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Arizona National Guard helps keep NATO flights aloft
November 13, 2015
Staff Sgt. Kevin Gimenez, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the Arizona Air National Guard, prepares to refuel a NATO E-3A Sentry over northern Germany during a training mission, Nov. 10, 2015. Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix are supporting aircrew training operations Nov. 9-20 at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.
Performing service every day is part of this South Carolina Guard Soldier's life
November 12, 2015
First Lt. Darrion Lemon guides a driver along as he works with other U.S. Army engineers with the South Carolina National Guard to repair roads in Manning, S.C., Nov. 5, 2015. The engineers assigned to the 178th Engineer Battalion and 122nd Engineer Battalion are supporting recovery efforts after the state was impacted by historic flooding that damaged roads and infrastructure in October 2015.
Veterans Day message to the force
November 11, 2015
Members of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division participated in Anchorage's first-ever Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 7, 2015. More than 50 airmen of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing joined approximately 200 other military members to represent actively-serving veterans for the celebration.
147th Reconnaissance Wing reaches 100K flight hours on MQ-1 Predator
November 10, 2015
Members of the 147th Reconnaissance Wing Maintenance Group open the crate holding an MQ-1 Predator at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Aug. 18, 2009. The wing is transitioning from the F-16 to the MQ-1 and this is the first of several Predators that the wing will receive.
Long-delayed Medal of Honor awarded to Harlem Hellfighters' Sgt. Henry Johnson displayed in New York Capitol
November 10, 2015
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Anthony McLean accepts the New York State Medal of Valor on behalf of Sgt. Henry Johnson during a ceremony marking the display of a Medal of Honor posthumously awarded to Johnson for his World War I actions, on Nov. 9, 2015, at the New York State Capitol in Albany. Also pictured are Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy ( right) the adjutant general of New York and Col. Dave Martinez, the commander of the 369th Sustainment Brigade.
Alaska National Guard saves two after plane crashes at snowy airstrip
November 9, 2015
A Utah Army National Guard Soldier from the 19th Special Forces is hoisted up to an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a combat search and rescue integration exercise over the Utah Test and Training Range in Sandy, Utah, on May 3, 2007. Alaska National Guard rescuers use similar craft in their missions, which resulted in a save of two fliers on Nov. 7, 2015.
Army Guard to see reductions, changes in personnel and force structure
November 6, 2015
A Stryker vehicle from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team passes a gas station north of Vilnius enroute to Rukla. A platoon of soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division unit from Hazleton, Pennsylvania, will spend two weeks training in the Saber Strike 2015 exercise. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise. Projected changes to National Guard units will lead to conversion of some, including the 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team, which is slated to transition to a Stryker brigade combat team in 2017.
Gunfighter Fly-in competition kicks off; tests skills of Army Guard AH-64 Apache pilots
November 6, 2015
Apache AH-64D pilots go through their pre-flight checks at Silverbell Army Heliport before beginning an event during the Gunfighter-Fly In competition Nov. 3, 2015. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the best AH-64D Apache attack helicopter crews from seven different Army National Guard units from across the nation in a competition to see who's best. Crews from Arizona, Utah, Idaho, South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas and Missouri competed for the top scores in various events such as a live-fire scenario, unmanned aerial systems teaming, simulator test and a written evaluation.
Pennsylvania National Guard provides key support at international exercise
November 5, 2015
Staff Sgt. Nicole Brittain, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 213th Regional Support Group's personnel division, works on a personnel report at Exercise Trident Juncture 15, near Zaragoza, Spain, Nov. 3, 2015.
South Carolina National Guard Cyber Team attends Congressional event
November 5, 2015
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Barbara Mesaros, South Carolina National Guard director of intelligence, U.S. Army Maj. Robert Gresham, South Carolina Army National Guard cyber branch chief, and U.S. Army Col. David Coldren, South Carolina Army National Guard assistant chief of staff for information management, during the State Cyber Day event sponsored by the National Guard and Reserve Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives at the Rayburn House Office Building Foyer, Washington, Oct. 22, 2015.
California National Guard Soldier saves 42 people from burning bus
November 5, 2015
California Army National Guard Pfc. Jesse Hernandez, whose civilian job is a custody assistant for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, saved 42 people from a burning bus on a Los Angeles freeway on Oct. 18, 2015. Hernandez is a rifleman with the California Guard's D Company (Weapons), 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, out of San Pedro, Calif.
Utah Army Guard Soldier takes the lead to build a better Army
November 3, 2015
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey delivers opening remarks during the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army-hosted SMA's Professional Development Forum in Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2015.
November designated as Month of the Military Family
November 3, 2015
Staff Sgt. Antonio Nieto, 50th Personnel Services Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, laughs with his daughter Antonella after returning from a year-long tour in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom March 2, 2007, at Joint Base McGuire Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. November honors military families and the sacrifices they make.
New Mexico National Guard airlifts baby and adult dinosaur fossils
November 2, 2015
Company C, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation, UH-60 Black Hawk crew consisting of pilots Maj. Daniel Purcell and Capt. Kevin Doo, and crew chiefs Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Cahill and Sgt. Saul Monarez airlift a unique sling load of a baby Pentaceratops dinosaur skull out of the Bisti/De-na-zin Wilderness Area Oct. 29, 2015. Sgt. Bryan Haworth and Spc. Alonzo Romero, both of 1st Battalion 200th Infantry, hook the 4,500 pounds load onto the belly of the aircraft.
Louisiana National Guard captain honored with Soldier's Medal for heroic rescue
November 2, 2015
Louisiana National Guard Capt. Andrew Gremillion receives the Soldier's Medal from Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, during a ceremony in Baton Rouge, Louisiana., Oct. 30, 2015. Gremillion was recognized with the highest award for non-combat valor for risking his life to save a woman trapped in a sinking car.
From fires to floods, Texas National Guard helicopter crews are always ready to serve
October 30, 2015
A Texas Army National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk hoists a member from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Texas Task Force 1 during a search and rescue exercise at Canyon Lake, Texas, April 11, 2014. The joint, interagency exercise simulated emergency response following a hurricane, with members from the Texas Air National Guard, Texas Army National Guard, Texas Task Force 1, the U.S. Coast Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety integrating to form a joint response team. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Alicia Lacy/ Released)
Air National Guard Director visits base to hear from Airmen
October 30, 2015
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, director of the Air National Guard, coins Master Sgt. Neil Allison for his outstanding performance at the 158th Fighter Wing, Vt., Oct. 17, 2015. Clarke visited Vermont, met with the Airmen and Vermont Air National Guard leadership.
Defense Department recognizes efforts to prevent sexual assault
October 29, 2015
Logo of the Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Program
New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing goes solar for lighting
October 29, 2015
New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Edwin Laporte and Hector Gomez, both members of the 106th Civil Engineering Squadron of the 106th Rescue Wing, install a solar panel at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York on Sept. 8, 2015. The solar panels are part of a larger plan to reduce energy usage and save money by investing in renewable energy sources on base.
Pennsylvania National Guard takes top honors in environmental awards
October 29, 2015
The Pennsylvania National Guard’s winning environmental team. Shown in front row are: Joseph Hovis, Tim Haydt, Erika McKinney and Dreama O'Neal. Team members in the back row are Ian Gardner, John Fronko, Nick Hoffman, Dave McNaughton, Jarrod Derr and Mark Swartz. Not shown in photograph are team members Virginia Tilden, Shannon Henry, Toren Shirk, Joan Anderson, and 1st Lt. James Goslin.