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Georgia Air Guard member rescues children from overturned bus
August 20, 2013
Senior Airman Joey DeFore, with the 116th Air Control Wing, helped two bystander rescue six children from an overturned bus in Warner Robins, Ga., Aug. 15, 2013.
Washington Army National Guard's Sherpa takes final flight from base
August 19, 2013
This C-23B+ 'Sherpa,' a beloved fixture of the Washington Army National Guard, was flown from its base for the final time last week.
Air Guard Director Stanley E. Clarke III hosts first All-Call
August 16, 2013
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III addresses attendees during a Focus on the Force All-Call event at the ANG Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews Md., August 14, 2013.
New York Army National Guard hosts job fair for more than 300
August 16, 2013
An Army Reserve soldier speaks with a recruiter during the Hire Our Heroes job fair the New York National Guard hosted at the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center on Aug. 14, 2013.
Military medicine advances burn treatment, panel says
August 16, 2013
Afghan National Army and Coalition doctors stand shoulder to shoulder at Kandahar Regional Military Hospital as they debride dead tissue to improve the healing potential of a six-year-old Afghan boy who suffered second- and third-degree burns to 45 percent of his body when scalding liquid spilled on him at his home in 2010. Burn treatment is improving, a panel says.
Hagel announces new initiatives against sexual assault
August 15, 2013
Newly sworn-in 24th Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks at the Pentagon, Feb. 27, 2013. Hagel announced tougher efforts to combat sexual assault and response efforts in the department Aug. 15, 2013.
Army command chief warrant officers celebrate the past but look to the future
August 14, 2013
Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk W. Conley, the command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, speaks to the Warrant Officer Senior Advisory Council July 30, 2013 at Fort Lee, Va.
Kentucky Air Guard unit verified for domestic disaster-response mission
August 14, 2013
Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group offload a Humvee from a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 6, 2013, as part of Exercise Gateway Relief, a U.S. Transportation Command-directed earthquake-response scenario.
Thousands train during nuclear-bomb scenarios for Vibrant Response
August 13, 2013
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, based out of Frankfort, Ky., fills up during water bucket firefighting training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., during Vibrant Response, Aug. 6, 2013.
New York Army National Guard instructors qualify infantry Soldiers
August 13, 2013
Spc. John Daras, right, Spc. Benjamin Lewis, center, and Spc. Joe Golonka, left, assault a simulated enemy position at the New York Army National Guard's annual Infantryman Transition Course Aug. 7, 2013.
South Carolina National Guard supports the rescue of more than 150 neglected dogs
August 12, 2013
South Carolina National Guard Lt. Col. Marion Collins reassures a rescued puppy Aug. 10, 2013. The S.C. National Guard responded to the Anderson County Sheriff Office along with 28 other agencies after more than 150 dogs were discovered in a suspected puppy mill.
New York National Guard tests Homeland Response Force with exercise
August 12, 2013
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the search and extraction element of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear enterprise evaluate a simulated casualty during a disaster response exercise Aug. 9, 2013, at the Westchester County Fire Training Center.
131st Bomb Wing is first Air Guard bomb wing certified for nuclear operations
August 9, 2013
During early-morning operations, 131st Bomb Wing Missouri Air National Guard mantainers service a B-2 Stealth at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
Missouri National Guard assists communities slammed by floodwaters
August 9, 2013
Gov. Jay Nixon speaks with Brig. Gen. David Newman, joint chief of staff for the Missouri National Guard, about the Guard's assistance during the flooding that took place in several south-central counties between Aug. 7 and 8, 2013.
109th Air Wing participates in National Disaster Medical System exercise
August 9, 2013
Airmen from the 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron of the 109th Airlift Wing, while working with civilian agencies, provide treatment during an exercise to simulated patients, Civil Air Patrol cadets, after they were brought to the base from the Aplaus Fire Department, Aug. 8, 2013.
Missouri National Guard deploys more Soldiers to assist local authorities with flood response efforts
August 8, 2013
Missouri Soldiers, shown in 2011 checking a federal levee, were again called up for flood relief efforts.
North Carolina Soldier helps young patient have a blast
August 8, 2013
Army Staff Sgt. Ciara Riley, lower right, Devin Sutherland, lower left, Sgt. 1st Class Stewart Stevens, right, Steven Sutherland, Devin's father, left, at North Carolina National Guard Army Readiness Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Stevens and Riley, both North Carolina National Guard soldiers, and many others joined together to make Devin Sutherland a 'Soldier for the Day.'
188th Wing Airman uses military, civilian skills under fire
August 7, 2013
Staff Sgt. Michael Rybarczyk, an aircraft fuel systems craftsman with the 188th Maintenance Group, poses with one of the 188th Fighter Wing's A-10C Thunderbolt IIs. Rybarczyk was recognized for his actions during the wing's 2012 deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan, and was nominated by the wing for the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award.
Kentucky Air Guard joins with Army for earthquake-response drill
August 7, 2013
Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group unload an all-terrain vehicle at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2013, as part of Exercise Gateway Relief, a U.S. Transportation Command-directed earthquake-response scenario.
Missouri National Guard assists local authorities with flood response efforts
August 7, 2013
Missouri Soldiers, shown in 2011 checking a federal levee, were again called up for flood relief efforts.