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National Guard assets continue fight against Western blazes
August 17, 2015
A CH-47 Chinook belonging to the California Army National Guard flies overhead as members of Crew 9, Task Force Charlie, listen to a safety briefing by CAL FIRE military liaison Sean Sunahara Aug. 14, 2015, near Clearlake, California. The Soldiers were at a staging area prior to heading into a contained area during the Jerusalem Fire.
Wyoming and North Carolina MAFFS crews join aerial firefighting efforts in California
August 14, 2015
Airmen assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing load and configure a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II) on a C-130H Hercules aircraft. Wyoming Air National Guard MAFFS II certified crews will join aircrews from the 302nd Airlift Wing and the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard in California to assist in the containment of fires on the West Coast.
New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing builds a debris removal team
August 13, 2015
New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Michael Eldred instructs a firefighter with the 109th Airlift Wing on how to operate a skid steer Aug. 12, 2015, at Stratton Air National Guard Base.
Alaska Air National Guard launches unprecedented involvement in multinational training exercise
August 13, 2015
Staff Sgt. Dayton Osborn, a 176th Aircraft Maintenance crew chief, rotates the blades of a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 11, 2015, for operational integrity. Alaska Air Guardsmen of the 176th Wing train alongside their international counterparts as part of Red Flag-Alaska 15-3.
Vermont National Guard Soldiers help test flexible litters
August 13, 2015
Spc. Zachary Isham, medic with the State Medical Detachment, Garrison Support Command, Vermont National Guard and Staff Sgt. Paul Jardine, flight medic, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance), Vermont National Guard, lead a team carrying a litter to the water on Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt., July 22, 2015. The Guardsmen are working together with the Army Medical Department Board, MEDEVAC Proponency Directorate and the Army Aeromedical Research Lab in the evaluation of five flexible Sked-type litters.
New York National Guard officer turns weight-lifting hobby into competitive sports
August 12, 2015
New York Army National Guard Capt. Jeremy Hillyard competing in the Rochester, New York, Revolution Power Lifting competition on August 8, 2015. Hillyard, who began weight lifting while stationed at Guantanamo Bay in 2011-2012, successfully defended weight lifting records he set in previous competitions.
Rugged terrain doesn't stop California Guard Soldiers from humbling the Humboldt Fire
August 12, 2015
Soldiers from Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, work around a burnt tree stump to extinguish a fire Aug. 9, 2015, near the mountains of Wildcat Butte, Humboldt County, California, during the Humboldt Lightning Fire. In less than two weeks, the Humboldt Lightning Fire scorched 4,700 acres.
California Guard bridge company crafts water crossing to fight fires
August 11, 2015
Members of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), California Army National Guard, maneuver a bay across the Cache Creek River Aug. 7, 2015 in Yolo County, California. The California National Guardsmen were called upon to upstage a floating bridge in the Cache Creek National Park to allow CAL FIRE easier access to battle the Rocky Fire.
California Army Guard Soldiers train to battle blazes on the fire lines
August 10, 2015
California National Guard Soldiers from the 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, from Manhattan Beach, and the 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry, 79th IBCT, from Azusa, practice wildfire hand crew techniques with instructors from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) at Camp Roberts, Aug. 4, 2015. This was the final phase of a three-day training event preparing the Soldiers to participate in fire fighting efforts in northern California.
Joint Chiefs senior enlisted advisor visits Missouri National Guard
August 10, 2015
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Missouri Air and Army Guard members on a recent visit to Springfield, Missouri. Battaglia met with enlisted personnel from all branches of service in an effort to gauge issues service members may be dealing with, as well as offer counsel and guidance to issues facing leadership today.
South Carolina National Guard member practices the balancing act between citizen and Soldier
August 7, 2015
U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Calhoun attends a South Carolina Army National Guard Warrior Leadership Course at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina., April 7, 2015.
Military and civilian first responders partner in Oregon's Pathfinder-Minuteman exercise
August 7, 2015
First responders assist and prepare a victim for transport during Pathfinder-Minutemen Exercise, Aug. 5, 2015 at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon. The event is a joint multi-agency, multi-state disaster preparedness exercise based on response to a possible Cascadia Subduction Zone event. Officials believe the Northwest is overdue for a magnitude 7.0 or greater earthquake.
National Guard Soldiers and Airmen helping douse wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington
August 7, 2015
Oregon Army National Guard pilots, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dennis Cooper, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Logan Bass, and crew chief Spc. Beth Bechard, with Charlie Company, 7-158th Aviation, navigate through smoke on the way to their drop site in support of firefighting ground crews, Aug. 5, at the Stouts Fire. The Black Hawk helicopter is equipped with a "Bambi bucket" which carries approximately 500 gallons of water. Two Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have been working out of the Roseburg Municipal Airport since Monday to support ground firefighting crews and have been joined by one Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter based out Pendleton, Oregon.
Army: Before Soldiers post online, they should 'Think, type, post'
August 6, 2015
If Soldiers were still unsure of what bad behavior looks like online, the Army clarified it for them in an "All Army Activities" message that went out force-wide last week. Online misconduct, it says, is "the use of electronic communication to inflict harm.
Master Sgt. Sally Ford is named outstanding First Sergeant of the Year
August 5, 2015
Master Sgt. Sally Ford speaks with Airmen at the Air National Guard Readiness Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 10, 2015. Ford is the 2015 Air National Guard's Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year.
Guard members help battle wildfires in California and Oregon
August 4, 2015
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 1-126th Aviation Regiment prepares to approach for a water drop during the Rocky Fire near Clearlake, California, Aug. , 2015.
New York Air National Guard Airmen practice medical evacuation at Stratton Air National Guard Base
August 3, 2015
Members of the 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, the 118th Medical Group Tennessee Air National guard and the Albany New York Veterans Administration members carry patients made up from the New York Civil Air Patrol from the staging area tent to a LC-130 Hercules aircraft during an exercise at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia New York.
Air National Guard's Outstanding Senior NCO of 2015 is Master Sgt. Maria Quitugua
July 31, 2015
Master Sgt. Maria Victoria R. Quitugua, a security forces craftsman assigned to the 254th Security Forces Squadron, Guam Air National Guard, stands near a trail at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 10, 2015. Quitugua is the 2015 Air National Guard Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year.
Illinois program gives civilians a taste of life in a Soldier's boots
July 31, 2015
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Nickels of Montgomery, Illinois, a training assistor for the Illinois Pre-Mobilization Training Assistance Element, shows an improvised explosive device in the back of pickup on the training IED lane to civilians during "Military Immersion" training, July 17, 2015, at Marseilles Training Center, Marseilles, Illinois.
Louisiana Guard engineers get real-world training on college project
July 30, 2015
Spc. James Penn, a heavy equipment operator with the 921st Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, operates a hydraulic excavator to clear dirt from a pond being built as part of a new "Icon Corner" to mark the entrance to Louisiana State University at Alexandria, July 28, 2015. The dirt will be transported and used as fill for three new rugby pitches also being constructed at the school.