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Deployments make New York Guard doctor better hometown physician
March 9, 2017
Army Lt. Col. William Lecates, who serves as a doctor in the New York Army National Guard and a kidney specialist in private practice, said that his service in the Army Guard has given him a greater breadth of medical knowledge benefiting both his civilian and military patients.
Ohio National Guard Soldier saves wandering toddler
March 6, 2017
Sgt. First Class Chris Meinhardt, an 18-year veteran of the Ohio Army National Guard, shows where he saw a young boy walking alongside Black Road in Butler County while on his way to work the morning of October 20, 2016. Meinhardt, the senior human resources sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, stopped to help the child who had walked out of his grandmother’s house and wandered down the road.
Long commute doesn't keep this New York Army National Guard Soldier away from his unit
March 2, 2017
New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Mason, a member of the New York Army National Guard Medical Command, drives to drills in New York from North Carolina. Now Mason, age 55, is competing in the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition.
South Carolina National Guard member protects the skies and streets
March 1, 2017
Louisiana Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force aids in $2 million drug bust
February 16, 2017
The Louisiana Counterdrug Aviation’s Operations provided command and control support to the Louisiana State Police by utilizing the UH72 Lakota’s enhanced communications and specialized technology. This allowed law enforcement to safely conduct the counter drug operation leading to the seizure of nearly $2 million dollars worth of drugs.
Kentucky Guard members train in historic sanatorium
February 10, 2017
Soldiers of the 41st Civil Support Team stage vehicles during a hazardous materials exercise at the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 7, 2016. The team used the historic site as a suitable location for a mission with low visibility and limited communications in an unfamiliar environment.
Munitions handling: A critical yet inherently dangerous career
February 8, 2017
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeremiah L. Buckmaster and Airman 1st Class Joshua E. Holland, munitions systems specialists assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, inspect inert Mark 82 bomb bodies Feb. 5, 2017, at the Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio. Munitions systems specialists procure, inspect, store, recondition, issue, transport, maintain, test and assemble GPS/laser guided and unguided munitions for 180FW F-16 Fighting Falcons.
Virginia Air National Guard helicopter provides eye in sky for counter-drug operations
February 7, 2017
A stock photo of a Virginia National Guard UH72A Lakota taking off from Fort Davison Army Airfield shows a similar UH72A Lakota to the one used by Virginia National Guard Counterdrug aviation to support Homeland Security Investigations and the Virginia State Police Task Force during the summer of 2016.
Free tax software and support available for military and family members
February 6, 2017
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Holden Smith, 633rd Air Base Wing Judge Advocate paralegal, assists Senior Airman Terrence Eaton, logistics readiness squadron vehicle maintenance journeymen, in filling out a form at the Langley Air Force Base, Va., tax center Feb. 5, 2013. As in the past, tax assistance is being offered to members of the armed forces and their families.
Texas National Guard conducts final roll call for 10-year-old Spc. Rowan Windham
January 31, 2017
Honorary enlistee Rowan Windham renders a salute after being presented with his own Cavalry Stetson. Windham was honorarily enlisted into the Texas Army National Guard at a ceremony held at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, March 27, 2015. During one of his stays at the Children's Hospital in San Antonio, Rowan met Sgt. David Hixson, a medic with the Texas Army National Guard. There, Rowan shared his dream of always wanting to be a Soldier and soon after, Hixson, with the help of fellow Texas National Guard members, made it all possible.