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New York Air National Guard continues support for Greenland science missions
July 21, 2015
Reporters take photographs of a New York Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing LC-130 Skibird at Summit, Greenland, on June 29, 2015. Airmen and aircraft from the New York Air National Guard's 109th AW stage out of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, during the summer months, supplying fuel and supplies and transporting passengers in and out of various National Science Foundation camps on the ice shelf in Greenland throughout the entire season. The unique capabilities of the ski-equipped LC-130 aircraft make it the only one of its kind in the U.S. military, able to land on snow and ice.
Live-fire drill helps sharpen infantry skills of New York National Guard members
July 21, 2015
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Company B 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry move onto the objective during a platoon live-fire exercise at Fort Drum, New York, on July 16, 2015. The training is part of an Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise, required the coordination of the entire platoon, and provided the unit's Soldiers with an opportunity to improve their combat techniques.
PATRIOT 2015, involving military and civilian responders, kicks off in Wisconsin
July 20, 2015
Firefighters from the 181st and the 317th Engineer Detachment, Nebraska Army National Guard, spray water during an aircraft rescue and fire burn as they prepare for the annual PATRIOT Exercise at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wisconsin, July 16, 2015. PATRIOT is a domestic operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
Professional Education Center offers Cyber Common Technical Core training
July 17, 2015
Subjects Matter Experts like Jimmy Colvin, from CECOM, Cyber Training & Sustainment Branch, as well as personnel from the Army Reserve, active Army and Navy, attended the Cyber Common Technical Course to provide feedback in July, 2015, at Camp Robinson, Arkansas.
Combat engineers playing key role in New York Army National Guard Brigade's tactical training
July 16, 2015
New York Army National Guard Spc. Andrew Paulson, a heavy equipment operator from Amherst, New York, assigned to Company A, 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, operates a High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE) to construct a fighting position during the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum on July 13, 2015.
Solar energy powering Utah's Camp Williams
July 14, 2015
Solar panels on recently completed solar array south of Camp Williams garrison. View is eastward with Lehi/Alpine in background.
Washington's Armored Brigade Combat Team to convert to Stryker Brigade
July 10, 2015
Soldiers with P Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment download Stryker armored vehicles and other military equipment from a railhead June 30, 2015 in Nowa Deba, Poland. The troop, based out of Vilsek, Germany, arrived with approximately 20 Stryker vehicles to begin several weeks of training with the Polish 6th Airborne Brigade. The Soldiers are participating in Atlantic Resolve, an ongoing multinational partnership.
Army National Guard announces data breach; establishes call center
July 10, 2015
Courtesy photo.
Soldier's Medal presented to Massachusetts Guard member for Boston Marathon heroism
July 10, 2015
Gov. Charlie Baker awarded the Soldier's Medal to Staff Sgt. Mark Welch, Massachusetts Army National Guard, on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the State House. Baker presented the award to Welch for his heroic actions during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.
Arizona Army Guard helicopter helps rescue father and daughter from mountain
July 10, 2015
Members of the Arizona Army National Guard's Detachment 1, C Company, 5-159th Air Ambulance, conduct hoist operation training at Meteor Crater located 20 miles west of Winslow, Arizona. Recovery exercises such as this provide training and experience in recovery and medical evacuation procedures.
Oklahoma's 137th Air Refueling Wing closes one chapter before moving to next mission
July 10, 2015
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Squadron refuels a MC-130J Combat Talon assigned to the 58th Special Operations Wing during a final training mission of the 185 ARS June 30, 2015. The 185 ARS will be transitioning to Air Force Special Operations Command.
North Carolina Airman earns hallowed patch from Air Force weapons school
July 8, 2015
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Maddeford receives his Weapons School diploma from Col. Michael Drowley, Commandant, for USAF Weapons School, during a ceremony held June 27, 2015, in Las Vegas. Maddeford, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) with the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, New London, North Carolina, was also one of five enlisted JTACs who made history by being the first enlisted graduates awarded the coveted graduate patch and enter into an elite group of “patch wearer” brethren.
Georgia security Airmen ramp up domestic preparedness
July 7, 2015
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. William Greenway, center, 116th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Manager, questions Airman 1st Class Devajia Saucier, left, while Senior Master Sgt. James Miller, 116th SFS operations superintendent looks on, during a post briefing on the flightline at Joint Base Savannah, Ga., June 23, 2015. The JSTARS cops from the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing completed 15 days of law enforcement and flightline security training during their annual tour at Joint Base Savannah.
Wyoming Vietnam veterans reunion welcomes home hundreds
July 7, 2015
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead and a group of dignitaries welcome home hundreds of veterans and their family members at the Wyoming Vietnam Veterans Reunion Welcome Home ceremony, June 5, 2015, at Casper Events Center. More than 500 veterans of the "10,000-day war" gathered at the four-day event to mark the 50th anniversary of our nation’s commitment of major ground forces, and the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. This was the first state-sponsored reunion.
National Guard troops help America celebrate Independence Day
July 6, 2015
The Maryland National Guard Ceremonial Salute Battery teamed up with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra to participate in the annual ‘Salute to Independence’ concert and fireworks show at Antietam National Battlefield, July 4, 2015.
Member of New York's 106th Rescue Wing rescues fellow veteran
July 2, 2015
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Davidson, 106th Rescue Wing, and Army veteran Sgt. Vincent Rivera meet for the first time since Davidson saved Rivera from the side of a highway. Friday, March 27, at 0545, Rivera was sleepwalking and was found on the ground by Davidson along the side of Sunrise Highway, Route 27 on Long Island, New York.
Planning for Army Guard Best Warrior Competition challenging, rewarding
July 2, 2015
Competitors in the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, step off at the start of the ruck march event June 23, 2015. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills physically and mentally demanding three days as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year.
Dixie Wanderer 2015 tests tactical skills of air support operations Airmen
July 2, 2015
An Airman with the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, stands guard outside of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Dixie Wanderer 2015 at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., June 28, 2015. Airmen from air support operations squadrons across the eastern U.S., who normally perform maintenance, logistic and administrative duties, were evaluated on combat Airman tasks such as conducting convoy operation during blackout conditions with night vision after dark and land navigation during the inaugural training exercise.
New York Army National Guard teams sharpen bomb-disposal skills at Raven's Challenge Exercise
July 1, 2015
A New York Army National Guard Soldier of the 1108th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, New York Army National Guard, examines a training IED during the Raven's Challenge bomb disposal training exercise on June 25, 2015, at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y.
Army Guard Best Warrior Competition tests Army Guard’s top Soldiers and NCOs
June 30, 2015
Spc. Cruser Barnes, a cavalry scout with the Hawaii Army National Guard’s Troop A, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, rests for a moment while participating in the ruck march event of the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, June 23, 2015. Barnes was named the 2015 Army National Guard Soldier of the Year at the end of the competition, which tested competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills over a physically and mentally demanding three days. Army Sgt. Robert Cunningham, a combat engineer with the West Virginia Army National Guard's159th Engineer Company (Sapper) was named the Amry Guard's NCO of the Year.