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Slovenia awards medal to Colorado Guardsman for two decades of cooperation
July 9, 2015
Slovenian Defense Attache Col. Ivan Mikuz awards Colorado National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader Command Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Lawrence the medal for multinational cooperation at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia June 23, 2015. Lawrence has spent two decades helping build the partnership between Slovenia and Colorado as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.
North Carolina National Guard battalion assumes command of multinational force in Kosovo
July 9, 2015
North Carolina National Guard members, assigned to 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment, out of Fayetteville, stand in formation during a transition of authority ceremony at Camp Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, Kosovo, July 4, 2015.
North Carolina Airman earns hallowed patch from Air Force weapons school
July 8, 2015
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Maddeford receives his Weapons School diploma from Col. Michael Drowley, Commandant, for USAF Weapons School, during a ceremony held June 27, 2015, in Las Vegas. Maddeford, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) with the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, New London, North Carolina, was also one of five enlisted JTACs who made history by being the first enlisted graduates awarded the coveted graduate patch and enter into an elite group of “patch wearer” brethren.
D.C. Soldiers hit the right note during Jamaica partnership visit
July 8, 2015
Members of the 257th Army Band and the Jamaica Military Band prepare for concert during State Partnership Program visit July 1. The National Guard State Partnership Program which provides unique partnership-building opportunities between U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia and foreign countries.
Georgia security Airmen ramp up domestic preparedness
July 7, 2015
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. William Greenway, center, 116th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Manager, questions Airman 1st Class Devajia Saucier, left, while Senior Master Sgt. James Miller, 116th SFS operations superintendent looks on, during a post briefing on the flightline at Joint Base Savannah, Ga., June 23, 2015. The JSTARS cops from the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing completed 15 days of law enforcement and flightline security training during their annual tour at Joint Base Savannah.
Wyoming Vietnam veterans reunion welcomes home hundreds
July 7, 2015
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead and a group of dignitaries welcome home hundreds of veterans and their family members at the Wyoming Vietnam Veterans Reunion Welcome Home ceremony, June 5, 2015, at Casper Events Center. More than 500 veterans of the "10,000-day war" gathered at the four-day event to mark the 50th anniversary of our nation’s commitment of major ground forces, and the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. This was the first state-sponsored reunion.
National Guard troops help America celebrate Independence Day
July 6, 2015
The Maryland National Guard Ceremonial Salute Battery teamed up with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra to participate in the annual ‘Salute to Independence’ concert and fireworks show at Antietam National Battlefield, July 4, 2015.
Member of New York's 106th Rescue Wing rescues fellow veteran
July 2, 2015
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Davidson, 106th Rescue Wing, and Army veteran Sgt. Vincent Rivera meet for the first time since Davidson saved Rivera from the side of a highway. Friday, March 27, at 0545, Rivera was sleepwalking and was found on the ground by Davidson along the side of Sunrise Highway, Route 27 on Long Island, New York.
Planning for Army Guard Best Warrior Competition challenging, rewarding
July 2, 2015
Competitors in the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, step off at the start of the ruck march event June 23, 2015. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills physically and mentally demanding three days as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year.
Dixie Wanderer 2015 tests tactical skills of air support operations Airmen
July 2, 2015
An Airman with the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, stands guard outside of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Dixie Wanderer 2015 at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., June 28, 2015. Airmen from air support operations squadrons across the eastern U.S., who normally perform maintenance, logistic and administrative duties, were evaluated on combat Airman tasks such as conducting convoy operation during blackout conditions with night vision after dark and land navigation during the inaugural training exercise.
New York Army National Guard teams sharpen bomb-disposal skills at Raven's Challenge Exercise
July 1, 2015
A New York Army National Guard Soldier of the 1108th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, New York Army National Guard, examines a training IED during the Raven's Challenge bomb disposal training exercise on June 25, 2015, at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y.
Army Guard Best Warrior Competition tests Army Guard’s top Soldiers and NCOs
June 30, 2015
Spc. Cruser Barnes, a cavalry scout with the Hawaii Army National Guard’s Troop A, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, rests for a moment while participating in the ruck march event of the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, June 23, 2015. Barnes was named the 2015 Army National Guard Soldier of the Year at the end of the competition, which tested competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills over a physically and mentally demanding three days. Army Sgt. Robert Cunningham, a combat engineer with the West Virginia Army National Guard's159th Engineer Company (Sapper) was named the Amry Guard's NCO of the Year.
New York Army Guard Soldiers hone mission command skills during Fort Drum exercise
June 30, 2015
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Kevin Ferreira, right, the operations officer for the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade discusses a simulated helicopter mission behind enemy lines with his counterparts from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade on June 17, 2015 at Fort Drum, New York, as part of a Multi-echelon Integrated Brigade Training exercise conducted during annual training.
South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team saves ill hiker from remote area
June 29, 2015
A South Carolina Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk is being refueled on the parking ramp of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, S.C., June 25, 2015. Earlier, the Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team saved a hiker who had a medical emergency in a remote area.
Missouri engineers train in virtual environment to prepare for real missions
June 29, 2015
Pfc. Shante Sapp, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, moves her head to look around in a virtual training simulation using the Dismounted Soldier Training System on June 16, 2015 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The system uses motion tracking to allow soldiers to train in a simulated deployed environment.
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June 26, 2015
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Brainstorming New York Guard Soldiers solve communication problem
June 25, 2015
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Signal Company hammer in the supports for a communications tower with the assistance of Staff Sgt. Delores Gordon of the 10th Mountain Division. The tower was part of annual training June 17, 2015, at Fort Drum, New York.
Alaska National Guard assists recovery of personnel from 1952 plane crash on glacier
June 25, 2015
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Paul Cocker, left, the Alaskan Command deputy chief of future operations and Operation Colony Glacier project officer, shows local media some of the aircraft debris from the 1952 C-124 Globemaster II accident, June 10, 2015. Each summer since 2012, ALCOM has supported Operation Colony Glacier by removing aircraft debris and assisting in the recovery of human remains.
More than 100 South Carolina Guard members drill in Poland
June 24, 2015
Polish F-16 fighter jets from the 32nd Tactical Air Wing leave Łask Air Base, Poland to participate in exercise Eagle Talon, June 16, 2015. U.S. Air Force Airmen from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany and the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, are deployed to Łask Air Base in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, during the month of June.
Minnesota Guard member serving in Croatia was inspired by uncles
June 23, 2015
Spc. Robert Engeholm, a vertical engineer and team leader from Bloomington, Minnesota., works with a Croatian soldier to construct a ceiling with concrete blocks, June 15, 2015. Squads of Soldiers from the Little Falls, Minn.-based 851st Vertical Engineer Company have been rotating through Nasice, Croatia.