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New York National Guard honors President Martin Van Buren, who gave the world 'OK'
December 8, 2015
A wreath from President Barack Obama takes pride of place among a number of wreaths placed at the gravesite of President Martin Van Buren at the Dutch Reformed Cemetery in Kinderhook, New York, during a ceremony honoring the eighth president on Dec. 5, 2015, the 233rd anniversary of his birth.
New York National Guard troops lend a hand in loading Trees for Troops
December 3, 2015
New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Kara Tatlock passes a Christmas tree to Army Natiomal Guard Sgt. Maj. David Smiiith to help load Christmas trees bound for military forces at Ellms Tree Farm Nov. 30 as part of the shipment of holiday trees for troops. Twenty members of the New York Army and Air National Guard volunteered their time to help load about 125 donated Christmas Trees at Ellms Tree Farm in Charlton, N.Y.The donated trees will be delivered to Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Vermont Guard member becomes USA's first female Combat Engineer
November 27, 2015
U.S. Army Spc. Skylar Anderson, is the first female Soldier to receive the 12B Military Occupational Specialty code, graduating August 31, 2015, through a reclassification course at the 164th Regiment, Regional Training Institute in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
Honing spiritual fitness, Texas Air National Guard chaplain grows chaplain's program
November 25, 2015
Chaplain Brig. Gen. Steve Chisolm, Air National Guard Assistant to the U.S. Air Force Chief of Chaplains, preaches to Texas Air National Guard members and their families during a chapel service held at the 136th Airlift Wing headquarters, Nov. 15, 2015, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas.
Gen. Grass issues Thanksgiving message to civilians and uniformed personnel
November 24, 2015
U.S. Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the Air Force Association's 2013 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland., Sept. 18, 2013. Grass just released his Thanksgiving message
New York State Military Museum's new exhibit tells story of the state's Air National Guard
November 23, 2015
The flying jacket and helmet used by Maj. Gen. John Fenimore, a commander of the 109th Airlift Wing, which flies missions to Antarctica, and later the adjutant general of New York from1995 to 2001, is among the exhibits in "Ever Upward: The History of the New York Air National Guard" show which opened at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs on Nov. 20.
This Airman Brown shows she's 'unstoppable'
November 18, 2015
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tanya L. Brown, a services journeyman with the 182nd Force Support Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, poses on the 182nd Airlift Wing aircraft apron in Peoria, Ill., Nov. 7, 2015. Brown – a full-time beautician, farmer, student, wife and mother - enlisted in the Air National Guard at the age of 35.
Guard Your Health launches #ClassIRecipes
November 13, 2015
The Guard Your Health program will be releasing recipes for all tastes and budgets and skill levels.
South Carolina National Guard Cyber Team attends Congressional event
November 5, 2015
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Barbara Mesaros, South Carolina National Guard director of intelligence, U.S. Army Maj. Robert Gresham, South Carolina Army National Guard cyber branch chief, and U.S. Army Col. David Coldren, South Carolina Army National Guard assistant chief of staff for information management, during the State Cyber Day event sponsored by the National Guard and Reserve Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives at the Rayburn House Office Building Foyer, Washington, Oct. 22, 2015.
New Mexico National Guard airlifts baby and adult dinosaur fossils
November 2, 2015
Company C, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation, UH-60 Black Hawk crew consisting of pilots Maj. Daniel Purcell and Capt. Kevin Doo, and crew chiefs Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Cahill and Sgt. Saul Monarez airlift a unique sling load of a baby Pentaceratops dinosaur skull out of the Bisti/De-na-zin Wilderness Area Oct. 29, 2015. Sgt. Bryan Haworth and Spc. Alonzo Romero, both of 1st Battalion 200th Infantry, hook the 4,500 pounds load onto the belly of the aircraft.
Air National Guard Director visits base to hear from Airmen
October 30, 2015
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, director of the Air National Guard, coins Master Sgt. Neil Allison for his outstanding performance at the 158th Fighter Wing, Vt., Oct. 17, 2015. Clarke visited Vermont, met with the Airmen and Vermont Air National Guard leadership.
New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing goes solar for lighting
October 29, 2015
New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Edwin Laporte and Hector Gomez, both members of the 106th Civil Engineering Squadron of the 106th Rescue Wing, install a solar panel at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York on Sept. 8, 2015. The solar panels are part of a larger plan to reduce energy usage and save money by investing in renewable energy sources on base.
Profession of Arms Center of Excellence training makes its debut
October 26, 2015
Air Force Col. Joseph Rizzuto, director, Profession of Arms Career Center of Excellence, speaks with newly appointed chief master sergeants during the Chief's Executive Course at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 20, 2015. The purpose of the CEC is to provide new Chief Master Sergeants with a broad view of operations at a strategic level.
Historic New York National Guard Armory is now in the Sandstone Hall of Fame
October 23, 2015
The New York Army National Guard's Connecticut Street Armory, located on the west side of Buffalo, under construction in 1897. On Oct. 22, 2015, the building was one of four inducted into the Sandstone Hall of Fame by the Medina Sandstone Society.
Maryland Guard Soldier builds strength after adversity
October 20, 2015
Staff Sgt. Verlillian Githara, 104th Area Support Medical Company food service specialist, serves with the Baltimore City Police Department as a detective.
New aide to Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling helps ensure that enlisted force's concerns are addressed
October 19, 2015
Master Sgt. Barbara DiPoli, special assistant to the office of the command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, joined the OCCM team Sept. 15, 2015. Airmen assigned to the OCCM can expect to gain a better understanding of Air National Guard day-to-day operations and grow as senior noncommissioned officers in the ANG.
Alaska Air Guard members escort WWII and Korean War vets to Honor Flight
October 16, 2015
Nine Airmen of the Alaska Air National Guard's 249th Airlift Squadron connected with more than 20 World War II and Korean War veterans, assisting them at Ted Stevens International Airport on Oct. 13, 2015. The Alaska veterans were participants of the Last Frontier Honor Flight, an organization taking them to Washington, D.C., to see for the first time the monuments erected there to honor those who served during those conflicts.
Iowa Guardsmen celebrate heritage at Latino Festival
October 15, 2015
Iowa Army National Guard members dance along to the music during the annual Latino Heritage Festival in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 27. Many veterans and Iowa National Guard volunteers support the festival each year, which coincides with the Defense Department's recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
First person: My son defines a hero
October 14, 2015
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, fly together during a photo chase mission around Denver, May 29, 2015.
Surprise from Washington: Pennsylvania Air Guard program manager gets presidential recognition
October 13, 2015
Anna Richar, left, Horsham Air Guard Station’s Airman & Family Readiness Center program manager, holds the President’s Volunteer Service Award alongside Jenny Papas, Friends of the Family Readiness Group president Oct. 4, 2015, at the Wing headquarters building, Horsham Air Guard Station, Pennsylvania. Richar earned the accolades for her work with veterans and military families in 2014.