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Colorado Guard First Sgt. honors father's service
December 1, 2020
Retired Sgt. 1st Class Eugene Patton Sr. affixes the insignia on his son 1st Sgt. Eugene Patton Jr. patrol cap during a promotion ceremony on October 20, 2020.
Retired pararescueman partners with Guardian Angels for rescue
December 1, 2020
Wayt's team rescued a family of four on Aug. 15, 2020, at Beluga Point off the Seward Highway. When one of his team members was injured during the rescue, a 176th Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter carrying pararescuemen launched from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and extracted the injured firefighter.
Virtual tour highlights historic N.Y. battle flag collection
November 27, 2020
The Flag Room in the New York State Capitol in Albany, pictured in a virtual tour video, houses a collection of historic battle flags maintained by the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs.
171st celebrates World War II veteran’s 102nd birthday
November 24, 2020
Retired Lt. Col. John Mahler, who was once assigned to the 342nd Bombardment Squadron, celebrates his 102nd birthday as he watches a parade of military and first responder vehicles pass the Butler Veterans Affairs Health Care Wellness Center on Nov. 12, 2020, in Butler, Pa.
Connecticut Guardsman organizes Thanksgiving meal donations
November 23, 2020
Senior Airman Alexis Maher, 103rd Security Forces Squadron defender, packs a vehicle with Thanksgiving meal kits at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, Nov. 16, 2020. Maher organized the squadron’s second annual Thanksgiving food drive, in which 103rd Airlift Wing members helped donate 120 family meal kits to food banks in six towns.
N.Y. Guard Airman proud to be a Soldier after 29-year career
November 23, 2020
Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Peno instructing members of the New York Guard, the state's defense force, on the use of the computer communications system used by the New York National Guard during disasters, at Camp Smith Training Site on June 24, 2017.
Family has shared calling at 171st Air Refueling Wing
November 13, 2020
A photo illustration showing members of the Hutsler family, who have had a tradition of serving in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing near Pittsburgh.
Sgt. 1st Class Herbert Alex: An Alaskan legacy
November 12, 2020
U.S. flag flown over Afghanistan dedicated to tribes
November 10, 2020
A U.S. flag, in honor of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, was presented to the tribe council Nov. 2. This special flag was flown over Afghanistan during the Idaho Air National Guard’s recent Southwest Asia deployment.
SFC White retires from Guard with 40 years of service
October 30, 2020
After 40 years of service, Virgin Islands National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Mercedes White – shown Oct. 29, 2020 – says it's time to turn in her Army greens.
Married to the job: two first sergeants tackle leadership
October 29, 2020
David and Trisha Katzfey are first sergeants and full-time Soldiers who provide new meaning to the word team in the Missouri National Guard.
NC Guard Employment Center celebrates 3,000th job placement
October 28, 2020
North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey L. Copeland, left, assistant adjutant general, sustainment, congratulates Gladys Ngari and her family on her becoming the NCNG Employment Center's 3,000th hire at a ceremony at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 19, 2020. Ngari's husband, right, is NCNG Army 1st Lt. Joseph Muraguri.
Flour, eggs and milk: A recipe for pancakes (and resilience)
October 23, 2020
Capt. David Schlador scrambles an egg at the weekly pancake breakfast hosted at Joint Force Headquarters, Madison, Wis., Oct. 2, 2020. Schlador implemented the breakfast after seeing its success in other units. He said the eggs-to-order part was his idea and that it quickly became more popular than the pancakes.
Oregon Guardsman donates supplies to Kosovo school
October 13, 2020
Maj. Chad Plaisted, with the Oregon Army National Guard 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, delivers donated supplies to an underserved primary school Oct. 6, 2020, in Bivolak/Bivoljak, Kosovo. Plaisted and other 41st IBCT Soldiers have been deployed in Kosovo since the beginning of 2020 as members of the U.S.-led brigade level KFOR Regional-Command East.
Soldier's civilian experience helps save K-9
October 9, 2020
Bailey, a military working dog, rests with Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade after suffering cardiac arrest. Treatment and a medevac provided by 28th ECAB medics and aircrews helped save Bailey's life.
WADS Airman supports food banks, jobless, wildfire response
October 7, 2020
Senior Airman Payton Chiou, 225th Support Squadron, Western Air Defense Sector, helps the Washington State Department of Natural Resources fight wildfires near Inchelium, Washington, Sept. 16, 2020. The 15-person Air National Guard crew spent more than 10 days fighting fires in eastern Washington.
Flying in their father's footsteps
September 30, 2020
U.S. Air National Guard Lt. Col. Scott Notestine, a pilot with the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, and Staff Sgt. Cody Notestine and Staff Sgt. Nick Notestine, aircraft metals technology specialists with the 121st Maintenance Squadron, 121st ARW, in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker on the flight line at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, Sep. 28, 2020. Lt. Col. Notestine retires Sep. 30 after 35 years of service, and his sons were recently selected to become pilots in the 121st ARW.
Idaho senior enlisted leader is a horseman and a Guardsman
September 30, 2020
Chief Master Sgt. Harold Bongiovi sees a lot of similarities between working with horses and working with the Soldiers and Airmen he oversees as the Idaho National Guard’s senior enlisted leader.
Army Guard command CWO reflects on 2 years in the position
September 23, 2020
Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Teresa A. Domeier, right, the command chief warrant officer of the Army National Guard, receives a briefing on the capabilities of the UH-72 Lakota helicopter from Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jeff Caniglia, executive officer of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center's Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany. Domeier is the first woman to serve as the command chief warrant officer of the Army Guard.
NY Guardsman prepares for Brazilian jungle warfare course
September 22, 2020
Senior Airman Caleb Lapinel of the 109th Airlift Wing will represent the New York National Guard and the United States at the Brazilian Army Center for Jungle Warfare instruction course in Manaus, Brazil, beginning Sept. 26, 2020.