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Ohio Airmen brothers have each others' backs
April 10, 2019 — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – It's National Siblings Day and an appropriate time to take a look at the story of the Crum brothers in Ohio.Senior Master Sgt. Justin Crum, the 178th Wing plans branch... MORE

Second lieutenant Josh Crum, the 178th Communications flight quality assurance officer in charge, and Senior Master Sgt. Justin Crum, the 178th Wing plans branch superintendent serve together at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio. The Crum brothers support one another and compete with each other to become the best in their career field.

Airmen encouraged to reach out to new performance team
April 5, 2019 — HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. –When it comes to resilience, it is very important to the 181st Intelligence Wing that all Airmen are mission ready. That is why the Human Performance... MORE

The 181st Intelligence Wing created its Human Performance Team(HPT) to assist Airmen with any issues that might crop up. “We have many resources available to Airmen,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. In Suk Hong Peebles, the 181st IW chaplain. “We wanted to bring those resources together to become a team.”

Citizen-Warrior: Illinois Soldier embraces deployment challenges
April 3, 2019 — CAMP TAJI, Iraq — Army Sgt. Gabrielle Calderon wasn’t supposed to deploy, but when a last-minute opportunity to support the mission in Iraq was offered, the Illinois Army Guard Soldier didn’t... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. Gabrielle Calderon, 108th Sustainment Brigade, is an Army leader at Camp Taji, Iraq, Mar. 2, 2019. Calderon is deployed to Iraq to train, advise and assist the Iraqi Army maintenance mission at Taji.

Survivors and Ohio Guard members remember deadly tornado
April 2, 2019 — XENIA, Ohio – In a matter of minutes on the afternoon of April 3, 1974, the relative quiet on a spring day in the small southwestern Ohio town of Xenia was shattered. A powerful F-5 tornado tore a... MORE

Ohio National Guard Airmen on state active duty assist in the cleanup efforts in Xenia, Ohio, after an April 3, 1974, tornado. The F-5 storm that destroyed or damaged thousands of homes, businesses and schools was responsible for 33 deaths, and hundreds more injured.

'Sleeping with the fishes' gives Guard kids a chance to bond
April 1, 2019 — KURE BEACH, N.C. – Children of National Guard services members have a unique experience. They are not entirely Army or Air Force brats as children of active duty service members call themselves, but... MORE

Children of North Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen spent the night at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher March 23, 2019, as part of the Sleeping With The Fishes sponsored by Kids on Guard.Kids on Guard is a nonprofit organization that supports the North Carolina National Guard Family Programs.

Bolt the therapy dog breaks the ice at Alaska's 176th Wing
March 29, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – When Bolt, a honey-colored golden retriever, saunters into a 176th Wing office suite, the Airmen greet him like a star quarterback or a celebrity. Because... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Amanda Plazio, 176th Force Support Flight, greets therapy dog, Bolt, Jan. 23, 2019, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Bolt works closely with 176th Wing Director of Psychological Health, Diann Richardson, as part of the licensed clinical social worker’s outreach to the wing.

Oregon Soldiers push themselves toward medical careers
March 26, 2019 — SALEM, Oregon – Citius, Altius, Fortius is the motto for the Olympic games. Translated from Latin, it means, “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” encompassing the gains in human accomplishment and one’s... MORE

Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers and Oregon Health Science University (OHSU) medical students Capt. John Avery Harrell, left, and Sgt. Zach Bolte pause for a photograph together at the OHSU Life Sciences Building, following afternoon classes on March 5, 2019, at the OHSU campus in Portland, Oregon. Harrell and Bolte both deployed and served together during Operation Inherent Resolve in 2017, and attended the University of Oregon for their undergraduate studies at the same time before beginning their medical school studies in August of 2019 at OHSU.

World War I: Enormous parade honored New York Guard Soldiers
March 25, 2019 — NEW YORK – On March 25, 1919, 20,000 men of the New York National Guard’s 27th Division owned the streets of Manhattan. Two million people turned out to see the division march five miles up Fifth... MORE

Soldiers of the 27th Division Headquarters Detachment march up Fifth Avenue past 42nd Street during the massive welcome home parade for the New York National Guard Soldiers on March 25, 1919, in New York City. About 20,000 members of the 27th Division, which was made up of National Guard Soldiers from around New York, took part in the parade up Fifth Avenue.

Service in New York's 'Fighting 69th' is a family tradition
March 21, 2019 — NEW YORK — For New York Army National Guard Capt. Richard Reilly, family traditions and regimental history go hand in hand at the 69th Infantry Regiment. Reilly, commander of Delta Company, 1st... MORE

New York Army National Guard Capt. Richard Riley, the Delta Company commander, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, leads his Soldiers through Manhattan on March 16, 2019. Riley was leading his Soldiers through the 69th’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Brazilian-American Guard NCO translated Partnership ceremony
March 20, 2019 — NEW YORK—When the New York National Guard signed a State Partnership Program agreement with Brazil on March 14, Staff Sgt. Norma Saderi was front and center, alongside two four-star officers and a... MORE

New York Army National Guard Soldier Staff Sgt. Norma Saderi, Joint Task Force-Empire Shield, translates from English to Portuguese for a state partnership signing, on the USS Intrepid, Manhattan, New York, March 14, 2019.

Mass. Air Guard maintainer views sheet metal work as art
March 20, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Airman 1st Class Jose Lozada Jr. believes aircraft structural maintenance is more than just repairing physical damage. “I’d describe it as art,” said Lozada, a sheet metal technician... MORE

Airman 1st Class Jose Lozada Jr., a sheet metal technician with the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing, removes rivets to repair cracks on an F-15 Eagle tail cone in Westfield, Massachusetts, March 3, 2019. Lozada, who also has automotive body and repair jobs on the civilian side, said that even after a little more than a year of working in aircraft structural maintenance, the thrill of being around F-15s still hasn't worn off. "Working on a jet still leaves me speechless," he said. "Just to even think that I went from something so small [automobiles] to working on something so big."

Wyoming combat medics maintain skills and share techniques
March 19, 2019 — CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyo. – Sometimes they are the Soldiers hanging around the ambulance during annual training—dispensing Motrin and advice to drink water and change socks. Other... MORE

Wyoming Army National Guard Sgt. Shawn Todd, a combat medic assigned to Recruiting and Retention Battalion and Sgt. 1st Class Ethan Schanzenbach, 213th Regional Training Institute senior medical noncommissioned officer, treat a neck wound on mock patient, Spc. Tailor Johnson, a combat medic assigned to the 115th Field Artillery Brigade, during 68W annual sustainment training at the 213th RTI in Guernsey March 6, 2019.

Army Guard helicopter maintainers tout realism in training
March 18, 2019 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – For Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Moyer's maintenance students at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, making mistakes is unofficially part of the training... MORE

Army Sgt. Daniel Bryd, with the Tennessee Army National Guard's 1st Battalion (Air Assault), 230th Aviation Regiment, replaces an engine starter on a hardware maintenance trainer as part of a reclassification course at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27, 2019. The trainer is a non-flyable air frame that gives students hands-on experience with maintenance and repair procedures.

Massachusetts fighter wing mechanic excels in her career
March 14, 2019 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – Airman 1st Class Rachel Kingsley, 104th Maintenance Group aircraft engine mechanic, always knew that she wanted to be in the military, and is using the experiences that the 104th... MORE

Airman First Class Rachel Kingsley, 104th Maintenance Group aircraft engine mechanic, has worked in the engine shop for four months and is honing her skills as an engine mechanic to ensure the F-15 Eagles are ready to fly.

Resilience makes for stronger Guard, increases readiness
March 12, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Building resiliency in Guard members is critical to increasing readiness, said an Army National Guard official."Resilient Soldiers do better at [physical training] tests. They do... MORE

Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven Chisolm, a chaplain and director of the Office of the Joint Chaplain at the National Guard Bureau, addresses chaplains and chaplain’s assistants from throughout the National Guard during a conference at the Herbert R. Temple Jr. Army National Guard Readiness Center Arlington Hall Station in Arlington, Virginia. During the 2018 conference, chaplains focused on ways to build greater resiliency in Guard members, suicide prevention measures and ways chaplains can build support among each other.

From flight line to cockpit: Maintainers earn pilot slots
March 11, 2019 — DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. – “If you had told me three or four years ago that I would have this opportunity, I would have said you were crazy,” said Staff Sgt. Patrick Holmes during a short break in flying... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Gill, a crew chief with the 187th Maintenance Group, inspects an F-16 fighting falcon aircraft Feb. 3, 2019 at Dannelly Field, Ala. Gill was recently selected to become an F-16 fighter pilot with the wing's 100th Fighter Squadron Red Tails.

Army Guard simulators keep aviators in the air
March 7, 2019 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – A UH-60 Black Hawk unsteadily hovers over the landing deck of a swaying ship in rough seas. Buffeted by the wind, the Black Hawk slowly descends to its target. Though the... MORE

Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mark Ulsh, an instructor pilot with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, flies a training mission using the UH-60 Black Hawk Air Crew Trainer flight simulator at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Feb. 27, 2019. Simultors allow pilots to train in a variety of simulated environments, giving pilots tough, realistic training while saving millions of dollars annually over flying actual aircraft.

Tradition: N.Y. Army National Guard Soldiers become citizens
March 7, 2019 — ALBANY, N.Y. – When New York National Guard Pfc. Tiffany Joseph, originally from Grenada, and Spc. Ibrahim Bakayoko, who comes from Ivory Coast, became American citizens on Feb. 15, they became just... MORE

New York Army National Guard Spc. Ibrahim Bakayoko and Pfc. Tiffany Joseph, with federal Magistrate Judge Daniel Stewart, at the U.S. District Court in Albany, N.Y., on Feb. 15, 2019, after taking the oath as American citizens. Bakayoko is originally from Ivory Coast and Joseph is from Grenada. Of the 10,000 Soldiers in the New York Army National Guard, 960 are naturalized American citizens and 515 are legal resident or Green Card holders.

Keeping Airmen safe in the most inhospitable place on Earth
March 5, 2019 — SWANTON, Ohio – In 1914, when the unfortunate crew of the ship Endurance attempted the first land crossing of Antarctica, Sir Ernest Shackleton wrote, “We were helpless intruders in a strange world,... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Carter, an occupational safety and health manager assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, spent two months in Antarctica on a mission to improve safety procedures for the Airmen of the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing, giving them a better chance to survive and operate in the most inhospitable place on Earth.

Former N.Y. National Guard member recalls Vietnam history
March 4, 2019 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A former New York Army National Guard officer, author and historian with personal ties to the Vietnam War provided an educational lecture program to the public about the New... MORE

Louisiana Guard, Active Component Airmen Complete Air-to-Air Integration Training

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise