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Air National Guard Director visits base to hear from Airmen
October 30, 2015
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, director of the Air National Guard, coins Master Sgt. Neil Allison for his outstanding performance at the 158th Fighter Wing, Vt., Oct. 17, 2015. Clarke visited Vermont, met with the Airmen and Vermont Air National Guard leadership.
New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing goes solar for lighting
October 29, 2015
New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Edwin Laporte and Hector Gomez, both members of the 106th Civil Engineering Squadron of the 106th Rescue Wing, install a solar panel at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York on Sept. 8, 2015. The solar panels are part of a larger plan to reduce energy usage and save money by investing in renewable energy sources on base.
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.
Iowa Guardsmen celebrate heritage at Latino Festival
October 15, 2015
Iowa Army National Guard members dance along to the music during the annual Latino Heritage Festival in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 27. Many veterans and Iowa National Guard volunteers support the festival each year, which coincides with the Defense Department's recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
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.