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New York's 106th Rescue Wing base honor guard sets a high bar
October 22, 2014
Members of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing Base Honor Guard rehearse a flag folding and presentation ceremony at Gabreski Air National Guard Base Oct. 16, 2014. The Honor Guard Airmen performed more than 619 ceremonies in 2013. This was more than any other Air National Guard Honor Guard in the U.S.
North Carolina chaplain fighting breast cancer on her own terms
October 22, 2014
North Carolina National Guard Maj. Melissa Culbreth before and after she shaved her head during a party at Serenity Grace Farm on Oct. 12, 2014. Culbreth, who is the chaplain for the 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, recently started chemotherapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer for a third time and said she wanted to take her hair on her own terms before she lost it as a side effect of the chemo.
Kentucky Air Guard Airmen support 101st Airborne Division’s movement to Liberia
October 21, 2014
U.S. Air Force Col. David Mounkes, a Kentucky Air National Guard member and commander of Joint Task Force-Port Opening Senegal, discusses the unit’s mission with a delegation representing the U.S. Agency for International Development at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 16, 2104. The JTF-PO is funneling humanitarian supplies and equipment into West Africa as part of Operation United Assistance, the international effort to fight Ebola. USAID is the lead federal agency coordinating the U.S. government’s multi-agency response.
Citizen-Soldier brothers from New Jersey deploying to Southwest Asia
October 20, 2014
Davis and Dave Valentin, brothers who grew up in Ridgefield Park, N.J., are deploying to Southwest Asia with their New Jersey National Guard unit.
For its 27th season, New York's 109th Air Wing flies to Antarctica
October 17, 2014
Airmen prep the first LC-130 Hercules headed to Antarctica. The aircraft and aircrew with the 109th Airlift Wing took off from Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, New York, on Oct. 17, 2014. The aircraft is headed to Antarctica for the Wing's 27th year participating in Operation Deep Freeze in support of the National Science Foundation. The 109th AW boasts the U.S. military's only ski-equipped aircraft, which has been supporting the NSF's South Pole research since 1988.
Civil Support Teams - new tactics for new threats
October 17, 2014
Team members of the 102nd Civil Support Team, Oregon National Guard, conduct a decontamination training and evaluation exercise at the old Silverton High School in Silverton, Oregon, in 2011. Sgt. 1st Class Rowena Simshaw and Staff Sgt. April Henrickx of the Decon Team, 102nd Civil Support Team, aid in decontaminating other team members.
Obama activates National Guard, Reserves for Operation United Assistance
October 17, 2014
Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group prepare for their deployment to West Africa from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 2014. The Guardsmen are working to set up a logistics hub in support of Operation United Assistance.
At Air Guard town hall meeting, Grass praises worldwide enduring relationships
October 17, 2014
Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs, addresses Air National Guard Airmen and civilians Oct 15, 2014, at the ANG Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to review the strategic direction of the National Guard, budgetary issues and recognize the performance of ANG directorates.
Tennessee National Guard Soldier assists colleagues beyond the battlefield
October 16, 2014
Army Staff Sgt. Pamela Pugh, a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and 14-year member of the Tennessee National Guard, helped two homeless soldiers in her unit get a new start in their lives. Pugh guided them to resources and various support programs that aid current military personnel, veterans and their families.
Texas Guard member saves roommate's life after gunshot accident
October 15, 2014
Pfc. Wil Ledford is credited with saving the life of his rooommate after an accident in their apartment. Ledford, of Grapevine, Texas, is a newly trained Combat Medic in the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas Army National Guard.
Army Guard Soldier takes home second place in Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition
October 14, 2014
Army Staff Sgt. Devin Jameson Sr., a combat medic with the Utah Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 640th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), evaluates a casualty during the warrior task and battle drill event at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Jameson represented the Army National Guard as its top noncommissioned officer of the year.
Wisconsin Citizen-Airmen helped keep planes flying during Chicago center closure
October 14, 2014
Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson, Combat Readiness Training Center RADAR approach control chief controller, and Jeff McCluskey, Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control specialist, work together to control airspace at the ATC center at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, Oct. 6, 2014. The FAA sent civilian ATC specialists to Volk Field following a fire at the Chicago ATC Center. Two of the FAA ATC specialists were also Volk Field guardsmen.
Georgia National Guard joins Canadians for complex exercise
October 14, 2014
Georgia Guard members with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, conduct an amphibious insertion on Lake Erie as part of the Stalwart Guardian training exercise in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in August, 2014.
Five countries, two National Guards, one mission: Operation Atlantic Resolve
October 10, 2014
Canadian Army Maj. Edward Jun (left), commander, Company M, 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment; Polish army Capt. Marcin Wilga (2nd from left), commander, 2nd Assault Company, 18th Airborne Battalion, 6th Airborne Brigade; and U.S. Army Capt. Matthew McCarthy (right), commander, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, meet after commanding their units in a combined training exercise at Ziemsko Airfield, Poland, July 17. The exercise is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve and is intended to strengthen U.S. Army Europe’s (USAREUR) familiarity and commitment to its’ NATO allies.
Arizona Soldiers take part in European operation with partner nation Kazakhstan
October 10, 2014
Arizona National Guard, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment Soldiers, together with Moldovan soldiers, face an aggressive crowd of rioters throwing smoke and rocks during a situational training exercise as part of Steppe Eagle 2014 exercise, Oct. 4, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Training Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
Army Guard’s first cyber protection team activated; receives new shoulder sleeve insignia
October 10, 2014
Army Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons, right, acting director of the Army National Guard, joins Army Col. Jayson Spade, left, commander of the 1st Information Operations Command (Land) and Army Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon, commander of Army Cyber Command and Second Army, in placing the Cyber Command shoulder sleeve insignia on the uniform of Army Maj. Hung Diep, commander of the 1636th Cyber Protection Team in a patch ceremony at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, Tuesday Oct. 7, 2014. The 1636th CPT is the first Army National Guard cyber protection team to be activated and is one of 10 cyber protection teams planned throughout the Army Guard.
Active wildland fire season proved challenging for Guard responders
October 9, 2014
A 146th Airlift Wing C-130J during MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) annual training and re-certification held at the146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station. Media and visitors were present nearby to watch this drop near Point Mugu, Calif., April 9, 2014.
Kentucky Air Guard unit establishes cargo hub in Senegal for Ebola response
October 8, 2014
Air Force Lt. Col. Bruce Bancroft of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group talks to unit members about their role in Operation United Assistance during a briefing in the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 5, 2014. The Kentucky Air Guard members stood up an Intermediate Staging Base at the airport that will funnel humanitarian supplies and equipment into West Africa as part of the international effort to fight Ebola.
Vermont adjutant general boosts state's partnership with Macedonia
October 8, 2014
Maj. Gen. Steven Cray and State Command Sgt. Maj. Toby Quick receive a briefing from a soldier in the Army of the Republic of Macedonia. Macedonia's Army Medical Unit has Role 2 medical capabilities and will probably be the focus of the tri-lateral engagement between Macedonia and Senegal, Vermont's two State Partnership Program countries, Sept. 22, 2014.
Commentary: Making the final journey with a friend, mentor and Soldier
October 8, 2014
Police cars were among emergency vehicles that greeted the flight carrying the body of Col. Tomas DeLeon at Miami International Airport.