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First person: My son defines a hero
October 14, 2015
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, fly together during a photo chase mission around Denver, May 29, 2015.
Army National Guard Soldier places second in all-Army Best Warrior Competition
October 13, 2015
Spc. Cruser Barnes, left, from the Hawaii Army National Guard’s Troop A, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, stands next to Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Simpson, assigned to the U.S. Army Band, Military District of Washington, during the all-Army Best Warrior Competition awards luncheon at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2015. Barnes was the first runner-up in the Soldier category of the competition after winning the Army National Guard level competition earlier in the year.
Surprise from Washington: Pennsylvania Air Guard program manager gets presidential recognition
October 13, 2015
Anna Richar, left, Horsham Air Guard Station’s Airman & Family Readiness Center program manager, holds the President’s Volunteer Service Award alongside Jenny Papas, Friends of the Family Readiness Group president Oct. 4, 2015, at the Wing headquarters building, Horsham Air Guard Station, Pennsylvania. Richar earned the accolades for her work with veterans and military families in 2014.
North Carolina National Guard helping South Carolina Guard in flood aftermath
October 13, 2015
A North Carolina National Guard Soldier assigned to the 875th Engineer Company looks over the bridge, onto the damaged canal where rocks are being placed to create a temporary dam in Columbia, South Carolina, Oct. 11, 2015. The NCNG has been ready to support the South Carolina Emergency Management Division and other state and federal partner agencies as South Carolina recovers from the effects of extended rain downfall, causing severe flooding throughout the state.
Mississippi National Guardsmen prepare to defend nation's capital
October 9, 2015
Soldiers, with the 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, emerge after a storm to prepare to fire a Stinger ground-to-air missile from an Avenger vehicle platform during a pre-deployment live-fire exercise on Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 7, 2015.
Louisiana National Guard conducts anti-terrorism exercise at Camp Beauregard
October 9, 2015
Rapides Sheriff's Office deputies and Pineville Police Department officers detain one of the role-players during a multi-layered anti-terrorism training scenario at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, Oct. 7, 2015.
Californians express thanks to Guard members and other firefighters
October 9, 2015
Camren Roebuck, a 9-year-old Angels Camp resident, holds a poster thanking California Army National Guardsmen assigned to the Butte Fire in Calaveras County, California, Sept. 24. Camren, a fourth-grader at Mark Twain Elementary School, was watching California Guard tactical vehicles return to base camp.
Helicopter aquatic rescue teams from North and South Carolina pitch in on flood rescues
October 9, 2015
Tim Rodgers, a helicopter search and rescue lead for the North Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, prepares to give an interview for WSOC-TV based in Charlotte, North Carolina, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, during a statewide flood response, Oct. 8, 2015.
Time to protect your hearing before you lose it
October 8, 2015
Sgt. Jason Allen, chainsaw operator and bandsman, 40th Army Band, cuts through trees that block a road during quick reaction force training at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, July 31, 2015, Jericho, Vermont. Allen is wearing protective gear including ear protection.
More than 2,650 Guard members now helping in South Carolina
October 8, 2015
U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Monk, assigned to the 1052nd Transportation Company, South Carolina National Guard in Kingstree South Carolina, uses a forklift to unload sandbags at the 8 Oaks Park in Georgetown on Oct. 7, 2015. The sandbags were delivered in response to widespread flooding in the area as a result of heavy rain. The South Carolina National Guard partnered with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders to provide assistance.
Air Force secretary visits West Virginia Air Guard members
October 7, 2015
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James addresses members of the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Oct. 5. James visited the 167th Airlift Wing to learn about their recent mission conversion to the C-17 Globemaster and the West Virginia Air National Guard.
Utah Guard Army aviator first to reach 10,000 hours in Apache
October 7, 2015
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ken Jones, an Apache standardization instructor pilot from 1st Battalion, 211th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion in West Jordan, was recognized for his never-before-achieved milestone of 10,000 flying hours in the Apache. With him is his son, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jared Jones
New York's 107th Airlift Wing aircrews complete first solo MQ-9 operational mission
October 7, 2015
A 107th Airlift Wing officer pilots an MQ-9 from the facility at Hancock Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, New York.
National Guard units in South Carolina dealing with flood aftermath
October 6, 2015
Soldiers from the Alpha Company, 218th Brigade Support Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, deliver sandbags to the Columbia Riverfront Canal, Columbia, S.C., in an effort to repair the canal's breached levee during a statewide flood response, Oct. 5, 2015.
New York Air National Guard pararescue jumpers test wearable medical technology for Air Force researchers
October 6, 2015
Airman Samual Prescott, a pararescue jumper assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, an element of the 106th Rescue Wing, monitors a patient during a training exercise conducted at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base at Westhampton Beach, New York, on Aug. 25, 2015. The drills was conducted to help evaluate a casualty monitoring system being developed as part of the Air Force BATMAN program, which aims to put useful, wearable technology in the hands of Air Force war fighters.
South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team conducts multiple hoist rescues during flood
October 5, 2015
The South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team rescued 26 stranded people in flood-affected areas in South Carolina, Oct. 4, 2015, after deploying from McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina.
Families of New York Airmen heading to Antarctica learn about benefits at White Ribbon event
October 5, 2015
Amy Nevells, New York Military One Source consultant, talks with an Airman with the 109th Airlift Wing who will be deploying in support of Operation Deep Freeze about services available to him and his family during the first-ever White Ribbon event at Stratton Air National Guard Base, New York, on Oct. 3, 2015. The White Ribbon is very similar to the Yellow Ribbon events offered to those affected by contingency deployments.
Massachusetts National Guard signs state partnership with Republic of Kenya
October 5, 2015
– Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, the adjutant general, Massachusetts National Guard, and Mr. Kiritu Miano Wamae, acting principal secretary, Kenya Ministry of Defence, sign the state partnership agreement between the Republic of Kenya and the Massachusetts National Guard during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Defence, in Nairobi on Oct. 1, 2015.
More than 2,300 Guard members respond to flooding throughout East Coast
October 5, 2015
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers with the 108th Chemical Company and the 1-118th FSC assisted with the recovery of fire trucks in the Charleston, South Carolina, area during flood recovery operations Oct. 4, 2015.
New York Guard engineers clear streams as part of Hurricane Joaquin preparations
October 3, 2015
Spc. Dakota Nelson, a heavy equipment operator with the 827th Engineer Company in the New York Army National Guard, operates a D7 Bulldozer as part of the debris cleanup mission in preparation for Hurricane Joaquin, Oct. 2, 2015. The National Guard engineers worked with the Department of Environmental Conservation to clear debris from streams prone to flooding.