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Louisiana engineer company and families have their best Christmas ever
December 28, 2015
Staff Sgt. Chad Lawless, of Swartz, La., kisses his wife, Angela, and hugs his daughter, Lily, 4, and sons, Luke, 2, and Levi, 6 months. Lawless met Levi for the first time in person at the welcome-home event in Monroe, La., Dec. 24, 2015. More than 150 members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 1023rd Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion just completed a 10-month deployment to Kuwait, with additional missions to Jordan, Iraq and Afghanistan.
CNGB Holiday Message to the Force
December 25, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, at the Germia Hill Talks during a troop visit and operational assessment, Pristina, Kosovo, Nov. 24, 2015.
Virgin Island and Florida Civil Support Teams train in interoperability
December 24, 2015
A survey team member of the 23rd Civil Support Team tests the pH level of an unknown liquid that was collected for testing during a terrorist threat exercise, Dec. 3, 2015. The 23rd and 48th CSTs participated in Operation Guardian Spear, an inter-operability exercise that tested how both CSTs and the FBI team worked together to protect the citizens on the Virgin Islands.
Pennsylvania’s Fort Indiantown Gap No. 1 for training in 2015
December 23, 2015
Autumn colors are on display at Fort Indiantown Gap, Nov. 4, 2105. The 17,000-acre Army installation offers many great fall activities as well as some breathtaking scenery.
Oregon Air National Guard will be helping track Santa
December 21, 2015
Many National Guard and active-duty units are pitching in Christmas Eve to help track Santa Claus on his journey from the North Pole.
New York Air National Guard will help NORAD track Santa on Christmas Eve
December 21, 2015
Staff Sgt. Tom Silva and Staff Sgt. Rachael Alcorta practice Santa tracking at the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome. EADS plays a supporting role in NORAD's annual Santa tracking.
Air National Guard security teams use virtual reality to train for active shooters
December 21, 2015
A U.S Air Force Security Forces Airman from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing gets feedback from a U.S. Marshal instructor in a firearms training simulator at a U.S. Marshal training site in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, on Dec. 12, 2015.
50 years ago, Air National Guard brought Christmas to troops in Vietnam
December 18, 2015
A U.S. Army ground crew unloads Christmas gifts from a Georgia Air National Guard C-97. The aircraft was one of approximately 80 Air National Guard planes to participate in Operation Christmas Star.
New York Air Guard wing makes first remotely piloted aircraft flight from airfield shared by military and civilian aviation
December 17, 2015
An MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft operated by the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing takes to the air from the runway at Syracuse Hancock International Airport in Syracuse, New York, on Dec. 16, 2015.
Idaho medical staff Airmen capture national recognition
December 15, 2015
The 124th Medical Group poses for a group photo in front of the clinic Oct. 4, 2015 at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho.
National Guard forces join exercise Yama Sakura 69 in Japan
December 15, 2015
Service members from the Japan Self Defense Force and the United States participate Dec. 8, 2015, in the Yama Sakura 69 exercise at the Middle Army Headquarters in Camp Itami, Japan. More than 5,000 service members participated in the annual bilateral training exercise.
NORAD continues the 60-year tradition of tracking Santa
December 14, 2015
Volunteer tracker Matthew Harvey joined his mother Col. Tina Harvey to help answer emails from children and parents across the globe while at the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado., Dec. 24, 2014.
Pa. flight medic departs for fifth deployment
December 14, 2015
Pennsylvania Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Kwiecien, a flight medic with nearly 20 years of service, is deploying to Southwest Asia soon with Detachment 1, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, where he will serve as noncommissioned officer in charge of the unit.
Meals, ready-to-savor: Student chefs show cooking chops with Army chow
December 10, 2015
Student chefs wait in anticipation as New York Army National Guard culinary specialists Sgt. Duwann Gordon, middle, and Pvt. Yorby Fernandez (right) judge a meal the students prepared using MRE food components at a Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) vocational education facility in Goshen, New York, Dec. 4, 2015. The students prepared meals with MREs as part of a New York Army National Guard educational challenge designed to test their skills and familiarize them with Army careers. The students chefs are, from left: Tyra Chase, a Middletown High School junior; Tushana Clarke and Nina Lucas, both juniors at Port Jervis High School.
Retired Air Force colonel and former POW speaks on the power of a positive attitude
December 10, 2015
Retired U. S. Air Force Col. Ed Hubbard presents a limited edition lithograph that he painted in the early 1980s to 153rd Airlift Wing Commander Col. Bradley Swanson. Hubbard detailed his experiences as a POW and provided insight on keeping a positive attitude during captivity.
Guard set to activate additional cyber units
December 9, 2015
Members of a cyber protection unit with the Hawaii Air National Guard conduct cyber defense operations during a training exercise in June. As cyber warfare takes on an ever increasing role, the Guard announced plans to activate additional cyber protection units spread throughout 23 states by the end of fiscal year 2019. Those units are part of service-specific cyber requirements and provide additional capabilities to deter cyber threats across a wide array of platforms.
GuardNet celebrates 15 years of providing Soldiers with networking, Internet access
December 9, 2015
Cake-cutting celebrates GuardNet's 15-year hstory. Doing the honors are contractor Mary Proffitt, longest-tenured employee with more 15 years, and Maj. Shannon Huntley, tactical communications branch, Tactical Branch.
Bolstered Air Guard team to continue momentum of enlisted force development
December 9, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. William Horay, Senior Enlisted Leadership Management Office manager, Nov. 30, 2015, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Horay is the first active duty chief master sergeant assigned to the ANG command chief’s office.
Jersey Airman sleuths out WWII Belgian crash site of great-uncle
December 8, 2015
From left, Gaston Mean, an Awyaille, Belgium, resident for more than 70 years, sits with U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James McCloskey, and Mean's wife, in the living room of the Belgian home of the Mean family, Aug. 12, 2015.
New York National Guard honors President Martin Van Buren, who gave the world 'OK'
December 8, 2015
A wreath from President Barack Obama takes pride of place among a number of wreaths placed at the gravesite of President Martin Van Buren at the Dutch Reformed Cemetery in Kinderhook, New York, during a ceremony honoring the eighth president on Dec. 5, 2015, the 233rd anniversary of his birth.