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Profession of Arms Center of Excellence training makes its debut
October 26, 2015
Air Force Col. Joseph Rizzuto, director, Profession of Arms Career Center of Excellence, speaks with newly appointed chief master sergeants during the Chief's Executive Course at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 20, 2015. The purpose of the CEC is to provide new Chief Master Sergeants with a broad view of operations at a strategic level.
Historic New York National Guard Armory is now in the Sandstone Hall of Fame
October 23, 2015
The New York Army National Guard's Connecticut Street Armory, located on the west side of Buffalo, under construction in 1897. On Oct. 22, 2015, the building was one of four inducted into the Sandstone Hall of Fame by the Medina Sandstone Society.
Maryland Guard Soldier builds strength after adversity
October 20, 2015
Staff Sgt. Verlillian Githara, 104th Area Support Medical Company food service specialist, serves with the Baltimore City Police Department as a detective.
New aide to Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling helps ensure that enlisted force's concerns are addressed
October 19, 2015
Master Sgt. Barbara DiPoli, special assistant to the office of the command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, joined the OCCM team Sept. 15, 2015. Airmen assigned to the OCCM can expect to gain a better understanding of Air National Guard day-to-day operations and grow as senior noncommissioned officers in the ANG.
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