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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.
Guard civil support teams tackled security at Super Bowl
February 4, 2019
The Utah National Guard Civil Support Team conducts an External Evaluation by Army North at the Maverik Center in West Jordan, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2018.
Army Guard director fetes Army National Guard top recruiters
February 1, 2019
Sgt. 1st Class Todd Crawford, a recruiter with the Wyoming Army National Guard, was named the Army Guard’s Recruiter of the Year in a ceremony and awards banquet Jan. 30, 2019, at the Bolger Center, Potomac, Maryland.
Hawaii Guard members deliver airlift for Southern Strike 19
January 31, 2019
U.S. Army Soldiers and vehicles from the 3rd Special Forces Group prepare to board a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 21, 2019, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center near Hattiesburg, Miss. The 204th Airlift Squadron transported personnel and vehicles to the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during exercise Southern Strike. The annual training is a is a total force, multi-service exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport,
N.Y. Guard places troops on duty as cold front hits
January 30, 2019
Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing prepare vehicles to deploy at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y. as part of an Immediate Response Force at the direction of New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo as extremely cold weather hit western and central New York on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The New York National Guard stood up four teams with 80 Soldiers and Airmen and 20 vehicles ready to provide support as required.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue man from popular lodge
January 30, 2019
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier during a fini flight for Chief Master Sgt. Lance Jordan, command chief master sergeant for the Alaska Air National Guard. Pararescuemen from a similar craft helped rescue a man Tuesday.
National Guard technician program turns 50
January 28, 2019
M1 Abrams tanks and other tracked vehicles sit in the maintenance bay at the South Carolina National Guard Unit Training Equipment Site on McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina, Jan. 23, 2019. Vehicle maintenance and repairs in the National Guard often falls to dual-status technicians - federal civilian employees who are required to maintain membership in a Guard unit as part of their employment. Technicians are also required to wear their military uniform and adhere to military customs and courtesies while on duty.  This month marks the 50-year anniversary of the technician program, which came into being Jan. 1, 1969.
Troops urged caution with sharing personal info online
January 25, 2019
The seal of the National Guard Bureau
Army National Guard director at Pennsylvania training review
January 24, 2019
Air Force Maj. Gen. Anthony Carrelli, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general, greets Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, director of the Army National Guard, prior to an After Action Review of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s rotation last summer at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 22, 2019.
Alaska Air National Guard rescuers save injured pilot
January 24, 2019
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier in Alaska. On Jan. 22, 2019, a similar craft rescued a pilot at Chickaloon Flats.
Guard cyber units evolve as cyber threats continue
January 22, 2019
Senior Airman David Daniel, left, with the Maryland Air National Guard's 275th Cyber Operations Squadron, points out key pieces of information on cyber defense operations to Army Maj. Steven Jackson, assistant intelligence officer with with the Mississippi National Guard, and Army Staff Sgt. Nyesha Bradley, with the Louisiana Army National Guard's D Company, 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion, during exercise Cyber Shield 17 at Camp W.G. Williams in Bluffdale, Utah, in April 2017.
N.Y. Guard troops on duty for year's first major snow storm
January 18, 2019
New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Peyton Knippel, assigned to the 174th Attack Wing, prepares a humvee for a snow storm response missoion as Hancock Field Air National Guard Base , Syracuse, N.Y. on Jan. 18, 2019. The New York National Guard alerted 450 Airmen and Soldiers for possible missions as a major snow storm approached New York.
N.Y. Guard Airmen and Soldiers assist police with security
January 18, 2019
New York National Guard Soldiers of Joint Task Force Empire Shield stand with Triburough Bridge and Tunnel Authority officers and State Troopers, at the Verrazano Bridge, Staten Island, N.Y., Jan. 10, 2019. Soldiers and Troopers were conducting Operation Catch-All, a security operation to prevent terrorism in New York City and the Triburough area.
173rd FW vehicle maintenance braces for heavy winter snows
January 17, 2019
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Childs, 173rd Fighter Wing vehicle maintenance shop, releases a cascade of sparks with a cutting torch during fabrication of a support bracket for a roll-over snow plow, Jan. 14, 2019.
Pa. Guard leads testing on new Army personnel and pay system
January 16, 2019
Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers conduct testing on the Army’s new Integrated Personnel and Pay System Army (IPPS-A) at Fort Indiantown Gap Jan. 10, 2019. The Pennsylvania Army National Guard was selected to be the beta test state for the new system three years ago, and has since been heavily involved with the development and testing of the system.
126th Aviation Reg. flies winter skies of western New York
January 15, 2019
Soldiers assigned to Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard from Buffalo, await to hot-load onto a CH-47 Chinook from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, NYARNG from Rochester, at the National Guard training site in Youngstown, N.Y., Jan. 12, 2019.
North Carolina Guard team enhances Antarctic communications
January 14, 2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristofer Vandermark, far left; Staff Sgt. Titus Poulose, left; Staff Sgt. Michael Jennings, right; and Master Sgt. Chris Farnsworth, far right, of the 263rd Combat Communications Squadron, a detachment of the 145th Airlift Wing, pose for a photo while deployed to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Dec. 1, 2018. ODF is a military mission in support of the National Science Foundation throughout the continent of Antarctica, to provide air, land, and sea support to McMurdo Station.
Oklahoma Guard’s civil support team practices rope rescues
January 10, 2019
Oklahoma National Guard members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, conduct ropes rescue technician training Jan. 8, 2019, at the High Plains Technology Center in Woodward, Oklahoma. The training is part of an annual refresher and re-certification for unit members who continually train on aspects that directly affect their mission of being the Oklahoma National Guard’s team of first responders. The event included the basics of rope rescue from knot tying, to the more advanced portion of rappelling down and up a steep, simulated cliff.
Wash. military intelligence battalion focuses on languages
January 10, 2019
Sgt. Nikole Johnson, cryptologic linguist, Delta Company 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, focuses on language training during Inactive Duty Training on Jan. 5, 2019, at the Information Operations Readiness Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
New York Airmen pay tribute to President Millard Fillmore
January 9, 2019
Col. Eric Laughton, commander of the 107th Medical Group, New York Air National Guard, lays a wreath at the grave of President Millard Fillmore on behalf of President Donald Trump during a ceremony honoring him on his birthday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 7, 2019. Fillmore was president from 1850-1853, and has a wreath laid at his grave every year on his birthday by the 107th Attack Wing, New York Air National Guard.