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Army Guard overhauls sports marketing and advertising program
June 19, 2015
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Alaska Army Guard Black Hawk crews help fight Alaska wildfires
June 19, 2015
Aircrews from the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, drop approximately 700 gallons of water on the Stetson Creek Fire near Cooper Landing, Alaska, June 17. Aircrews have flown roughly 200 bucket missions since Sunday, dumping more than 144,000 gallons of water on the 300-acre Stetson Creek Fire on the Kenai Peninsula. Aircrews have also been assisting with wildfire suppression efforts near Russian Lake, Alaska.
Into the breach: Calif. Army Guard trains on breaching and assault operations in live fire exercise
June 19, 2015
A squad from Company A, 1st Battalion,160th Infantry Regiment moves up to help secure the objective during a platoon attack live-fire exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California. The exercise tested the ability of the unit to fire and maneuver on an objective to accomplish one of the core mission of the Infantry.
New York Guard Soldiers and civilian rescuers test their response abilities
June 18, 2015
Emergency responders prepare to transport a "victim" played by a member of the New York Army National Guard during a joint civilian-military emergency drill at the New York National Guard's Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, New York, June 13, 2015. Volunteer firefighters and area emergency medical responders joined New York Army National Guard Soldiers in an emergency response drill designed to test their ability to deal with an incident on the post.
New Mexico Guard sergeant epitomizes courage and resilience after gunshot
June 18, 2015
Staff Sgt. Robin Hopkins proudly displays a T-shirt she was given, which states, “And though she be but little, she is fierce,” on June 7, 2015. Master Sgt. Kimberly Ice, a fellow member of the Security Forces Squadron, is all smiles with the accomplishment of Hopkins' performance during her physical training test. Hopkins, a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff Department, was injured in the line of duty and was shot in the leg. This is her first PT test since that fateful incident.
Alaska Army National Guard helping fight massive Sockeye Fire
June 18, 2015
The Alaska Army National Guard supported fire suppression efforts in June 2015 in and near Willow, Alaska. UH-60 Black Hawks from the 1-207th Aviation Regiment flew multiple missions, dipping their orange water buckets into waters east of Willow Lake and dropping thousands of gallons of water over the east side of the fire, about five miles north of Willow Airport. Sgt. Sonny Cooper, a crew chief for the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, flew on a crew during firefighting efforts, and operated the water bucket during missions.
California National Guard Soldiers rehearse what to do for a scouting party's worst nightmare
June 17, 2015
Scouts with the California National Guard's 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, blow out of a notional surveillance site to break contact with enemy "guerrillas" from the 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion on June 11, 2015, during their two-week annual training period at Camp Roberts, Calif.
Oklahoma Guard combines old tactics with laser technology in combat drill
June 17, 2015
Spc. Nate Meyer, of Fairview, Oklahoma, fires at "enemy" Soldiers during a defensive position training mission at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, June 4, 2015. Meyer is a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
New York Guard Airmen play in multi-service softball tournament sponsored by New York Mets
June 15, 2015
New York Air National Guard 2nd Lt. Tabitha Burns, a member of the 106th Rescue Wing based at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, steps up to the plate at Cit Field in New York City during an interservice softball tournament sponsored by the New York Mets on June 11, 2015. Teams representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard played each other round-robin style and met members of the team. Members of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing, at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, and the 106th Rescue Wing represented the Air Force.　
Arizona Guard Civil Support Team provides support to first responders
June 12, 2015
Arizona Army National Guard Sgt. Andrew Marxman, a survey team member for the 91st Civil Support Team, uses chemical detection paper to determine the basic chemical hazard of the substance during an exercise simulating a campus shooting and hazardous material release. The M-256A1 Chemical Detection Kit can be used to determine if the substance is a blood, nerve or blister agent.
National Guard focuses on sex-assault prevention initiatives
June 11, 2015
Senior Airman Jasson Archila from the 143rd Logistic Readiness Squadron, Rhode Island National Guard swings up and over an obstacle during the 7th Annual Obstacle Course Challenge for Sexual Assault Awareness Month at Camp Fogarty, April 12, 2015.
National Guard accessible, operational, contributor to Total Force, general says after overseas visits
June 11, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, prepares for his next stop during a six-nation, nine-day visit to National Guard troops, the commands they support, and U.S. and foreign partners, June 5, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill) (Released)
After Red River flood, Louisiana Guard members continue efforts on ground and in the air
June 10, 2015
Spc. Nathan Newton, a food service specialist with the Louisiana National Guard’s Forward Support Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, closes a sandbag at Camp Minden in Minden, Louisiana, as part of preventative efforts for flooding from the Red River, June 6, 2015.
Massachusetts National Guard honors memory of first of its Soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan
June 8, 2015
Friends and Family gathered together to honor the memory of Sgt. Michael J. Kelley during a wreath-laying ceremony and helicopter flyover at Tactical Training Base Kelley on Camp Edwards June 7, 2015. Kelley was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan in 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Air Force selects ANG Airman as First Sergeant Academy commandant
June 5, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. Danny Doucette, commandant of the United States Air Force First Sergeants Academy, talks with guests after assuming his current position at Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, Alabama, May 27, 2015. Doucette becomes the first Air National Guard member to hold the position of commandant while the Air Force progresses towards total force integration.
Defense Department notified of OPM cybersecurity incident
June 5, 2015
The Pentagon with the Washington Monument and National Mall in the background. Defense Department officials issued information on a potential data breach at the Office of Personnel Management affecting current and former federal employees.
199th Weather Flight reports help get Exercise Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015 off the ground
June 5, 2015
Tech Sgt. Charles E. Brodie works to generate damage assessments in the Joint Task Force 5-0 during the Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015 exercise. Brodie is working in information operations at JTF 5-0.
South Carolina National Guard Computer Network Defense Team lends expertise
June 4, 2015
Master Sgt. Leo Kane, Computer Network Defense Team (CND-T) non-commissioned officer-in-charge of information operations, and Sgt. 1st Class Ricky Chapman, CND-T non-commissioned officer-in-charge of operations, joined a round table discussion at the McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina, May 28, 2015, to explain the unique role of the CND-T in the S.C. National Guard and how it exists to serve Guard commanders, as well as partnered agencies throughout the state of South Carolina.
Military Working Dog teams take practice Black Hawk flights in Massachusetts
June 4, 2015
Senior Airman Justin Ricketts, 66th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and MWD Frenky load a Massachusetts Army National Guard Black Hawk during Helicopter Emerging Training on the Hanscom flightline May 27, 2015. The first-of-its-kind training for the 66 SFS handlers simulated a combat environment for their canines to practice entering and exiting a helicopter.
Harlem Hellfighter, Jewish Soldier each awarded Medal of Honor for WW I valor
June 3, 2015
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Louis Wilson, New York National Guard senior enlisted advisor, accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of Sgt. Henry Johnson, who served during World War I with the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the Harlem Hellfighters, June 2, 2015, at the White House.