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Army Guard tank crew wins Sullivan Cup
May 6, 2016
The crew from the North Carolina Army Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment have been named the Army's best tank crew and have won the Sullivan Cup.
As wildfire season approaches, Air teams practice with MAFFS units
May 6, 2016
Assistant Air Base Fueler from the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base Elena Rios with U.S. Forest Service monitors water being pumped into a MAFFS unit on a C-130 air tanker during training at the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, California on May 4, 2016. Air National Guard and Reserve units from across the U.S. convened for MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems)annual certification and training this week to prepare for the upcoming fire season in support of U.S. Forest Service.
Today celebrates and honors military spouses
May 6, 2016
Symbolic of today's designation as Military Spouse Appreciation Day, family and friends welcome Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, home with open arms after redeploying to Pope Airfield at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 22, 2016.
New York Army National Guard cooks take their shot at winning Army-wide cooking challenge
May 3, 2016
New York Army National Guard Private Spc. Ramon Vargas, a food service specialist with the 642nd Aviation Service Battalion, adds mashed potato mix to a pot of boiling water during the state level Phillip A. Connelly Competition at Camp Smith Training Site on April 29, 2016.
Collaboration the catchphrase during chief of the National Guard Bureau’s visit to New Mexico
May 3, 2016
Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, left, toured New Mexico National Guard Apr. 29-30, 2016. Grass began his visit at the Army Aviation Support Facility then was flown via Army UH-60 Black Hawk to the southern section of New Mexico. Brig. Gen. Andrew Salas, adjutant general of New Mexico National Guard, recounts the efforts of the Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the New Mexico National Guard’s Joint Counterdrug Task Force.
Rice confirmed as Air Guard director; to receive third star
April 29, 2016
Maj. Gen. Scott Rice was approved by the U.S. Senate April 28, 2016, to become director of the Air National Guard
Braving temps of -47, New York Airmen build snow runway in High Arctic
April 26, 2016
A loadmaster with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing loads a Canadian transport vehicle onto an LC-130 "Skibird" at Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada, on April 13, 2016, in support of Canada's annual Operation Nunalivut. A group of eight Airmen from the 109th AW prepared the ski-way for LC-130 operations and also trained four Canadian engineers on how to build the ski-way.
Texas Guardsman foils terror plot in Denmark; awarded high Danish Defense Medal
April 22, 2016
Capt. Bradley Grimm, center,Texas Army National Guard, receives the Danish Defense Medal for Special Meritorious Efforts by Danish Defense Gen. Peter Bartram, left, and American ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford, right, at a ceremony held in Denmark, April 19, 2016. Grimm was instrumental in foiling a terrorist plot to bomb a Danish school and assisted Danish security forces in making an arrest. (Danish Military photo by Sune Wadskjær/Released)
Texas Guard teams up with other agencies to rescue more than 200 from floods
April 22, 2016
Texas Guardsmen and Texas Task Force 1 rescue personnel wade through thigh-deep water to help stranded residents back to rescue vehicles during severe flooding in Wharton, Texas, April 21, 2016. In coordination with Texas Task Force 1 and the City of Wharton emergency services, a detachment from Delta Company of the 536th Brigade Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard deployed several Light Multi-terrain Vehicles to floodwaters rescuing both people and pets.
Air Guard enlisted bestow highest honor on Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke III
April 21, 2016
Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling, the command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, presents Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, director of the Air National Guard, with a scroll signed by the enlisted Airmen attending his Order of the Sword induction ceremony at the Renaissance hotel Montgomery, Alabama, April 17, 2016. Clarke is the 13th Air National Guard officer to be inducted into the Order of the Sword, which is the top honor the enlisted corps can bestow upon an officer.
Soldiers and Airmen from Texas train and learn at Vigilant Guard in Louisiana
April 20, 2016
Soldiers with the Texas Natonal Guard's 836th Sapper Co., 6th CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package – CERFP, part of the Joint Task Force 136th (Maneuver Enhancement Brigade), hand off an infant “casualty” during a low-angle rescue mission, as part of exercise Operation Vigilant Guard 2016 near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 15-17, 2016.
Army Guard Soldiers win Best Ranger Competition for first time in competition history
April 19, 2016
Army Capt. Robert Killian, right, with the Colorado Army National Guard, and his teammate, Army Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein, with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, head out to their next event while competing in the 2016 Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Massachusetts National Guard Airmen, Soldiers help safeguard 120th Boston Marathon
April 19, 2016
Spc. Mark Mahoney and Spc. Kevin O'Donnell, of Billerica and Canton, Massachusetts, stand along Commonwealth Avenue in Newton as part of the 772nd Military Police Company's mission to provide security in support of local and state police during the Boston Maraton on April 18, 2016.
Massachusetts National Guard helps safeguard Boston Marathon
April 18, 2016
Staff Sgt. Ben Roncarati, a security police officer with the 104th Security Forces Squadron of the 104th Fighter Wing, looks on as runners begin the 120th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Massachusetts., April 18, 2016. More than 500 Guard members helped local law enforcement keep the route clear for an estimated 23,000 runners.
Nevada flight crews train with California Guard firefighting force
April 18, 2016
Sgt. Andrew J. Lynch of the Nevada Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, out of Las Vegas, briefs California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) personnel prior to an April 16, 2016, mission during Wild Land Firefighting Training (WLFF) at Sutter Creek, California. The training unites CAL FIRE and California National Guard personnel to prep for the upcoming fire season.
Simulated hurricane tests readiness of agencies, service members in Louisiana
April 18, 2016
Staff Sgt. Frank Skyles and Sgt. Cody Westmoreland, UH-72A crew members from Detachment 1, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment, Louisiana Army National Guard, along with East Jefferson General Hospital emergency medical staff, transport a simulated casualty for aeromedical evacuation during a Vigilant Guard emergency exercise, April 15, 2016.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue two skiers stranded on Harding Icefield
April 15, 2016
Lt. Col. John Morse, deputy director of the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, points to the approximate location of three distressed climbers on a map at the RCC on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 9, 2016. The climbers became stranded at 8,500 feet in elevation due to weather and signaled for help, which evoked the launch of a rescue effort by the Alaska Air National Guard. A few days later, two skiers were rescued.
New York Air National Guard supports Canadian Forces Operation Nunalivut exercise in the High Arctic
April 15, 2016
An LC-130 belonging to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing flies over Ice Camp one on Sherard Osborne Island, Nunavut, during 2014 Operation Nunalivut training on April 15. The New York Air National Guard flies the only ski-equipped C-130 aircraft in the world and has supported the annual Canadian Forces exercise in 2014, 2015 and again in 2016.
Army Guard Soldiers set to compete in Best Ranger Competition
April 14, 2016
Sgt. 1st Class John Melson, assigned to the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s D Company, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, ascends the climbing tower at the Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 5, 2016, in the run up to compete in the Best Ranger Competition. Melson is one of eight Soldiers from throughout the Army Guard selected to take part in the upcoming competition, which tests Ranger-qualified Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical tasks over a physically and mentally demanding course. Competitors from the Army Guard have been training at the WTC for the past several months in preparation for the competition.
Get your purple on to recognize military children
April 14, 2016
The Purple Up! campaign honors military children.