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California National Guard Soldier saves 42 people from burning bus
November 5, 2015
California Army National Guard Pfc. Jesse Hernandez, whose civilian job is a custody assistant for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, saved 42 people from a burning bus on a Los Angeles freeway on Oct. 18, 2015. Hernandez is a rifleman with the California Guard's D Company (Weapons), 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, out of San Pedro, Calif.
Utah Army Guard Soldier takes the lead to build a better Army
November 3, 2015
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey delivers opening remarks during the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army-hosted SMA's Professional Development Forum in Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2015.
November designated as Month of the Military Family
November 3, 2015
Staff Sgt. Antonio Nieto, 50th Personnel Services Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, laughs with his daughter Antonella after returning from a year-long tour in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom March 2, 2007, at Joint Base McGuire Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. November honors military families and the sacrifices they make.
Louisiana National Guard captain honored with Soldier's Medal for heroic rescue
November 2, 2015
Louisiana National Guard Capt. Andrew Gremillion receives the Soldier's Medal from Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, during a ceremony in Baton Rouge, Louisiana., Oct. 30, 2015. Gremillion was recognized with the highest award for non-combat valor for risking his life to save a woman trapped in a sinking car.
From fires to floods, Texas National Guard helicopter crews are always ready to serve
October 30, 2015
A Texas Army National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk hoists a member from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Texas Task Force 1 during a search and rescue exercise at Canyon Lake, Texas, April 11, 2014. The joint, interagency exercise simulated emergency response following a hurricane, with members from the Texas Air National Guard, Texas Army National Guard, Texas Task Force 1, the U.S. Coast Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety integrating to form a joint response team. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Alicia Lacy/ Released)
Defense Department recognizes efforts to prevent sexual assault
October 29, 2015
Logo of the Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Program
Pennsylvania National Guard takes top honors in environmental awards
October 29, 2015
The Pennsylvania National Guard’s winning environmental team. Shown in front row are: Joseph Hovis, Tim Haydt, Erika McKinney and Dreama O'Neal. Team members in the back row are Ian Gardner, John Fronko, Nick Hoffman, Dave McNaughton, Jarrod Derr and Mark Swartz. Not shown in photograph are team members Virginia Tilden, Shannon Henry, Toren Shirk, Joan Anderson, and 1st Lt. James Goslin.
Longest-serving adjutant general of Colorado and famed Minute Men pilot interred with full military honors
October 28, 2015
Members of the Colorado National Guard Honor Guard prepare to fold the U.S. flag for Air Force Maj. Gen. John L. France (Ret.) memorial service at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 26, 2015. Maj. Gen. France was the longest-serving adjutant general for the state of Colorado.
Parade tragedy spurs Oklahoma Guard members into action
October 27, 2015
First Sgt. Brent Pearce, of Edmond, Okla., and a member of Company E, 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, is awarded the Army Commendation medal for his actions following a deadly accident at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Oct. 24, 2015. Pearce was one of 45 Soldiers given medals for taking immediate action after a woman crashed through the crowd watching the parade, killing four and injuring more than 40 others. The Soldiers marched in the parade and were preparing to return to their armory when the accident occurred.
New York Air National Guard firefighters conduct joint search and rescue training
October 27, 2015
Tech. Sgt. Adam Myers, 109th Fire Department urban search and rescue team NCOIC at Stratton Air National Guard Base, completes high angle training during a joint search and rescue training exercise Oct. 21, 2015 at Camp Smith, New York, with the 106th Rescue Wing out of Long Island.
Texas Guard engineers ready to respond for flood rescues
October 26, 2015
Members of the Texas National Guard's 236th Engineering Company stand ready within Light Medium Terrain Vehicles to engage in flood rescue operations in Huntsville, Texas, Oct. 25, 2015. Members of the 236th Engineering Company, part of the 111th Engineering Battalion, mobilized to Corsicana and Hunstville, Texas, to stand ready to respond to any rescue needs caused by the rainstorms resulting from Hurricane Patricia in October 2015.
South Carolina National Guard bridge company helping rebuild Columbia
October 23, 2015
Engineers from the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, South Carolina Army National Guard help contractors clear debris out of the canal in Columbia, on Oct. 21, 2015.
Texas Guard members fight fires in Bell County; save 200 homes
October 22, 2015
A Texas Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk from the Austin Army Aviation Facility assists in suppressing a wildfire in Bastrop County, Texas. The Texas National Guard mobilized aviation assets from Austin, Grand Prairie and San Antonio to help combat the fire that burned about 4,200 acres and destroyed nearly one dozen homes.
New York National Guard Civil Support Team hones skills at fire training center
October 22, 2015
New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Joshua Spagnola tests a potential hazardous material in a vacant residential building at the Colonie Fire Training Center in Latham, Oct. 20, 2015. Members of the 2nd Civil Support Team trained at the center to improve and test their team's ability to rapidly detect and identify chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) hazardous and respond to these threats.
Texas National Guard crews helping fight wildfires
October 21, 2015
A Texas Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from Grand Prairie and a UH-60 Black Hawk from the Austin Army Aviation Facility assist in suppressing a wildfire in Bastrop County, Texas.
Colorado's 140th Wing participates in Wing Wartime Readiness Inspection
October 19, 2015
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robbin Bruning, 140th Maintenance Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, ushers in an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the wing’s readiness inspection at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, Oct. 16, 2015. This training is a part of the 140th Wing’s four-day Wing Wartime Readiness Inspection, the U.S. Air Force’s new evaluation system for wartime, contingency and force sustainment readiness.
Airmen of New York's 109th Airlift Wing begin Antarctic mission
October 19, 2015
An LC-130 "Skibird" and aircrew with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing departed Oct. 16, 2015, from Stratton Air National Guard Base, New York, for McMurdo Station, Antarctica. This is the 28th season that the unit has participated in Operation Deep Freeze, the military component of the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation.
North Carolina National Guard engineers aid flood-stricken South Carolina residents
October 15, 2015
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers, assigned to the 882nd Engineers Company (Vertical), 505th Engineers Battalion, assess the damage of a road in Eastover, South Carolina, Oct. 13, 2015.
National Guard Bureau Chief Frank Grass sees 'outstanding work' of Pennsylvania troops
October 14, 2015
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, fires an M-4 rifle using both iron and close combat optic sites at the installation’s range 8A, Oct. 9, 2015. Fort Indiantown Gap, run by the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, trains more than 130,000 service members from all branches and components, multinational partners and interagency partners at the federal, state and local levels annually.
Army National Guard Soldier places second in all-Army Best Warrior Competition
October 13, 2015
Spc. Cruser Barnes, left, from the Hawaii Army National Guard’s Troop A, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, stands next to Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Simpson, assigned to the U.S. Army Band, Military District of Washington, during the all-Army Best Warrior Competition awards luncheon at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2015. Barnes was the first runner-up in the Soldier category of the competition after winning the Army National Guard level competition earlier in the year.