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North Carolina officer candidates learn battlefield lessons
May 7, 2019
North Carolina National Guard Officer Candidate Patrick Henson briefs the rest of the 139th Regional Training Institue's Officer Candidate School Class 61 on important decisions made during the Battle of Chancellorsville while visiting the Civil War site near Fredericksburg, Virginia, on May 4, 2019. OCS Class 61 visited the site as a way to learn leadership through studying historical battles during their class staff ride.
Firefighter of 27 years focuses on safety; mentors Airmen
May 3, 2019
Fire Lt. Thomas Zuffelato, 104th Civil Engineering Squadron firefighter, poses for a photo May 2, 2019, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Zuffelato is also a firefighter in the Connecticut Air National Guard at the 103rd Airlift Wing.
Louisiana Guard members aim for excellence
May 1, 2019
National Guard members from around the country participated in the 48th annual Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship at Fort Chaffee in Barling, Arkansas, March 29-April 3, 2019. Louisiana National Guard Sgt. Allen Smith and Staff Sgt. Benjamin Cotten, both Shreveport residents with 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, took first place in the competition, hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center.
Citizen-Warrior: Ohio Guard Soldier follows competitive life
May 1, 2019
Army 1st Lt. Valerie Stearns, the executive officer with the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1191st Engineer Company, stands with Army Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., then-Ohio National Guard assistant adjutant general for Army, after Stearns won the lightweight division championship at the 2018 Ohio Army National Guard Combatives Tournament held at the Maj. Gen. Robert Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 19, 2018. Stearns has found that combatives is another way she can engage her competitive spirit.
Trio of Washington Guard members earn doctorate degrees
May 1, 2019
From left to right: Sgt. 1st Class Steve Friel, seated Staff Sgt. Joey Castilleja and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Scott Pierson. Each member recently earned their doctorate degree.
Brothers carry on family service in the Guard
April 30, 2019
Brothers Jack and Joshua Seeberger enlisted together in 2018 and are now serving as loadmasters in the 109th Airlift Wing.
P-51 Mustang returns to Kentucky Air Guard after 63 years
April 29, 2019
Kentucky Air Guardsmen pose with a P-51 Mustang aircraft, serial number of 44-74202, on the flight line of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, circa 1953-1956. The same aircraft, now restored, came home to fly in the 2019 Thunder Over Louisville air show on April 13.
Oklahoma Guard kids spend the night aboard a WWII submarine
April 24, 2019
Oklahoma National Guard (OKNG) children experience a unique opportunity to spend the night aboard the historic USS Batfish (SS 310) submarine, April 19, 2019, in celebration of the Month of the Military Child.
N.J. Airman adopts and brings home a dog from Kuwait
April 23, 2019
U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Dannielle Garcia and her dog Mina sit for a portrait in Lumberton, N.J., March 4, 2019. Garcia volunteered to care for Mina after she was found as a stray on a base in Kuwait in 2018, and had her shipped home in January of 2019. Garcia is an Emergency Management Specialist with the 108th Civil Engineer Squadron.
104th Fighter Wing firefighters answer the calls for help
April 23, 2019
Caleb Holden, 104th Fighter Wing firefighter, prepares to answer 911 calls in the Fire Department alarm room April 18, 2019, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. The firefighter on shift in the alarm room is reponsible for answering emergency calls and ensuring the proper aid is sent to assist.