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109th Airlift Wing completes 31st season of Antarctic support
March 1, 2019
A member of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing performs maintenance on an LC-130, ski-equipped aircraft at McMurdo Station, Antarctica on December 17, 2018
Medical readiness is key for being prepared
March 1, 2019
Sgt. Natalie Flory, a health care noncommissioned officer with the Ohio Army National Guard Medical Detachment, administers a flu shot during a periodic health assessment (PHA) Jan. 26, 2019, at Defense Supply Center Columbus in Columbus, Ohio.
Washington Air leads cyberspace exercise during Cobra Gold
March 1, 2019
Tech. Sgt. Brandon Whitley and Airmen 1st Class Matt Laroche pose for a photo with their Royal Thai Air Force counterpart during the first-ever cyberspace field training exercise as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 12, 2019.
National Guard, first responders DAART into action
February 28, 2019
A landslide shuts down a portion of Tennessee State Road 66 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, in February 2019.
Guardsmen optimize readiness by enhancing Combatives program
February 27, 2019
U.S. Air Force Maj. Fredrick Cruz, pins down a fellow Airman during a U.S. Army Combatives course exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
Health initiative to target hard-to-reach Guard members
February 26, 2019
The Veteran Center Outreach Initiative, a Veterans Affairs program, is designed to give Guard members access to the same type of counseling services often available in more populated areas.
250 New York Guard members mobilize for windstorm relief
February 25, 2019
Spc. Kevin Morales assigned to Delta Company, 427th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Buffalo cuts into a log with a chainsaw, while Spc. Ethan Brown assigned to Bravo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, assists him during training at Youngstown Local Training Area, Feb. 24, 2019.
Army National Guard director visits Soldiers in the Pacific
February 22, 2019
Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, director, Army National Guard, visits with Soldiers conducting the Homeland Defense of Guam Mission. For the first time, the Guam ARNG took over a mission from the U.S. Army’s 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command to provide security forces support for Task Force Talon, responsible for operating the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery at Andersen Air Force Base.
West Virginia Army National Guard rescues stranded motorist
February 21, 2019
A West Virginia Army National Guard HH-60 Black Hawk assigned to Company C, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion (GASB), prepares to land in the parking lot of Ritchie County High School in Ellenboro, W.Va., following an aerial rescue mission of a stranded motorist Feb. 20, 2019.
Wash. National Guard makes wildfire preparedness a priority
February 20, 2019
Hand crews train for wildfire season during Evergreen Ember in 2014.
National Guard units partner for joint aviation training
February 19, 2019
Aviators with the Minnesota, Texas and Utah National Guards, led by the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, practice landing and taking off during deck landing qualification training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) in the Arabian Gulf on Feb. 4, 2019.
Colorado Guard Soldiers to hone mountain skills at Vail
February 14, 2019
Soldiers with the Colorado Army National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry (Mountain) ski alongside 10th Mountain Division veterans, descendants and friends during the 43rd annual Ski-In celebration March 2, 2018, at the Ski Cooper ski area. The 10th Mountain Division was formed in 1943 and trained for WWII mountain warfare at Ski Cooper near Leadville, Colo.
Guard leaders participate in STEM event, mentor students
February 13, 2019
Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, the Maryland National Guard's assistant adjutant general for Army, illustrates a point to high school and college students during a mentoring session that was part of the annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Global Competitiveness Conference, held recently in Washington, D.C.
Oklahoma Air National Guardsmen save life on lunch break
February 11, 2019
Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Potts, right, Oklahoma Air National Guard state command chief, Oklahoma Joint Force Headquarters, hugs Master Sgt. Scott Crim, a 137th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron (137th SOLRS) heavy equipment mechanic, during an informal coining in Crim's office at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City, Feb. 5, 2019.
Hawaii Guard Soldier awarded Medal of Valor for flood rescue
February 11, 2019
Gov. David Ige presents State Medal of Valor recipient, Staff Sgt. Gregory A.Y. Lum Ho, Jr., with award certificate during a ceremony held on Feb. 9, 2019, at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. Lum Ho was awarded the State Medal of Valor for ignoring substantial risk to his own life to ensure the rescue of a family of six while supporting Hawaii National Guard response efforts to Tropical Storm Lane on Aug. 23, 2018,
Guardsmen confront chemical attacks during Bay Area exercise
February 8, 2019
Oregon Army National Guard Maj. Richard Hosmer, 102nd CST deputy commander, prepares to dispatch a team of first responders from the California and Oregon National Guard Civil Support Teams (CST) into a training area at Fort Baker, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Jan. 30, 2019. National Guard civil support teams worked with local agencies, including the San Francisco Fire Department, other first responders to assess and respond to a series simulated chemical attacks around the San Francisco Bay area as part of BAYEX, a week-long training exercise designed to bring multiple response agencies together to enhance interoperability during large-scale disasters.
Ore. Guard Soldiers learn arctic survival from Canadians
February 7, 2019
Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Eric Givens, right, with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Canadian Army Reserve Cpl. Avery Whitty-Kirker, with Royal Westminster Regiment, 39th Canadian Brigade Group, use knives to feather kindling sticks as part of a fire making class taught by the 4th Canadian Rangers Patrol Group during Westie Avalanche Exercise, Jan. 26, 2019, at E.C. Manning Park, British Columbia, Canada.
From South Dakota to around the world
February 6, 2019
Chief Master Sgt. Troy Erlandson, 114th Fighter Wing occupational safety manager, holds the South Dakota flag with another Airman during his trip to McMurdo Station, Antarctica where he worked directly for Joint Force Antarctica to support the Antarctic research mission.
Kansas Guard Airman innovates superior training method
February 6, 2019
Neidhardt designed and built a faux floor of a KC-135 to use as a cargo loading training simulator.
Guard members to see expanded use of robots
February 5, 2019
Army Staff Sgt. Kevin O’Conner, a combat engineer with the South Carolina Army National Guard's 122nd Engineer Clearance Company, examines parts of a Talon IV Reset robotic vehicle while conducting training at the unit's home station in Graniteville, S.C., in Oct. 2018.  In the coming years, Soldiers throughout the Army National Guard can expect to see a wider variety of robots with expanded capabilities to meet a number of missions sets. That may  include a golf cart-sized robot designed to carry a squad's equipment as well as advances in autonomous vehicles that follow a lead vehicle driven by Soldiers.