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Louisiana Soldiers endure jungle training with partners in Belize
August 11, 2014
Louisiana National Guard members practice jungle-warfare techniques during a training exercise in Cayo, Belize, July 1, 2014. The training, part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
National Guard space operations expand leaders' problem-solving tools
August 11, 2014
Pfc. Miranda Yost, a geospatial engineer with the Army Space Support Team 30, 117th Space Support Battalion, Colorado National Guard, uses mapping software during the multi-state large-scale, natural disaster emergency response exercise Vigilant Guard 2014, hosted by the Kansas National Guard in Salina, Kan., Aug. 4-7, 2014.
Guard members continue to fight wildfires in western states
August 8, 2014
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew from the California Army National Guard delivers a 660-gallon bucket full of water on a Northern California fire Aug. 4.
Paratroopers from around world forge bonds at Leapfest competition hosted in Rhode Island
August 8, 2014
A group of German paratroopers jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Leapfest Airborne Competition Aug. 4, 2014, West Kingston, R.I. Leapfest is an Airborne parachute competition sponsored by the Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training within the International Airborne community.
Armenian visitors observe Vigilant Guard exercise under State Partnership Program
August 7, 2014
Expeditionary Medical Support System (EMEDS) personnel from the Kansas Air National Guard demonstrate Emergency Room procedures to the Armenian delegation during Vigilant Guard 2014, Salina, Kansas, Aug. 5, 2014. The delegation's visit is through the National Guard's State Partnership Program. The Kansas National Guard has been partnered with Armenia since 2003.
Army Guard to seek redesign of sports marketing program within budget constraints
August 6, 2014
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Preparation was key, say Army National Guard's Best Warrior competitors
August 6, 2014
Competitors in 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition cross the finish line of the ruck march portion of the competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 16, 2014. The competition tested competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment 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 go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year.
ANG's Outstanding Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year: Master Sgt. David Coker
August 6, 2014
The Air National Guard's 2014 Outstanding Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year, Master Sgt. David Coker, a services craftsman with the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard. Coker was selected for his leadership excellence and dedication to ensuring our nation’s veterans are paid proper final respects.
Indiana National Guard partners with FEMA in water-rescue exercise
August 6, 2014
Brian Harting, a rescue team member from Task Force 1, Ohio's Federal Emergency Management Team, prepares to deliver a simulated casualty to a litter team of Soldiers from the 381st Military Police Company, Indiana National Guard, Brush Creek Reservoir in Butlerville, Ind., near Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Aug. 4, 2014. The Vibrant Response 14 exercise tests the abilities of multiple agencies to respond in the event of an actual chemical, biological, radioactive or nuclear incident or other emergencies.
Delaware National Guard opens $48 million headquarters building
August 5, 2014
National Guard Bureau Chief, Gen. Frank Grass, was on hand to help officially open the Guard’s newest Armed Forces Reserve Center on Aug. 1, 2014 in New Castle, Del. He is greeted by Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, Delaware's adjutant general.
North Carolina National Guard: Preparing Cyber Warriors for state and national duty
August 5, 2014
A North Carolina National Guard Soldier updates computers at the NCNG's Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, Aug. 4, 2014. The NCNG is "Always Ready" against any threat including cyber attacks. Our Soldiers, Airmen and staff stand poised, ready and capable to support the National Guard Bureau`s intent to stand up multiple Cyber Protection Teams (CPT) in support of U.S. Cyber Command.
Wyoming Air National Guard flying Western firefighting missions
August 4, 2014
A smaller U.S. Forest Service aircraft breaks away in this file photo as a Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 begins dropping retardant on a section of the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Two MAFFS units from the 153rd Airlift Wing are flying in support of the U.S. Forest Service as they fight wildland fires in the West.
Master Sgt. Linda Schwartzlow is Air National Guard's First Sergeant of the Year
August 4, 2014
The Air National Guard’s 2014 Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year, Master Sgt. Linda Schwartzlow, from the 128th Air Control Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard. Schwartzlow deployed as the first sergeant to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, where she counseled, mentored and ensured high morale of 3,500 Airmen deployed there.
Ohio National Guard members distribute water and food as Toledo area copes with 'do not drink' advisory
August 4, 2014
Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, adjutant general of the Ohio National Guard, visits with emergency personnel Aug. 3, 2014, in Toledo, which is experiencing a clean-water emergency. Pictured in center is Sima Merick, assistant director of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency.
Indiana National Guard member leads wood shop in Afghanistan
August 1, 2014
Army Spc. David Beachey from Highland, Ind., who serves with the 1413th Engineer Company, Indiana National Guard, examines his work in the woodshop at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 26, 2014. Beachey, the primary sign maker, works for Army Spc. Keith Harris, the shop’s leader.
Gen. Grass, education secretary advise creating better higher-learning standards
August 1, 2014
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, was among the speakers July 30, 2014, at a military education seminar in Washington, D.C.
Japanese researchers comb records in New York State Military Museum for clues on missing U.S. Soldiers from World War II battle
August 1, 2014
Japanese researcher Yukari Akatsuka, the secretary general of Kuentai-USA, a non-governmental group which specializes in locating and retrieving the remains of World War II dead, fires up her computer as New York State Military Museum Librarian Jim Gandy prepares records for her to scan on July 29, 2014. The group, which focuses on finding the remains of Japanese soldiers killed during World War II, is planning to conduct a dig where they think missing American Soldiers, who fought with the New York National Guard's 105th Infantry Regiment during World War II, may be buried. Akatsuka and a colleague visited the museum to go through data in hopes of refining the search area.
Senior Airman Heather Ransom volunteers above and beyond the call for Honor Flight Project vets
July 31, 2014
Members from the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing stand at Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, July 8, 2014, after greeting veterans during the Greater St. Louis Area Honor Flight.
Guard members from Arizona, Louisiana earn coveted Expert Infantry Badge
July 31, 2014
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers joke with each other while waiting to be tested at the next Expert Infantry Badge station at Camp Navajo, Ariz., July 23, 2014.
North Carolina Guard members become leaders in motorcycle safety training
July 31, 2014
Students, including Chief Warrant Officer 3 Thomas Anspach, North Carolina National Guard assistant state training officer, ride during the Highway Patrol's Bike Safe assessor's course on July 18, 2014, in Raleigh N.C. Ansbach is the first National Guardsman to graduate from this course.