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Connecticut National Guard Soldiers operate to complete retrograde mission in Afghanistan
February 19, 2016
Staff Sgt. William Leuck works to maintain warehouse operations at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, as part of a nine-month duty tour. Leuck and five other members of the 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group from Groton, Connecticut, are there to focus on a large aviation retrograde mission involving aviation material and equipment in theater to a destination in the United States.
Alaska Air National Guard rescue choppers train in Nevada desert for first time
February 19, 2016
First Lt. Seth Peterson, left, a pilot with the 210th Airlift Squadron, and Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Dietrich, a special mission aviator with the 176th Operations Group, prepare for take off in an HH-60 Pave Hawk on Nellis AFB, Nev., during Red Flag 16-1 on Feb. 11, 2016. The two were a part of approximately 50 Air Guardsmen from the 176th Operations Group and 176th Maintenance Group participating in the combat training exercise.
New York Guard ordnance experts train local police in avoiding IEDs
February 17, 2016
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, a Soldier in the 1108th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), places a bomb disposal tool in position while wearing a protective bomb suit during a training tactical operation with the Columbia-Greene County Shared Services Response Team at the 911 Call Center in Cairo, New York, Feb. 2, 2016. Four Soldiers from the 1108th conducted training for the law enforcement agencies.
Michigan National Guard Soldier saved Flint resident's life during water crisis
February 17, 2016
Spc. Charles Colwell stands outside his assigned distribution site, Fire Station 1, Flint, Michigan, Feb. 12, 2016. Colwell played an instrumental role in providing assistance to a Flint resident last week.
Father and son deploy with West Virginia aviation regiment
February 16, 2016
West Virginia Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Lawrence Copley (far right) and his son Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joseph Copley (far left), get together with some of their fellow Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, get some quality time together shortly after Joseph’s promotion at Camp Buehring Kuwait, Jan. 30. The Copleys deployed with the 40th CAB to Kuwait in December. (Courtesy Photo)
Arizona Guard aviation unit controls skies in Kuwait
February 16, 2016
Nashville, Tenn., resident Sgt. Brian Bertram, Glendale, Ariz., resident Sgt. Nicholas Robinson, San Tan Valley, Ariz., resident Cpt. Sherri Gregoire, Tucson, Ariz., resident 1st Sgt. Trevor Varney, and Phoenix resident Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Stockard gather outside their company headquarters for Company F, 1st Battalion, 168th Air Traffic Services, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, at Camp Buehring Kuwait, Feb. 8. Capt. Gregoire and 1st Sgt. Varney are the command team for Company F, which provides Air Traffic Services for all friendly aviation assets. (Photo by 1st Lt. Aaron DeCapua, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs)
Promotion brings Guard member full circle in 101st Airborne Division
February 12, 2016
Lt. Col. Cory Mulhern, a liaison officer for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), smiles at his daughter, Sierra, as she pins on his rank during his promotion ceremony in the division headquarters, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Feb. 11, 2016. Mulhern, a guardsman with the Wisconsin National Guard, is part of the 101st’s multi-component unit, a pilot program where Guard and active duty Soldiers train and deploy together.
Guard units in Kuwait train for chemical attacks and more
February 12, 2016
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Pennsylvania Guard's Lithuanian partners visit Fort Indiantown Gap training facilities
February 12, 2016
Representatives from Lithuania's Army Training Center visited the installation Feb. 2, 2016, to get an in-depth look at the operation of some of the training facilities located here‬ and gauge best practices and lessons learned in operating them as they develop similar live-fire and combined-arms training resources to train their soldiers. The Pennsylvania National Guard established a relationship with Lithuania in 1993 as part of the ‪National Guard‬'s State Partnership Program.
Vermont Soldiers conduct biathlon exercise during mountain skills training
February 11, 2016
Soldiers with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountan), Vermont National Guard, cross-country ski at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vermont, Feb. 6, 2016.
Chilean forces compete in Texas Guard Best Warrior Competition
February 9, 2016
Pfc. Marcial Ortiz, Chilean navy, competes in the obstacle course portion of the Texas Military Department's 2016 Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas, Feb. 6, 2016. Traditionally a joint competition with competitors from the Texas Army and Air National Guards, this year's event invited service members from the U.S. Army Reserves component and the Chilean military to compete in the three-day grueling competition, testing the aptitude of each competitor in several mentally and physically challenging events relevant in today's operational environment.
New video series will help Soldiers get and stay in shape
February 9, 2016
Guard Your Health recently launched its #WarriorReady Workout Video series, which includes 15-second videos that demonstrate how to do quick, high-intensity workouts. The workouts are customizable and can be done anywhere. There are 14 different workout videos and each one focuses on a full-body workout.
Experience in Liberia and Afghanistan makes New York Army National Guard doctor a better hometown physician
February 9, 2016
Lt. Col. William LeCates, a New York Army National Guard doctor, stands with Capt. Joseph Kowo, deputy commander of the Armed Forces of Liberia Medical Command, during his 2015 deployment to Liberia as part of Operation Onward Liberty, a mission conducted by the Michigan Army National Guard. LeCates, who works as a civilian doctor in Cooperstown, New York, was deployed in Liberia for six months as part of the training and mentoring mission.
New York National Guard works with state officials to monitor wild turkey populations at training site
February 8, 2016
Carl Lindsley, left, Marc Sizer and Becca Linkiewicz, employees of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), work together to put an electronic monitoring tag on a female turkey at the New York National Guard's Camp Smith Training Site on Jan. 28, 2016.
Ending military segregation took an executive order from President Harry Truman
February 5, 2016
President Harry Truman, stymied by legislative inaction on ending military segregation, took pen to paper and ended it with Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948.
184th Wing's Jayhawks contribute their expertise to massive deployment
February 4, 2016
Airmen assigned to the 134th Air Control Squadron climb aboard buses and deploy from McConnell Air Force Base in support of operations Nov. 11, 2015. The squadron's departure was part of a much larger mobilization of the 184th Intelligence Wing that deployed members to locations all over the world, making it one of the largest deployments in the wing's recent history.
Bronze Star for Valor awarded to two New York Air National Guard Airmen killed in Afghanistan
February 4, 2016
Staff Sgt. Louis Bonacasa, left, and Tech Sgt. Joseph Lemm, both members of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing's 105th Base Defense Squadron, killed in action in Afghanistan on Dec. 21, 2015, have been awarded the Bronze Star with V for Valor for their actions that day. The two Air Guardsmen were honored for giving their lives to save other Airmen from a suicide bomber. Four other Airmen died alongside them.
Most Michigan National Guard members return home from Flint water assistance
February 3, 2016
Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, awards Capt. Anthony Corsi, a member of the Detroit-based 1225th Support Battalion, with a Michigan Active State Service Ribbon with Bronze Oak Leaf Device and the Michigan Legion of Merit Medal, Jan. 25, 2016, for his service with Task Force Flint. Corsi and four other Michigan National Guard Soldiers comprised the TFF Warehouse team that managed the inventory of bottled water and other supplies distributed to Flint residents.
Senior aviator in Utah takes final AH-64 Apache helicopter flight
February 2, 2016
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ken Jones, world record holder with 10,000 flight hours, has final flight in an AH-64 Apache with his son, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jared Jones.
Leaders from National Guard and AFRICOM discuss State Partnership Program
February 1, 2016
Dr. Barbara Sotirin, deputy director of programs at AFRICOM, speaks to senior leaders of 10 National Guard states from across the U.S., United States Africa Command and United States Army Africa about strategic and long-term planning at the State Partnership Program conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Jan. 26, 2016. T