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Michigan National Guard disaster response team prepares for future calls
April 18, 2014
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cana Garrison, of Grand Ledge, Mich., and an air transportation journeyman with the 217th Air Operations Group, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Mich., practices proper chain saw skills instructed by 217th Air Component Operations Squadron superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Jim Trainor at the base March 14, 2014. Garrison was among 100 volunteers from the 110th Airlift Wing who trained to become members of the Disaster Assistance Response Team. The DART will support civil authorities to safeguard public health and safety, mitigate property and environmental damage, and save lives during manmade or natural disasters.
Thirteen of 30 employer support award finalists were nominated by Guard members
April 17, 2014
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office, has selected 30 employers as finalists for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
New York Army National Guard pilot tests himself during Bataan Death March Memorial
April 17, 2014
New York Army National Guard Warrant Officer John Seeger, a UH-60 pilot in the 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation, endured blisters and heat during the Bataan Death March Memorial on March 23, 2004. It attracted more than 6,000 people.
South Carolina National Guard teams with Air Force Reserve to lift 130,000-pound tanks
April 17, 2014
The South Carolina Army National Guard’s 1-118th Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) participates in heavy airlift operations April 10-11, 2014 at Wright Army Airfield (WAAF), Heinsville, Ga., to demonstrate the joint, total force capabilities of the South Carolina Army Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 315th Airlift Wing.
Nevada National Guard joins forces with Tonga in State Partnership Program
April 16, 2014
Brig. Gen. Tau'aika 'Uta'atu, Tonga chief of defense, and Brig. Gen. William Burks, Nevada adjutant general, shake hands after signing the National Guard State Partnership declaration.
Wisconsin Air Guard officer mentors students taking part in Senate youth program
April 16, 2014
Air Force Maj. Jason Park, chief of safety with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing, stands outside the U.S. Capitol building with the group of students he escorted throughout Washington, D.C., during their weeklong visit as part of the U.S. Senate Youth Program.
Yoga helps build resilience for returning Louisiana Guard members and families
April 16, 2014
Gina Garcia of Yoga Across America teaches resiliency skills to La. Guard members and family members during a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Training event in Baton Rouge, La., March 8, 2014. La. Guardsmen and family members participating in the deployment cycle learn resiliency skills through mandatory and elective courses during Yellow Ribbon Reintegration weekend events held throughout the year.
Army National Guard colonel joins Army Contracting Command to expand readiness
April 16, 2014
Col. James Helm, a member of the Virginia National Guard, is the National Guard advisor for the Army Contracting Command.
New York Army National Guard goes Hollywood for TV thriller
April 15, 2014
These four members of the New York Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation flew a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter used in filming the Universal Television TV show “State of Affairs” during shooting at Republic Airport here on April 3. They are, from left, Warrant Officer 1 John Seeger, Sgt. Matt Cordaro, Staff Sgt. Amy Klemm and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Hansen.
North Dakota and Ghana reach 10-year milestone through State Partnership Program
April 15, 2014
Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, right, presents a North Dakota flag to Vice Adm. Mathew Quashie, the Ghanaian Armed Forces chief of the Defence Staff, during an anniversary celebration April 11, 2014 at the Memorial Hall of the State Capitol Building in Bismarck.
Heroic National Guard Soldiers remember Boston Marathon
April 15, 2014
From left, 1st Lt. Steve Fiola, 1st Sgt. Bernard Madore and Staff Sgt. Mark Welch of the Massachusetts Army National Guard ran to the aid of victims after the bombs went off at last year's Boston Marathon.
Ohio's 164th Airlift Squadron recertifies in water survival at the YMCA
April 14, 2014
Members of the 164th Airlift Squadron train in water survival at the Galion, Ohio, YMCA, on April 6, 2014.
Alaska Air National Guard rescues infant and father and sons over the weekend
April 14, 2014
A flight crew with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th Rescue Squadron conducts training with an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter near Bryant Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Jan. 29, 2013. The mission of the 210th Rescue Squadron is to train for combat search and rescue and be on 24-hour alert to respond to search and rescue for the state of Alaska.
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve selects Freedom Award semifinalists
April 11, 2014
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office, has selected 30 employers as finalists for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
Minnesota National Guard challenges service members to save energy
April 11, 2014
A civilian contract electrician works to replace old lighting fixtures with newer, more energy efficient lighting at the Cottage Grove armory, Feb. 20, 2014. It's part of the challenge to save energy.
New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing will participate in Canadian Forces Arctic exercise
April 10, 2014
Chief Master Sgt. Bill Nolin conducts pre-flight checks on an LC-130 Hercules, Nov. 26, 2007, at the annual sea ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze. Ski-equipped LC-130s, crews and support personnel from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing are supporting a mission in the arctic in a closely watched exercise.
Puerto Rico and State Partnership Program partner Dominican Republic discuss Border Security
April 10, 2014
As part of the State Partnership Program, members from a Dominican Republic military delegation demonstrated interest April 5, 2014, in search and rescue techniques employed by the Puerto Rico National Guard CERF-P Team in the event of a disaster.
Illinois National Guard Special Forces train with Puerto Rico National Guard members
April 9, 2014
A Special Forces Soldier with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Chicago demonstrates proper room clearing procedures during military operations on urban terrain training with the Puerto Rico National Guard, April 4, 2014 at Camp Santiago in Salinas, Puerto Rico.
Texas Air National Guard strengthens ties with Chile
April 9, 2014
Master Sgt. Stephen Dobles, an aircraft maintenance technician with the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, exchanges maintenance practices with his counterpart with the FACH (Fuerza Aerea de Chile) during FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio), an international trade air and space show, in Santiago, Chile, March 26, 2014. Members of the Texas Air National Guard were in Chile as part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.
South Dakota National Guard Soldiers train in Africa
April 9, 2014
Master Sgt. Kelley Moore, of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 881st Movement Control Team, offloads a container from a C-130 aircraft at Douala Airport in Cameroon, Africa, during the Central Accord 14 exercise, March 11, 2014. The 881st provided logistics support to the exercise Central Accord 14, March 7 – 21, and members were responsible for the management and preparation of cargo and personnel that need to be transported aboard aircraft throughout the country.