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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.
Puerto Rico's 65th Infantry Regiment honored at U.S. Capitol
April 13, 2016
Maj. Gen. Marta Carcana, the adjutant general of Puerto Rico, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on April 13, 2016, at Arlington National Cemetery.
Arizona National Guard and Canadian forces share training to build for the future
April 11, 2016
Soldiers with 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, 4th Canadian Division headquartered in Petawawa, Ontario, arrive at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, for in-processing before taking part in the 38th Division Warfighter Exercise on Jan. 26, 2015. Canadian forces drilled over the recent weekend with counterparts from the Arizona National Guard.
Soldiers, Airmen and others hone terrorist-response skills in northern Michigan
April 8, 2016
Spc. Benjamin Footman, right, a member of the 438th Chemical Company of the Indiana National Guard, was among the 1,100 Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen and members of the Home Guard of Denmark who participated in an anti-terrorism exercise this week in northern Michigan.
Air National Guard members are class cutups in extrication training
April 7, 2016
Airman 1st Class Brooke Hunt of the 177th Fighter Wing Fire Department, New Jersey Air National Guard, uses a Halligan tool to break a vehicle window during basic vehicle extrication training exercises at the 165th Airlift Wing's Regional Fire Training Facility in Savannah, Georgia, on April 6th, 2016. Airmen from the Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont Air National Guard Fire Departments are conducting training exercises together to maintain operational readiness.
Defense Department announces pilot tutor program for service members
April 6, 2016
A new, 24/7 online tutoring program has been announced for service members.
Air National Guard firefighters train together in Georgia
April 5, 2016
Airmen from Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont Air National Guard Fire Departments perform a live aircraft fire training exercise at 165th Airlift Wing's Regional Fire Training Facility in Savannah, Georgia, on April 4, 2016. The Airmen are conducting joint training exercises to maintain operational readiness.
Capital Guardians defend nation's capital for 2016 Nuclear Security Summit
April 4, 2016
Pvt. 1st Class Ayuk Orock, a culinary specialist with the 547th Transportation Company, District of Columbia Army National Guard, monitors vehicle and pedestrian traffic at a busy intersection in downtown Washington, D.C., in support of the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, March 31 and April 1, 2016.
Army Guard takes top honors in Army environmental awards program
April 1, 2016
Paul Catlett, the environmental program manager at Camp Blanding, Fla., inspects portions of a project at the installation to restore 500 acres of land unable to support plant growth as a result of mining operations in the 1950s. The restored land not only now supports plant and animal life, but netted the Florida Army National Guard top honors in the annual Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards program.
Resilient Guard members for a resilient National Guard
April 1, 2016
Arizona National Guard Soldiers from the 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade stand in formation on the field at Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium, Dec. 7, 2014 in Tempe, Ariz. The formation, which was part of the Arizona National Guard Muster and Community Expo, was the first time in over a century Arizona Soldiers and Airmen assembled together in mass formation.
Veterans Affairs and South Carolina National Guard conduct 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony
March 31, 2016
Leanne Weldin, director of the Columbia, S.C. VA Regional Office, speaks during a 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony for Vietnam veterans at the South Carolina Army National Guard Armory in Rock Hill, S.C., March 29, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs Columbia VA Regional Office, in conjunction with the South Carolina National Guard Service Member and Family Care Directorate, held the ceremony to thank and honor veterans of the Vietnam War.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue three near Marcus Baker Glacier
March 31, 2016
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, is on a training flight near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in February 2013.
Kansas National Guard fights fire from the sky
March 29, 2016
Four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters piloted and crewed by Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment (two from Army Aviation Support Facility #2, Salina, Kansas and two from Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Topeka) joined the Anderson Creek wildfire fight March 26. The helicopters arrived in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, Saturday morning, and are dropping water from Bambi Buckets™ on active flames and hot spots as directed by incident officials. The fire in south central Kansas has burned more than 400,000 acres.