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Oregon Guard Airmen and Soldiers conducting fire cleanup as blazes burn in five Western states
September 4, 2015
Oregon State Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Lake, center, receives instruction from Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers as he learns how to perform their work during wildfire cleanup operations in support of firefighting efforts at the Grizzly Bear Complex near Elgin, Oregon, Sept. 2, 2105. The Oregon National Guard was activated in August by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and deployed to fire camps throughout the state to assist firefighters.
As Suicide Prevention Month begins, Army Guard focuses on building resilience and identifying suicide warning signs
September 3, 2015
Army Lt. Gen. Timothy Kadavy, the director of the Army National Guard, talks with those in attendance during the kick-off event for Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 1, 2015. Tying into a larger national program and spotlight on suicide awareness, events throughout the month of September are planned as a way to raise greater awareness on the warning signs and triggers of suicide while working to stress that suicide is preventable.
Nebraska Air Guard simulator cuts fuel-refill training costs
September 3, 2015
Gene Ernst, a civilian flight refueling instructor, helps Nebraska Air National Guard boom operators hone their skills refueling aircraft in the newly acquired boom operator simulator located at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska, Aug. 25, 2015. The Nebraska Air Guard is the first Guard unit to receive the BOSS 59-1495.
Guard member brings diverse background to Bagram’s mission
September 2, 2015
North Carolina Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Russell McLamb, an aeromedical evacuation technician, helps load an injured service member onto a C-17 Globemaster III on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2015. McLamb, a veteran of three branches of the military, is deployed from the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Bagram.
Fort Indiantown Gap's Fire Station 75 is ready for any mission
September 1, 2015
Chief Donald Wilson, Assistant Chief Samuel Clark and Assistant Chief Raymond Jones. All are members of Fort Indiantown Gap’s Station #75.
New York National Guard Combat Life Saver instructor brings passion to her teaching
September 1, 2015
New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Christine Kalafut from the 369th Sustainment Brigade oversees Spc. Godfrey Zulueta inserting a nasopharyngeal airway in Sgt. Henry Quindara during a Combat Lifesaver course at Fort Drum, New York, Aug. 18, 2015.
Preparedness vital to defense readiness, official says
September 1, 2015
North Dakota Army National Guard members Sgt. Preston Steele, right, and Spc. Jeremy Kasperson attach a towing chain to a partially submerged vehicle on a washed out section of gravel road west of Harwood, North Dakota, March 25, 2015. The driver of the vehicle was able to escape the car and make his way to safety before help arrived. The Soldiers are assigned to the 815th Engineer Company.
Leadership course provides Airmen pathways to success
August 31, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody speaks with Airmen at the 2015 Air National Guard Enlisted Leadership Symposium at Camp Dawson, West Virginia, Aug 18, 2015. ELS is designed for enlisted Airmen of all ranks to receive professional development that can be used to better enhance Airmen’s careers. (U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. David Eichaker/Released)
Louisiana National Guard better, stronger 10 years after Katrina
August 28, 2015
Soldiers and Airmen from the Louisiana National Guard work at a distribution point in the Bywater area of New Orleans to distribute food, water and ice to citizens in need of resources after Hurricane Isaac, Sep. 1, 2012. The LANG had more than 6,000 Soldiers and Airmen on duty to support people, local and state authorities by conducting Hurricane Isaac operations.
Texas-based Engineer Brigades embrace Army Total Force Policy to complete a 17-mile road construction project
August 28, 2015
Soldiers from the 420th Engineer Brigade pose for a photograph while participating in a 25-day roadway construction project spanning 17 miles along the perimeter of the Camp Bowie Training Center in Brownwood from July 6-30, 2015.
Illinois National Guard conducts major earthquake drill with local and international partners
August 28, 2015
Members of the Illinois National Guard team up with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency in a simulated response to a major earthquake in the central U.S. The week-long exercise took place at the 183d Fighter Wing in Springfield, Illinois, and concluded on Aug. 28, 2015. More than 220 military members and over 100 civilian emergency management personnel from multiple agencies participated in the exercise known as Prairie Assurance. The exercise was designed to strengthen partnerships at all levels. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Todd Pendleton)
Guard members reflect on Hurricane Katrina and the Guard’s ‘finest hour’
August 28, 2015
Taking a break from sorting through the damage left by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Stacey Besselman stands on the front porch of her Jackson Barracks home October 1, 2005. Besselman's home was one of many buildings on Jackson Barracks that had been submerged by flood waters as a result of Hurricane Katrina. "The worst part was actually moving through the parishes to get here and seeing the devastation and fearing the worst," said Besselman, commenting on returning to her home. Besselman's husband is 2nd Lt. William Besselman, of the Louisiana Army National Guard's B Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team.
The Arkansas National Guard remembers its Katrina role
August 28, 2015
Ground level near the Superdome from inside an Arkansas National Guard Humvee. Water, water everywhere.
New York National Guard member honored for heroism in her own neighborhood
August 28, 2015
New York Army National Guard Major General Patrick Murphy, the adjutant general of New York, presents the New York State Medal for Valor, the state's highest military award, to Staff Sgt. Marlana Watson, of Lindenhurst, New York, on Aug. 19, 2015, at the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center. Watson, a member of the New York Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion and a medic, was recognized for rushing across a Syracuse Street on Nov. 5, 2014, to treat two teenagers injured in a drive-by shooting, without regard for her own safety, since the shooter may have still been in the area.
Fire update: National Guard response to Western blazes increases
August 27, 2015
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers practice smothering fires during wild land fires training at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training in Salem, Ore., Aug. 25, 2015. The group is undergoing the training to assist the Oregon Department of Forestry during the 2015 firefighting season. The first group of 125 Soldiers were scheduled to deploy to the fire lines early on Aug. 26, and will be joined by 250 more Oregon citizen-Airmen and citizen-Soldiers who began their training at DPSST today, and are expected to deploy to the fire lines Aug. 30.
South Dakota Guard members discuss disaster management with South American partner nation Suriname
August 27, 2015
Members of the South Dakota National Guard spent two days in Suriname, their South American partner nation, Aug. 19-20, 2015, as part of a subject matter expert exchange focusing on disaster management.
Senior Colombian army engineer visits South Carolina Army Guard Best Engineer Competition
August 26, 2015
Columbian army Maj. Gen. Guillermo Arturo Suarez Ferreira, the senior Colombian army engineer, observes engineers with the South Carolina Army National Guard during the Best Engineer Competition at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., Aug. 22. Suarez was invited to observe the training exercise as part of the State Partnership Program relationship between Colombia and the South Carolina National Guard. During his visit, he observed the training and was also the keynote speaker at the annual engineer banquet. Additional plans were made for South Carolina Army Guard engineers to train with engineers from the Columbian army. (South Carolina Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
Oregon Army Guard member set to receive Soldier’s Medal for actions on a Paris-bound train
August 26, 2015
Spc. Aleksander Skarlatos, assigned to the Oregon Army National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, meets Air Force Brig. Gen. Jon T. Thomas, commander of the 86th Airlift Wing, as he arrives at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 24, 2015. Skarlatos, who along with two childhood friends subdued a heavily armed gunman aboard a Paris-bound train, will be awarded the Soldier’s Medal, the Army's highest award for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy. On Monday, the trio were awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award, by French President François Hollande.
Oregon Army Guard member stops armed attacker on French train
August 25, 2015
Spc. Alek Skarlatos, green shirt, with the Oregon Army National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, stands with French President François Hollande, left, Jane Hartley, U.S. ambassador to France, and friends Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, with cast, and Anthony Sadler after a ceremony Monday at the Élysée in Paris where they received the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award, for their actions in subduing an attacker on a Paris-bound train armed with an assault rifle and other weapons. The three friends, with the help of a British passenger, tackled and subdued the gunman when he stopped to reload after opening fire in an adjacent car. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane)
Air Force extends SAPR services to AF civilians
August 25, 2015
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