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Kepner named senior enlisted advisor to chief of National Guard Bureau
June 19, 2017
Official photo of Command Sergeant Major Christopher S. Kepner, who has been named the senior enlisted advisor to Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Army National Guard provides critical link in disaster communication tool suite
June 12, 2017
Army Maj. Adrian Smith, right, Disaster Incident Response Emergency Communications Terminal (DIRECT) project lead for Project Manager Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T), who is also a member of the Florida Army National Guard (ARNG), briefs Col. Mark Tellier, Michigan ARNG G6 during a DIRECT demonstration at the 2017 ARNG G6 (communications officer) Mission Command Workshop in Little Rock, Ark., on May 15, 2017.
Combat Engineer trains on new digging equipment
June 9, 2017
Sgt. Ricardo Lindsay, horizontal construction engineer with 252nd Quarter Master Company, 728th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, creates a level surface using an armored combat earthmover at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., June 6, 2017. Lindsay trained on this equipment for the first time in preparation for his role within the unit.
Maryland Guard visit gives OSD analysts greater understanding of Guard mission
June 8, 2017
Thomas Johnson, an operations research analyst with the Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation office, sits in the pilot’s seat of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft while talking about the aircraft’s capabilities with Air Force Lt. Col. Rich Hunt, left, a pilot with the Maryland Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Squadron, as other members of CAPE look on during a visit to Warfield Air National Guard Base, Maryland, June 1, 2017.
Defense Department launches Retirement System Comparison Calculator
June 7, 2017
Air Force Maj. Michael Odle, Defense Department assistant director of military compensation policy, reviews the DoD course content for the Blended Retirement System opt-in training at the Pentagon, Jan. 30, 2017. Eligible service members are required to take the opt-in course to learn about their options with the new retirement system, which goes into effect at the start of 2018.
Wisconsin's Fort McCoy will train thousands of Soldiers this month
June 5, 2017
Soldiers at Fort McCoy for training in the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) Exercise stage equipment for use on June 2, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. This XCTC Exercise is coordinated by the Illinois National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Joint Forces Headquarters-Illinois.
West Virginia's Officer Candidate School provides tough, but worthwhile challenges
June 2, 2017
In a photo from 2011, officer candidates take a tactical march in a neighborhood in Rapid City, S.D.
New York Army Guard helicopter crews hone water bucket firefighting skills
June 2, 2017
New York Army National Guard aircrew from the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation prepare to fill a Bambi Bucket with water from Round Lake, N.Y., May 31, 2017. The aviators were conducting a slow pick-up in order to fill their bucket with as much water as possible, which they would next practice dumping out.
California Guard member reels in prestigious Inspector General recognition
June 1, 2017
Master Sgt. Brandon S. Morey, right, assistant inspector general at the California National Guard’s Inspector General’s Office, is congratulated by Col. Robert J. Lehman, State Inspector General, May 12, 2017, after earning runner-up in the prestigious Dept. of the Army Inspector General Noncommissioned Officer of the Year competition recently.
Airmen take weather to new heights in Texas
May 31, 2017
Members of the 181st Weather Flight parachute into Lake Worth after jumping out of a C-130 Hercules during a deliberate water drop in Forth Worth, Texas, May 20, 2017. The training mission was scheduled for members to practice airborne covert water parachute infiltration and included a joint effort between the Texas Air National Guard, Army, Coast Guard Auxiliary and local fire department.
National Guard Chief Lengyel highlights readiness and excellence to Congress
May 25, 2017
Nebraska Army National Guard Spc. Alec Rockford hoists down Chief Warrant Officer 3 David Flores while Sgt. Lawrence Lind takes photos from the crew chief seat during a training exercise Dec. 26, 2016. The Soldiers, who were in Afghanistan supporting the war, illustrate what Gen. Joseph Lengyel told a Congressional committee May 24, 2017.
Oklahoma training center hosts elite Army schools
May 24, 2017
Army and Air National Guardsmen from all over the nation rappel out of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters on May 18, 2017, one of the culminating events before completing Air Assault school held at the Oklahoma National Guard’s premier training area, Camp Gruber Training Center, near Braggs, Oklahoma.
National Guard contributes to USA's strategic partnership with Egypt
May 23, 2017
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, center, with National Guard troops supporting the Multinational Force and Observers, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, May 18, 2017.
South Dakota Army Guard firefighters train and prep for deployment
May 23, 2017
Firefighters with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 216th and 451st Engineer Detachments extract a mannequin from a vehicle as a part of their annual training operations near Rapid City, S.D., May 9, 2017. The firefighters of the 216th are scheduled to deploy to Romania in July. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Austin Pearce)
Mississippi's 184th Sustainment Command leads Joint Task Force-Magnolia at Fort Irwin
May 22, 2017
Brig. Gen. David O. Smith, the commander of the 184th Sustainment Command, speaks during his update brief at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin May 20, 2017. The NTC rotation allows the 155th, 184th, and supporting units to build teamwork and maintain combat readiness for future missions.
Heavy and wet spring snow brings out the Colorado National Guard
May 19, 2017
An M973A1 Small Unit Support Vehicle, or 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 Teams.
New York's 109th Airlift Wing's Greenland mission is underway
May 18, 2017
Airmen assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard learn how to use flares in order to be spotted by aircraft if stranded during “Kool Skool” Arctic survival training class at Raven Camp, Greenland on June 3, 2015. The 109th has begun flying its 2017 missions to Greenland.
Medics from National Guard and Canadian forces share techniques and helicopters
May 18, 2017
Sgt. Rebecca Himmel, a medic attached to the 1-169th Aviation Regiment, and Canadian Cpl. Jason Flegel, a forward aeromedevac specialist with the 2nd Field Ambulance, prepare to embark on a joint medevac training mission during Exercise Maple Resolve 17 at Camp Wainwright, Alberta, May 16, 2017. Exercise Maple Resolve is an annual collective training event designed for any contigency operation. Approximately 4,000 Canadian and 1,000 U.S. troops are participating in Exercise Maple Resolve 17.
Colorado Air National Guard Airmen team up to save a life
May 18, 2017
Seven members of the Colorado Air National Guard 140th Wing Explosives Ordnance Disposal Flight responded to a severe car accident May 9, 2017, outside of the Buckley Air Force Base perimeter in Aurora, Colo. The Airmen provided emergency care to an unconscious individual and directed traffic to facilitate access for Aurora Fire and Ambulatory services.
Vermont National Guard Soldiers test medical training
May 17, 2017
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Slater, flight medic, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Vermont National Guard, administers an IV to a simulated causality, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., May 6, 2017. Slater was participating in MEDEVAC training that incorporated ground medical units with their Air Ambulance unit.