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New York Air National Guard Wing trains MQ-9 pilots and sensor operators for entire Air Force
June 4, 2012
A student pilot and sensor operator, man the controls of a MQ-9 Reaper in a ground-based cockpit during a training mission flown from Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York. The 174th Fighter Wing is the only Air National Guard unit in the country to operate a MQ-9 Formal Training Unit to train aircrews from the active duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
Vermont Air National Guard tests flight line equipment to make a greener Air Force
June 4, 2012
Air Force Senior Airman Sean Gilbert of the Vermont National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron, performs a cockpit inspection February 2011.
Two officers reunite eight years after meeting at Officer Basic Course
June 1, 2012
Honduran Capt. Sergio Israel Ballesteros (left), a member of the 1st Engineer Battalion, and Army Capt. Juan Valencia, a battle captain for Beyond the Horizon 2012 Honduras, and a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1140th Engineer Battalion, 35th Engineer Brigade, work together after meeting each other eight years ago at the U.S. Army Engineer Officer Basic Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
California Air Guard Airmen break language barrier during rescue mission
May 31, 2012
An HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing hovers over a Chinese fishing vessel, the Fu Yuan Yu #871, March 12, 2012. Guardian Angel pararescuemen from the 129th rescued two fishermen who were severely burned during an onboard diesel fire approximately 700 miles off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico.
Kentucky National Guard's CERFP shatters records during evaluation
May 31, 2012
Army Lt. Col. Dan A. Manning, a physician's assistant with the Kentucky National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear High-Yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package training and a mission certification at Muscatatack Urban Training Center, Butlerville, Ind., May 23, 2012. During the certification, evaluators said members of the Kentucky CERFP surpassed many previously-held training records and is among the best CERFP's in the country.
Seven Army National Guard Soldiers honored with MacArthur Leadership Award
May 29, 2012
Army Capt. Audrey L. Fielding, Ohio Army National Guard, accepts her award at the 2011 General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award ceremony May 24, 2012 at the Pentagon Auditorium in Arlington, Va. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno presented the award to 22 other recipients - six of which were National Guard members - from all three Army components.
Wisconsin Guard medics train as they fight
May 24, 2012
Wisconsin Army National Guard combat medics quickly assess a battle-damaged mannequin in an urban combat setting during a two-day Army Medical Department (AMEDD) training session at Fort McCoy, Wis., May 19 to 20, 2012. Realistic training events - such as extracting wounded Soldiers from an urban combat zone and from a guard tower, litter obstacles, battalion aid station and loading casualties on air and ground medevac vehicles - reinforced core skills for more than 200 combat medics and other military medical professionals.
Air Guard's first F-35 Lightning II pilots ready to take flight, make history
May 22, 2012
Air National Guard Seal
Illinois Guard members awarded Silver Star from Dempsey, others also recognized
May 22, 2012
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, awards Army Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Ahern, with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), the Silver Star at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago, May 19, 2012. Ahern was awarded the Silver Star for saving the lives of his injured teammates in Afghanistan in 2009. He thanked members of his unit and his family for the sacrifices they made during his deployment. Also pictured is Army Capt. Tom Bozzay, with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th SFG (Airborne), who received the Silver Star from Dempsey as well.
McKinley: National Guard serves bravely at home, abroad
May 22, 2012
Memorial Day Art
Georgia Guard members embark on humanitarian mission as part of Joint Enabling Capabilities Command
May 21, 2012
Seven members of the Joint Communications Support Element, a subordinate command of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command embark on the USNS Mercy in support of Operation Pacific Partnership 2012. The team, all members of the 224th Joint Communications Support Squadron, a Georgia Air National Guard unit aligned to JCSE, will provide essential unclassified and classified communications capabilities throughout the duration of the mission.
Wyoming Air National Guard participates in first-of-its-kind state exercise
May 21, 2012
Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Lloyd, a member of the 153rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, moves simulated vaccines onto a C-130 Hercules as part of the Strategic National Stockpile exercise in Wyoming, May 14, 2012. Airmen assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard worked with multiple state agencies to test state health officials' abilities to receive, deliver and distribute medical supplies to various parts of the state.
Command post helps National Guard respond to possible disasters
May 17, 2012
Army Spc. Louis Cesario, focuses while training as a liaison officer for the Homeland Response Force Tactical Operations Center in Utica, N.Y. May 16, 2012. Cesario helps the TOC provide important information to the civilian first responders in the event of an emergency situation.
Florida National Guard officer receives Award of Excellence from Medical Service Corps
May 17, 2012
Army Capt. Bill Elliott (center) met with Army Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho (left), the 43rd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Army Brig. Gen. Dennis Doyle (right), the 17th Chief of the Medical Service Corps March 29, 2012, during the Medical Service Corps Junior Officer Week in Washington, D.C.
Kentucky's Air Guard exercises the Initial Response Hub
May 17, 2012
A loadmaster from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing directs an all-terrain vehicle May 14, 2012, as its driver exits the cargo bay of a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 onto the flight line at Fort Campbell, Ky. The 123rd was participating in an exercise to test its response to a simulated earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, a fault line that originates near New Madrid, Mo., and stretches southwest across four states. About 20 Kentucky Airmen, all assigned to the 123rd’s Initial Response Hub package, assessed Campbell Army Airfield for earthquake damage, determined the kinds of airlift operations the facility could support and opened the ramp for incoming relief and aeromedical evacuation flights within five hours of being called to duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
Missouri Guard remains on mission one year after Joplin tornado
May 17, 2012
As the sun comes up in Joplin, Mo., on May 23, 2011, the Missouri National Guard's 117th Engineer Team's search and rescue specialists sort through rubble left by a tornado that roared into Jasper County Sunday evening.
New York National Guard Homeland Response Force validation training lifts off
May 16, 2012
New York Army National Guard Sgt. John Grace, member of the 1156th Engineer Company's Search and Extraction Team, places a roller in front of a two-ton block as it moves 75 feet past obstacles at the New York State Preparedness Center, May 14, 2012. The exercise helped train Soldiers to rescue civilians from collapsed buildings and is one component of Homeland Response Force validation training for supporting civil authorities in the event of a national disaster.
Service members, families get free pass to National Park
May 16, 2012
West Virginia Guard members teach mine safety in Mongolia
May 16, 2012
Army 1st Lt. Joshua Poling, of the West Virginia National Guard, points out safety devices to Mongolian mining officials on a map of his West Virginia mine. Three Soldiers from the West Virginia National Guard are sharing their mining knowledge to help decrease the amount of fatalities in the Mongolia mining industry.
Arizona Guard, Canadian reserve combine training efforts, prepare for future missions
May 15, 2012
Army Sgt. Wichai Johnson, a member of the 1404th Transportation Company, from the Arizona Army National Guard, demonstrates how to operate an M2 .50-caliber machine gun for two officer members of the Canadian Army reserve at the Orchard Combat Training Area, Boise, Idaho May 3, 2012. Operation Cougar Salvo 12 was a joint- multinational exercise, held April 23, 2012 to May 5, 2012, for NATO allies from the U.S. and Canada to practice combat support and sustainment exercises.