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Terminally ill Nevada Soldier gets surprise promotion
May 29, 2014
James Chandler, Nevada Army National Guard combat engineer with the 609th, is promoted to captain by Lt. Col. Wilson de Silva of the 17th Sustainment Brigade, Nevada Army National Guard. Chandler, who has terminal cancer, was surprised in his home for the ceremony.
Michigan Soldiers in Latvia for joint exercise
May 29, 2014
Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, Latvia's chief of defense, speaks with U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade following a training exercise May 25, 2014, at Military Camp Adazi, Latvia. The paratroopers, based in Vicenza, Italy, are in Latvia conducting allied training exercises demonstrating the U.S. Army's ongoing commitment to its NATO allies.
Guyana military partners observe Florida National Guard’s role in hurricane exercise
May 29, 2014
Members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) visit the Florida National Guard Joint Operations Center in St. Augustine, Fla., May 20, 2014. The Guyanese military personnel visit coincided with the state’s annual hurricane exercise which simulated emergency response efforts to manage an evolving hurricane in Florida.
Exercise builds better warfighters
May 28, 2014
Soldiers and Airmen of the Texas Military Forces' 36th Infantry Division and 209th Weather Flight with the 42nd Infantry Division participate in a Warfighter training exercise, May 2014, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Air National Guard member molds future Airmen
May 28, 2014
Air Force Staff Sgt. Maria Escobar, a military training instructor with the 737th Training Group, goes over uniform items with trainees during basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 20, 2014. Escobar, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, volunteered for MTI duty to teach and mentor future Airmen. Air Guard members can apply for MTI duty and after fulfilling their four year assignment, return to their home units.
Arizona Guard member works to memorialize fallen Soldier
May 23, 2014
Arizona Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Marcos Moreno, 1/285th Regional Training Institute, explains his plan to rename Sunnyside Park in Tucson in honor of Command Sgt. Maj. Martin Barreras, who died during military operations in Afghanistan. Barreras was a 1983 graduate of Sunnyside High School located next to the park.
Pennsylvania National Guard unit sharpens skills in NATO exercise
May 23, 2014
The 28 ID Chief of Plans Lt. Col. Michael Wegscheider, second from left, and plans officer Maj. John Tippett review exercise battle plans with Belgian Kapitein Nicolas Six and Canadian Maj. Marc-Andre Langelier, right.
Arizona, Kazakhstan Soldiers exchange vehicle maintenance ideas
May 22, 2014
Army Sgt 1st Class James Akers, left, and Kazakhstan Army Staff Sgt. Dumon Moldrakhman, discuss high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle, or Humvee, maintenance information at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix May 12 - 16. Since 1994 the Arizona National Guard has partnered with Kazakhstan as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
Behavioral health: Army, Air Guard resources you should know about
May 22, 2014
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Wisconsin street dedicated in honor of fallen Guard member
May 21, 2014
A shadow box dedicated to Sgt. Ryan Adams hangs on a wall in the Army National Guard armory in Rhinelander, Wis., with Adams’ picture and awards. The display serves as a remembrance of his service and sacrifice for fellow Soldiers.
Cyber warriors flex digital muscle at 2014 Cyber Shield exercise
May 20, 2014
Ken Foster, a computer network analyst with the California Army National Guard Computer Network Defense Team, assists one of his fellow analysts to defend against a simulated virus attack during the 2014 Cyber Shield exercise at the National Guard Professional Education Center in North Little Rock, Ark., April 30, 2014.
Pennsylvania Guard members place among top four teams at Sullivan Cup armor competition
May 20, 2014
Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard perform repairs on an Abrams tank track as part of qualifying round of the Sullivan Cup armor competition at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 7, 2014.
Missouri Guard member keeps the troops laughing
May 20, 2014
Sgt. 1st Class John Snider, the project site noncommissioned officer in charge of the Las Carretas site and member of Missouri's 35th Engineer Brigade, begins each work day with a joke. "I like to get everyone laughing before we work," Snider said. "It lightens the mood, gives your mind a release, and gives everyone a good laugh before we get to work."
Lithuanian partners join Pennsylvania Airmen and Soldiers in Vigilant Guard
May 20, 2014
Capt. Vilius Berzanskas of the Lithuanian Army briefs Maj. Gen. Wesley Craig, Pennsylvania State adjutant general, during the morning update briefing for the Vigilant Guard training exercise in May, 2014.
Michigan National Guard hosts suicide intervention workshop
May 19, 2014
Army Capt. Paul Lepley, 126th Cavalry Squadron, Michigan National Guard, facilitates an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training course at Fort Custer Training Center, Battle Creek, Mich., on April 29, 2014. The course is part of the Army National Guard Ready and Resilient Campaign and is the first of three classes held this year to train Michigan Guard Soldiers and Airmen to recognize and intervene with members who are at risk for suicide.
Illinois National Guard rehearses earthquake response with Polish Land Forces
May 16, 2014
Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Slawomir Latka, with Company C, 341st Military Intelligence, 65th Troop Command (standing center) explains earthquake response operations to Lt. Col. Piotr Lisowski (left) and Maj. Zbgniew Smykovski (right) of the Polish Land Forces.
Pennsylvania Vigilant Guard enhances military-civilian response to multiple disasters
May 16, 2014
Airmen of the 193rd Special Operations Medical Group, 193rd Special Operations Wing evaluate a casualty during a simulated emergency disaster in a contaminated environment May 14, 2014, during the exercise Vigilant Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Lt. Col. Richard Lorraine, a flight surgeon, left, and Maj. Ruthann Murphy, a critical care nurse, right, are part of a specialized chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package that respond to mass casualty events.
Pennsylvania Militia member, first to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery, honored in ceremony marking Arlington’s 150th anniversary
May 15, 2014
As other family members look on, Barbara Christman Page, center, Lauren Christman, left in red, and Jim Christman lay a wreath at the grave of Army Pvt. William Christman, of the 67th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment and the first Soldier interred at Arlington National Cemetery, during a ceremony at the cemetery marking the 150th anniversary of Pvt. Christman's burial and the start of Arlington as a burial ground.
Pennsylvania National Guard: Planning equals successful training in Operation Vigilant Guard
May 15, 2014
First responders from West Virginia National Guard 35th Civil Support Team help each other gear up for a practice exercise held at Harrisburg Area Community College on May 12, 2014, as part of Vigilant Guard 2014. Members of civilian and military first responder teams came together for this event which is held in different states four times a year.
Arizona Black Hawk pilot flies to make a difference
May 14, 2014
Army 1st Lt. Amanda Birch, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with the Arizona Army National Guard’s 2/285th Air Assault Helicopter Battalion, Alpha Company, prepares for a night mission during Operation Angel Thunder 2014 at Papago Military Reservation in Phoenix, May 12, 2014.