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1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion conducts Air Mission Commander training
January 18, 2017
1st Lt. John Capotosi gives his mission briefing during Air Mission Commander training. Pilots with the South Carolina Army National Guard, 59th Aviation Troop Command, 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion completed Air Mission Commander training Jan. 9-12, 2017, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, S.C., in order to become more familiar and comfortable with making decisions for other aircraft, as well as their own.
Snow, ice and flooding keep troops busy in Kansas, Missouri, Nevada and Oklahoma
January 17, 2017
Sgt. 1st Class Justin Juliot, center, of the Nevada National Guard's 422nd Expeditionary Support Battalion, unhitches a 400-gallon water tank, commonly refereed to as a "water buffalo," to provide water for the town of Sutcliffe on Pyramid Lake Tribal land about 40 miles north of Reno, Jan. 12, 2017. The town of Sutcliffe has been without basic water services since water rushed down the western and eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range Jan. 8, causing floods around the region and damaging fresh water pipeline to Sutcliffe.
Idaho National Guard helps with snow removal from snowstorm that dumped 15 inches
January 15, 2017
Col. Jeffery D. Aebischer, Vice Wing Commander of the 124th Fighter Wing, helps with snow removal alongside other Airmen on base during the record-setting snowstorm that swept through Boise, Idaho in the early weeks of Jan. 2017.
Pennsylvania National Guard places first in environmental competition
January 13, 2017
The rare regal fritillary butterfly located on Fort Indiantown Gap, July 1, 2016. The regal fritillary program has been recognized nationally for excellence, and the Pennsylvania National Guard cited for environmental superiority.
Louisiana National Guard delivers water to St. Joseph community
January 12, 2017
Members of the Louisiana National Guard's 1086th Transportation Company, and Pfc. Mason Madrigal, a Bunkie, Louisiana native, secure pallets of bottled water on a palletized load system vehicle to be delivered to the town of St. Joseph, Jan. 5, 2017. The LANG received the mission to deliver water after Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a public health emergency due to elevated levels of lead and copper in the water.
North Carolina Guard helicopters assist in rescue of two lost hikers
January 11, 2017
Thermal identification equipment captures the rescue for two hikers missing since Jan. 5, 2017, in the Shinning Rock Wilderness Area. They were rescued Saturday evening by the North Carolina Helicopter and Aquatic Rescue Team (NCHART).
Liberalized Air Force tattoo rules become effective Feb. 1
January 11, 2017
The Air Force announced a new tattoo policy Jan. 10, 2017. It goes into effect on Feb. 1.
New York's 107th Airlift Wing honors President Fillmore on behalf of White House
January 9, 2017
Col. Gary R. Charlton, vice commander of the 107th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, presents a wreath at the grave of President Millard Fillmore, on behalf of President Barack Obama, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 6, 2017.
Guard units kept busy by winter storms in Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia
January 9, 2017
Alabama National Guard Soldiers from the 128th Military Police Company push a stuck motorist out of a median Birmingham, Alabama, Jan. 7, 2017.
South Carolina National Guard chopper plucks hiker to safety
January 6, 2017
Members of the South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Recue Team (SC-HART) responded to a call to rescue a hiker stranded on a mountain ledge at Table Rock State Park Jan. 5, 2017.
Suze Orman provides free financial advice to Soldiers
January 5, 2017
Personal finance expert Suze Orman, right, and Undersecretary of the Army Patrick Murphy discuss the Army's new partnership with Orman during a Pentagon news conference in Washington, D.C., Jan. 4, 2017. Orman, a best-selling author and television personality, plans to offer her services free of charge to soldiers, including a seven-step online course, normally $54, and an upcoming video detailing the military's new blended retirement system.
Nevada Guard members ring in new year supporting Las Vegas law enforcement
January 4, 2017
Nevada National Guard Soldiers patrol the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 31, 2016, as part of Operation Night Watch, an annual law enforcement mission supporting the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department during the annual New Year's Eve celebration.
National Guard looks back on busy 2016, prepares for 2017
December 30, 2016
Soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard navigate a flooded road while responding to severe flooding in the southern part of the state in March. This year saw thousands of Guard members respond to floods in Louisiana, as well as the East Coast, parts of Wisconsin and West Virginia. Guard members also responded to a variety of other natural disasters, deployed overseas, continued to train for additional missions and wrapped up a busy 2016 with preparations for taking part in the 58th presidential inauguration.
Guard and Reserve members receive ‘Veteran’ status
December 28, 2016
Soldiers with the Idaho Army National Guard's Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 116th Cavalry Regiment - many of them combat veterans - move their M2 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicles into attack position during a training exercise in July. A recently signed law gives official veteran status to Soldiers and Airmen in the Guard who serve at least 20 years. Under previous law, Guard members were only considered veterans if they served 180 days or more in a federal status outside of training.  
New York Army, Air National Guard expected to conduct 12,271 military funerals by year's end
December 27, 2016
New York Army National Guard Spc. Ramon Rodriquez presents a U.S. Flag to Tammy Haynes, daughter of Army veteran Osborne Haynes, during his burial at Evergreen Memorial Park in Schenectady, N.Y., on Dec. 20, 2016. Haynes served in the U.S. Army from 1966-68.
Fort Indiantown Gap is No. 1 once again in 2016
December 22, 2016
The Fort Indiantown Gap sign welcoming visitors to post.
National Guard Airmen gear up to track Santa Claus
December 21, 2016
Eastern Air Defense Sector personnel conduct training in preparation for Santa tracking operations. Pictured from front to back, are: Sgt. Thomas Vance of the Royal Canadian Air Force, a member of EADS Canadian Detachment; and Master Sgt. Michelle Gagnon, Master Sgt. Lena Kryczkowski (standing) and Master Sgt. Shane Reid, all members of the New York Air National Guard's 224th Air Defense Squadron. NORAD begins tracking Santa on Christmas Eve.
8,000 Guard troops will help support Inauguration Day
December 20, 2016
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Aaron Lovely, senior enlisted planner, Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, introduces the subject matter experts involved in inaugural planning and execution during the ceremonial rehearsal of concept drill at the D.C. National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2016. This final planning symposium showcased the culmination of months of preparation between military and civilian entities for the 58th presidential inauguration.
Two Army Guard division headquarters deployed simultaneously; first time since Korean War 
December 19, 2016
Virginia Army National Guard Spc. Sharon Minor, a radio operator with the 29th Infantry Division’s Signal Intelligence Sustainment Company, monitors radio transmissions in a Mission Rehearsal Exercise with First Army’s Division West at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 27, 2016. The 29th Infantry Division worked with First Army observer controller/trainers to be fully prepared for an upcoming deployment to the Middle East.
National Guard Bureau chief Lengyel issues holiday greeting
December 19, 2016
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Mrs. Sally Lengyel at commemorative ceremonies on Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 25, 2016. Lengyel, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, has released a holiday message to National Guard members and their families.