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S.C. National Guard, U.S. Army Central host delegation from Pakistan
September 30, 2015
Pakistan Army Col. Shahid Hussain, deputy director of military training, and Lt. Col. Harpreet Baines, U.S. Army Central branch chief for Central and South Asia, discuss future exercise opportunities Sept. 22, 2015, during Inspired Gambit 15. Inspired Gambit is a USARCENT-led exercise held to increase proficiency, expand levels of military-to-military cooperation, and promote long-term regional stability and interoperability.
Heroism on Everest: Air Guard doctor recounts lifesaving efforts in wake of massive Nepal earthquake
September 24, 2015
Maj. Asif Anwar in Nepal in April. Anwar, a flight surgeon with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing, treated more than 500 patients on Mount Everest and in Katmandu, Nepal, in the days following the earthquake.
South Carolina National Guard hosts Splash-and-Dash event to raise awareness of suicide prevention
September 21, 2015
Participants in the inaugural "Splash-and Dash" athletic competition run to raise awareness for suicide prevention at Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia, South Carolina, Sept. 12, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard hosted the event to recognize September as national suicide awareness prevention month.
Minnesota National Guard fun runs highlight the ‘Power of One’ in suicide prevention
September 15, 2015
The Minnesota National Guard hosted two suicide prevention fun runs at Camp Ripley and Arden Hills Army Training Site, September 12-13, 2015, to raise awareness and establish a renewed emphasis on preventing suicide. The events focused on the 'Power of One,' or the ability of one person to make a difference and save a life.
On 14th anniversary of terror attacks, Soldiers and Airmen remember vividly
September 11, 2015
Two members of the National Guard stand beneath one of hundreds of American flags that have been hoisted or worn by rescue workers at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center in New York on Sept, 19, 2001.
Fort Indiantown Gap becomes part of Pennsylvania’s bald eagle success story
September 9, 2015
An adult bald eagle keeps watch near the nest site following snowfall, Dec. 12, 2014. The installation hosted its first bald eagle nest in the recorded history of the installation during the 2014-2015 nesting season.
Army Reserve, National Guard Soldiers survive Sapper Stakes, turn a challenge into friendship
September 4, 2015
National Guard combat engineers with the 119th Engineer Company (Sapper), from West Virginia, carry a 15-pound shape charge onto a demolition range during Sapper Stakes 2015 competition at Fort Chaffe, Arkansas, Aug. 31, 2015. Combat engineers use demolition in mobility and counter-mobility to both allow movement to allies and impede movement for enemy forces. The competition is designed to build teamwork, enhance combat engineering skills and promote leadership among the units.
Nebraska Air Guard simulator cuts fuel-refill training costs
September 3, 2015
Gene Ernst, a civilian flight refueling instructor, helps Nebraska Air National Guard boom operators hone their skills refueling aircraft in the newly acquired boom operator simulator located at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska, Aug. 25, 2015. The Nebraska Air Guard is the first Guard unit to receive the BOSS 59-1495.
Guard member brings diverse background to Bagram’s mission
September 2, 2015
North Carolina Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Russell McLamb, an aeromedical evacuation technician, helps load an injured service member onto a C-17 Globemaster III on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2015. McLamb, a veteran of three branches of the military, is deployed from the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Bagram.
Fort Indiantown Gap's Fire Station 75 is ready for any mission
September 1, 2015
Chief Donald Wilson, Assistant Chief Samuel Clark and Assistant Chief Raymond Jones. All are members of Fort Indiantown Gap’s Station #75.