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Massachusetts fighter wing mechanic excels in her career
March 14, 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
New York Air National Guard 1st Lt. Harry W. Roberts, Jr. was the youngest pilot in the 136th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the unit's deployment to Vietnam in 1968. The squadron, part of the 107th Tactical Fighter Group, served in Vietnam from May 1968 to April 1969. About 350 Air Guard members deployed to Vietnam with 20 F-100s Super Sabres to fly close air support missions. He ejected from his battle-damaged F-100 and was rescued at sea outside of Da Nang, South Vietnam Dec. 18, 1968.
180th Fighter Wing Airman's job is to keep airfields safe
March 4, 2019
Senior Airman Sienna Krise, an airfield manager assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, radios the Toledo Express Air Traffic Control Towner before driving on the airfield Feb. 21, 2019. Her role as an airfield manager is essential to the safety of the 180FW’s flying mission by ensuring that airfields are safe and clear of debris and wildlife, as well as confirming pilots meet all requirements necessary to fly.
Ohio Medal of Honor recipient: From slavery to freedom
February 28, 2019
Deployed father and daughter reunite
February 26, 2019
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Lemens, a helicopter maintenance test pilot assigned to the 935th Aviation Support Battalion, Missouri National Guard, and his daughter U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Jordan Lemens, a route clearance platoon leader assigned to the 2nd platoon, B Co., 326th Brigade Engineer Battalion, pose together for a family photo at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2019.
New Hampshire Airman has passion to keep old aircraft aloft
February 25, 2019
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark McCassin, assigned to the 157th Maintenance Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, stands in front of a KC-135R Stratotanker, Jan. 31, 2019, at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. McCassin is the crew chief assigned to tanker serial number 57-1419, the oldest aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory.
Wyoming National Guard partners with police in drug fight
February 25, 2019
Wyoming Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Diane Smith, the coordinator of the Wyoming Counterdrug Program.
National Guard holds funeral honors training in New Orleans
February 22, 2019
National Guard members from Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, Oklahoma and New York practice drill and ceremony at a Military Funeral Honors Level II Instructor Certification Course at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Feb. 12, 2019. Soldiers who graduate this course demonstrate mastery in rendering veterans’ final honors and can instruct new MFH members.
Massachusetts National Guard co-hosts robotics seminar
February 21, 2019
Springfield Technical Community College students participate in The Massachusetts National Guard S.T.E.M. Robotics Seminar, Feb. 20, 2019, at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, Massachusetts. The event challenges students to engineer a robot which can navigate a unqiue obstacle course with the objective of finding and removing an object within a specified time.
It’s not about your hair; it’s about your heart
February 20, 2019
Her first, his last: father and daughter deploy together
February 19, 2019
Chief Master Sgt. Ralph Chandler, 385th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Det. 2 chief, and Staff Sgt. Madison Chandler, 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aviation resource manager, pose for a photo in front of a C-130 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 18, 2019.
Michigan Biathlon team challenges Air and Army in native climate
February 19, 2019
Capt. McLean-Ellis prepares to shoot in the 2018 regional championship
Airman acquires business success through military motivation
February 13, 2019
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brandon, a member of the 118th Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard, performs an overhead squat during a high-intensity workout Feb. 9, 2019, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. An owner of two gyms and a meal preparation company, Brandon credits his military service with enabling him to find his physical fitness talents.
Ohio high school teacher begins National Guard career at 35
February 13, 2019
Ohio Army National Guard Spec. Adam Slabodnick stands with his drill sergeant after completing advanced individual training in December 2018 at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., to become a transportation operator. Slabodnick, a health and physical education teacher in northern Ohio, joined the National Guard at the age of 35 and will drill with the 1485th Transportation Company in Dover, Ohio.
4,839-mile journey leads to N.C. Air Guard recruiting role
February 12, 2019
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Francis Strother, recruiter for the 145th Airlift Wing, poses at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Jan. 17, 2019. Strother tells a story of how he came from Monrovia, Liberia, following a civil war in his country that lasted almost eight years. Strother details his struggles of helping raise his brothers and feed his neighbors while maintaining a positive and hopeful attitude.