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Virginia National Guard celebrates 408th birthday with Jamestown Settlement
May 18, 2015
Senior leaders from the Virginia National Guard, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and state government gather to celebrate the 408th birthday of the Virginia National Guard and the founding of the Jamestown colony with a cake cutting May 14, 2015, at Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg, Virginia. Brig. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the adjutant general of Virginia, Command Sgt. Maj. Alan M. Ferris, Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor, and Phillip Emerson, Executive Director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, cut the cake and were joined by Delegate T. Montgomery Mason of Virginia’s 93rd district, Homer Lanier, Interpretive Program Manager, Peter Armstrong, Senior Director of Museum Operations and Education, and Historical Interpreters Brian Beckley and Jay Templin.
Colorado and Oklahoma Guard members commemorate liberation of Dachau concentration camp
May 18, 2015
Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, the adjutant general of Colorado, and Col. Laura Clellan, Land Component Commander for the Colorado Army National Guard, listen to one of the survivors of Dachau Concentration Camp prior to the commemorative ceremony for the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau May 3. Members of these National Guard units participated in various ceremonies May 1-3, 2015, to honor the fallen and share the experience of the survivors and liberators. The 157th Infantry Regiment, one of the units that liberated the camp on April 29, 1945, initially mustered from the state of Colorado. The regiment was a subordinate unit to the 45th Infantry Division, initially formed in Oklahoma.
New York Air National Guard provides 'ski-bird' support to Canadian Forces Nunalivut 2015 Exercise
May 14, 2015
A 109th Airlift Wing LC-130 lands at the remote location in the vicinity of Victoria Strait, Nunavut, Canada, for the first time April 14, 2015, after a group of seven Airmen spent 10 days grooming the ski-way. The aircraft and Airmen were supporting Canada's annual Operation Nunalivut.
Oklahoma Army Guard helicopter airlifts feed to stranded cows
May 13, 2015
A 10th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by members of the Texas and Oklahoma National Guard, flies a personnel and equipment movement mission, Oct. 26, over Kabul, Afghanistan. A similar craft helped save stranded cattle on May 12, 2015.
First employment symposium held for National Guard spouses
May 11, 2015
The National Guard Bureau recently hosted a jobs event for Guard spouses. In this photo, an Army Reserve Soldier speaking with a recruiter during the Hire Our Heroes job fair the New York National Guard hosted at the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013.
South Carolina National Guard hosts state partnership visit with Colombian army
May 7, 2015
U.S. Soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard exchanged maintenance ideas with members of the Colombian army during a three-day state partnership engagement in South Carolina May 4-6, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard established a formal state partnership with Colombia in 2012 and has conducted multiple engagements to share ideas to assist both partners with equipment maintenance programs.
Florida Guard member sets goal of leading Army soccer team to gold
May 7, 2015
Head Coach and Florida Guardsman Capt. Roye Locklear, right, instructs members of the All Army Men’s Soccer team during training in Jacksonville, Fla., May 5, 2015.
New York Army National Guard aircrews train by fighting Catskill forest fire
May 6, 2015
New York Army National Guard aircrews fill their water bucket from a local state park lake to assist in fighting a forest fire in Shawangunk Ridge State Forest near Summitville in Ulster County May 5. Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and crew members based at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Albany International Airport in Latham joined two additional New York State Police helicopters to drop water along the fire line to help contain the wildfire that began May 3.
Massachusetts graduates the USA’s first civilian police academy for Citizen-Soldiers
May 6, 2015
Army Maj. Richard Cipro, deputy provost marshal, Massachusetts National Guard and Worcester Police Sergeant, center, with Capt. Jack Ryder, Worcester Police Academy director (and Spc. Brandon Moore, Massachusetts Army National Guard graduate of the police academy. Continuing its long tradition of leadership and innovation, the Massachusetts National Guard in conjunction with the Worcester Police department graduated the nation’s first full-time civilian police academy for Army Military Police and Air Force Security Forces with a ceremony, here, May 1, 2015.
Third time the charm for Mass. Army Guard Soldier in annual Lincoln marathon
May 5, 2015
First Lieutenant Kenneth Rayner, a platoon leader with the Massachusetts Army National Guard, runs in the 38th annual Lincoln National Guard Marathon in Lincoln, Neb., May 3, 2015. Rayner led the way for all National Guard runners and finished second place overall with his time of 2 hours, 37 minutes and 9 seconds.
South Dakota Guard, Suriname military conduct field leadership and hazmat exchange
May 5, 2015
U.S. Army Sgt. Kelley Trebesch, 82nd Civil SupportTeam, South Dakota National Guard, discusses hazardous material storage with three members of the Suriname Defense Force at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.,April 14, 2015. The SDNG and Suriname soldiers participated in a subject matterexpert exchange where they visited several units and facilities and discussedprotocols and processes for storing, using and disposing of hazmat.
Massachusetts Army National Guard helps battle fire
May 5, 2015
Two weeks before responding to an actual forest fire, the Massachusetts Army National Guard was practicing dropping water from its bucket in April, 2015.
South Carolina Guard chaplain receives Soldier's Medal for heroism
May 5, 2015
Capt. Kyle Franklin, chaplain, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2-151st Security and Support Aviation Battalion, was awarded with the Soldier’s Medal for Heroism during a ceremony May, 3, 2015 at McEntire Joint National Guard Base.
Ohio is overall winner in this year’s Army National Guard Army Communities of Excellence awards
May 4, 2015
The Army National Guard recognizes Communities of Excellence at an award ceremony held at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., April 29, 2015. The annual ceremony recognizes states and installations that have improved efficiency and service across the organization.
Guard chaplains ministered to troops on duty in riot-scarred Baltimore
May 4, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. Patrick Shaw, left, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Ivan Williams, 175th Wing chaplain on May 2.. Shaw is part of Operation Baltimore Rally.
New Hampshire captain honored with Chief Medical Services Junior Officer Award of Excellence
May 1, 2015
Army Capt. Kent Wyman, right, commander of Headquarters Company, 54th Troop Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard, receives the 2015 Chief Medical Services Junior Officer Award of Excellence during a ceremony April 30, 2015, in Washington, D.C. Wyman was among more than 100 applicants from both the Army Guard and Army Reserve, and was selected by the Medical Services Corps as the officer who has made the most significant contributions to the U.S. Army Medical Department mission while performing in an exceptionally outstanding manner.
Tennessee Air National Guard flies rescuers and supplies to earthquake-devastated Nepal
May 1, 2015
U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Los Angeles County Search and Rescue team offload relief supplies for victims of the earthquake in Katmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2015.
Florida National Guard brings Florida law enforcement and Guyana together for communications equipment exchange
April 30, 2015
Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Michael Calhoun presents a plaque on behalf of the Guyana Defence Force to St. Augustine Beach Police Chief Robert Hardwick on April 30, 2015, in St. Augustine Beach, Florida. The Florida National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP) helped facilitate the transfer of more than $1 million in radio equipment between two Florida Law enforcement agencies and the Guyana Defense Force in South America.
Sequestration would mean smallest National Guard since Korean War, Gen. Grass warns
April 30, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, testifies at a hearing on the posture of the National Guard and Reserve before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, Washington, D.C. April 29, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Gonzalez) (Released)
Alaska National Guard, Mongolia celebrate their partnership
April 29, 2015
Staff Sgt. Colin Oppegard, a survival lane instructor with the Alaska Army National Guard, teaches a class on antenna theory to members of the Mongolian Armed Forces during a survival-training course as part of Khaan Quest 2014 at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, June 25, 2014. KQ14 is a regularly scheduled, multinational exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Army, Pacific, and hosted annually by Mongolian Armed Forces. KQ14 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises designed to promote regional peace and security.