1st Class Zach Migura.
Illinois Air National Guard's family and employers help to keep them on mission
March 16, 2017
Security forces specialists assigned to the 182nd Security Forces Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, react to simulated rioters throwing baseballs at them during civil disturbance training in Peoria, Ill., March 4, 2017. The squadron trains in confrontation management as part of the Air National Guard’s mission to be the first choice for homeland operations.
Missouri Guard hosts first joint Cyber Summit
March 16, 2017
Missouri Army National Guard Capt. Derek Ditch, Missouri National Guard Joint Cyber Computer Network Defense Team, responds to a question from senior leaders as part of a panel of Cyber Protection Team experts drawn from the active duty military, the National Guard, and NASA during the state militia’s first Cyber Summit, held at historic Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base, Missouri, March. 6-10.
Single dad in Texas driven to try Outstanding Warrior competition
March 15, 2017
Staff Sgt. Juan Nunez a security forces specialist with the 136th Security Forces Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, and his son Tristan pose for a photo at the 136th Airlift Wing’s Annual Children’s Christmas party Nov. 20, 2016 at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. (
Arizona's Copper 5 aircrew honored during 35th annual memorial
March 15, 2017
Col. Edwin Slocum, vice wing commander of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, salutes after placing a wreath during the 35th Annual Copper 5 Memorial at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Mar. 13. Copper 5 was the call sign for a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker aerial refueling jet from the 161st that was involved in a mid-air collision with a civilian plane, killing the four person aircrew on Mar. 13, 1982.
National Guard troops assisting civilian authorities during Mid-Atlantic winter storm
March 14, 2017
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Manassas-based 266th Military Police Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group line up vehicles for possible snow response operations March 13, 2017, in Manassas, Virginia.
Two chief warrant officers in Washington are brothers in arms
March 9, 2017
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Justin Larson, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Noel Larson pose for a photo in the cockpit of a Black Hawk helicopter they use for their aviation duties Feb. 12, 2017. The two brothers were promoted on the same day at the Aviation Readiness Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Deployments make New York Guard doctor better hometown physician
March 9, 2017
Army Lt. Col. William Lecates, who serves as a doctor in the New York Army National Guard and a kidney specialist in private practice, said that his service in the Army Guard has given him a greater breadth of medical knowledge benefiting both his civilian and military patients.
Traditional Airmen showcase their abilities in Texas
March 9, 2017
Staff Sgt. Michael J. Davis, a loadmaster with the 136th Mission Support Group, Texas Air National Guard, completes a pre flight inspection on a C-130H2 Hercules aircraft, Feb. 26, 201, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Davis, along with other traditional Guardsmen, flew a max-fly effort that utilized only traditional Airmen.
Texas Guard members join SPP partners in Best Warrior Competition
March 8, 2017
Texas National Guard Soldiers and Airmen receive a safety brief along with with Czech and Chilean service members at the M4 qualification event as part of the fifth annual Texas Military Department Best Warrior Competition, at Camp Swift near Bastrop, Texas, March 3, 2017. This year's Best Warrior Competition was the second time Chilean soldiers participated and the first time for soldiers from the Czech Republic as part of Texas Military Department's initiative to develop relations with foreign partners.
Gen. Lengyel attends Nevada Air National Guard Leadership Summit
March 8, 2017
Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, spoke on the influence leadership has on force development during the first Nevada National Guard Leadership Summit hosted March 3, 2017 at the Nevada Air National Guard Base, Reno. The Leadership Summit included various speakers from local businesses, universities and military professions.
Utah Air Guard conducts aeromedical evacuation mission in Pacific
March 8, 2017
1st Lt. Carol Roling, flight nurse with the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., checks on a patient during an aeromedical evacuation flight from the Pacific theater to the U.S. on Feb. 21, 2017. A Utah Air Guard KC-135R Stratotanker and six-person crew from the 151st Air Refueling Squadron conducted an AE mission with the active duty medical personnel Feb. 18-25, 2017.
New Army jungle footwear gives ‘Trench Foot’ the boot
March 7, 2017
The Army Jungle Combat Boot, now under development, features a low-height heel to prevent snags on things like vines in a jungle environment; additional drainage holes to let water out if it becomes completely soaked, speed laces so that soldiers can don and doff the boots more quickly, a redesigned upper to make the boots less tight when they are new, an insert that helps improve water drainage, a lining that helps the boot breathe better and dry faster; a ballistic fabric-like layer under a soldier's foot to help prevent punctures, and a foam layer between the rubber sole and the upper to provide greater shock absorbing capability. The boot will initially be issued to two full brigade combat teams in Hawaii, part of the 25th Infantry Division, for evaluation.
New York Air Guard members training alongside active-duty counterparts in Florida
March 7, 2017
Airmen assigned to the 105th Base Defense Squadron fly on a 105th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III to Avon Park Range, Florida to participate in a Mission Readiness Exercise. The Airmen lived in field conditions for nearly two weeks while honing critical skills.