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Live-fire drill helps sharpen infantry skills of New York National Guard members
July 21, 2015
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Company B 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry move onto the objective during a platoon live-fire exercise at Fort Drum, New York, on July 16, 2015. The training is part of an Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise, required the coordination of the entire platoon, and provided the unit's Soldiers with an opportunity to improve their combat techniques.
New Jersey Air National Guard trains with Bulgarian air force at Thracian Star 2015
July 20, 2015
Bulgarian air force MiG-29 pilot Capt. Ivan Dinkov, left, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot Lt. Col. Matthew Crill after a successful familiarization flight in a two-seat, F-16D Fighting Falcon, from the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, during Thracian Star at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 15, 2015. Thracian Star is a bilateral training exercise to enhance interoperability with the Bulgarian air force and to bolster readiness to conduct combined air operations. Pilots from both countries benefit from familiarization flights in each other's fighter jets.
Professional Education Center hosts first class of international students
July 20, 2015
Visiting Soldier is pinned with U.S. rank as training gets underway at Professional Education Center in July, 2015.
PATRIOT 2015, involving military and civilian responders, kicks off in Wisconsin
July 20, 2015
Firefighters from the 181st and the 317th Engineer Detachment, Nebraska Army National Guard, spray water during an aircraft rescue and fire burn as they prepare for the annual PATRIOT Exercise at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wisconsin, July 16, 2015. PATRIOT is a domestic operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
Professional Education Center offers Cyber Common Technical Core training
July 17, 2015
Subjects Matter Experts like Jimmy Colvin, from CECOM, Cyber Training & Sustainment Branch, as well as personnel from the Army Reserve, active Army and Navy, attended the Cyber Common Technical Course to provide feedback in July, 2015, at Camp Robinson, Arkansas.
Combat engineers playing key role in New York Army National Guard Brigade's tactical training
July 16, 2015
New York Army National Guard Spc. Andrew Paulson, a heavy equipment operator from Amherst, New York, assigned to Company A, 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, operates a High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE) to construct a fighting position during the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum on July 13, 2015.
Solar energy powering Utah's Camp Williams
July 14, 2015
Solar panels on recently completed solar array south of Camp Williams garrison. View is eastward with Lehi/Alpine in background.
Washington's Armored Brigade Combat Team to convert to Stryker Brigade
July 10, 2015
Soldiers with P Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment download Stryker armored vehicles and other military equipment from a railhead June 30, 2015 in Nowa Deba, Poland. The troop, based out of Vilsek, Germany, arrived with approximately 20 Stryker vehicles to begin several weeks of training with the Polish 6th Airborne Brigade. The Soldiers are participating in Atlantic Resolve, an ongoing multinational partnership.
Army National Guard announces data breach; establishes call center
July 10, 2015
Courtesy photo.
Soldier's Medal presented to Massachusetts Guard member for Boston Marathon heroism
July 10, 2015
Gov. Charlie Baker awarded the Soldier's Medal to Staff Sgt. Mark Welch, Massachusetts Army National Guard, on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the State House. Baker presented the award to Welch for his heroic actions during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.
Arizona Army Guard helicopter helps rescue father and daughter from mountain
July 10, 2015
Members of the Arizona Army National Guard's Detachment 1, C Company, 5-159th Air Ambulance, conduct hoist operation training at Meteor Crater located 20 miles west of Winslow, Arizona. Recovery exercises such as this provide training and experience in recovery and medical evacuation procedures.
Oklahoma's 137th Air Refueling Wing closes one chapter before moving to next mission
July 10, 2015
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Squadron refuels a MC-130J Combat Talon assigned to the 58th Special Operations Wing during a final training mission of the 185 ARS June 30, 2015. The 185 ARS will be transitioning to Air Force Special Operations Command.
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.