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Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue skier at Goat Mountain
April 12, 2019
Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 210th Rescue Squadron prepare to conduct aerial gunnery training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 19, 2019. A helicopter from the same unit was involved in rescuing an injured skier April 10, 2019.
Oklahoma Guard members use virtual technology in training
April 12, 2019
Oklahoma Army National Guards members with Headquarters Company, 271st Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Field Artillery Brigade, use a virtual system, known as the Virtual Battle Space III (VBS3), April 6, 2019, in order to train as a team in virtual scenarios in preparation for an upcoming Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC), Operation Western Strike.
Puerto Rico's 156th Airlift Wing transitions to new mission
April 11, 2019
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Governor activates Colo. National Guard as snow pummels area
April 11, 2019
An M973A1 Small Unit Support Vehicle, aka SUSV, clad in 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. Such vehicles are on standby if needed during the latest storm.
Louisiana Guard, local agencies practice disaster readiness
April 10, 2019
Soldiers with the 225th Engineer Brigade practice boat rescue operations during a Disaster Relief Exercise in Sterlington, Louisiana, April 6, 2019. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness coordinated various training sites across the state with the LANG to train with various federal, state and local partners who work together during disaster response efforts.
Colorado National Guard helicopters help battle wildfire
April 8, 2019
A Colorado National Guard Black Hawk crew uses a water bucket to help partner agencies fight fires near Las Animas, Colorado. The blaze began in a riverbed near the Bent County Correctional Facility in a rural area east of Las Animas.
Alaska Air National Guard participates in Polar Force 19
April 8, 2019
Tech. Sgt. Karen Peterson, noncommissioned officer in charge of command support staff with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks the paperwork of a deployer as part of the Polar Force 19 exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 2, 2019.
National Guard at the forefront in missile defense
April 5, 2019
The 'lead' Ground-based Interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., March 25, 2019, in the first-ever salvo engagement test of a threat-representative ICBM target.
Washington National Guard preparing for fire season
April 5, 2019
Group photo of Washington National Guard members and civilian wildfire fighters working together at the Sheep Creek Fire in August 2018.
Virginia Guard Soldiers recognized for saving comrade's life
April 4, 2019
Sgt. 1st Class Michelle Homer, Sgt. Christina So and Sgt. Gella Johnson receive recognition for saving the life of Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Johnson last summer in a ceremony held March 10, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Va. Johnson collapsed on one of the last days of annual training for the 1710th Transportation Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, and his fellow Soldiers quickly jumped in and administered CPR for approximately six minutes before Johnson regained consciousness.
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.