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Leadership course provides Airmen pathways to success
August 31, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody speaks with Airmen at the 2015 Air National Guard Enlisted Leadership Symposium at Camp Dawson, West Virginia, Aug 18, 2015. ELS is designed for enlisted Airmen of all ranks to receive professional development that can be used to better enhance Airmen’s careers. (U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. David Eichaker/Released)
New York National Guard member honored for heroism in her own neighborhood
August 28, 2015
New York Army National Guard Major General Patrick Murphy, the adjutant general of New York, presents the New York State Medal for Valor, the state's highest military award, to Staff Sgt. Marlana Watson, of Lindenhurst, New York, on Aug. 19, 2015, at the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center. Watson, a member of the New York Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion and a medic, was recognized for rushing across a Syracuse Street on Nov. 5, 2014, to treat two teenagers injured in a drive-by shooting, without regard for her own safety, since the shooter may have still been in the area.
Diverse cultural backgrounds embraced in military service
August 28, 2015
Air Force Master Sgt. Regina Staufer was born in the Philippines and became an American citizen through the naturalization process at the age of 10.