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Alaska Air Guard members rescue two plane crash survivors
August 6, 2018
Alaska Air National Guard Guardian Angel personnel assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron descend over Malemute drop zone during precision parachute training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 24, 2018. The busiest rescue force in the Department of Defense, the 212th Rescue Squadron provides elite pararescuemen (PJs), combat rescue officers (CROs) and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) specialists to carry out the 176th Wing’s wartime and peacetime rescue missions.
Pennsylvania Guard activates in response to July floods
August 3, 2018
Members of the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team were put on standby at the Aviation Flight Facility in Johnstown, Pa.in response to flooding that took place through much of Central Pennsylvania. The team is part of Task Force Aviation, with Soldiers from the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade , Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site and civilian rescue technicians on the team. Sgt. James Murray (flt medic), Joel Koricich (Rescue TECH), Sgt. Nelan (Crew Chief), John Hopkins (RT), Scott Grahn (Senior Strike team leader PA HART).
Washington National Guard musters for wildfire support
August 3, 2018
Spec. Derek Price, Pfc. Joshua Taulaga and Spec. Austin Miller with the 176th Engineer Company inventory the new equipment they received prior to going to help fight wildfires impacting Eastern Washington, Aug. 1, 2018, at Camp Murray, Washington.
California's quick-responding 270th MPs aiding in Carr Fire
July 31, 2018
California Army National Guardsmen Sgt. Jesus Valencia and Spc. Cameron Hodges of the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, update a Shasta County sheriff July 31 at the Keswick Dam in Redding, California, one of nearly three dozen traffic control points manned by the military police on their first days of activation for the Carr Fire.
Army National Guard finds its Best Warriors at competition
July 31, 2018
Air Force Maj. Gen. Anthony J. Carrelli, the adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard, awards Army Sgt. Jordy Brewer, an infantryman with the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, the top honor in the Noncommissioned Officer of the Year category in the 2018 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 27, 2018. Brewer beat out six other Soldiers from throughout the Army Guard to win the category, and will go on to compete in the 2018 all-Army Best Warrior Competition later in the year.
Ky. bridge company plays crucial role in large exercise
July 30, 2018
Soldiers with the 2061st Multi-Role Bridge Company steer their boat away from bridge construction during River Assault 2018 on the Arkansas River near Fort Smith, Ark., July 25, 2018. The Kentucky Guard members participated with Army Reserve, active duty Army and Marine Corps units for the annual engineer exercise.
Calif. Guard provides critical intelligence for Carr Fire
July 30, 2018
U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicholas Edwards, an intelligence analyst manager with the California Air National Guard’s 195th Air Base Wing, updates leaders from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) on the Carr Fire in Shasta County, California. Edwards leads a team that gives accurate information CAL FIRE uses to battle the Carr Fire that intensified to nearly 90,000 burned acres in about a week.
New York Guard Soldiers will assist home build in Puerto Rico
July 27, 2018
New York Army National Guard Soildiers assigned to the 442nd Military Police Company assist the New York Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation in delivering supplies in Bayamon and Orocovis, Puerto Rico on Oct. 11, 2017. Staff Sgt. Mykel Christofferson, Staff Sgt Alberto Espinar,SPC Dewayne Alison and SPC Rebecca Batista and hand out some of the 4,320 Meals Ready to Eat and 9,216 water bottles iprovided.
Wis. Air Guard squadron gets new command, control platform
July 26, 2018
Airmen with the Wisconsin National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron train on the AN/TYQ-23A Tactical Air Operations Module (TAOM) command and control platform at Volk Field, Wis., June 13, 2018. The TAOM replaced the decades-old AN/TYQ-23 modular control equipment (MCE) operations module, providing the 128th ACS with increased capabilities as they conduct missions.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army leads Indiana National Guard town hall
July 26, 2018
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey discusses readiness, modernization, “pinks and greens” and the new Army Combat Fitness Test with Hoosier Soldiers during a town hall meeting at the Indiana National Guard Headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind., on July 25, 2018.
Army secretary visits Indiana Guard cyber-training complex
July 23, 2018
Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper visited 38th Infantry Soldiers during their annual training at Camp Atterbury, Ind. on July 20, 2018. Esper's visit to Indiana was part of a larger tour that included early morning physical fitness with the LifeFit program and visits to Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Cybertropolis and the Muscatatuck Cyber Academy.
Pa. Guard, civilian responders train for aviation disasters
July 23, 2018
Civilian first responders from Dauphin and Schuylkill counties perform emergency care on a mock casualty of a simulated aviation disaster at Wiconisco, Pa., July 21, 2018.
Lt. Gen. Kadavy hosts Twilight Tattoo, recognizes employers
July 20, 2018
Army Lt. Gen. Timothy Kadavy, the director of the Army National Guard, speaks to more than 500 attendees during the Twilight Tattoo, July 18, 2018, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia. Kadavy served as host for the event, and recognized civilian employers of Guard members and administered the oath of enlistment to more than 50 future Soldiers.
Ore. National Guard activated to assist wildfire suppression
July 20, 2018
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, land a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for refueling at Davis helibase near Gates, Oregon, August 7, 2017. Some Guard crews and helicopters have been mobilized this week to assist in wildfire suppression efforts in the state.
National Guard troops safeguard the All-Star game in D.C.
July 18, 2018
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard’s 33rd Civil Support Team and Delaware’s 31st CST, man the joint operations center on July 17, 2018, at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. The JOC was the center for operations during the 33rd and 31st CSTs mobilization for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game at Nationals Park. (screens have been blurred)
Texas Transportation Company sets new Guard gun crew record
July 18, 2018
The 249th Transportation Company, 372nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, set a new National Guard record as of June 2018 for being the only sustainment unit to have 32 qualified mounted gun crews. The 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard transportation company, set this new record during their annual training at Fort Hood, Texas.
Contracting specialists recognized at awards ceremony
July 17, 2018
From left to right: Cynthia S. Tolle, the director of acquisitions and head of contracting activities for the National Guard Bureau, Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis Juro, an engineering assistant and contracting officer representative with the Connecticut Air National Guard's 103rd Airlift Wing, and Air Force Lt. Col. Henry Chmielinski, a squadron commander with the 103rd Airlift Wing, pose for a photograph during the Excellence in Contracting Awards Program at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, July 12, 2018. Juro won in the Excellence in Contract Administration category and was one of ten winners at the ceremony that recognized the achievements and contributions of contracting specialists throughout the National Guard.
DoD changes policy on transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits
July 17, 2018
The Defense Department issued a substantive change to its policy on the transfer by service members in the uniformed services of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to eligible family member recipients. Effective one year from the date of this change, eligibility to transfer those benefits will be limited to service members with less than 16 years of total active-duty or selected reserve service, as applicable.
N.Y. Army Guard aircrews assist in forest fire fighting
July 16, 2018
A New York Army National Guard UH-60 assigned to 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, flies over a 526-acre forest fire in Flat Rock State Forest in Altona, N.Y., on July, 13, 2018 during a fire fighting mission. Two UH-60s responded to a forest fire that broke out in Altona, N.Y., on July 12 on July 13 and again on July 15.
PATRIOT North 18 exercise kicks off at Volk Field, Wisconsin
July 16, 2018
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Wielock from the 103rd Airlift Wing Civil Engineering Squadron, East Granby, Conn., uses a chainsaw to cut some debris blocking a road during a training scenario for PATRIOT North 18 at Volk Field, Wis., July 15, 2018.