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Colorado's 140th Civil Engineer Squadron receives top honors
March 10, 2015
Colorado Air National Guard 140th Civil Engineer Squadron, 140th Wing, group photo. The 140th CES received the 2014 Air National Guard William L. Deneke Award and the 2014 Society of American Military Engineers Curtin Award.
Gen. Frank Grass visits Vigilant Guard disaster exercise in South Carolina
March 10, 2015
U.S. Army Gen. Frank Grass, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with Dr. David Callaway, the director of the Carolinas MED-1 facility, at the beginning of a tour of the mobile medical unit at Vigilant Guard South Carolina March 9, 2015, at the Georgetown Airport in Georgetown, South Carolina. Vigilant Guard is a series of federally funded disaster-response drills conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
New command chief warrant officer talks about his top priorities
March 9, 2015
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Pete Panos, the incoming command chief warrant officer for the Army National Guard, accepts the sabre, a symbol of his leadership and responsibility, from the acting director of the Army Guard, Army Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons, during a change of responsibility ceremony Feb. 23, 2015 in Arlington, Va. CW5 Pete Panos, from the Minnesota National Guard, will replace CW5 Thomas Ensminger as the new command chief warrant officer for the Army Guard.
New York's 107th Airlift Wing hosts class to train the trainers to teach satellite courses
March 6, 2015
The 107th Airlift Wing hosted an Instructor Certification Program here this past week with 16 New York Air National Guardsmen attending in order to become facilitators for Professional Military Education courses. Master Sgt. William Conner of Knoxville, Tennessee, is one of the instructors for this course, March 3, 2015.
National Guard units in several states assist residents and motorists in latest snowfall
March 6, 2015
Staff Sgt. Steve Musgrave assists a truck driver along I-24 in McCracken County, Kentucky. Musgrave is one of the Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard's Co. A, 149th Brigade Support Battalion deployed as part of Task Force West assisting motorists stranded during Winter Storm Thor.
Florida Guard Soldiers and Seminole Tribe members commemorate battle
March 5, 2015
Florida Army National Guard Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, present a joint color guard with a member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida during a ceremony at the reenactment of the Battle of Okeechobee in Okeechobee, Fla., Feb. 28, 2015.
Virginia National Guard again activated for snow duty
March 5, 2015
Soldiers from the Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare for possible winter storm response operations March 5, 2015, in Leesburg, Virginia. The Virginia Guard alerted approximately 70 Soldiers March 4, 2015, to stage and be ready for possible response operations due to heavy snow or flooding. Soldiers from the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will stage in Winchester, Staunton, Leesburg, Fredericksburg and Harrisonburg, and Soldiers from the Gate City-based 1030th Transportation Battalion will stage in Gate City.
Florida's 125th Fighter Wing places an emphasis on developing leaders
March 4, 2015
Florida Air National Guard senior leaders talk with Airmen during the Mini-Commander’s Development Course at the 125th Fighter Wing, Feb. 28, 2015.
Wisconsin Air Guard pilot reaches 3,000 flight hours while in Japan
March 3, 2015
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew C. McCunn, Wisconsin Air National Guard, 115th Fighter Wing pilot, prepares for his flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2015. McCunn reached a career total of 3,000 flying hours while deployed to Kadena during a joint training mission with the 18th Wing.
New Jersey Guard Airmen participate in Read Across America
March 2, 2015
Airman 1st Class Hannah Bartlett, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, reads Peggy Rathmann's "Officer Buckle and Gloria" to a group of fifth graders at the Brighton Avenue School, Atlantic City, during the Read Across America event on Feb. 24, 2015. Five NJANG Airmen participated in this year’s event at the school. Read Across America is an 18-year-old national initiative sponsored by the National Education Association to encourage young people to read by holding special reading events involving military and community members.
Virginia National Guard returns to routine operations after snow assistance
March 2, 2015
Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion employ engineering equipment to remove snow in Lee County, Va. Feb. 28, 2015. More than 125 Soldiers have supported response and recover efforts following significant amounts of snowfall in Southwest and Eastern Virginia.
Guard members in Kentucky, Arkansas and Virginia respond to winter weather
March 2, 2015
Spc. James Harmon, with the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, helps guide a pallet of water into a vehicle for distribution in Harlan, Kentucky, Feb. 24. Members of the Kentucky Army Guard have been on duty throughout the eastern and southern portions of the state assisting with clearing roads, emergency response and distribution of food, water and other supplies to those hardest hit by winter storms that moved through the area recently. Guard members in Arkansas and Virginia have been called out as well in response to winter weather that affected those areas.
Pennsylvania Army Guard named tops in Guard facilities management
February 26, 2015
The Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Construction and Facilities Management Office were recently awarded the National Guard's Fred Aron Award for Excellence in Facilities Programs for being the highest performing Guard program in the nation. Competitors are judged on 10 areas including construction, resource management, strategic planning and facilities management.
109th Airlift Wing wraps up 27th year of Antarctic science support
February 26, 2015
Tech. Sgt. Kevin Call waits to marshal an LC-130 Hercules from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing to a parking spot on the annual sea ice runway Nov. 26, 2007 near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze. The 109th AW recently wrapped up its 27th season of flying the ski-equipped LC-130 in support of the operation, which provides military logistics support to the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Program. The wing is the only unit in the U.S. military equipped with the LC-130 “Skibirds.”
Virginia Army Guard continues winter storm response; Georgia Air Guard preps for coming storms
February 25, 2015
Soldiers with the Virginia Army National Guard assist a Wise County Sheriff’s Office deputy with transporting a Norton, Virginia, resident in need of medical treatment Feb. 23. Soldiers from the Virginia Army Guard have been on duty since Feb. 16 assisting local authorities as they respond to winter storms that dropped snow and ice throughout the region
National Guard cyber protection teams announced
February 24, 2015
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Deblock, with the Vermont Army National Guard, discusses network settings with a fellow Red Cell team member during the 2014 Cyber Shield exercise at the National Guard Professional Education Center, at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas. The Cyber Shield tested participants on a variety of real world cyber attack scenarios. As part of a continued commitment to cyber defense capabilities the first three of a planned 10 new cyber protection teams within the Army National Guard are planned to be activated within the next three fiscal years. The first team will spread between Michigan, Indiana and Ohio with the second and third teams to be located in Georgia and California.
Tennessee Army Guard teams assist local authorities with winter storm response
February 24, 2015
Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 267th Military Police Company check the welfare of a motorist stranded on Interstate 40 Friday night as a result of snow and ice storms that moved through the area. Soldiers from the unit patrolled more than 50 miles of highway during the worst of the storm assisting those who became stranded and bringing supplies to others. Soldiers from the Tennessee Army Guard are expected to remain on duty through Wednesday assisting local and state authorities with response to the storm.
Support and Maintenance Teams keep North Carolina Army Guard Apaches flying
February 24, 2015
Spc. Austin Bennett, left, and Cadet Bryan Honeycutt, both assigned to the North Carolina Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 130th Aviation Regiment, perform routine maintenance on an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter during a training event at the North Carolina Army National Guard flight facility in Morrisville, N.C. Bennett and Honeycutt are part of a broad range of Soldiers from the unit that work to keep the aircraft mission ready and capable at all times.
Florida Guard member tackles sport fishing on NBC Sports show
February 23, 2015
Florida Army National Guard's Maj. Peter Jennison and his son, Morgan, bring in a sailfish off the coast of Miami Beach, Fla., during a taping of the "Bass 2 Billfish" sport fishing show in late January. The Jennisons, along with host, Peter Miller, and the Get Lit Fishing Team, brought in seven sailfish during the saltwater fishing excursion.
Coast Guard and New York Air Guard Rescue crewmen meet
February 23, 2015
Pararescue Jumpers and Combat Rescue Officers with the 103rd Rescue Squadron of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing at Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., board a United States Coast Guard HC-130 during a visit of Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., to discuss possible joint training, compare rescue tactics and showcase squadron equipment and training Feb. 5, 2015.