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Michigan Army Guard artillery, aviation units conduct cold weather sling load and howitzer live fire exercise
March 7, 2014
A CH-47 Chinook with a slingloaded M-777 155mm howitzer flies overhead as Soldiers with the Michigan Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, use picks to remove inches of ice in order to set up their howitzers during a live fire exercise at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich. Soldiers from the battalion conducted training on cold weather and slingload operations, transporting, setting up and firing their howitzers in temperatures that got down to -30 degrees
Social media offers many benefits, but Guard members must remain aware of its risks
March 6, 2014
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Senior leader spouses gain program awareness, enhance camaraderie
March 5, 2014
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, talks with spouses of senior National Guard leaders about different programs that support service members during a brunch held Feb. 26, 2014, at the vice president's official residence in Washington, D.C. The brunch was part of a two-day program that increased senior leader spouses' awareness of military programs.
Arizona Soldiers, U.S. CBP unite to secure border hot spot
March 4, 2014
Army Staff Sgts. Joaquin Lopez, left, and Ruben Cruz, assigned to the Arizona Army National Guard’s 2220th Transportation Company, offload concrete barriers in Naco, Ariz., near the Arizona-Mexico border, March 1. The Soldiers partnered with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deliver the barriers from El Centro, Calif., as a way to accomplish training on convoy operations while supporting CBP efforts along the border.
Alaska Air National Guard rescues five near Knik River
March 4, 2014
Members of the 212th Rescue Squadron take part in training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 21, 2011. Squadron members recently assisted in the rescue of five individuals from an ice floe near the Knik River in Alaska.
Latest East Coast winter storm triggers response from more than 300 National Guard members
March 3, 2014
A Virginia National Guard Soldier conducts maintenance checks on a Humvee to prepare for possible winter storm response operations March 3, 2014, in Fredericksburg, Va.
Alaska Air National Guard units complete massive 'Lava Rescue' training exercise
March 3, 2014
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk hovers over the Pacific Ocean five miles off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii during a search and rescue exercise mission as part of the Alaska Air National Guard's Lava Rescue 2014 exercise the last two weeks of February.
Guard members from three states perfect the medevac trifecta on Afghan duty
February 28, 2014
Sgt. 1st Class Dave Cornell from Charlie Company 1-168th (C Company 1-168) General Support Aviation Battalion is hoisted aloft to a UH-60 Black Hawk demonstrating a single-man rescue during hoist training.
Father, son serve in Illinois Air National Guard wing
February 27, 2014
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Wesley F. Paver, 182nd Mission Support Group first sergeant, and Airman 1st Class Jared A. Paver, fire protection specialist with the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron, at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill.
International relationships strengthened during Iraqi delegation visit
February 27, 2014
Equipment used by the 33rd Civil Support Team displayed during an Iraqi delegation visit to the District of Columbia National Guard Feb. 26, 2014.
North Dakota National Guard announces new African partnerships
February 27, 2014
Brig. Gen. Abalo Kadangha, chief of defence staff for the Togolese Armed Forces, presents Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, with a memento Jan. 14, 2014 during Sprynczynatyk's visit to the Togolese Republic.
'Small Steps to a Healthier You' challenges Guard Soldiers and community
February 27, 2014
Guard Your Health is kicking off its 'Small Steps to a Healthier You' challenge on March 1, 2014.
Michigan Airman joins Air National Guard to say 'Thank You' to America
February 26, 2014
Airman 1st Class Elvira Shani serves an Airman during lunch at the Dining Facility at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Feb. 8, 2014. Shani, a native of Albania, joined the Michigan Air National Guard on the day before her 40th birthday.
Alaska Black Hawk crews interrupt training to assist stranded snow machine rider
February 26, 2014
A pair of Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters taxi after pilots land at the Alaska Army National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility in Nome April 17, 2012. Similar craft assisted a stranded snow machine rider Saturday.
'GI Josh' toy dog engages children of deploying Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers
February 25, 2014
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch spends some time with 11-year-old Hannah Hendrickson of Prescott, Wis., and her 2-year-old brother Aaron after a formal sendoff ceremony Feb. 22 at Camp Williams, Wis. The children of more than 60 32nd Infantry Brogade Combat Team Soldiers received plush toy dogs called G.I. Josh, and Kleefisch encouraged the children to send in photos of themselves with the toy dogs while their loved ones are deployed to the Middle East.
Texas National Guard aviators train with civilian counterparts
February 24, 2014
Sgt. Kevin McLaughlin, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, lowers a member of Texas Task Force-1 into a tree line as part of a combined training event between the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade and Texas Task Force-1. The units trained on search and extraction techniques used during hurricanes and other natural disasters.
Missouri Guard member serves in Afghanistan with her son
February 21, 2014
Staff Sgt. Denise Leo, an administrative noncommissioned officer with the Missouri National Guard’s 1438th Multi-Role Bridge Company, with her son, Spc. Ryan Dryer, a mechanic with the same unit. Both volunteered for the deployment and have been serving in Afghanistan for about six months, supporting their unit's mission of maintaining bridges in Afghanistan.
California National Guard Soldiers awarded medals for valor in Afghanistan
February 21, 2014
U.S. Army Capt. Robert Bejarano, commander of the 216th Mobility Augmentation Company, 365 th Engineer Battalion, awards Cpl. Christopher Garland the Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device, for valor, and a Combat Medic Badge, at Forward Operating Base Ghazni.
Virginia Air Guard F-22 pilot soars past 1,000 hours
February 20, 2014
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Schaner, Virginia Air National Guard 192nd Fighter Wing F-22 Raptor pilot, reviews aircraft forms with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jaymes Baum, 94th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, before a mission at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Jan. 28, 2014.
Nearly 250 Soldiers on winter storm duty in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin
February 20, 2014
Two Humvees depart the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Oak Creek armory Feb. 1, 2011, in response to a call for assistance during severe winter storm. Wisconsin Guard members are preparing for another storm now.