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Youth Challenge Academy at Milledgeville, Ga., graduates its first class
March 27, 2017
Graduates of the Milledgeville Youth Challenge Academy’s inaugural class receive congratulations March 25, 2017, from David Bill, interim campus director of the Milledgeville YCA; Maj. Gen. Joe Jarrard, the adjutant general of the Georgia National Guard and retired Maj. Gen. Peter Boylan, 20th president of Georgia Military College.
Guard members dominate Army marksmanship competition
March 24, 2017
Army Sgt. Max Nickerson, an avionics mechanic with the Maine Army National Guard's Company D, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, earned first place in the U.S. Army Small Arms Championship competition, March 12-18 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Out of the competition's 23 categories, Guard members gave up first place standings in just two, and the top seven of the 35 teams competing in the team category were Guard teams.
Social media misconduct won't be tolerated, Army leader says
March 24, 2017
Harassment, bullying, hazing, stalking, discrimination, retaliation and any type of misconduct that undermines dignity and respect - including that done online on social media platforms - will not be tolerated by the Army, said Maj. Gen. Jason Evans, director of Military Personnel Management, Army G-1, during a March 22, 2017 hearing on Capitol Hill.
Indiana Guard Soldiers take first place in march to honor GIs in Bataan Death March
March 22, 2017
Soldiers for Company D. 1-151 Infantry competing in the heavy division cross the mile 13 marker of the Bataan Memorial Death March. Pictured from left, Spc. Justin Stuart, Sgt. 1st Class Josh Chenault, Spc. Blade Cain, Spc. Adam Freese and Sgt. Ryan O’Donnell.
New York Guard's 107th Attack Wing designation reflects new mission
March 22, 2017
Staff Sgt. Stephanie Bowman, an Airman assigned to the 107th Attack Wing, alks about her experiences in the wing while it has converted from an airlift wing to an attack wing, during a ceremony announcing the 107th's redesignation from an airlift wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., March 21, 2017.
Colorado National Guard joins in aerial battle against Boulder County fire
March 20, 2017
Colorado National Guard helicopter buckets, such as this one in a 2013 photo, are being used against the Sunshine Fire in Boulder County, Colo.
Nevada Air Guard members help provide relief to Lemmon Valley Flood
March 20, 2017
Members of the 152nd Airlift Wing's Security Forces Squadron, based in Reno, assist local authorities in the Lemmon Valley flood area in March, 2017. Guard personnel are helping to provide traffic control and other flood recovery services.
New York Air Guard Pararescuemen test Orion spacecraft rescue support equipment in Hawaii
March 17, 2017
Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers with the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing, supported by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing, 204th Airlift Squadron, jump from a C-17 into the waters off Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam on March 7, 2017, as they conduct training to test new spacecraft recovery techniques and equipment that will be used to recover the crew module of NASA's Orion spacecraft. The Airmen were in Hawai for two weeks as part of Operation Ardent Sentry.
Pennsylvania Guard assists civilians and authorities in Winter Storm Stella
March 17, 2017
During the height of Winter Storm Stella, Pennsylvania National Guard members assisted the Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and local first responders in the transporting of a 23-month-old baby in need of an emergency medical procedure from Mt. Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg to Geisinger Children’s Hospital in Danville March 14, 2017.
Illinois Air National Guard's family and employers help to keep them on mission
March 16, 2017
Security forces specialists assigned to the 182nd Security Forces Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, react to simulated rioters throwing baseballs at them during civil disturbance training in Peoria, Ill., March 4, 2017. The squadron trains in confrontation management as part of the Air National Guard’s mission to be the first choice for homeland operations.
Missouri Guard hosts first joint Cyber Summit
March 16, 2017
Missouri Army National Guard Capt. Derek Ditch, Missouri National Guard Joint Cyber Computer Network Defense Team, responds to a question from senior leaders as part of a panel of Cyber Protection Team experts drawn from the active duty military, the National Guard, and NASA during the state militia’s first Cyber Summit, held at historic Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base, Missouri, March. 6-10.
Arizona's Copper 5 aircrew honored during 35th annual memorial
March 15, 2017
Col. Edwin Slocum, vice wing commander of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, salutes after placing a wreath during the 35th Annual Copper 5 Memorial at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Mar. 13. Copper 5 was the call sign for a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker aerial refueling jet from the 161st that was involved in a mid-air collision with a civilian plane, killing the four person aircrew on Mar. 13, 1982.
National Guard troops assisting civilian authorities during Mid-Atlantic winter storm
March 14, 2017
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Manassas-based 266th Military Police Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group line up vehicles for possible snow response operations March 13, 2017, in Manassas, Virginia.
Traditional Airmen showcase their abilities in Texas
March 9, 2017
Staff Sgt. Michael J. Davis, a loadmaster with the 136th Mission Support Group, Texas Air National Guard, completes a pre flight inspection on a C-130H2 Hercules aircraft, Feb. 26, 201, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Davis, along with other traditional Guardsmen, flew a max-fly effort that utilized only traditional Airmen.
Gen. Lengyel attends Nevada Air National Guard Leadership Summit
March 8, 2017
Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, spoke on the influence leadership has on force development during the first Nevada National Guard Leadership Summit hosted March 3, 2017 at the Nevada Air National Guard Base, Reno. The Leadership Summit included various speakers from local businesses, universities and military professions.
Utah Air Guard conducts aeromedical evacuation mission in Pacific
March 8, 2017
1st Lt. Carol Roling, flight nurse with the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., checks on a patient during an aeromedical evacuation flight from the Pacific theater to the U.S. on Feb. 21, 2017. A Utah Air Guard KC-135R Stratotanker and six-person crew from the 151st Air Refueling Squadron conducted an AE mission with the active duty medical personnel Feb. 18-25, 2017.
New Army jungle footwear gives ‘Trench Foot’ the boot
March 7, 2017
The Army Jungle Combat Boot, now under development, features a low-height heel to prevent snags on things like vines in a jungle environment; additional drainage holes to let water out if it becomes completely soaked, speed laces so that soldiers can don and doff the boots more quickly, a redesigned upper to make the boots less tight when they are new, an insert that helps improve water drainage, a lining that helps the boot breathe better and dry faster; a ballistic fabric-like layer under a soldier's foot to help prevent punctures, and a foam layer between the rubber sole and the upper to provide greater shock absorbing capability. The boot will initially be issued to two full brigade combat teams in Hawaii, part of the 25th Infantry Division, for evaluation.
New York Air Guard members training alongside active-duty counterparts in Florida
March 7, 2017
Airmen assigned to the 105th Base Defense Squadron fly on a 105th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III to Avon Park Range, Florida to participate in a Mission Readiness Exercise. The Airmen lived in field conditions for nearly two weeks while honing critical skills.
Alaska Air Guard members bid farewell to last C-130 Hercules aircraft
March 6, 2017
Crew members from the 144th Airlift Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, along with Col. Steven deMilliano, right, the 176th Wing commander, fly a C-130 Hercules aircraft on the unit’s final flight with the C-130s, March 4, 2017. After 41 years of flying the C-130 aircraft, the 144th Airlift Squadron’s eight C-130s were divested, with the planes either being transferred to outside units or retired from service. The unit’s last two aircraft departed Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, the following day.
Technology helps New York National Guard prepare for chemical and radiological threats
March 2, 2017
A New York City Police officer assigned to the NYPD's Chemical Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Awareness (COBRA) unit goes through decontamination during a joint exercise with New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 222nd Chemical Company, based at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, N.Y. at the NYPD's Rodman's Neck Tactical Village in the Bronx, N.Y., on Saturday Nov. 19, 2016.The National Guard Soldiers and the members of the places of the COBRA Training Unit used the exercise to share techniques and procedures, and enhance readiness in case of a disaster or terrorist attack.