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Alaska Army Guard Black Hawk crew rescues missing snowmachiners
April 6, 2015
Alaska Army National Guard crew members recently rescued two snowmobile riders who weren't prepared when they were stranded overnight. In this file photo, members of the Alaska National Guard supported Operation Rock and a Hard Place in Homer March 19-22, 2013.
Southeastern U.S. Guard units practice interagency teamwork during Marlinspike exercise
April 6, 2015
Members of the 62nd Civil Support Team, Louisiana National Guard begin waterborne operations during Marlinspike 2015, an interagency exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard, with more than 100 participants from local, state and federal agencies. The main effort includes Civil Support Teams from the Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana National Guards responding to a maritime weapon of mass destruction threat.
New York Air National Guard aircraft support Canadian arctic training exercise
April 6, 2015
An LC-130 from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing during Operation NUNALIVUT 2014.
Guard Your Health to launch FitText on April 15
April 3, 2015
The Army National Guard Chief Surgeon's Office will begin sending PT-specific text messages to those who opt in on April 15, 2015.
Air National Guard Command Chief's Huddle motivates and inspires senior enlisted leaders
April 2, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling, the command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard addresses senior enlisted leaders during the annual Command Chief’s Huddle at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., March 28, 2015. The Command Chief’s Huddle brings together more than 150 Command Chief Master Sergeants and other senior enlisted leaders from 89 ANG wings and units, representing 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia to openly discuss a wide range of issues and challenges facing the ANG. A
New York National Guard Soldiers compete for Best Warrior and German badge honors at the same time
April 1, 2015
Soldiers participating in the New York Army National Guard's annual Best Warrior competition engage targets with the M9 pistol March 27, 2015, at Camp Smith Training Site, near Peekskill, New York. The pistol was added to the competition so Soldiers could earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, along with competing for Best Warrior. The pistol event requires the firers to shoot two targets each at the prone, kneeling and standing positions.
Four Army National Guard installations win Secretary of the Army environmental awards
March 30, 2015
The Team hosted a "Made in Minnesota" electric vehicle demonstration. The intent was to bring awareness to Camp Ripley and the potential for use of Electric Vehicles. vehicles. As a result of...
Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy confirmed as director of Army National Guard
March 27, 2015
Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy was confirmed by the Senate to take over the Army National Guard.
Virginia Guard Airmen supporting global operations at Langley AFB
March 27, 2015
A Virginia National Guard Airman from the 192nd Intelligence Squadron demonstrates some of the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities they use to support operations across the globe March 17, 2015, at Langley AFB.
During March Madness, let's remember basketball founder Dr. James Naismith, an Army Guard chaplain
March 26, 2015
Dr. James Naismith was an Army National Guard chaplain who also is credited with inventing the game of basketball.
Texas Guard Soldier takes home top honors during Task Force Sinai quarterly competition
March 25, 2015
Spc. Tommy Ly, a financial management technician, assigned to the 1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment, Texas National Guard, currently serving under Task Force Sinai, Multinational Force and Observers, fires his M4 Carbine rifle downrange March 18, 2015, during the Task Force Sinai Soldier of the Quarter Competition held on North Camp in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III and wife Betty visit 161st Air Refueling Wing
March 24, 2015
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III addresses Airmen of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, during a town hall meeting March 22, 2015. During the visit, Welsh interacted with Airmen and their spouses at an officer’s call and mission brief. The chief of staff got a first-hand look at the KC-135 Stratotanker unit and the Airmen who make the refueling mission a success.
D.C. Air Guard reaches historic milestone of 5,000 alert calls in nation's capital airspace
March 23, 2015
A pair of 113th Wing F-16s patrol the skies over the nation’s capital. The D.C. Air National Guard unit recently marked their 5,000th alert event, a historic first in the nation.
National Guard needs continued investment, generals tell Congress
March 21, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau; Chief of the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley; Army National Guard Acting Director Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons and Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III talk before testifying at a House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the posture of the National Guard and Reserve March 17, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Gonzalez)(Released)
Air National Guard rolls out healthier meal choices
March 20, 2015
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joey Wright of the 99th Airlift Squadron assembles a salad at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 16, 2015, with tongs color coded according to the Go For Green program. Go For Green allows Airmen quickly make informed decisions about food choices, with the goal of supporting performance, readiness and resilience.
Gen. Martin Dempsey joins New York's 69th Infantry for St. Patrick's Day
March 19, 2015
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, observe the New York Army Guard "Fighting 69th" unit and other elements of the St. Patricks Day parade in New York City.
New York Army Guard aviators train with Air Guard close air controllers at Fort Drum
March 18, 2015
Senior Airman Joel Ramirez,a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airman, moves towards the objective training area during an exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y., March 14, 2015. Thirty Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 274th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS), based at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base trained on Close Air Support (CAS) as well as training for the first time with two CH-47F Chinook helicopters from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation based in Rochester, N.Y.
D.C. Air National Guard to reach historic milestone protecting nation's skies
March 18, 2015
An F-16 fighter jet from the D.C. National Guard patrols the skies. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the jets have been on constant alert to intercept any aerial threats.
Guard members wrap up winter storm response affecting 12 states
March 17, 2015
Soldiers attached to G Company, 186nd Brigade Support Battalion, continued supporting the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in snow removal operations Feb. 19, 2015. Over the course of the day, over 40 Soldiers cleaned portions of the tracks that were inaccessible to machines by hand with picks, shovels and brooms. This essential work accelerated the restoration of Red Line train line service, which according to MBTA officials, can see up to 250,000 passengers a day.
South Carolina, Virginia National Guard troops provided communications support for Vigilant Guard
March 17, 2015
Tech Sgt. Kevin Vaughn, left, an interoperability coordinator with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Communications Flight and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ed Marquis, a tactical communications officer with the Virginia Army National Guard’s 29th Infantry Division, discuss interagency communication at a Vigilant Guard exercise March 8, 2015 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.