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Beloved 'Guard Copter 368' flies its final mission
August 26, 2016
A South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) CH-47F Chinook helicopter flies on the Hudson River, in proximity of Manhattan and Empire State Building, Aug. 18, 2016, over New York City. The helicopter escorted its predecessor, CH-47D "Guard Copter 368" during its last mission.
Maryland National Guard helps host military kids at memorable camp
August 26, 2016
Military child Madison Sours, 10, responds to a question from the Adjutant General of Maryland Maj. Gen. Linda Singh as part of "Military Experience Day" during Operation Purple Camp at Elk Neck State Park in North East, Md. Aug. 16, 2016. Singh arrived via Maryland National Guard Lakota helicopter to greet the 100 military children in attendance at the camp.
National Guard allows Soldier freedom to be Renaissance man
August 25, 2016
BUTLERVILLE, Ind. – Indiana National Guard Master Sgt. Bradley Staggs (sitting), of the 38th Infantry Division, shows U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 206th Broadcast Operations Detachment and 205th Press Camp Headquarters how to run radio broadcast equipment during Exercise News Day at MUTC on Aug. 23, 2016.
Texas Guard member donates kidney to stranger
August 16, 2016
Texas Army National Guard Spc. Brittany Reppond, with the 197th Special Troops Support Company, based out of Camp Bullis, San Antonio, Texas, right, donates kidney to Arthur Corenblith, left, February 18, 2016, at the Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital in San Antonio. While working for a sales company at a local gas station, the Soldier saw a sign 'my brother needs a kidney' on a car and decided to donate. (Courtesy Photo)
Timing and training came together to save a life
August 16, 2016
Col. Johnny Ryan, 130th Airlift Wing Commander, recognizes Chief Master Sgt. Steven Foster (left), Tech Sgt. Mark Haywood, and Master Sgt. Jeremy Callen all from the 130th Civil Engineering Squadron, for saving the life of Master Sgt. Bruce Chatterton (not pictured) who collapsed shortly after his physical fitness test on Aug. 6, 2016.
New Jersey mother and daughter serve together in Guard
August 12, 2016
Staff Sgt. Janet Medina, left, pins staff sergeant rank on her daughter, Justina Medina, during a promotion ceremony at the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Lawrenceville, N.J., August 11, 2016.
Oregon National Guard medic heals hearts and minds
August 9, 2016
Staff Sgt. Brad Foster, a combat medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team out of Pendleton, Oregon, watches the night sky on top of an M113 Medical Evacuation Vehicle during Exercise Saber Guardian 16 at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center in Cincu, Romania.
Marine enlists into Illinois Army National Guard
August 8, 2016
Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Bowman, Land Component Command Sergeant Major, Illinois Army National Guard, shakes hands with Sgt. Joshua Isom, of Chicago, Aug. 3, 2016, at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, after an enlistment ceremony.
Indiana National Guard sponsors environmental event to track bat sounds
August 4, 2016
Mike Peterkin, deputy chief of conservation, right, and Todd Eubank, biologist for threatened and endangered species are tracking a bat roost at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, as part of the Acoustic Bat Training class held by the Environmental Management Office from July 11-16, 2016. The purpose of the class was to train the environmentalists on new methods of capturing ultrasonic bat calls that are used to recognize and identify the calls with the species they belong to. This information will further their understanding about the bat habitats, and how Camp Atterbury’s training affects their ecosystem.