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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.
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.