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Guard members respond to Midwest's historic flooding
March 25, 2019
An aircrew with the Nebraska Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, uses a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to lower 1,500-pound sandbags into place to stem flooding from a breached levee along the Loup River, Nebraska. More than 340 Guard members have responded to flooding in Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and other Midwest states.
South Dakota Guard providing water on Pine Ridge Reservation
March 25, 2019
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers, Sgt. 1st Class Lucas Thomas and Master Sgt. Christian Watts (below), use water from a fire hydrant in Keizer, Oregon, May 31, 2018, to fill a Load Handling System truck (M1120A4) compatible with 2,000-gallon water tank racks known as 'Hippos.' Similar vehicles are being used at the Pine Ridge Reservation to provide drinking water.
Base re-dedications honor two Conn. Medal of Honor awardees
March 25, 2019
Capt. Robert Nett and 1st Lt. Lee Hartell were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during WWII and the Korean War, respectively. Now, both will officially have posts named after them forever.
Hawaii Guardsmen validate life-saving skills in NGB exercise
March 22, 2019
Hot-zone team members from Hawaii’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosive, Enhanced-Response-Force-Package Team (CERFP) process simulated casualties through a non-ambulatory decontamination zone during an evaluation exercise March 9, 2019, at Kalaeloa, Hawaii.
Guard members to see changes in GI Bill transfer benefits
March 21, 2019
National Guard members will soon see changes to the program that allows them to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouse or children that will limit the time frame they can initiate that transfer. Set to go in effect July 12, Guard members will need to have served six years before they can transfer benefits and they must transfer the benefits by the time they hit 16 years of service. Additionally, Guard members extend their enlistment contract by at least four years to transfer benefits.
Idaho quake response exercise flexes multiagency muscle
March 20, 2019
Idaho Response-19 assessed the Idaho National Guard’s ability to organize, assemble, equip, integrate and deploy/redeploy National Guard forces from multiple states in support of Idaho state emergency planning.
Freedom Award finalists named for 2019
March 20, 2019
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve has announced its Freedom Award finalists for 2019. Winners will be named in June.
New York's 'Fighting 69th' welcomes new leader after parade
March 18, 2019
Leaders of the New York National Guard join the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, during the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 16, 2019. The 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry traditionally leads the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Vigilant Guard exercise helps Puerto Rico troops prepare
March 18, 2019
Air National Guard members from the 156th Medical Group treat simulated mass casualties during the Vigilant Guard training exercise March 14, 2019, in Puerto Rico.
N.Y. Guard unit leading St. Patrick's parade for 168th time
March 15, 2019
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment once again led the country's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, March 17, 2016. This year's parade will mark the 168th time the "Fighting 69th" has led the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade. The 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment first led the parade in 1851.
Arkansas Guard unit refines earthquake plan with partners
March 15, 2019
Two members of the 61st Civil Support Team, 87th Troop Command, Arkansas National Guard, don HAZMAT suits and search for chemical spills during a training exercise in West Memphis, Arkansas on March 13, 2019. The unit was involved in a New Madrid earthquake response exercise alongside several civilian emergency response agencies.
Colo. Guard rescues scores of motorists during winter storm
March 14, 2019
A Small Unit Support Vehicle, featuring emergency lights and digital camouflage, claws its way through the snow at Taylor Park Reservoir near Gunnison, Colo., March 15, 2010. The SUSV, which is capable of traversing almost any terrain, is the primary vehicle used by the Colorado Army National Guard’s Snow Response Team.
Alaska National Guard continues search for missing aircraft
March 13, 2019
Alaska National Guard members launch from Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, via a 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with two pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, and an Army critical care flight paramedic from Detachment 2, Golf Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 104th Regiment, on board to conduct continued search-and-rescue operations for a missing aircraft in the vicinity of Rainy Pass, March 12, 2019.
Wyo. infantry practices proposed Army marksmanship standards
March 12, 2019
Sgt. Sol Griffith, a fire team leader assigned to the Wyoming Army National Guard’s C Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (Forward), demonstrates the proposed new rifle marksmanship evaluation, from the kneeling supported position. The deploying infantry unit was the first to try out the new test at Camp Guernsey, during mobilization training March 7, 2019.
N.Y. National Guard honors Irish-American Civil War vets
March 12, 2019
Maj. Stephen Kitchen, a member of the New York National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division headquarters, and a veteran of the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry, places an American and Irish flag on the grave of a Civil War veteran who served in the Irish Brigade at the Soldiers' Lot in Albany Rural Cemetery on March 10, 2019.
Puerto Rico National Guard ferrying supplies to islands
March 11, 2019
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello mobilized the Puerto Rico National Guard in support of the Maritime Transportation Authority to bring much-needed supplies to the Island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra.
Recruit Sustainment Program builds strong Soldiers
March 7, 2019
Sgt. 1st Class Alec Donahoe, a drill sergeant with the Mississippi Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion, teaches squad movement tactics to newly enlisted Mississippi Army Guard Soldiers assigned to the Recruit Sustainment Program, Oct. 7, 2017, in Senatobia, Miss.
Washington Guard aviators receive fire-season training
March 6, 2019
A crew chief on a Black Hawk helicopter watches the placement of a water bucket pendent and relays its information to the pilots during a check ride with the U.S. Forest Service. Washington National Guard aviators conduct water bucket training annually in preparation for wildland fire response.
National Guard kicks off PATRIOT South 19 exercise
March 5, 2019
Pvt. Cable Morgan, a combat medic, along with other Soldiers with the Fort Stewart Winn Army Community Hospital MEDDAC, practices loading and unloading litter patients on and off a UH-72 Lakota medevac helicopter during the PATRIOT South 19 exercise, Mar. 2nd, 2019.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue injured skier at Hatcher Pass
March 4, 2019
Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West members fast-rope from a 176th Wing, 210th Rescue Squadron Alaska Air National Guard UH-60G Pave Hawk at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2019, during a joint service training exercise. A similar aircraft and Guard Airmen rescued an injured skier.