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ANG's Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year says it's all about putting others first
July 28, 2016
Senior Master Sgt. Mark Farmer, a space systems operations superintendent assigned to the 114th Space Control Squadron at Patrick AFB, Florida, monitors satellite networking equipment June 3, 2016. Farmer is the Air National Guard's 2016 Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year and one of the U.S. Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.
Michigan National Guard issues climate preparedness and resilience plans
July 28, 2016
The Michigan Army National Guard helps put out a fire about six miles north of Newberry in Luce County and about 10 miles from Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan.
New York’s 'Fighting 69th' faces off against opposing force and tests skills
July 27, 2016
New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Raymond F. Shields Jr., commander of the New York Army National Guard, speaks to soldiers of the 812th Engineer Co., Ohio Army National Guard, after a live fire training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., July 25, 2016.
Joint Readiness Training Center is making it real for Massachusetts Soldiers
July 22, 2016
Massachusetts Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Michael Rockett, a non-commissioned officer assigned to the 387th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Co. based at Camp Edwards, Cape Cod, Mass., explains a training objective to Massachusetts Air National Guard Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the Mass. National Guard adjutant general, during training at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 20, 2016.
New York medics have double role in joint-readiness training
July 20, 2016
New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Mercy Ukpe and Sgt. Shawn Wilson, assigned to Headquarters Co., 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry assess a Soldier for medical care during a mass casualty exercise at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Saturday, July 16, 2016. More than 3,000 New York Army National Guard Soldiers deployed for a three week exercise at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, July 9-30, 2016.
Combating international crime on agenda as partners tour Florida Guard facility
July 19, 2016
Army Col. Erick Rolando Montiel Aldana, commander, 1st Infantry Brigade from Guatemala, discussed the capabilties of the Browning M2 machine gun with members of the 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group during a convoy live fire demonstation at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, July 13, 2016.
Guard engineers assessing northern Wisconsin flood damage
July 19, 2016
Torrential rains in northwestern Wisconsin last week caused flooding and road damage across an eight-county region. Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, called engineer assessment teams from the Wisconsin National Guard to state active duty to assist Wisconsin Department of Transportation engineers in assessing road damage in the aftermath of the storm.
Rhode Island National Guard infantrymen pound ground in Louisiana
July 19, 2016
Rhode Island Army National Guard Pfcs. Adam Tighe and Christopher Comery, assigned to Co. A, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry, East Greenwich, R.I., rehearse infantry techniques at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 13, 2016. The infantrymen join more than 5,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force.
New York Chinooks pick it up at 5,000-Soldier exercise
July 18, 2016
A CH-47 Chinook from the Maryland National Guard's B Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation, prepares for takeoff at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 13, 2016. The aviators join more than 5,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force.
National Guard engineers partner with other units to build cohesion in Associated Units Pilot Program
July 18, 2016
Private 2nd Class Blake Burtzlaff, horizontal construction engineer, directs a front-loader operated by Spc. Jacob Lane, horizontal construction engineer, both of 842nd Engineer Company, 153rd Engineer Battalion, 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota National Guard, July 12, 2015, at the Fort Carson Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, during the Iron Strike field training exercise conducted by 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, from July 7-22.
Wisconsin Guard medevacs dialysis patients out of area isolated by flooding
July 15, 2016
Crewmembers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s West Bend, Wis.-based Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation assist a dialysis patient from the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter July 13, 2016, after conducting a medevac mission from the reservation to Ashland, Wis., for treatment. Torrential rains and severe weather that struck the area July 11 cutoff road access to the reservation and left five members of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa unable to get to a medical facility for dialysis.
Colorado National Guard assists with Cold Springs fire response
July 11, 2016
A Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk from Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., drops water in support to civil authorities at the Cold Springs Fire in Nederland, Colo., July 11, 2016
Louisiana National Guard honors former adjutant general; called 'legend among legends'
July 8, 2016
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, with members of the Louisiana National Guard’s command group render honors to retired Maj. Gen. Ansel M. Stroud, Jr., during his interment July 7, 2016 at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, La. Maj. Gen. Stroud was the adjutant general of LANG from 1980 – 1997, and served under four governors in La.
Alaska Air National Guard saves hiker who toppled 65 feet
July 6, 2016
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, performs a simulated search and rescue pattern in Alaska. The 210th Rescue Squadron is part of a network of search-and-rescue organizations that save hundreds of lives in and around Alaska every year.
California Guard assisting with firefighting operations at two sites
July 5, 2016
A California National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk crew drops water on the Ponderosa wildfires near Redding, Calif., in 2012. Guard assets are currently working to fight fires in the state.
Teamwork between National Guard and firefighters helped save countless West Virginia flood victims
July 5, 2016
Capt. Will Hargis of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s CERF-P team and Kevin Clendenin, fire chief for the town of Clendenin, W. Va., discuss the details of WVARNG and other first responders’ efforts in saving lives the night of June 23. Sudden, severe flooding threatened the lives of people in the area of Clendenin. The WVARNG worked hand-in-hand with other civilian first responders to quickly react and save lives.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel confirmed as National Guard Bureau chief
June 30, 2016
Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services at a confirmation hearing for his appointment to the grade of general and to be chief of the National Guard Bureau on June 21, 2016.
Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipients named
June 30, 2016
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced June 30, 2016, the 15 recipients of the 2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the DOD gives to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees.
West Virginia Air National Guard: Picking up the pieces
June 29, 2016
Air Force Capt. Lori Wyatt of the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, W.Va., picks up debris on June 26, in Clendenin, W.Va. The June 23, 2016, flood caused widespread damage throughout the state leading W.Va. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to declare a State of Emergency in 44 of the 55 counties.
Air Force announces total force award
June 28, 2016
The U.S. Air Force has announced a "total force award." Shown here is the Air Force Symbol.