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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.
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.
Californians express thanks to Guard members and other firefighters
October 9, 2015
Camren Roebuck, a 9-year-old Angels Camp resident, holds a poster thanking California Army National Guardsmen assigned to the Butte Fire in Calaveras County, California, Sept. 24. Camren, a fourth-grader at Mark Twain Elementary School, was watching California Guard tactical vehicles return to base camp.
Time to protect your hearing before you lose it
October 8, 2015
Sgt. Jason Allen, chainsaw operator and bandsman, 40th Army Band, cuts through trees that block a road during quick reaction force training at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, July 31, 2015, Jericho, Vermont. Allen is wearing protective gear including ear protection.
Utah Guard Army aviator first to reach 10,000 hours in Apache
October 7, 2015
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ken Jones, an Apache standardization instructor pilot from 1st Battalion, 211th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion in West Jordan, was recognized for his never-before-achieved milestone of 10,000 flying hours in the Apache. With him is his son, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jared Jones
New York Air National Guard pararescue jumpers test wearable medical technology for Air Force researchers
October 6, 2015
Airman Samual Prescott, a pararescue jumper assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, an element of the 106th Rescue Wing, monitors a patient during a training exercise conducted at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base at Westhampton Beach, New York, on Aug. 25, 2015. The drills was conducted to help evaluate a casualty monitoring system being developed as part of the Air Force BATMAN program, which aims to put useful, wearable technology in the hands of Air Force war fighters.
National Guard's Homeland Security Institute returns to Harvard University
October 2, 2015
Army Maj. Gen. Linda Singh, the adjutant general, Maryland National Guard, answers a question from Prof. Herman "Dutch" Leonard, Public Management at the Kennedy School and Cochair of the Social Enterprise Initiative at Harvard Business School as Col. William Pallozzi, superintendent, Maryland State Police, listens during a panel discussion on the Baltimore civil unrest discussion at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. The panel was part of the Leadership in Homeland Security course at Harvard University.
From U.S. to Berlin: Utah and Maryland Guard members exchange experiences with German counterparts
September 30, 2015
Maryland National Guard Capt. Kurt M. Rauschenberg and Utah National Guard Lt. Col. Steven A. Fairbourn stand with the commander of the Center of Military Information in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 7, 2015.
South Carolina National Guard helps Youth Challenge Cadets to obtain trade certificates
September 30, 2015
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. R. Van McCarty, deputy adjutant general for South Carolina National Guard, joins with Aiken Technical College President Dr. Susan Windsor to sign the Department of Labor grant for the South Carolina Youth Challenge Academy's POST Job Challenge at Aiken Technical College, Sept. 16, 2015. POST Job Challenge will afford Youth Challenge graduates the opportunity to continue their education at Aiken Tech.