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Oklahoma Army Guard helicopter airlifts feed to stranded cows
May 13, 2015
A 10th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by members of the Texas and Oklahoma National Guard, flies a personnel and equipment movement mission, Oct. 26, over Kabul, Afghanistan. A similar craft helped save stranded cattle on May 12, 2015.
First employment symposium held for National Guard spouses
May 11, 2015
The National Guard Bureau recently hosted a jobs event for Guard spouses. In this photo, an Army Reserve Soldier speaking with a recruiter during the Hire Our Heroes job fair the New York National Guard hosted at the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013.
South Carolina National Guard hosts state partnership visit with Colombian army
May 7, 2015
U.S. Soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard exchanged maintenance ideas with members of the Colombian army during a three-day state partnership engagement in South Carolina May 4-6, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard established a formal state partnership with Colombia in 2012 and has conducted multiple engagements to share ideas to assist both partners with equipment maintenance programs.
Florida Guard member sets goal of leading Army soccer team to gold
May 7, 2015
Head Coach and Florida Guardsman Capt. Roye Locklear, right, instructs members of the All Army Men’s Soccer team during training in Jacksonville, Fla., May 5, 2015.
New York Army National Guard aircrews train by fighting Catskill forest fire
May 6, 2015
New York Army National Guard aircrews fill their water bucket from a local state park lake to assist in fighting a forest fire in Shawangunk Ridge State Forest near Summitville in Ulster County May 5. Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and crew members based at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Albany International Airport in Latham joined two additional New York State Police helicopters to drop water along the fire line to help contain the wildfire that began May 3.
Massachusetts graduates the USA’s first civilian police academy for Citizen-Soldiers
May 6, 2015
Army Maj. Richard Cipro, deputy provost marshal, Massachusetts National Guard and Worcester Police Sergeant, center, with Capt. Jack Ryder, Worcester Police Academy director (and Spc. Brandon Moore, Massachusetts Army National Guard graduate of the police academy. Continuing its long tradition of leadership and innovation, the Massachusetts National Guard in conjunction with the Worcester Police department graduated the nation’s first full-time civilian police academy for Army Military Police and Air Force Security Forces with a ceremony, here, May 1, 2015.
Third time the charm for Mass. Army Guard Soldier in annual Lincoln marathon
May 5, 2015
First Lieutenant Kenneth Rayner, a platoon leader with the Massachusetts Army National Guard, runs in the 38th annual Lincoln National Guard Marathon in Lincoln, Neb., May 3, 2015. Rayner led the way for all National Guard runners and finished second place overall with his time of 2 hours, 37 minutes and 9 seconds.
South Dakota Guard, Suriname military conduct field leadership and hazmat exchange
May 5, 2015
U.S. Army Sgt. Kelley Trebesch, 82nd Civil SupportTeam, South Dakota National Guard, discusses hazardous material storage with three members of the Suriname Defense Force at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.,April 14, 2015. The SDNG and Suriname soldiers participated in a subject matterexpert exchange where they visited several units and facilities and discussedprotocols and processes for storing, using and disposing of hazmat.
Massachusetts Army National Guard helps battle fire
May 5, 2015
Two weeks before responding to an actual forest fire, the Massachusetts Army National Guard was practicing dropping water from its bucket in April, 2015.
South Carolina Guard chaplain receives Soldier's Medal for heroism
May 5, 2015
Capt. Kyle Franklin, chaplain, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2-151st Security and Support Aviation Battalion, was awarded with the Soldier’s Medal for Heroism during a ceremony May, 3, 2015 at McEntire Joint National Guard Base.
Ohio is overall winner in this year’s Army National Guard Army Communities of Excellence awards
May 4, 2015
The Army National Guard recognizes Communities of Excellence at an award ceremony held at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., April 29, 2015. The annual ceremony recognizes states and installations that have improved efficiency and service across the organization.
Guard chaplains ministered to troops on duty in riot-scarred Baltimore
May 4, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. Patrick Shaw, left, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Ivan Williams, 175th Wing chaplain on May 2.. Shaw is part of Operation Baltimore Rally.
New Hampshire captain honored with Chief Medical Services Junior Officer Award of Excellence
May 1, 2015
Army Capt. Kent Wyman, right, commander of Headquarters Company, 54th Troop Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard, receives the 2015 Chief Medical Services Junior Officer Award of Excellence during a ceremony April 30, 2015, in Washington, D.C. Wyman was among more than 100 applicants from both the Army Guard and Army Reserve, and was selected by the Medical Services Corps as the officer who has made the most significant contributions to the U.S. Army Medical Department mission while performing in an exceptionally outstanding manner.
Tennessee Air National Guard flies rescuers and supplies to earthquake-devastated Nepal
May 1, 2015
U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Los Angeles County Search and Rescue team offload relief supplies for victims of the earthquake in Katmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2015.
Florida National Guard brings Florida law enforcement and Guyana together for communications equipment exchange
April 30, 2015
Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Michael Calhoun presents a plaque on behalf of the Guyana Defence Force to St. Augustine Beach Police Chief Robert Hardwick on April 30, 2015, in St. Augustine Beach, Florida. The Florida National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP) helped facilitate the transfer of more than $1 million in radio equipment between two Florida Law enforcement agencies and the Guyana Defense Force in South America.
Sequestration would mean smallest National Guard since Korean War, Gen. Grass warns
April 30, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, testifies at a hearing on the posture of the National Guard and Reserve before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, Washington, D.C. April 29, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Gonzalez) (Released)
Alaska National Guard, Mongolia celebrate their partnership
April 29, 2015
Staff Sgt. Colin Oppegard, a survival lane instructor with the Alaska Army National Guard, teaches a class on antenna theory to members of the Mongolian Armed Forces during a survival-training course as part of Khaan Quest 2014 at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, June 25, 2014. KQ14 is a regularly scheduled, multinational exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Army, Pacific, and hosted annually by Mongolian Armed Forces. KQ14 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises designed to promote regional peace and security.
Maryland National Guard unit retrogrades aviation equipment worth $260 million
April 29, 2015
Soldiers, from 1100th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, a Maryland National Guard unit from Edgewood, Maryland, retrograde 16 airframes and $260 million in Class IX equipment from theater during their nine-month deployment in Afghanistan.
Army Guard strives to cut energy and water use and slash waste production
April 28, 2015
Army Brig. Gen. Michael Stone, the assistant adjutant general for installations with the Michigan National Guard, outlines sustainability and renewable resource projects undertaken by the Michigan Guard as he addresses Service members at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Virginia, as part of events marking Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Stone said one of the goals of the Michigan Guard is to obtain a triple net zero rating for Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Area, a large-scale Michigan Army National Guard installation, certifying it as one whose energy use, water use and waste production is effectively zero.
Illinois Guardsman who was first U.S. tank commander to engage enemy forces in World War II dies
April 28, 2015
1st Lt. Benjamin Morin, the first U.S. tank commander to engage enemy forces in World War II and the last surviving officer of the National Guard's famed 192nd Tank Battalion, has died at a retirement home for Catholic priests in Michigan. "Here's a gentleman that endured unspeakable horrors at the hands of others, but he wouldn't speak a bad word about anyone," one Soldier said. "The most he would say about his Japanese captors was 'They were not the nicest people.'"