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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.
Army Guard’s best-of-the-best tested in Army Guard Best Warrior Competition
June 28, 2016
Army Sgt. Calvin Koziol, an Infantryman with Charlie Company, 1-134th Cavalry Squadron, Nebraska Army National Guard, negotiates through the obstacle course in the 2016 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Edwards on Joint Base Cape Cod, June 22, 2016. Koziol was named the 2016 Army National Guard Soldier of the Year at the end of the competition, which tested competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills over a physically and mentally demanding three days. Army Staff Sgt. Dirk Omerzo, a Basic Leader Course Instructor, 3-166th Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, was named the Army National Guard's NCO of the Year.
Virginia National Guard personnel to assist flood response operations in Alleghany and Botetourt counties
June 24, 2016
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are staged and ready in Allegheny County to assist local emergency services organizations with flood response operations June 24, 2016. The Guard has activated approximately 20 Soldiers with Humvees and light/medium tactical trucks to assist to assist in Alleghany and Botetourt counties.
North Carolina National Guard prepares for Hurricane Response: Operation Vigilant Seahawk
June 24, 2016
Members of the North Carolina National Guard’s 514th Military Police Company, based in Winterville, respond to simulated agitators trying to enter the port, during Operation Vigilant Seahawk at the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU). The exercise was designed to improve communication and coordination with state and federal partners during disaster response and recovery operations.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue hiker near Ship Creek Valley
June 24, 2016
Alaska Air Guardsman Capt. Johh Romspert, a 212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, prepares to be lowered via hoist out of an HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter during a training mission held near Mount Susitna Dec. 16.
2 simple steps for military members to vote from anywhere
June 23, 2016
2 simple steps for military members to vote from anywhere
Chief of the National Guard Bureau visits Texas National Guard
June 22, 2016
Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Frank J. Grass, talks with Texas Army and Air National Guardsmen during a town hall meeting June 17, 2016, at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas. During the meeting, Grass talked about what the National Guard is doing globally and our current partnerships with over 76 countries. Brush also talked about his upcoming retirement. With this visit, Grass has officially visited every U.S. state.
National Guard conducts security assistance exercise at Old Hickory Dam
June 22, 2016
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey H. Holmes, deputy adjutant general for the Tennessee National Guard, and Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, confer June 20, 2016 during a security assistance exercise where soldiers set up a perimeter to protect the Old Hickory Dam Power House and switchyard and ensured only authorized personnel gained entry into the facility located in Hendersonville, Tenn.
New Mexico Airmen and Soldiers assisting at Dog Head Fire
June 21, 2016
Sgt. Frances Bird Collins, a Soldier with the New Mexico Army National Guard's 1116th Transportation Company, is participating in the water haul mission in support of those residents unable to leave their livestock on the edges of the Dog Head Fire. Even though a mandatory evacuation has been in place for days, some ranchers chose to accept the risk of staying on their land in the affected Torrance County area. The National Guard has been hauling water to some of the tanks and troughs that need to be filled for the welfare of the animals.
New York Army, Air Guard members hone disaster and terrorist attack response skills
June 17, 2016
Members of the New York Army National Guard train as a rope rescue team assisting a simulated disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 16, 2016. This was part of a training scenario hosted by the training center preparing members of New York’s Homeland Response Force team made up of New York Air and Army National Guard members and civilians.
Tourniquets can save lives, New York Guard Soldiers learn in Combat Lifesaver course
June 15, 2016
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 369th Sustainment Brigade (STB) practice evacuating a casualty in a simulated combat environment during Combat Lifesaver (CLS) Training Course at Camp Smith, New York on June 10, 2016. Soldiers from the 369th STB participated in a three-day CLS training course hosted by the 106th Infantry Regional Training Institute prior to their upcoming deployment.
Security clearance investigations to include social media activity
June 14, 2016
People who use social media are constantly reminded to be careful when posting and sharing information. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently enacted a new policy under which federal agencies may consider publicly available social media information in connection with an application for a security clearance.
Virginia's 185th Cyber Operations Squadron is up and running
June 14, 2016
The 185th Cyber Operations Squadron, the latest addition to the 192nd Fighter Wing Operations Group, is up and running. Director of Operations Maj. Nathan Brown is working hard to staff this new squadron because with a home-station mobilization on the horizon for the fall of 2018, there is no time to waste, he said.
Florida Airmen put joint training to use in hurricane exercise
June 13, 2016
Naval Air Station Key West's Search and Rescue team delivers a sling load of communications equipment to NAS Key West's Saddlebunch Key after picking it up from Fleming Key. The equipment move was part of a communications training operation for the Florida Air National Guard's 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron out of MacDill Air Force Base.