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Fort Hood pilot program changing how Soldiers transition between active duty and reserves
September 15, 2014
Spc. Braydon Gear, right, a cavalry scout with 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, trains with an M203 grenade launcher, Aug. 25, 2014 at the Camp Robinson Maneuver Training Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, as part of the 11B10 Infantrymen course at the 233rd Regiment Regional Training Institute of the Arkansas National Guard. Gear was one of the first three active component Soldiers attending reclassification training under the Active Component 2 Reserve Component pilot program at Fort Hood, Texas.
Seeds of a nation: Remembering the 5th Maryland and the Battle of North Point
September 15, 2014
Members of the Maryland National Guard’s 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Defense Force, and service members from other units and branches march in the footsteps of those who defended Baltimore 200 years ago. During the March of the Defenders, in celebration of the bicentennial of the 'Star Spangled Banner,' more than 400 Service members marched six miles from Patterson Park to North Point on Sept. 11, 2014. In the war of 1812, the Maryland Militia marched to slow the British advance, while the city of Baltimore prepared its defenses.
Minnesota National Guard teams with private sector to bring solar energy to Camp Ripley
September 12, 2014
The Combined Arms Collective Training Facility is a 26-building urban operations village that is designed to train on military and civilian urban operations as well as emergency preparedness. It's at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, where the National Guard is partnering with Minnesota Power to build a huge solar array to help save energy.
Arizona National Guard Soldier saves family from burning home
September 12, 2014
Army Pfc. Samuel Pineda, an infantryman and member of the Arizona Army National Guard’s Honor Guard, practices folding an American flag. Pineda assisted a neighbor’s family to safety when their residence caught fire Aug. 26, 2014.
A first: Missouri MP unit ventures into chemical defense training
September 11, 2014
Spc. Sarah Mitchell with the 1175th Military Police Company based out of St. Clair and St. Louis, identifies an unknown agent with M8 detection paper. Mitchell is one of over 90 MPs from the unit who participated in specialized chemical defense training at the chemical defense training facility headquartered in Missouri at Fort Leonard Wood.
Creative use of vehicles helps South Carolina National Guard boost sea creatures' habitats
September 10, 2014
The South Carolina Army National Guard and Department of Natural Resources dropped 36 vehicles into the water off the coast of Beaufort, S.C., Sept. 4, 2014, to help form the manmade reefs that attract sea life and tourism to the area.
Evolution of the Army Guard Chaplaincy: Beyond the chapel
September 10, 2014
Spc. Jerronn Lee, with the District of Columbia Army National Guard’s 547th Transportation Company, and his wife Charlotte Lee, work together on a relationship building exercise during a Strong Bonds event in Alexandria, Virginia., Aug. 2, 2014. Strong Bonds, a chaplain-led program, is one of many ways Army Guard chaplains help Soldiers strengthen relationship and individual resiliency by teaching effective communication skills with each other.
Valorous Unit Award presented to Texas aviation regiment illustrates Guard 'warfight' mission
September 9, 2014
Maj. Gen. James K. "Red" Brown, commander of the 36th Infantry Division, and Col. Rick Adams place the Valorous Unit Award on the "colors" of the 1-149th Attack-Reconnaissance Battalion during a ceremony held Feb. 8, 2014, at Ellington Field. The unit was awarded this high honor for exceptional performance during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 1-149th is an AH-64 "Apache" battalion assigned to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade and earned the award for their 2006-2007 deployment to Iraq.
Widow of fallen Soldier joins Florida Army National Guard
September 9, 2014
Pvt. Alecia Calloway is one of the newest members of the Florida Army National Guard. On Aug. 27, 2014, Calloway - a widow of an Army Soldier - took the Oath of Enlistment at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in Jacksonville, joining the Florida Army National Guard’s 2153rd Finance Detachment.
Army National Guard addressing year-end budget shortfall
September 5, 2014
National Guard Bureau Seal
Tennessee Army Guard Soldiers honored for heroism
September 4, 2014
Army Lt. Col. Hunter L. Belcher, Army Maj. William J. Crawford, Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher T. Crawford and Sgt. 1st Class Fred C. Mize III stand on stage after receiving the Soldier’s Medal for actions they took during life threatening, emergency situations. The Soldier’s Medal is the Army’s highest award for heroism in a non-combat environment.
Virginia Army Guard Soldiers hone disaster response skills
September 4, 2014
Soldiers with the Virginia Army National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package, or CERFP, work through a training exercise as part of the CERFP Heavy Collapse Specialist Course at Camp Gruber, Okla. The CERFP is trained in a variety of techniques in order to respond to large-scale disaster situations where urban search and rescue skills area needed.
Hagel: Suicide Prevention Means Watching Out for Each Other
September 3, 2014
Department of Defense Seal
Virginia Guard engineers work with local officials, demolish abandoned structures while honing engineering expertise
September 2, 2014
A Soldier from Virginia Army National Guard’s 180th Engineer Company uses an excavator to demolish an abandoned structure in Petersburg, Virginia as part of Operation Renew. Operation Renew provides Virginia National Guard engineer assets to assist local authorities in reclaiming control of known drug trafficking areas by destroying abandoned structures known to have ties to the local drug trade. The program operates under the supervision of the Virginia Guard Counterdrug Task Force and in conjunction with local law enforcement.
September is National Preparedness Month
August 29, 2014
Civilian rescue personnel help a flood evacuee and a pug exit a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard at Christman Field in Larimer County, Colo., Sept. 16, 2013. Colorado and Wyoming National Guard units were activated to provide assistance to people affected by massive flooding along Colorado's Front Range.
Pilot of Massachusetts Guard jet killed in crash was 104th Fighter Wing's inspector general
August 29, 2014
Lt. Col. Morris "Moose" Fontenot Jr. was part of the 104th Fighter Wing based in Westfield, Massachusetts. He was killed Aug. 27, 2014, when his F-15C Eagle crashed in mountainous Virginia terrain. He had been flying from Massachusetts to New Orleans for a scheduled system upgrade when it went down near Deerfield, Virginia.
Alaska Air Guard rescuers save two men after plane crash
August 28, 2014
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, performs a simulated search and rescue pattern near the Little Susitna River in Alaska.
Searchers, bolstered by night-vision gear, continue looking for pilot of downed Guard jet in Virginia forest
August 28, 2014
Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen join a multi-agency search effort after a Massachusetts National Guard F-15C crashed Aug. 27, 2014, in Augusta County, Va. Virginia Army National Guard aviators assisted with aerial search and rescue efforts with Lakota and Black Hawk helicopters, Soldiers and Airmen from the Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team provided communications and incident management assistance and additional Guard personnel coordinated the overall aviation operation.
104th Fighter Wing jet crashes in Virginia
August 27, 2014
A 125th Fighter Wing F-15C awaits mid-air refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker June 26, 2014, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. A similar craft crashed Aug. 27, 2014, in Virginia.
Army warns Soldiers and families to beware of predatory lenders
August 26, 2014
Soldiers are urged to take advantage of free financial counseling available at all installations, to help avoid the pitfalls that could put them under a mountain of debt.