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Being a Wingman: Simple tap of an app could save a life
August 23, 2012
The Wingman application, or app, provides Airmen with a quick link to suicide prevention materials other resources that can be accessed through their smartphone.
Florida National Guard preparing for Tropical Storm Isaac
August 23, 2012
Master Sgt. James Kersey (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Chris Brunner of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team monitor the track of Tropical Storm Isaac from the Florida National Guard's Joint Emergency Operations Center in St. Augustine, Fla., Aug. 22, 2012. The Florida National Guard was monitoring official forecasts for the storm in anticipation of the storm reaching Florida.
Germany: New York Army Guard engineers lay groundwork for improved training areas in Hohenfels
August 22, 2012
A Soldier with the 827th Engineer Company uses a front end loader to transport gravel to deposit at the site of a helicopter landing zone currently undergoing construction at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 15, 2012. Soldiers with the 827th and 152nd Engineer Companies traveled to Hohenfels to aid in troop construction projects on the base's pre-deployment training area.
East Africa: Texas Army National Guard Soldiers take part in training seminar with Djiboutian, Kenyan armed forces
August 22, 2012
Djiboutian Armed Forces and Soldiers from Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, participate in a night vision goggle best practices exchange. The cavalry Soldiers participate in various military-to-military training sessions in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose mission is to strengthen partner nation military capacity in East Africa.
Virginia Air National Guard Airmen join with Civil Air Patrol in severe weather training exercise
August 22, 2012
A member of the 192nd Intelligence Squadron prepares for a flight in a Civil Air Patrol aircraft worked together with the Civil Air Patrol during Commonwealth Guardian, a training exercise where members of the squadron worked with CAP personnel to deliver real-time geospatial information of areas affected by a simulated severe weather event.
Ohio National Guard engineers work with Serbian Armed Forces on school reconstruction project
August 21, 2012
Soldiers and Airmen from the Ohio National Guard and soldiers with the Serbian army's 2nd Army Brigade paint the exterior fence of the Svetozar Markovic Primary School Aug. 13, 2012, in Kraljevo, Serbia. As part of the State Partnership Program, the Ohio National Guard's 1194th Engineer Company and 200th RED HORSE Squadron, and the Serbian 2nd Army Brigade are working side by side to repair the school, which was damaged by an earthquake in late 2010.
Guarding New York: Soldiers and Airmen of JTF Empire Shield help protect the Big Apple
August 21, 2012
Airmen 1st Class Peter Grajewski, with the New York National Guard's Joint Task Force Empire Shield, provides a security presence through the New Jersey Transit train platform during the evening commuter surge.
Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for mission training Jordanian soldiers
August 21, 2012
Soldiers with the 181st Field Artillery Battalion work hands on at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., while preparing for a deployment to Jordan where they will be advising and training elements of the Jordanian Army.
Hawaii Army National Guard Environmental Office works to eliminate invasive plants on Keaukaha Military Reservation
August 21, 2012
Members of the Hawaii Army National Guard Environmental Office and the University of Hawaii pile up miconia plants during a sweep to eradicate the invasive plant on Keaukaha Military Reservation near Hilo, Hawaii. During the sweep approximately 4600 plants were eradicated.
Idaho National Guard moves out to support wildfire suppression efforts
August 21, 2012
Idaho National Guard members prepare their assigned vehicle prior to heading out from Gowen Field, Idaho, in support of ongoing wildfire suppression efforts to extinguish the Trinity Wildfire. More than 100 Soldiers and Airmen of the Idaho Guard have been called out to support the battle against the Trinity Wildfire and will be performing security, medical evacuation and aerial firefighting roles.
State Partnership between Alaska, Mongolia strengthened through commonalities
August 20, 2012
Army Brig. Gen. Mike Bridges, left, assistant adjutant general for Army, Alaska Army National Guard, exchanges gifts with Dumaa Namsrai, right, deputy chief of the Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency at the NEMA office in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Aug. 13, 2012. Bridges attended the meeting while in Mongolia as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.
Kyrgyzstan: Hawaii Air National Guard refuelers bring spirit of 'Aloha', fuel to the fight
August 20, 2012
U.S. Air Force 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron members 1st Lt. Josh Ishiki, copilot, Capt. Michael Curtis, aircraft commander and Master Sgt. Eric Faurott, boom operator, give the shaka or hang loose sign after a mission on the flightline, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 2, 2012. The shaka sign is native to Hawaii and is a sign of salutation that means friendship. The three team members are all members of the Hawaiian Air National Guard who work together to fuel the fight for Operation Enduring Freedom. The group is one of the many 22nd EARS crew who flies the KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan to provide aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft.
Afghanistan: Mississippi Army National Guard Soldier continues life of service, chooses deployment over retirement
August 20, 2012
Spc. Terry Mills, with Company F, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, pulls Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Stumpff into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Khowst Province, Afghanistan. Stumpff was stranded on a narrow cliff after being wounded in an ambush. Mills, who served as an aviation crew chief in the Army in the 1980s, retired as a civilian firefighter four years ago and enlisted in the Mississippi Army National Guard.
California Army, Air Guard aviators engaged in state-wide wildfire fight
August 20, 2012
A California Air National Guard C-130J Hercules, equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System, drops retardant on a wildfire near Twin Falls, Idaho, Aug. 8, 2012. The 146th Airlift Wing currently has two C-130Js and about 30 personnel who have been activated since June 30, 2012, to assist the U.S. Forest Service fighting fires in the Northwest and other parts of the country.
Afghanistan: Air National Guard maintainers work around the clock to keep A-10s flying
August 17, 2012
Senior Airman William Fine, an aircraft phase maintenance specialist with the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, works on the wing of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during phase maintenance at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
Mongolia: Alaska Army National Guard medic gives back to local community during Khaan Quest
August 17, 2012
Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh talks with Army Pfc. Chantal Miller, a medic with the Alaska Army National Guard's Medical Detachment, during his visit of the various Khaan Quest 12 exercise locations in and around Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Aug. 14. Khaan Quest is a regularly scheduled, multinational exercise sponsored by the U.S. Army, Pacific and hosted annually by the Mongolian Armed Forces.
New USNORTHCOM deputy commander promoted
August 17, 2012
Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, former adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, and incoming deputy commander of United States Northern Command and vice commander of U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command, is pictured here during his promotion ceremony to lieutenant general at the Pentagon Aug. 14, 2012 in Arlington, Va.
First Army National Guard units selected as security advisor teams begin training, prepare for Afghanistan deployment
August 17, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Trammelle Gibson, a medic with 2nd Battalion, 351st Regiment, 158th Infantry Brigade, goes over medical tasks with Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers who are part of a Security Forces Advise and Assistance Team training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan. Soldiers from the Hawaii Army Guard and the Texas Army National Guard are the first from within the Army National Guard to deploy as part of an SFA AT.
Arizona Army National Guard aviators assist with wildfire suppression
August 17, 2012
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment use two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to fill Bambi buckets during wildfire suppression efforts in Tonto National Forest, Ariz., Aug. 14, 2012. The aircrews assisted the state and national forestry divisions with battling the Charley Fire near Bartlett Lake and Mistake Peak Fire near Roosevelt Lake throughout the week.
Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers assist local law enforcement in one of largest marijuana busts in Colorado
August 17, 2012
Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers use a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to help move an estimated 7,000 to 9,000 marijuana plants -- nearly $15 million street value -- from two remote areas near Rye, Colo., Aug. 15, 2012. Members of the Colorado National Guard Joint Counter-Drug Task Force's Drug Interdiction section were called to assist the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office move the plants, which were growing in steep terrain that's impassible by motor vehicle. The operation is one of the largest marijuana busts in Colorado.