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California Guard, volunteer searchers team up for high-flying rescue exercise
August 26, 2014
Volunteer search and rescue team members in El Dorado County, Calif., carry a team member with simulated injuries July 26, 2014, during an interagency exercise with the California Army National Guard.
Army National Guard Chaplains: Past and Present
August 25, 2014
Army Capt. Antoine D. Barlow, a chaplain with the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, conducts chapel service during the unit's annual training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, Aug. 12, 2012. Army National Guard chaplains not only act as spiritual and religious leaders for Soldiers, but are now involved with behavioral health and family support programs designed to aid Soldiers who may need additional assistance.
Alaska Air Guardsmen conduct middle-of-the night rescue of man
August 25, 2014
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron flies on a training flight in south central Alaska. The hoist capabilities of the Pave Hawk helicopters provide the rescue assets with the ability to conduct rescue missions in rugged terrain.
Tongan delegation impressed with Nevada Guard and the Silver State
August 22, 2014
Brig. Gen. Tau’aika ‘Uta’atu, Tonga’s top military official, boards a Nevada Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Stead for a tour of northern Nevada on Aug. 19. 'Uta'atu wrapped up his tour of Nevada Guard facilities Wednesday after visiting the 152nd Airlift Wing in Reno.
National Guard Bureau directorate holds event; builds esprit de corps
August 22, 2014
Jessica Wright, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, speaks during the inaugural National Guard Bureau J8 Summer Gala, Aug. 15, 201,4 in Arlington, Va. The event, organized and hosted by the NGB Office of Resource Management and Comptroller, aimed to promote morale and build esprit de corps within the NGB community. Wright, who is also a retired Army National Guard major general and former adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard, was the keynote speaker for the evening.
Historical look: 200-year anniversary of Battle of Bladensburg
August 22, 2014
Colorized drawing of the British march from the coastal town of Benedict, Maryland, to Bladensburg, including the battleground map inset of the Bladensburg campaign.
National Guard enlisted ranks hear from senior leaders during conference
August 22, 2014
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, shares his views at the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, 43rd annual conference, Aug. 11, 2014, at the Phoenix Convention Center. The conference allowed Grass and other senior leaders to speak directly to Guard members and answer questions the enlisted ranks might have.
On the fire lines: A day in the life of a California Guard member fighting blazes
August 21, 2014
Army National Guard Soldiers working on Hand Crew 9 for the Lodge Fire in Yreka, Calif., take a water break on Aug. 14, 2014.
Sergeant major of the Army Chandler stresses professionalism in National Guard visit
August 20, 2014
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler III discusses the Army profession with enlisted Soldiers assigned to the national capital region and the Army National Guard Readiness Center in a town hall meeting in Arlington, Va., Aug. 15, 2014. Chandler's visit marked the first time a sitting sergeant major of the Army visited the readiness center.
Maryland National Guard competes in rugged contest in Estonia
August 20, 2014
Soldiers from the Long Range Surveillance team attached to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 158th Cavalry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, climb toward a statue of Tarvas, Rakvere's medieval mascot, during the second annual Admiral Pitka Recon Challenge Aug. 9, 2014, in Rakvere, Estonia. Hosted by the Estonian Defense League and including Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Maryland National Guard, this three-day competition tested the strength, speed, endurance, intelligence and willpower of 26 teams from six countries through a series of obstacles and simulations along an 81-mile route through Estonia's countryside. The Maryland National Guard and Estonian armed forces have been partners through the State Partnership Program for more than 20 years.
Pennsylvania Air National Guard members build air passenger terminal
August 19, 2014
Senior Airman Nathan Hagy, 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron water fuels systems maintenance journeyman, passes a hand seamer to Staff Sgt. Nicholas Mundorff, 557th ERHS, while binding two steel arches together Aug. 4, 2014, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.
Service Members Receiving RAND Military Workplace Survey
August 18, 2014
The Pentagon with the Washington Monument and National Mall in the background. Military personnel will have the opportunity to participate in a confidential survey.
188th Wing family named Air National Guard Family of the Year
August 18, 2014
The 188th Wing’s Barr family - Senior Master Sgt. Scott Barr, his wife Cindy and the couple’s children - were awarded National Military Family Association 2014 Family of the Year Award for the Air National Guard. Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard, left, and Maj. Gen. William Wofford, Arkansas National Guard adjutant general, right, presented the accolade to the Barrs at the national volunteer conference in Norman, Oklahoma, Aug. 13.
Hurricane Camille - Joint National Guard response to huge 1969 storm
August 15, 2014
Mississippi Army National Guard helps in cleanup operations in aftermath of Hurricane Camille in Gulfport-Biloxi area.
Two Maryland Guard members honored for rescuing girl from blazing house
August 15, 2014
Two Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers, Sgt. Maj. Merle L. Bragg Jr. with the 29th infantry division, and Sgt. Edward L. Carmean with the 290th military police company, both senior police officers with the Berlin Police Department, were presented with the Life Saving Award, Aug. 11, 2014, at the Council Chambers - Berlin Town Hall in Berlin, Md. Bragg and Carmean heroically rescued a 6-year-old girl, Mia McKenize, from a residential house fire on April 17, 2014, at 117 Branch Street.
Emergency physicians help New York Guard Soldiers hone medical skills
August 15, 2014
Pfc. Tyler Kinzel, a Port Jervis, N.Y., resident assigned to Medical Command, New York Army National Guard, begins bag-mask ventilating a medical mannequin after inserting an endotracheal tube through the esophagus under the direction of Dr. Anar Patel on Aug. 5, 2014.
California Guard financial specialist gets back to Soldier roots to help fight fires
August 15, 2014
California Army National Guard Soldiers, including Spc. Eunjin Lee, with Fire Crew 10 head back into camp after working all day as hand crews at the Little Deer fire in Klamath National Forest Aug. 10, 2014, in support of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's firefighting efforts.
New York Army National Guard Soldiers become MPs during four-week course
August 14, 2014
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Douglas Sandburg, an instructor with the 106th Regional Training Institute, instructs Sgt. Patricia Schuett, 222nd Chemical Company, of Woodhaven, N.Y., how to operate and clear a MK 19 Grenade Machine Gun, Aug 4, 2014. The training is part of a four-week military police reclassification course taught at Camp Smith Training Site, Peekskill, N.Y.
National Guard creates new Chaplain Corps Handbook
August 13, 2014
The Training Analysis Feedback Team located at the Mission Training Complex Leavenworth released the Chaplain Corps Handbook for National Guard unit ministry teams. The last publication for chaplains was in 2005.
1,000 convene in Phoenix for National Guard Enlisted Association meeting
August 13, 2014
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, talks about the future of the National Guard during the 43rd Annual National Conference and Expo of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, Aug. 11, 2014 The conference, held in Arizona, hosted more than 1,000 Guard members from across the country.