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Pennsylvania Airman Puts Military Medical Training to Work at Home
January 10, 2023
U.S. Air Force Master. Sgt. Kenneth Rivera-Ithier, left, a Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element member with the 193rd Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, teaches Airmen how to dress wounds during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course Jan. 8, 2023, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. Rivera-Ithier used his military training to help save the life of a family member over the holidays.
West Virginia Soldier Responds to 2 Emergencies in one Night
January 10, 2023
West Virginia Army National Guard Sgt. Bradley Parker Walls responded to two emergencies Dec. 26, 2022, while commuting to his State Active Duty position in Beaver, West Virginia. Walls called 911 after noticing a neighbor’s house fire, then provided life-saving assistance at a two-vehicle accident on his way to work.
New Hampshire Guardsmen Assists Injured Driver
January 3, 2023
Staff Sgt. Dante Davis, an operations noncommissioned officer with 54th Troop Command, poses for a photo on Dec. 21, 2022, in the atrium of the Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke, New Hampshire.
Massachusetts Guardsman Wins CENTCOM Innovation Contest
December 28, 2022
Massachusetts Army National Guard Sgt. Mickey Reeve speaks to service members from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain about the importance of innovation in the military Nov. 22, 2022. Reeve recently won the U.S. Central Command’s Innovation Oasis contest and went on a world tour with CENTCOM leadership to discuss his experience.
New York National Guard Airmen Ready to Track Santa Claus
December 20, 2022
Air Force Master Sgt. Brian Burgess, standing, and Maj. Bonnie Bosworth of the New York Air National Guard’s 224th Air Defense Squadron train for Santa tracking operations on Dec. 16, 2022, at Eastern Air Defense Sector headquarters in Rome, N.Y.
NC Soldier Recognized by Coast Guard for Lifesaving Actions
December 20, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Matt Baer, right, sector commander of North Carolina, presents U.S. Army Maj. Kenneth Leahy, left, the North Carolina National Guard state dental officer, with the Coast Guard Commendation Medal at the NCNG Medical Readiness Detachment on Dec. 3, 2022. Leahy was recognized for his heroism in saving a distressed 10-year old child from drowning in the ocean over 200 yards from shore.
Illinois Guard Helps Make Sick Child’s Wish a Reality
December 19, 2022
Maj. Christopher Hanson, left, the operations officer of the 232nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and Capt. Jacob Brue, the battalion's training officer, carry flowers for June Peden-Stade along her parade route in Auburn, Illinois, Dec. 17, 2022. The Illinois National Guard joined hundreds of first responders and community groups from across the region to give 3-year-old June a parade.
Soldier Earns Ranger Tab, Airborne Wings, Air Assault Badge
December 19, 2022
Pfc. Cooper Hayes poses for an undated photo. Hayes, a member of the Idaho Army National Guard, completed Ranger, Airborne and Air Assault schools in 2022.
Rainbow Division Vet Passes on War Stories to Today's Soldiers
December 8, 2022
Lockered "Bud" Gahs from Perry Hall, Maryland, who served as a private in the 42nd Infantry Division's 222nd Infantry Regiment, shared his memories of World War II with 300 New York Army National Guard Soldiers Dec. 2, 2022, in Albany, New York. Left to right, Maj. Gen. Thomas Spencer, commanding general, 42nd Infantry Division, and former CGs: Brig. Gen. Paul Genereux, Maj. Gen. Harry Miller, Maj. Thomas Kinley, Maj. Gen. Steve Wickstrom, and Maj. Gen. Steve Ferrari. Gahs is in the middle.
New York Air Guard Honors Former President Martin Van Buren
December 6, 2022
Brig. General Denise Donnell, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Jeffery Trottier salute after placing a wreath from President Joseph Biden at the grave of former President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook, New York, on the 240th anniversary of his birth Dec. 5, 1782. Since 1967, military officers have presented a wreath from the current president at the gravesite of previous presidents on the anniversary of their birth.