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Idaho National Guard member finds purpose in serving tribes
March 16, 2021
Pennsylvania Guard officer sets powerlifting records
March 15, 2021
Pennsylvania Army National Guard 1st Lt. Lindsey Boughter, a public affairs officer with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, performs a deadlift during a powerlifting competition Feb. 27, 2021, in Conshohocken, Pa.
National Guard command CWO forged resolve from family bonds
March 9, 2021
From left, then-Staff Sgt. Mellessa Dasenbrock, then-Chief Warrant Officer 4 Teresa Domeier and then-Sgt. 1st Class Bonnie Frazier, sisters who all served in the Nebraska National Guard. Domeier was nominated as the Army National Guard's first female command chief warrant officer in June 2018.
Guardsman awarded Oklahoma Star of Valor for saving neighbor
March 5, 2021
Sgt. Pedro Gonzales, a member of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, received the Oklahoma Star of Valor March 4, 2021, for risking his life to save the life of a neighbor who was being attacked with a knife in September 2020. Gonzales suffered serious wounds to his face and neck but has recovered.
New York Guardsman led fight for Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
March 3, 2021
New York Army National Guard Maj. Hamilton Fish III, in an undated 1919 photo from World War I. Fish served as commander of Company K, 369th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the “Harlem Hellfighters,” an all-black unit of the New York National Guard. After the war, Fish was elected to Congress in 1920 from New York and introduced the resolution to create an Unknown Soldier memorial.
Pave Hawk pilot at home in Alaska with 176th Wing
March 3, 2021
Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Timothy Lezama is an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter pilot with 210th Rescue Squadron. Lezama is a native of Parkland, Fla., and his parents emigrated from Trinidad and Tobago.
Father, daughter serve together in nation's capital
March 1, 2021
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Carl Mattonen stands with his daughter, Spc. Carlie Mattonen, both with Forward Support Company, 107th Engineer Battalion, Michigan National Guard, near the U.S. Capitol in Washington Feb. 26, 2021.
Father and daughter serve together in nation's capital
February 8, 2021
Staff Sgt. Roberto Alicea, of the 1166th Transportation Company, and his daughter, Pvt. Felicia Alicea of the 747th Military Police Company poses for a photo at the Ronald Reagan Center on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, while deployed to Washington, D.C., as part of Task Force Freedom
After 100 years, Harlem Hellfighters nickname is official
February 1, 2021
In this National Guard historic painting by H. Charles McBarron, Soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, the Harlem Hellfighters, go into action near Sechault, France, on Sept. 29, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Originally the 15th New York from Harlem, the center of African American culture in the early 20th century, the unit earned the nickname Hellfighters from its German enemies. While the nickname has been used for more than 100 years – currently by the 369th Sustainment Brigade – it was only officially recognized by the Army in September 2020.
NYAG member seeks innovation to support today's warfighter
January 25, 2021
New York Air National Guard 1st Lt. Ryan Scadlock, an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance officer assigned to the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, 107th Attack Wing, works remotely during an AF Ventures fellowship due to COVID-19 safety precautions. The program is designed to increase the quality of technology-proficient Airmen while maintaining long-lasting relationships between the Air Force and the private sector.