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Physician assistant helps to put New York Guard Soldiers first
October 10, 2018
New York Army National Guard Maj. Stephen Carson, second from left, is seen with his aeromedical flight crew at Udairi Airfield after a mission during his deployment to Kuwait in 2013-14. Carson, then a captain, served as a Physician’s Assistant in support of the New York Army National Guard’s 642nd Support Battalion, part of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
New York National Guard's Rainbow Division helped end WWI
October 9, 2018
National Guard Soldiers of the 165th Infantry (formerly the 69th Regiment, New York National Guard) prepare to move forward with weapons at the ready during an attack at Landres-et-St. Georges in October 1918. The 165th Infantry fought as part of the 42nd “Rainbow” Division during St. Mihiel in September and Meuse-Argonne in October, part of the American Expeditionary Force 100 days offensive that brought an end to World War I.
Citizen-Warrior: Puerto Rico Air Guard doctor serves community
October 2, 2018
The Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s state air surgeon, Air Force Col. Victor Toraño, the air surgeon with the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, stands in one of the medical clinics set up as part of an Innovative Readiness Training event in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Struck by lightning, Idaho Soldier lives life to the fullest
October 2, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. A.J. Edwards poses for a photo while tossing a football Sept. 27, 2018, on Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Edwards was struck by lightning on Sept. 30, 1998, at a football practice in Inkom, Idaho. He was wearing the helmet and holding the football shown. His teammates signed the football.
S.C. Soldier’s childhood dream becomes reality
October 1, 2018
Spc. Cody Watkins, 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company crew member, participates in a training exercise on the Sampit River in Georgetown, South Carolina on Sept. 24, 2018. If the flooding gets as bad as expected, his fulltime mission will be on the water helping to transport emergency vehicles to and from the mainland.
N.Y. Guard Soldiers 'broke' Hindenburg Line 100 years ago
September 28, 2018
Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 107th Infantry Regiment, a part of the 27th Division, train with a British machine-gun armed tank during training for the assault on the Hindenburg Line during September 1918. When the attack kicked off, the 107th lost 1,000 men wounded and killed out of a strength of 1,662. The tanks that supported the attack on Sept. 29, 1918, were quickly knocked out.
Idaho Guard provides casualty support to bereaved families
September 24, 2018
The Idaho National Guard held a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 8, 2017, at Gowen Field Memorial Park, Boise, Idaho. The Idaho Army National Guard has 120 certified casualty notification and assistance officers ready to provide immediate support to families who have lost a Soldier of the active Army, Reserve or National Guard.
N.Y. Army Guard Soldiers honor Harlem Hellfighters in France
September 19, 2018
Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 369th Infantry Regiment arrive back in New York harbor on Feb. 12, 1919, after serving in France during World War I. The 369th was an African-American unit in a segregated Army which had served under French Army command but earned so many awards for heroism that they became known as the Harlem Hellfighters.
Emergency means it's time to serve for this S.C. Guard MP
September 18, 2018
South Carolina National Guards Staff Sgt. Marvin Miller serves in the 133rd Military Police Company based in Timmonsville, South Carolina. Miller has served in the S.C. Guard for 17 years, with multiple deployments and numerous state activation missions during his career.
North Carolina Guard family joins the recovery effort
September 16, 2018
U.S. Air Force Col. Shawne Johnson, 145th Airlift Wing Emergency Operation Center (EOC) day-shift director, maintains telecommunications during Tropical Storm Florence, Sept. 15, 2018. Col. Johnson’s position as the EOC day-shift director is to manage and maintain assets and people while channeling communication up and down the North Carolina Air National Guard in response to Tropical Storm Florence.
Ahoy! N.Y. Guard CST trains to deploy by landing craft
September 11, 2018
New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Myers, from the 2nd Civil Support Team, drives an ATV off of New York Naval Militia LC-350, a landing craft, at Peebles Island State Park in Waterford, Sept. 8, 2018. Meyers and the 2nd CST conducted joint training with the Naval Militia to deploy a biological, chemical, and radiological survey team using the Naval Militia's new LC-350.
27th Division Soldiers on Guard in closing days of WW I
September 11, 2018
Soldiers of the 107th Infantry, 27th Division, on guard at old French chatea east of St. Souplet, Nord, France on Oct. 19, 1918. The New York National Guardsmen of the 27th Division took tremendous casualties during the attack on the Hindenburg Line in the last 100 days of World War I. The fighting ended on Nov. 11, 1918.
Citizen-Warriors: Third of police force serves in Idaho Army Guard
September 10, 2018
Army Capt. Mike Barley, left, Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Hikley and Army Capt. Haily Barley serve in the Idaho Army National Guard, in addition to working as police officers with the Middleton Police Department, in Middleton, Idaho. The three make up nearly a third of the department's police force.
In Kuwait, a father and son reflect on their service
September 10, 2018
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Andre Paille, a project manager with the 214th Engineering Installation Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, attached to U.S. Air Force Central, and his son, U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Paille, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, attached to Task Force 22, had an opportunity to spend a day together at the airfield where Joshua Paille works at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Sept. 1, 2018.
Ga. Guard participated in 1958 Labor Day road safety blitz
August 31, 2018
Georgia Army National Guard Lt. Col. John P. Wallis identifies a roadblock position on a map for Georgia Guard Soldiers of the Elberton-based 950th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.
For two Kentucky Guardsmen, service is the family business
August 31, 2018
U.S. Army Capt. William Parker and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Parker, activated members of the Kentucky Army National Guard 613th Engineering Facilities Detachment, serve as contract officer representatives for Area Support Group-Kuwait Directorate of Public Works at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, August 6, 2018.
Flu outbreak killed 45,000 U.S. Soldiers during World War I
August 30, 2018
Soldiers suffering from influenza at the hospital in Camp Funston, Kansas, in 1918. Camp Funston was where the influenza epidemic which would kill more than 50 million people world-wide, including 675,000 Americans, first made a major appearance. Troops from the camp carried the virus to other Army bases during World War I.
Iowa Airman is direct descendant of Davy Crockett
August 28, 2018
U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Davy Crockett, 132d Medical Group laboratory NCOIC, shares a resemblance with his ancestor Davy Crockett's 1834 painting by Chester Harding.
New York's 27th Division fought first battle in August 1918
August 28, 2018
Soldiers of the 107th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Division waiting to head for the front lines and replace British troops near St. Gillis, France, on Aug. 12, 1918, in this U.S. Army Signal Corps photo. The Americans replaced season British troops and prepared to attack in the days prior to Aug. 30, 1918.
National Guard aviators converge at Northern Strike 18
August 28, 2018
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, air lifts an M777 105mm Howitzer from Camp Grayling, Mich. to an area in the vicinity of the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich. Aug. 10, 2018.