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New Jersey Guard Airmen participate in Read Across America
March 2, 2015
Airman 1st Class Hannah Bartlett, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, reads Peggy Rathmann's "Officer Buckle and Gloria" to a group of fifth graders at the Brighton Avenue School, Atlantic City, during the Read Across America event on Feb. 24, 2015. Five NJANG Airmen participated in this year’s event at the school. Read Across America is an 18-year-old national initiative sponsored by the National Education Association to encourage young people to read by holding special reading events involving military and community members.
Virginia National Guard returns to routine operations after snow assistance
March 2, 2015
Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion employ engineering equipment to remove snow in Lee County, Va. Feb. 28, 2015. More than 125 Soldiers have supported response and recover efforts following significant amounts of snowfall in Southwest and Eastern Virginia.
Guard members in Kentucky, Arkansas and Virginia respond to winter weather
March 2, 2015
Spc. James Harmon, with the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, helps guide a pallet of water into a vehicle for distribution in Harlan, Kentucky, Feb. 24. Members of the Kentucky Army Guard have been on duty throughout the eastern and southern portions of the state assisting with clearing roads, emergency response and distribution of food, water and other supplies to those hardest hit by winter storms that moved through the area recently. Guard members in Arkansas and Virginia have been called out as well in response to winter weather that affected those areas.
Defense Department salutes Guard, Reserve Family Readiness Programs
March 2, 2015
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Richard O. Wightman, Jr. presents the 2014 Reserve Family Readiness Awards to the top units in the seven Reserve and National Guard services at a ceremony Feb. 27, 2015 at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. The Reserve Family Readiness Award is given to the unit in each of the seven services that demonstrates excellence in engaging with and supporting their members' families.
Pennsylvania Army Guard named tops in Guard facilities management
February 26, 2015
The Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Construction and Facilities Management Office were recently awarded the National Guard's Fred Aron Award for Excellence in Facilities Programs for being the highest performing Guard program in the nation. Competitors are judged on 10 areas including construction, resource management, strategic planning and facilities management.
109th Airlift Wing wraps up 27th year of Antarctic science support
February 26, 2015
Tech. Sgt. Kevin Call waits to marshal an LC-130 Hercules from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing to a parking spot on the annual sea ice runway Nov. 26, 2007 near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze. The 109th AW recently wrapped up its 27th season of flying the ski-equipped LC-130 in support of the operation, which provides military logistics support to the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Program. The wing is the only unit in the U.S. military equipped with the LC-130 “Skibirds.”
Virginia Army Guard continues winter storm response; Georgia Air Guard preps for coming storms
February 25, 2015
Soldiers with the Virginia Army National Guard assist a Wise County Sheriff’s Office deputy with transporting a Norton, Virginia, resident in need of medical treatment Feb. 23. Soldiers from the Virginia Army Guard have been on duty since Feb. 16 assisting local authorities as they respond to winter storms that dropped snow and ice throughout the region
National Guard cyber protection teams announced
February 24, 2015
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Deblock, with the Vermont Army National Guard, discusses network settings with a fellow Red Cell team member during the 2014 Cyber Shield exercise at the National Guard Professional Education Center, at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas. The Cyber Shield tested participants on a variety of real world cyber attack scenarios. As part of a continued commitment to cyber defense capabilities the first three of a planned 10 new cyber protection teams within the Army National Guard are planned to be activated within the next three fiscal years. The first team will spread between Michigan, Indiana and Ohio with the second and third teams to be located in Georgia and California.
Tennessee Army Guard teams assist local authorities with winter storm response
February 24, 2015
Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 267th Military Police Company check the welfare of a motorist stranded on Interstate 40 Friday night as a result of snow and ice storms that moved through the area. Soldiers from the unit patrolled more than 50 miles of highway during the worst of the storm assisting those who became stranded and bringing supplies to others. Soldiers from the Tennessee Army Guard are expected to remain on duty through Wednesday assisting local and state authorities with response to the storm.
Support and Maintenance Teams keep North Carolina Army Guard Apaches flying
February 24, 2015
Spc. Austin Bennett, left, and Cadet Bryan Honeycutt, both assigned to the North Carolina Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 130th Aviation Regiment, perform routine maintenance on an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter during a training event at the North Carolina Army National Guard flight facility in Morrisville, N.C. Bennett and Honeycutt are part of a broad range of Soldiers from the unit that work to keep the aircraft mission ready and capable at all times.
Florida Guard member tackles sport fishing on NBC Sports show
February 23, 2015
Florida Army National Guard's Maj. Peter Jennison and his son, Morgan, bring in a sailfish off the coast of Miami Beach, Fla., during a taping of the "Bass 2 Billfish" sport fishing show in late January. The Jennisons, along with host, Peter Miller, and the Get Lit Fishing Team, brought in seven sailfish during the saltwater fishing excursion.
Coast Guard and New York Air Guard Rescue crewmen meet
February 23, 2015
Pararescue Jumpers and Combat Rescue Officers with the 103rd Rescue Squadron of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing at Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., board a United States Coast Guard HC-130 during a visit of Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., to discuss possible joint training, compare rescue tactics and showcase squadron equipment and training Feb. 5, 2015.
Red Tail Angels: The story of the Tuskegee Airmen
February 23, 2015
Tuskegee Airmen, family and friends join together recently for the expanded Tuskegee Airmen exhibit opening in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
South Carolina Air National Guard welcomes Colombian visitors
February 23, 2015
Maj. Juan Gonzalez, left, a Colombia air force maintenance officer, receives a flightline orientation from U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Hernandez, an F-16 crew chief with the 495th Fighter Group, Det 157 at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., during a visit to the base Feb. 20, 2015. The visit was the latest engagement for the State Partnership Program between South Carolina and the Republic of Colombia.
Virginia National Guard Soldiers called up as more snow falls in the state
February 23, 2015
A Virginia National Guard Soldier assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team clears the snow off a Humvee Feb. 22, 2015, in Staunton to prepare for possible snow response missions after another round of heavy snow blanketed the state.
Virginia Army National Guard pilots fly supplies to iced-in island residents
February 20, 2015
A Virginia Army National Guard aviation crew from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment delivers food, mail and medicine Feb. 19, 2015, to iced-in Tangier Island, Virginia. The 1.2 square mile island has been iced in since freezing temperatures blanketed the commonwealth last week, making routine seaport deliveries impossible.
404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade brings power and technology to its command post
February 20, 2015
Master Sgt. David Henzler of the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade mans the Protections stations during the 2015 Warfighter training exercise. The 404th MEB recently took part in the 2015 Warfighter Exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Warfighter is a two-week strategic exercise including over 3,000 service members from the Army and Air National Guard, Army Reserves, Active Army, and Canadian Forces.
All Airmen equally important, says Air Force chief of staff
February 20, 2015
General Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force disembarks from his aircraft on Feb 17, 2015 at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. Welsh visited the base to speak to Airmen and community leaders as well as discuss the base’s next aircraft, the KC-46 Pegasus.
Sentry Savannah brings Minnesota brothers together
February 19, 2015
Airman 1st Class Nicholas Sirois and Staff Sgt. Michael Sirois review record documentation while particpating in Sentry Savannah 15-1, Feb. 13, 2015, Savannah, Georgia. Sentry Savannah 15-1 is the Air National Guard's largest Fighter Integration, Air-to-Air, training exercise encompassing 4th and 5th generation aircraft.
Wisconsin Guard engineer unit takes on additional security mission in Afghanistan
February 19, 2015
Spc. Jacob Chappa, 950th Engineer Company, TAAC-Air base security, provides over watch to the base's entry. Jacob is one of more than 50 members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard who provide security for Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air.