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Four Army National Guard installations win Secretary of the Army environmental awards
March 30, 2015
The Team hosted a "Made in Minnesota" electric vehicle demonstration. The intent was to bring awareness to Camp Ripley and the potential for use of Electric Vehicles. vehicles. As a result of...
Alaska Air National Guard rescue squadrons supported Saudi pilot rescue off the coast of Yemen
March 30, 2015
File photo shows water-rescue practice in 2012. Alaska Air National Guard members assisted in the rescue of two Saudi pilots from the Gulf of Aden on March 20, 2015.
Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy confirmed as director of Army National Guard
March 27, 2015
Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy was confirmed by the Senate to take over the Army National Guard.
Virginia Guard Airmen supporting global operations at Langley AFB
March 27, 2015
A Virginia National Guard Airman from the 192nd Intelligence Squadron demonstrates some of the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities they use to support operations across the globe March 17, 2015, at Langley AFB.
During March Madness, let's remember basketball founder Dr. James Naismith, an Army Guard chaplain
March 26, 2015
Dr. James Naismith was an Army National Guard chaplain who also is credited with inventing the game of basketball.
Communities band together to support National Guard families
March 26, 2015
Snow shoveling, such as this shown in Massachusetts last month, was just one way someone in a community helped a National Guard family in a time of need. Community-based family service programs are an important component in a Citizen-Soldier's family.
Texas Guard Soldier takes home top honors during Task Force Sinai quarterly competition
March 25, 2015
Spc. Tommy Ly, a financial management technician, assigned to the 1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment, Texas National Guard, currently serving under Task Force Sinai, Multinational Force and Observers, fires his M4 Carbine rifle downrange March 18, 2015, during the Task Force Sinai Soldier of the Quarter Competition held on North Camp in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.
U.S. Army Central Command hosts State Partnership Program information exchange
March 25, 2015
Brig. Gen. David Glaser, U.S. Army Central chief of staff, center, with staff members from U.S. Army Central office of International Military Affairs, U.S. Central Command, and representatives from the adjutant generals of Montana, South Carolina, Arizona, Colorado and Virginia pose for a group photo during the State Partnership Program information exchange, Feb. 26, 2015.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III and wife Betty visit 161st Air Refueling Wing
March 24, 2015
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III addresses Airmen of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, during a town hall meeting March 22, 2015. During the visit, Welsh interacted with Airmen and their spouses at an officer’s call and mission brief. The chief of staff got a first-hand look at the KC-135 Stratotanker unit and the Airmen who make the refueling mission a success.
D.C. Air Guard reaches historic milestone of 5,000 alert calls in nation's capital airspace
March 23, 2015
A pair of 113th Wing F-16s patrol the skies over the nation’s capital. The D.C. Air National Guard unit recently marked their 5,000th alert event, a historic first in the nation.
National Guard needs continued investment, generals tell Congress
March 21, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau; Chief of the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley; Army National Guard Acting Director Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons and Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III talk before testifying at a House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the posture of the National Guard and Reserve March 17, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Gonzalez)(Released)
Alaska Air Guard team supports Horn of Africa rescue missions
March 20, 2015
Members from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare fuel hoses from an HC-130 Combat King as part of a forward arming and refuel point exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti on Mar 12, 2015. Providing a FARP allowed several smaller airframes to refuel with engines still running, enabling the aircraft to fly missions almost non-stop.
Air National Guard rolls out healthier meal choices
March 20, 2015
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joey Wright of the 99th Airlift Squadron assembles a salad at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 16, 2015, with tongs color coded according to the Go For Green program. Go For Green allows Airmen quickly make informed decisions about food choices, with the goal of supporting performance, readiness and resilience.
Gen. Martin Dempsey joins New York's 69th Infantry for St. Patrick's Day
March 19, 2015
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, observe the New York Army Guard "Fighting 69th" unit and other elements of the St. Patricks Day parade in New York City.
Georgia National Guard conducts exercise with Jordanian Armed Forces
March 19, 2015
Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard's 560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade listen to the Jordanian Armed Forces 12th “Al- Yarmuk” Brigade as they prepare for training exercise 'Eager Light' 15 on March 8, 2015 in Zarqa, Jordan.
Idaho Army Guard partners with Cambodia for Exercise Angkor Sentinel 2015
March 18, 2015
Lt. Col. Scott Sheridan, Idaho Army National Guard Command Post Exercise Officer-in-Charge, salutes Generals John Goodale, Idaho Army National Guard Deputy Commanding General-Army, and Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Chairman of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Joint Staff, during the opening ceremony for Angkor Sentinel 2015. The exercise promotes military readiness and interoperability and is the U.S. Army Pacific's capstone Security Cooperation event with Cambodia.
New York Army Guard aviators train with Air Guard close air controllers at Fort Drum
March 18, 2015
Senior Airman Joel Ramirez,a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airman, moves towards the objective training area during an exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y., March 14, 2015. Thirty Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 274th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS), based at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base trained on Close Air Support (CAS) as well as training for the first time with two CH-47F Chinook helicopters from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation based in Rochester, N.Y.
D.C. Air National Guard to reach historic milestone protecting nation's skies
March 18, 2015
An F-16 fighter jet from the D.C. National Guard patrols the skies. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the jets have been on constant alert to intercept any aerial threats.
Pennsylvania Soldiers hone skills at Operation Key Resolve in South Korea
March 18, 2015
Staff Sgt. David Strayer (top, center with video camera), a public affairs specialist with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, records footage of a mock press conference Mar. 11, 2015, on Yongsan Garrison, South Korea. Strayer supported the 109th MPAD's mission as a Pennsylvania Army National Guard augmentee during the 2015 Key Resolve exercise.
Guard members wrap up winter storm response affecting 12 states
March 17, 2015
Soldiers attached to G Company, 186nd Brigade Support Battalion, continued supporting the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in snow removal operations Feb. 19, 2015. Over the course of the day, over 40 Soldiers cleaned portions of the tracks that were inaccessible to machines by hand with picks, shovels and brooms. This essential work accelerated the restoration of Red Line train line service, which according to MBTA officials, can see up to 250,000 passengers a day.