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Before firing their field artillery, safety checks are paramount for South Carolina Soldiers
June 28, 2017 — EASTOVER, SOUTH CAROLINA - The M109A6 Paladin is a deadly weapon that weighs more than 25 tons with a blast radius of 50 meters, destroying everything where it finds it mark. For this reason, Soldiers...

New York military police Soldier finds path to civilian law enforcement career
June 27, 2017 — CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. – When Sgt. Joseph Selchick was just a boy, he would always dress up for Halloween as either an Army Soldier or a police officer and pretend to save his neighbors from danger...

New York Army National Guard pilot makes last landing after 31 years of flying
June 23, 2017 — LATHAM, N.Y. — In the summer of 1985, Warrant Officer Charles "Chuck" Rodda took off for the first time as an Army helicopter pilot at Fort Rucker, Alabama.On June 22, 2017, 31 years and 5,788 hours...

Virginia Guard transporters train with active duty on rail and water operations
June 22, 2017 — FORT EUSTIS, Va. - Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 1173rd Transportation Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group...

Arizona Guard Airman relates leadership lessons
June 21, 2017 — PHOENIX — Arizona Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Jonathan Sheaffer wears a firefighter's helmet as a hazardous material technician for the City of Maricopa Fire/Medical Department, a coach's cap...

'Harlem Hellfighters' of New York are 104 years old
June 20, 2017 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - June marks the 104th anniversary of the 15th Infantry Regiment, the forbearers of today's 369th Sustainment Brigade. This storied unit, given the famous nickname "The Harlem...

New York Army Guard aviators and artillerymen team up for joint training at Fort Drum
June 19, 2017 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. – It was hard to tell which was louder: the boom from the cannons or the roar of the downdraft from helicopter rotors, as New York Army National Guard artillery and aviation Soldiers...

Righting a war record and remembering young Soldier's sacrifice during World War II
June 16, 2017 — ALBANY, N.Y. - For 69 years the gravestone of Army Pfc. Silvio Campanella, killed in France while serving in the 42nd Infantry Division during World War II, had the wrong death date. Veterans and...

South Carolina Guard father increases bonds with son over shared service
June 16, 2017 — COLUMBIA, S.C. – A father and son have enhanced their bonds with shared service in the National Guard. "Service to others is what makes this country great," said U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt...

Soldiers and Airmen learn air-mobile operations during Air Assault course
June 14, 2017 — WARRENTON, Ore. - "Line one on rappel," is the call of Soldiers and Airmen as they prepare to lower themselves down a wall. "Line one on belay," is the response from below, acknowledging readiness...

Flooding by the numbers: New York troops fill more than 400,000 sandbags
June 9, 2017 — ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Over 390 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, and members of the New York Naval Militia, and New York Guard filled more than 405,460 sandbags between May 3 and June 4 as the...

Guard members take rescue drug, prevention efforts to rural Alaska
June 9, 2017 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska National Guard members from the Counterdrug Support Program traveled May 31 to Galena, Alaska, to disseminate Narcan kits and other drug and alcohol...

New York Army Guard NCO teaches others at annual shooting match
June 7, 2017 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. — For New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Michael Kapela, his seventh Adjutant General's marksmanship competition—known as the "TAG Match" — was...

Bear, the therapy pooch, on duty in Indiana
June 6, 2017 — HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. — A Bear has become a regular resident of the 181st Intelligence Wing since the fall of 2016; however, this creature holds no resemblance to the 600 pound...

Former mechanic now serves Soldiers as National Guard chaplain
June 6, 2017 — JOHNSTON, Iowa — Army Chaplain (Capt.) Steven De Haan, with the Iowa Army National Guard's 1034th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, was driving to drill at Camp Dodge here early one Saturday...

New York National Guard Soldiers receive state's highest heroism award
June 5, 2017 — RONKONKOMA, N.Y. – Four New York Army National Guard Soldiers who rescued a pilot from a burning plane received New York’s highest medal for heroism during a June 4 ceremony at the National Guard’s...

South Dakota Guard mechanics play vital role for aircraft
June 2, 2017 — RAPID CITY, S.D. — Aviation mechanics play a vital role in ensuring the safety of the National Guard's pilots and flight crews.In the South Dakota Army National Guard, it is the mechanics of the Rapid...

Civil engineer Airman builds civilian and military career
June 2, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. — Though Senior Airman Samantha Ghareeb's Air Force occupation involves excavators and bulldozers, one of her more memorable experiences in uniform – helping to renovate an orphanage in...

Maple Resolve 17: Aviation annual training, helicoptering done right, eh?
June 2, 2017 — WAINWRIGHT, Canada – As the sun set at Camp Wainwright in Alberta, Canada, the sky turned a bright golden color. A Maryland National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk was silhouetted against the skyline as a...

Wisconsin's Volk Field offers valuable crash and recovery training
June 1, 2017 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. — The unthinkable happens. An aircraft goes down, there's panic, there's chaos and there's destruction. The Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) team is one of the...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future