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Troops to receive training on military's new Blended Retirement System
February 2, 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.
Texas Air Guard major helps revive boy after pool incident
January 30, 2017
Maj. Eric Hoopes, commander of the 149th Fighter Wing’s Detachment 1, Texas Air National Guard, counts out compressions during a basic life support class at the 149th Medical Group, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 30, 2016. Hoopes was instrumental in saving the life of a child who had nearly drowned to death at a local area pool.
Two Florida Air Guard pilots are forging the future of the F-35 fighter
January 30, 2017
Florida Air National Guard pilots Lt. Col. Scott “Gaucho” Charlton, left, and Maj. John “Rocky” MacRae stand in front of the F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base on Jan. 24, 2017. Gaucho and Rocky are both F-35 instructor pilots with the 58th Fighter Squadron based at Eglin and are responsible for teaching pilots how to fly the Department of Defense’s newest aircraft.
Pennsylvania Cyberspace Operations Squadron to become prime force in cyber defense
January 26, 2017
Staff Sgt. Brandyn Mowers, of the 112th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, works on a cyber-attack simulation at Horsham Air Guard Station, Pa., Jan. 9, 2017. The 112th COS was created last year to primarily defend Air Force units and – when tasked by the governor – the state’s critical infrastructure facilities.
Guard members reflect on their inauguration duties
January 23, 2017
Spc. Shaleek Blackman, left, with the Delaware Army National Guard’s 153rd Military Police Company, and Army Staff Sgt. Eric Stunkard, with the Delaware Army Guard’s 262nd Component Repair Company, keep an eye out as crowds make their way to the National Mall for the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. The Soldiers were among more than 7,500 National Guard members from 44 states, territories and the District of Columbia, who supported local authorities during the inauguration.
Silicon Valley-based Air Guard unit logs 1,015th rescue
January 19, 2017
A Guardian Angel pararescueman from the 131st Rescue Squadron guides a litter carrying a civilian patient onto an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during an over water rescue mission, Jan. 17, 2017.
About 7,500 Guard Soldiers and Airmen join forces with civilian agencies on inauguration
January 19, 2017
Delaware National Guard Soldiers and Airmen swear in as District of Columbia special police at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., Jan. 19, 2017. The DNG members are here in preparation of the 58th Presidential Inauguration. During the historic event, National Guard troops from almost every state and territory will provide several critical functions including crowd management, traffic control, emergency services, logistics, and ceremonial marching elements.
Massachusetts state trooper praises Guard captain who aided at school bus crash
January 19, 2017
Massachusetts National Guard Capt. David Wilson has been hailed by a state trooper for his assistance at the scene of a school bus crash last week.
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.