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New York Air National Guard member posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with Valor
April 14, 2015
U.S. Air Force Col Timothy J. LaBarge, commander of the 105th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, fastens the Bronze Star Medal with Valor onto Lt Col Linda Rohatsch's lapel during the posthumous award on behalf her son, Staff Sgt. Todd "T.J." Lobraico at a ceremony held in a hangar on Stewart Air National Guard Base April 11, 2015. Todd Lobraico Jr., a member of the 105th Airlift Wing, was killed in action in Afghanistan on Sept. 5, 2013.
North Dakota Army Guard helicopters conclude fire battle
April 14, 2015
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1-112th Aviation Company, fights a wildfire south of Bismarck, North Dakota, on April 13, 2015. Smoke obscures the aircraft as it flies its bucket to drop water on the blaze.
Alaska Air Guard members rescue stranded hikers on glacier
April 13, 2015
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, performs a simulated search and rescue pattern in Alaska. The 210th Rescue Squadron is part of a network of search-and-rescue organizations that save hundreds of lives in and around Alaska every year. This network includes not only the 210th's sister squadrons in the 176th Wing, but also such agencies as the U.S. Coast Guard, the Alaska State Troopers, the National Park Service, the Civil Air Patrol and others. Other 210th missions include non-combat search and rescue.
Florida Soldiers depart for Opposing Force mission at Ft. Polk
April 10, 2015
Florida National Guard Soldiers from the Lake City-based A Company, 53rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, board a C-130 transport plane at Cecil Commerce Center for JRTC on April 9, 2015.
Know your part, do your part is theme of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
April 10, 2015
Know your part. Do your part — Each member of our Guard community has a unique role in preventing and responding to sexual assault. We must recognize our part in stopping this crime starting with our own awareness and knowing when and where to safely intervene.
Air National Guard introduces Command Chief Mobile App
April 10, 2015
The Air National Guard's new command chief app is now available for iOS and Android smartphones.
Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing represented at South Korean base
April 9, 2015
Tech Sgt. Phillip Suchicital, a 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron end of runway NCO in charge, marshals in an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, during Exercise Beverly Midnight 15-2 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, March 6, 2015. BM 15-2 tested Airmen on their ability to survive and operate while under the stress of simulated wartime activities, all while ensuring aircraft generate.
National Guard prepared for disaster response, America’s Prepare-a-thon campaign urges personal disaster readiness
April 9, 2015
U.S. Army Pfc. Sarah Wells of the Georgia National Guard’s 179th Military Police Company tries to calm down a victim of a simulated building collapse during Vigilant Guard in Georgetown, S.C., on March 10, 2015.Vigilant Guard is a series of federally funded disaster-response drills conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
Air National Guard selects first member to serve as Academy Military Trainer at the U.S. Air Force Academy under the Developmental Special Duties Program
April 8, 2015
Air Force Master Sgt. Donald Steven Sanders, 134th Air Refueling Wing, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., is the first Air National Guard member to be an Academy Military Trainer at the Air Force Academy, March 25, 2015. Sanders became an AMT through the Developmental Special Duties. DSDs are positions within the U.S. Air Force designed to create and progress Airmen through the leadership of other Airmen and place the most qualified Airmen in several key roles which have an impact on Airmen across the service.
New Jersey National Guard Soldier realizes West Point dream
April 8, 2015
New Jersey Army National Guard Pfc. Nathaniel Okyere-Bour stands at the Morristown Armory with his acceptance letter from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, March 27, 2015. Okyere-Bour is a wheeled-vehicle maintenance specialist from the 250th Brigade Support Battalion, and is currently a student at Rutgers University. He was one of 25 Army National Guard soldiers to be accepted into West Point this year.
National Guard marks Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
April 7, 2015
Sgt. 1st Class Cassandra King and Chaplain (Capt.) David Jordan pet Falcon, a service dog with the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual assault victim advocacy program, as he makes his way throughout the room during activities at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Virginia, marking the start of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, April 1. Falcon, who has been part of the Wisconsin Guard’s program for a little more than a year, was brought on as a way to provide a greater way to provide for survivors of sexual assault.
Alaska Army Guard Black Hawk crew rescues missing snowmachiners
April 6, 2015
Alaska Army National Guard crew members recently rescued two snowmobile riders who weren't prepared when they were stranded overnight. In this file photo, members of the Alaska National Guard supported Operation Rock and a Hard Place in Homer March 19-22, 2013.
Southeastern U.S. Guard units practice interagency teamwork during Marlinspike exercise
April 6, 2015
Members of the 62nd Civil Support Team, Louisiana National Guard begin waterborne operations during Marlinspike 2015, an interagency exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard, with more than 100 participants from local, state and federal agencies. The main effort includes Civil Support Teams from the Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana National Guards responding to a maritime weapon of mass destruction threat.
New York Air National Guard aircraft support Canadian arctic training exercise
April 6, 2015
An LC-130 from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing during Operation NUNALIVUT 2014.
Guard Your Health to launch FitText on April 15
April 3, 2015
The Army National Guard Chief Surgeon's Office will begin sending PT-specific text messages to those who opt in on April 15, 2015.
Air National Guard Command Chief's Huddle motivates and inspires senior enlisted leaders
April 2, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling, the command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard addresses senior enlisted leaders during the annual Command Chief’s Huddle at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., March 28, 2015. The Command Chief’s Huddle brings together more than 150 Command Chief Master Sergeants and other senior enlisted leaders from 89 ANG wings and units, representing 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia to openly discuss a wide range of issues and challenges facing the ANG. A
Month of the Military Child in April recognizes young family members
April 1, 2015
Military families and friends joined the Michigan National Guard Family Programs staff and the Easter bunny for an egg hunt at the Lansing Center in downtown Lansing, Michigan, on Sunday, April 13, 2014. Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger in 1986 designated each April as "The Month of the Military Child" as a way to recognize contributions that the military child makes as their parent or parents serve our states and nation.
New York National Guard Soldiers compete for Best Warrior and German badge honors at the same time
April 1, 2015
Soldiers participating in the New York Army National Guard's annual Best Warrior competition engage targets with the M9 pistol March 27, 2015, at Camp Smith Training Site, near Peekskill, New York. The pistol was added to the competition so Soldiers could earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, along with competing for Best Warrior. The pistol event requires the firers to shoot two targets each at the prone, kneeling and standing positions.
Guard to deploy to border Aug. 1
March 31, 2015
Guard family support programs facing new challenges
March 31, 2015
Robin Gorsuch, the state youth coordinator for the Wyoming National Guard, far right, speaks with a youth program participant, while other children of military families go fishing at a youth camp, August 2011. Although deployments have gone down, family program support officials don’t see a correlated decrease in the need for services.