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New York and Louisiana Guard members honor fallen comrades 10 years later
January 13, 2015
A Soldier lays a wreath in front of a memorial to a fallen comrade to mark the 10th anniversary of the Louisiana National Guard's C Co., 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team’s 2004-2005 deployment to Iraq where eight of the unit’s soldiers lost their lives soldiers during a ceremony in Houma, La., Jan. 10, 2015. The unit was joined for the ceremony by their brethren from the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, which was the unit’s higher headquarters during the deployment.
Virginia Guard veteran, 92, decorated by French as Knight to Legion of Honor
January 13, 2015
Former Army Lt. Cary Jarvis, a World War II veteran who landed in the first wave on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day with the Virginia National Guard’s 111th Field Artillery Battalion, 29th Infantry Division, is recognized as a Knight in the French Legion of Honor by retired French Consulate Nicole Yancey Jan. 11, 2015, in Norfolk, Va.
Indiana's 181st Intelligence Wing Airmen conduct no-notice disaster exercise
January 8, 2015
The 181st Intelligence Wing, 113th Air Support Operation Squadron members perform voice and data connectivity checks during an exercise Jan. 7, 2015, Hulman Field, Terre Haute, Ind. The no-notice exercise demonstrated domestic response capabilities highlighting the Unit’s ability to pass critical information without the use of cell phones or landlines at beyond line-of-sight distances.
New York National Guard unit marks death of 8 Louisiana Soldiers
January 8, 2015
Veterans from the New York Army National Guard's Task Force Wolfhound join the Urbina family at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York, to mark the tenth anniversary of Spc. Wilfredo Urbina's loss in combat on Nov. 29, 2004 while deployed with the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry to Iraq. The 69th Regimental family also remembered Sgt. Christian Engeldrum in a wreath-laying ceremony Nov. 29, 2014, at Engeldrum Bluff at Fort Hamilton, New York, and at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers depart for Southwest border support mission
January 7, 2015
Capt. Jonathan Regets addresses the audience at his unit’s send-off ceremony on Jan. 5, 2015. Nine Pennsylvania Soldiers are departing for a six-month border support mission.
ANG's command chief master sergeant Hotaling visits units in Alaska, Hawaii and Antarctica
January 6, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling, the Air National Guard command chief master sergeant, poses at the geographic South Pole during a visit in November, 2014. Hotaling was there meeting deployed Airmen from the New York ANG's 109th Airlift Wing, who provide Airlift capability for the U.S. Antarctic program throughout the Antarctic continent.
With a 'whoosh' and a dunk of airborne bucket, Arizona National Guard trains for wildfire suppression
January 5, 2015
An Arizona Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from A Company 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion stationed in Phoenix slowly climbs into the air after filling a Bambi Bucket with canal water outside Rittenhouse Army Heliport, Queen Creek, Ariz., Dec. 12, 2014. The Guard members conducted wildland firefighting training using the bucket, capable of carrying nearly 530 gallons of water, to pick up and drop water onto target areas.
Airmen open hearts, homes to future military working dogs
January 2, 2015
Tech. Sgt. Brandon M. Harrist, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems craftsman assigned to the 149th Maintenance Squadron, Texas Air National Guard with DDexter, a military working dog in training, which he is fostering as part of the Department of Defense’s Military Working Dog Breeding Program, at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas, Nov. 20, 2014.
Alaska Air National Guard members rescue snowmobiler
January 2, 2015
An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, practices “touch and go” maneuvers at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Dec. 17, 2014. A similar helicopter helped rescue a stranded hunter, whose snowmobile broke down on Dec. 29.
New York National Guard will help safeguard Times Square New Year's celebration
December 31, 2014
A New York National Guard Soldier and Airman assigned to Joint Task Force Empire Shield keep an eye on the crowd coming and going in New York City's Pennsylvania Station Amtrak terminal on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. The two are part of the New York National Guard's 500-member State Active Duty force that assists the Metropolitan Transit Authority Police Department, the Bridge and Port Authority Police Department and the Amtrak Police at New York City's airports and key transit terminals. The uniformed National Guard members do not have arrest authority but provide additional eyes and assist police when requested.
National Guard looks back on a busy 2014
December 31, 2014
Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the Fredericksburg-based 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team perform health and welfare checks of abandoned and stranded vehicles during winter storm operations Feb. 13, 2014. More than 200 Va. Guard personnel were staged across the Commonwealth and ready to rapidly respond if needed by Virginia State Police or local emergency response organizations. Across the nation, Soldiers and Airmen responded to assist their local communities.
Vigilant National Guard Airmen and Soldiers will help safeguard revelers in Las Vegas and New York
December 31, 2014
Spc. James Jackson, left, and Sgt. Christopher McClung of the 485th Military Police Company monitor activity in the baggage claim area at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on a previous New Year’s Eve while participating in the Vigilant Sentinel exercise. About 200 Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen participated in the exercise that coincided with the New Year’s holiday.
Alaska Air Guard members rescue hypothermic snowmobiler
December 30, 2014
An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, practices “touch and go” maneuvers at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Dec. 17, 2014. A similar craft rescued a snowmobiler.
New York National Guard provides military funeral services to 11,300 New York families in 2014
December 24, 2014
New York Army National Guard Spc. Christopher Roderiguez salutes the flag held by Pvt. Shelbi Vanderbogart as they complete folding the flag to be presented to the family of Army veteran Harold Smith during graveside services in Hudson, N.Y., Dec. 17, 2013.
On 25th anniversary of Panama invasion, South Carolina Guard members recall their roles
December 19, 2014
Maj. Dave King, State Partnership Program director for the S.C. Army National Guard, looks through a homecoming parade program from Operation Just Cause, Dec. 18, 2014, Columbia, S.C. King was a junior officer serving in the 4-6th Infantry battalion, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) in Fort Polk, Louisiana, when his unit was deployed to Operation Just Cause in Panama in December of 1989.
California's 129th Rescue Wing saves man from fishing vessel
December 17, 2014
California Air National pararescuemen begin extraction to a hovering HH60-G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, April 28, 2014. The objective for the Guardian Angel Team assigned to the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Federal Airfield, California., was the recovery of civilian personnel from a downed aircraft. The wing saved a man at sea on Dec. 15, 2014.
Wisconsin Air Guard marks 30 years of 'North Pole' rendezvous for young patients
December 16, 2014
Destiny Cottrell, 18, tells Santa what she wants for Christmas as she flies to the 'North Pole.' The annual Flight to the North Pole was hosted by the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Milwaukee Dec. 13, 2014 here.
Pararescuers are Air National Guard's 'quiet professionals'
December 15, 2014
Air Force pararescue jumpers with the 102nd Rescue Squadron simulate recovering a downed F-16 pilot during training at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, New York, March 25, 2013.
Utah Soldier honored for rescuing three from crashed plane
December 12, 2014
Chief of National Guard Bureau Gen. Frank Grass presented the Soldier's Medal to Staff Sgt. Robert Kelley on Dec. 6, 2014, at Camp Williams for his heroism during a civilian plane crash where he saved three lives on Aug. 10 in West Jordan, Utah.
South Dakota Guard member honored for saving veteran from blazing car crash
December 10, 2014
Army Sgt. Nathan Darrach, of Joint Force Headquarters, stands with Darrol Birk and Birk’s girlfriend, Brenda Nelson, after being presented the South Dakota National Guard Medal for Valor, Dec. 6, 2014, in Rapid City, S.D., for heroism displayed while assisting Birk in a fatal three-vehicle crash.