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Army National Guard addressing year-end budget shortfall
September 5, 2014
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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
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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.
Active duty and National Guard Soldiers relearn Total Force Policy together
August 26, 2014
An M1A2 SEP Abrams from 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard (middle) and a M1134 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicle from 1st Squadron, 14th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, return from waging mock battle against one another during an eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise, at Orchard Combat Training Center, south of Boise, Idaho, Aug. 14, 2014.
California Guard, volunteer searchers team up for high-flying rescue exercise
August 26, 2014
Volunteer search and rescue team members in El Dorado County, Calif., carry a team member with simulated injuries July 26, 2014, during an interagency exercise with the California Army National Guard.
Army National Guard Chaplains: Past and Present
August 25, 2014
Army Capt. Antoine D. Barlow, a chaplain with the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, conducts chapel service during the unit's annual training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, Aug. 12, 2012. Army National Guard chaplains not only act as spiritual and religious leaders for Soldiers, but are now involved with behavioral health and family support programs designed to aid Soldiers who may need additional assistance.
Alaska Air Guardsmen conduct middle-of-the night rescue of man
August 25, 2014
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron flies on a training flight in south central Alaska. The hoist capabilities of the Pave Hawk helicopters provide the rescue assets with the ability to conduct rescue missions in rugged terrain.
National Guard Bureau directorate holds event; builds esprit de corps
August 22, 2014
Jessica Wright, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, speaks during the inaugural National Guard Bureau J8 Summer Gala, Aug. 15, 201,4 in Arlington, Va. The event, organized and hosted by the NGB Office of Resource Management and Comptroller, aimed to promote morale and build esprit de corps within the NGB community. Wright, who is also a retired Army National Guard major general and former adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard, was the keynote speaker for the evening.
Historical look: 200-year anniversary of Battle of Bladensburg
August 22, 2014
Colorized drawing of the British march from the coastal town of Benedict, Maryland, to Bladensburg, including the battleground map inset of the Bladensburg campaign.
National Guard enlisted ranks hear from senior leaders during conference
August 22, 2014
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, shares his views at the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, 43rd annual conference, Aug. 11, 2014, at the Phoenix Convention Center. The conference allowed Grass and other senior leaders to speak directly to Guard members and answer questions the enlisted ranks might have.
On the fire lines: A day in the life of a California Guard member fighting blazes
August 21, 2014
Army National Guard Soldiers working on Hand Crew 9 for the Lodge Fire in Yreka, Calif., take a water break on Aug. 14, 2014.
Sergeant major of the Army Chandler stresses professionalism in National Guard visit
August 20, 2014
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler III discusses the Army profession with enlisted Soldiers assigned to the national capital region and the Army National Guard Readiness Center in a town hall meeting in Arlington, Va., Aug. 15, 2014. Chandler's visit marked the first time a sitting sergeant major of the Army visited the readiness center.