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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.
Red Tail Angels: The story of the Tuskegee Airmen
February 23, 2015
Tuskegee Airmen, family and friends join together recently for the expanded Tuskegee Airmen exhibit opening in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Virginia National Guard Soldiers called up as more snow falls in the state
February 23, 2015
A Virginia National Guard Soldier assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team clears the snow off a Humvee Feb. 22, 2015, in Staunton to prepare for possible snow response missions after another round of heavy snow blanketed the state.
Virginia Army National Guard pilots fly supplies to iced-in island residents
February 20, 2015
A Virginia Army National Guard aviation crew from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment delivers food, mail and medicine Feb. 19, 2015, to iced-in Tangier Island, Virginia. The 1.2 square mile island has been iced in since freezing temperatures blanketed the commonwealth last week, making routine seaport deliveries impossible.
404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade brings power and technology to its command post
February 20, 2015
Master Sgt. David Henzler of the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade mans the Protections stations during the 2015 Warfighter training exercise. The 404th MEB recently took part in the 2015 Warfighter Exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Warfighter is a two-week strategic exercise including over 3,000 service members from the Army and Air National Guard, Army Reserves, Active Army, and Canadian Forces.
All Airmen equally important, says Air Force chief of staff
February 20, 2015
General Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force disembarks from his aircraft on Feb 17, 2015 at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. Welsh visited the base to speak to Airmen and community leaders as well as discuss the base’s next aircraft, the KC-46 Pegasus.
Sentry Savannah brings Minnesota brothers together
February 19, 2015
Airman 1st Class Nicholas Sirois and Staff Sgt. Michael Sirois review record documentation while particpating in Sentry Savannah 15-1, Feb. 13, 2015, Savannah, Georgia. Sentry Savannah 15-1 is the Air National Guard's largest Fighter Integration, Air-to-Air, training exercise encompassing 4th and 5th generation aircraft.
Pennsylvania engineer company, back 30 days, attends Yellow Ribbon event
February 18, 2015
Capt. Gregory Kuleba, Yellow Ribbon Program Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard kicks-off the 30 day post-deployment Yellow Ribbon event for 252nd Engineer Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
Texas-based Army aviation unit receives national award
February 17, 2015
A C-12 aircraft from Operational Support Airlift Detachment 49 takes off from Dallas Executive Airport en route to Austin, Texas. The detachment, commanded by Chief Warrant Officer 5 Todd Moorehead, was selected as the best fixed-wing unit in its category by the Joint Operational Support Airlift Center. They had just returned from receiving their award at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.
Air National Guard command chief leads professional development day
February 13, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling, the command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, discusses the recently approved Airman Comprehensive Assessment feedback form during a meeting of selected ANG Airmen at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, in December, 2014.
National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program transforms young lives
February 12, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, joins other National Guard leaders, including former chiefs, and civilian appointed and elected leaders for an evening with cadets from the Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy, Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2015. More than 130,000 young people have received a second chance thanks to the National Guard's Youth ChalleNGe Program, which has 35 academies in 27 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
Calif. National Guard marksmen top active duty Soldiers for third straight national championship
February 12, 2015
A team of California Army National Guard Soldiers won their third title in a row at the U.S. Army Small Arms Championship at Fort Benning, Ga., Feb. 1-7, 2015. They fired in more than 20 matches using rifle and pistol against teams from the Reserves, Active Duty and ROTC. Team California took home the top trophy but also brought in numerous other team and individual awards that tested their stamina, aim, and knowledge of multiple guns and targeting scenarios. Image is from the competition and not necessarily of Team California.
Troops from Maine, Vermont join Massachusetts in snow removal
February 12, 2015
Massachusetts Army Soldiers from the 379th Engineer Company, 101st Engineer Battalion, arrive Feb. 10, 2015, to stage their equipment in Hull, which was pounded by heavy snow.