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S.C. bioenvironmental team leads the way in chemical testing
April 4, 2019
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Merriman, a bioenvironmental engineer and Staff Sgt. Kimberly Backmon, a bioenvironmental technician with the 169th Medical Group, train with the new portable FLIR G510 Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer system March 12, 2019.
Calif. Guard's firefighting task force completes training
April 1, 2019
A Cal Guard Task Force Rattlesnake team conducts a 2.5-mile hike through the hills and fog at Camp Roberts on March 28, 2019. The hike was part of a day of field training on the camp.
La. Guard aviators fight erosion with late Christmas gifts
April 1, 2019
A Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk drops a load of Christmas trees to help slow coastal erosion in Bayou Sauvage in New Orleans, March 28, 2019.
Lengyel: National Guard at highest state of readiness ever
March 28, 2019
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, testifies to members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., March 26, 2019.
Guardsmen honored for support to Washington first responders
March 28, 2019
Eastside Fire Deputy Chief Rich Burke and Capt. Steven Johnson, Eastside Fire & Rescue, thank the Guard members during a ceremony on March 27, 2019, at the State Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Eastside Fire & Rescue honored the Guard for their support following record snow fall in February. The Guard provided critical support to first responders who could not get into side roads and driveways due to snow drifts and poor road conditions.
S.D. National Guard completes water mission for Pine Ridge
March 28, 2019
South Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers Spc. Tracy Lennick, Sgt. David Fuegen and Lt. Col. Lew Weber fill containers with drinkable water for residents of Sharps Corner on the Pine Ridge Reservation, S.D., March 25, 2019. Thirteen SDARNG Soldiers with Company A, 139th Brigade Support Battalion, were activated for state duty in Pine Ridge after a county waterline failed due to extreme flooding leaving residents in seven communities without water in their homes.
Medical Airmen train in Puerto Rico during Vigilant Guard
March 26, 2019
U.S. Airmen and Soldiers from the 3rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Task Force, Pennsylvania National Guard, discuss aspects of their training scenario during the exercise Vigilant Guard, March 12, 2019, at Camp Santiago in Salinas, Puerto Rico. Members from the 3rd CBRN TF conducted wide-area search training, focusing on searching a large distance and going from building to building, marking and finding casualties.
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.