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Vietnam veteran retires after 42 years of service
September 10, 2013
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Richard Hitchens gives words of encouragement to Pvt. Spencer Bradford, a new recruit with the DNG who attended Hitchens' retirement ceremony held at Bethany Beach Training Site, Bethany Beach, Del., Sept. 7.
National Guard 9/11 experiences part of Tribute Center web exhibit
September 10, 2013
New York Army National Guard Spc. Christian Miller from Company C, 1st Battalion, 105th Infantry surveys ground zero devastation Sept. 13, 2001, two days after the 9/11 terror attacks.
Air National Guard director pays visits to Illiniois wings
September 9, 2013
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III meets Staff Sgt. Brandon Johnson of the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron to receive a briefing on urban search and rescue equipment during a visit at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill., Sep. 6, 2013.
Forest Service ends Air National Guard firefighting activation for now
September 5, 2013
MAFFS 6, a C130J from the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, Calif., drops a line of retardant over the trees in the mountains above Palm Springs July 19, 2013. The 146th Airlift Wing was activated July 18 to support CAL Fire and CAL OES on the Mountain fire and other potential wildfire activity throughout the state.
Illinois and Wisconsin Soldiers volunteer to dig for infant's remains
September 4, 2013
James Stroh, left, a former Wisconsin Guard member, stands with Wayne Brooks, the police chief in Zion, Ill., and Staff Sgt. Andrew Whelan, a Wisconsin Army National Guard recruiter from Waukesha, Wis., Aug. 24 during a search for the remains of a murdered infant at a landfill in Zion.
Hagel emphasizes department's resolve in suicide prevention
September 3, 2013
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks at a press conference with Philippines National Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmine at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 30, 2013. Hagel has issued a message on suicide prevention to the men and women of the Defense Department.
Hurricane Katrina, eight years later: Former Guard chief reflects on the Guard's "finest hour"
August 29, 2013
Army Maj. Timothy A. Doherty, with the Georgia Army National Guard's 148th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), helps a man from a school building near downtown New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. More than 50,000 National Guard members responded to the disaster and by the end of September 2005 they had flown more 10,200 missions, airlifted more than 88,000 passengers to safety, moved roughly 18,000 tons of supplies and relief aid and saved more than 17,000 lives.
Last aircraft departs as N.D. Air National Guard ends flying mission, transitions to intelligence mission
August 28, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Scott Hovda, a crew chief with the 119th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives hand signals as he assists pilots Col. Kent Olson, 119th Wing commander and Col. Brad Derrig, 119th Wing vice-commander, as they prepare to take off from the North Dakota Air National Guard Base in Fargo, N.D., in the unit's last C-21A Learjet, Aug. 27, 2013. The departure of the unit's last C-21A brings to a close 66 years of flying history in the North Dakota Air Guard as the 119th Wing transitions to a non-flying intelligence mission.
DC National Guard provides support during 50th anniversary of 'March on Washington'
August 27, 2013
Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Isabell, with Joint Forces Headquarters, District of Columbia National Guard, assists attendees during the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous March on Washington, where he gave his historic "I Have A Dream" speech. District of Columbia National Guard service members were on hand to assist local law enforcement agencies with security, safety, and traffic control.
Calif. National Guard members battle Northern California wildfires
August 27, 2013
Aircrews from the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing drop water from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter on the Rim fire in the Stanislaus National Forest near Yosemite National Park, Calif., Aug. 21, 2013. Members of the California National Guard have been working with state and local officials to battle several ongoing wildfires in Northern California.
Texas Army National Guard doctor closes file on his last Operation Lone Star mission
August 27, 2013
Army Col. Arnold "Skip" Jones, with Medical Command, 71st Troop Command, Texas Army National Guard, passes on medical advice to a patient during Operation Lone Star in Laredo, Texas. Operation Lone Star is a weeklong, real-time large scale emergency preparedness exercise that provides medical services and disaster recovery training to state agencies and personnel while addressing the medical needs of thousands of under-served Texas residents in the South Texas border region.
Iowa National Guard member 'felt like treasure hunter' after finding box of World War II memories
August 23, 2013
Pvt. Nathan Swaim, Capt. George Mosby, Darra Kennedy and Linda King with the box of World War II memorabilia found recently during a park cleanup.
On 40th anniversary, Air National Guard MAFFS crews busy fighting wildfires
August 23, 2013
MAFFS 6, a C130J from the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, Calif., drops a line of retardant over the trees in the mountains above Palm Springs July 19, 2013. The 146th Airlift Wing was activated July 18 to support CAL Fire and CAL OES on the Mountain fire and other potential wildfire activity throughout the state.
Air National Guard civil engineers team up to move radar equipment
August 22, 2013
Part of a radar installation in Antigua. Air National Guard specialists are involved in relocating some of the equipment.
Chiefs: National Guard, reserves should remain strong, operational
August 22, 2013
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in the Reserve chiefs panel at the Reserve Officers Association National Security Symposium, Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 2013.
Air Force announces PT test enhancements to start Oct. 1
August 21, 2013
Airmen attending the NCO Academy Class 13-4 participate in group physical training at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, March 4, 2013.
Michigan Air Guard sergeant combines love of music with military career
August 21, 2013
Staff Sgt. Alissa Hannah, a command post controller with the 127th Wing Command Post at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., is an accomplished viola player. She periodically combines her musical abilities with her military career, on occasion performing the National Anthem for local military retirement ceremonies.
California National Guard air resources battle wildfires
August 20, 2013
MAFFS 6, a C130J from the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, Calif., drops a line of retardant over the trees in the mountains above Palm Springs July 19, 2013. The 146th Airlift Wing was activated July 18 to support CAL Fire and CAL OES on the Mountain fire and other potential wildfire activity throughout the state.
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.