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Alaska Air Guard members rescue man from sinking raft
April 24, 2014
An Alaska Air National Guard 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman performs a high-altitude jump from a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules during a training mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, June 23, 2011. Pararescuemen saved a rafter this week.
Every day is Earth Day in Arizona Guard
April 23, 2014
A prairie dog that made its home on a firing range at Camp Navajo, Ariz., is carefully relocated to a safe living environment by Arizona National Guard environmental office personnel. The environmental office is responsible for protecting local wildlife on Arizona Guard installations as well as lessening the environmental impact of military training operations. For those in the office, every day is Earth Day.
Deskins: Military leadership committed to fixing sexual harassment, assault
April 23, 2014
Air Force Brig. Gen. Dawne Deskins, New York National Guard, spearheads the Air Force National Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program for the 100,000 members of the Air National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Gonzalez)
Connecticut's 928th Military Working Dog Detachment is unique and ready
April 22, 2014
Sgt. Ryan Castonguay and Military Working Dog Dino are an explosives team from the 928th MWD based in Newtown, Conn. They were assisting at the Boston Marathon April 21, 2014.
Minnesota National Guard among winners of Defense Department environmental awards
April 22, 2014
A civilian contract electrician works to replace old lighting fixtures with newer, more energy efficient lighting at the Cottage Grove armory, Feb. 20, 2014. It's part of the challenge to save energy.
Three California Air National Guard brothers serving together
April 22, 2014
Tech. Sgt. Luis Morales Talento, left, is a supply specialist from the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group. His little brothers, Senior Airman Walter Morales Talento, maintenance operations center controller, and Airman 1st Class Guido Morales Talento, a crew chief, both from the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, have been close since growing up in Oxnard, Calif. The Morales Talento brothers are deployed together from the 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Island Air National Guard Station, Calif.
National Guard members support the 2014 Boston Marathon
April 21, 2014
Spc. Brandon Smith, 169th Military Police Company, Rhode Island Army National Guard, pulls security during the starting line of the 2014 Boston Marathon, April 21, 2014. Approximately 600 Massachusetts National Guard members were deployed along the route to assist local authorities in ensuring that the 2014 Boston Marathon is as safe as realistically possible. Due to the record number of runners this year, Guardsmen from numerous states are augmenting the Massachusetts National Guard's own specialized units.
Soldiers march on this Massachusetts trail of memories
April 21, 2014
Wearing a race bib with the number 203 on it, Staff Sgt. Jarred Turner, truck driver, 2123rd Transportation Company, Kentucky Army National Guard, walks along the historic Minute Man National Park during a 26.2-mile ruck march to honor fallen service members and raise money to assist their surviving family members, April 19, 2014.
Michigan National Guard disaster response team prepares for future calls
April 18, 2014
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cana Garrison, of Grand Ledge, Mich., and an air transportation journeyman with the 217th Air Operations Group, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Mich., practices proper chain saw skills instructed by 217th Air Component Operations Squadron superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Jim Trainor at the base March 14, 2014. Garrison was among 100 volunteers from the 110th Airlift Wing who trained to become members of the Disaster Assistance Response Team. The DART will support civil authorities to safeguard public health and safety, mitigate property and environmental damage, and save lives during manmade or natural disasters.
Thirteen of 30 employer support award finalists were nominated by Guard members
April 17, 2014
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office, has selected 30 employers as finalists for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
New York Army National Guard pilot tests himself during Bataan Death March Memorial
April 17, 2014
New York Army National Guard Warrant Officer John Seeger, a UH-60 pilot in the 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation, endured blisters and heat during the Bataan Death March Memorial on March 23, 2004. It attracted more than 6,000 people.
South Carolina National Guard teams with Air Force Reserve to lift 130,000-pound tanks
April 17, 2014
The South Carolina Army National Guard’s 1-118th Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) participates in heavy airlift operations April 10-11, 2014 at Wright Army Airfield (WAAF), Heinsville, Ga., to demonstrate the joint, total force capabilities of the South Carolina Army Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 315th Airlift Wing.
Wisconsin Air Guard officer mentors students taking part in Senate youth program
April 16, 2014
Air Force Maj. Jason Park, chief of safety with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing, stands outside the U.S. Capitol building with the group of students he escorted throughout Washington, D.C., during their weeklong visit as part of the U.S. Senate Youth Program.
Army National Guard colonel joins Army Contracting Command to expand readiness
April 16, 2014
Col. James Helm, a member of the Virginia National Guard, is the National Guard advisor for the Army Contracting Command.
New York Army National Guard goes Hollywood for TV thriller
April 15, 2014
These four members of the New York Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation flew a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter used in filming the Universal Television TV show “State of Affairs” during shooting at Republic Airport here on April 3. They are, from left, Warrant Officer 1 John Seeger, Sgt. Matt Cordaro, Staff Sgt. Amy Klemm and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Hansen.
Heroic National Guard Soldiers remember Boston Marathon
April 15, 2014
From left, 1st Lt. Steve Fiola, 1st Sgt. Bernard Madore and Staff Sgt. Mark Welch of the Massachusetts Army National Guard ran to the aid of victims after the bombs went off at last year's Boston Marathon.
Ohio's 164th Airlift Squadron recertifies in water survival at the YMCA
April 14, 2014
Members of the 164th Airlift Squadron train in water survival at the Galion, Ohio, YMCA, on April 6, 2014.
Alaska Air National Guard rescues infant and father and sons over the weekend
April 14, 2014
A flight crew with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th Rescue Squadron conducts training with an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter near Bryant Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Jan. 29, 2013. The mission of the 210th Rescue Squadron is to train for combat search and rescue and be on 24-hour alert to respond to search and rescue for the state of Alaska.
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve selects Freedom Award semifinalists
April 11, 2014
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office, has selected 30 employers as finalists for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
Minnesota National Guard challenges service members to save energy
April 11, 2014
A civilian contract electrician works to replace old lighting fixtures with newer, more energy efficient lighting at the Cottage Grove armory, Feb. 20, 2014. It's part of the challenge to save energy.