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Soldiers can mix camo patterns for cold-weather gear
December 1, 2015
Intelligence and Sustainment Company’s team races through the snow transporting a casualty to a landing zone March 5 during the Gauntlet Challenge at Fort Drum.
Colombian Army Engineers view South Carolina flood response
December 1, 2015
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Omar Benjamin (left), with the South Carolina Army National Guard’s Combined Support Maintenance Shop, answers questions from Colombian Army Lt. Col. Hernando Rodriguez through Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Lombana, Nov. 19, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard held a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with its Partner Nation Nov. 15-21, 2015. While in South Carolina, the five Colombian officers toured various sites and met with their National Guard counterparts seeing firsthand the areas affected by the floods, and how the Guard responded working alongside civilian first responders and state and local emergency management. Since its launch in 2012, when the South Carolina National Guard introduced its State Partnership Program (SPP) with the Republic of Colombia, S.C., has focused on establishing long-term relationships where Colombia and South Carolina can promote mutual interests and build lasting capabilities. In the past year the South Carolina National Guard has held 26 engagements with its partner nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Stephen D. Hudson)
Active duty, National Guard units foster partnership, prep for future
December 1, 2015
Col. Matthew Van Wagenen (right), commander of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division talks with Col. Jeffrey Van, commander of the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi National Guard, as they visit the Horse Cav. Det. for a trail ride Nov. 24 at Fort Hood, Texas. The leaders used the opportunity to immerse themselves in some of the cavalry’s history and traditions.
Gen. Grass concludes three-nation visit in Romania
November 30, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, center, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush, his senior enlisted advisor, left, talk with Texas National Guard members serving at MK Air Base, Romania, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve and other missions, Nov. 28, 2015. This image was acquired using a cellular phone.
Mississippi Guard aviation maintainers complete Kuwait mission
November 30, 2015
Staff Sgt. Frank Schatzman, of the 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG), replaces safety wire on APX-123 coaxial connectors during a preventative maintenance inspection at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait on Sept. 29, 2015. The Mississippi Army National Guard aviation maintenance unit successfully completed a Phase Maintenance Inspection Cycle-1 (PMI) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Sept. 28 and successfully returned the completed aircraft to the 1/137th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, two weeks later.
National Guard Bureau leaders visit troops in Kosovo
November 27, 2015
U.S. Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, introduces himself to an audience of more than 200 reserve-component Service members during a town hall event at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Nov. 24, 2015.
Gen. Grass, Chief Brush visit Afghanistan on Thanksgiving Day
November 27, 2015
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, serves turkey to Soldiers in Afghanistan on Nov. 26, 2015.
Honing spiritual fitness, Texas Air National Guard chaplain grows chaplain's program
November 25, 2015
Chaplain Brig. Gen. Steve Chisolm, Air National Guard Assistant to the U.S. Air Force Chief of Chaplains, preaches to Texas Air National Guard members and their families during a chapel service held at the 136th Airlift Wing headquarters, Nov. 15, 2015, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas.
Iowa, Kosovo a model National Guard State Partnership Program relationship
November 25, 2015
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits in Kosovo with representatives on each side of the partnership program between the U.S. and Kosovo.
Gen. Grass issues Thanksgiving message to civilians and uniformed personnel
November 24, 2015
U.S. Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the Air Force Association's 2013 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland., Sept. 18, 2013. Grass just released his Thanksgiving message
New app makes it easy for Guard members to connect with mental health care
November 23, 2015
The new Guard Ready app allows service members to select their branch so it can connect them with sources of assistance.
New York State Military Museum's new exhibit tells story of the state's Air National Guard
November 23, 2015
The flying jacket and helmet used by Maj. Gen. John Fenimore, a commander of the 109th Airlift Wing, which flies missions to Antarctica, and later the adjutant general of New York from1995 to 2001, is among the exhibits in "Ever Upward: The History of the New York Air National Guard" show which opened at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs on Nov. 20.
Kansas National Guard patrols assist motorists stranded by heavy snow
November 23, 2015
The 997th Brigade Support Battalion deployed Stranded Motorists Assistance Response Teams to patrol roads in northwest Kansas on Nov. 18, 2015, searching for stranded motorists. Four vehicles and 10 personnel were activated due to blizzard conditions.
Louisiana National Guard cyber team trains to defend the Web
November 20, 2015
Louisiana National Guards Lt. Col. Henry T. Capello, chief communications officer, conducting training for the Cyber Defense Incident Response Team (CDIRT). To practice looking for potential security breaches during training, members of the Louisiana Army and Air National Guard who are on the CDIRT log onto computers formatted to duplicate common operating systems and website platforms and look for unusual activity that may indicate that a hacker is actively compromising a state website.
Kadavy: Increased training is key to readiness
November 19, 2015
Soldiers with the 1344th Transportation Company of the Illinois National Guard participate in an urban warfare training exercise at Fort Irwin, California, during the unit's annual training in May 2010.
Heavy snow in Colorado brings out National Guard crew
November 19, 2015
An M973A1 Small Unit Support Vehicle, also known as an SUSV, sporting emergency lights and digital camouflage, claws its way through the snow at Taylor Park Reservoir near Gunnison, Colorado, March 15, 2010. The SUSV, which is capable of traversing almost any terrain, is the primary vehicle used by the Colorado Army National Guard’s Snow Response Team.
This Airman Brown shows she's 'unstoppable'
November 18, 2015
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tanya L. Brown, a services journeyman with the 182nd Force Support Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, poses on the 182nd Airlift Wing aircraft apron in Peoria, Ill., Nov. 7, 2015. Brown – a full-time beautician, farmer, student, wife and mother - enlisted in the Air National Guard at the age of 35.
Air National Guard director receives Order of the Sword invitation
November 18, 2015
Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke, III, director, Air National Guard, is presented the Order of the Sword invitation from Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling, command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, at 10 House Fire Department, New York, Nov. 11, 2015. The Air Force enlisted corps established the Order of the Sword to recognize and honor military senior officers for significant contributions to the enlisted force.
All Michigan, all the time, for this operation in Liberia
November 18, 2015
Soldiers of the Gladstone-based, 1430th Engineer Company, Michigan Army National Guard, Airmen and ground crew offload a Selfridge-based KC-135 from the Michigan Air National Guard on a tarmac in Liberia last week in preparation to assist with Liberia engineers as part of efforts to help the Liberians build new barracks buildings.
Guard Your Health launches #ClassIRecipes
November 13, 2015
The Guard Your Health program will be releasing recipes for all tastes and budgets and skill levels.