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Unique challenges spurred great training for New York Army National Guard snipers
May 12, 2017
Sgt. David Peters, 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry; and Staff Sgt. Masami Yamakado, 1st Battalion 69th Infantry, pose   for a team photo at the 26th Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship at Ft. Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ark. on April 27, 2017.

Author, Soldier and college graduate makes most of each day
May 11, 2017
U.S. Army Capt. Stephen Lawson attends the annual Kentucky Derby Gala with Gov. Matt Bevin at the Governor's Mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky, May 5, 2017.

Ohio's 180th Fighter Wing Airmen participate in water survival training
May 10, 2017
Lt. Col. Nicholas Zetocha, air sovereignty alert commander assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, crashes into the water after being dragged in to simulate an ejection landing May 6, 2017 during water survival training at the Aqua Hut in Toledo, Ohio.

Nevada Air Guard chaplain: 'I want people to know Islam is not evil'
May 10, 2017
Master Sgt. Laura Magee, left, and Master Sgt. Mark Magee pose for a photo at the annual Nevada Air National Guard Airman of the Year Ceremony at the Nevada Air National Guard fuel cell hangar, Dec. 4, 2016. The married couple converted to Islam after Laura competed a chaplain assistant course in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, three years ago.

Firefighting missions boost Wyoming Air Guard pilot's passion for flying
May 8, 2017
Airline pilot Ryan Scofield, pictured here in his cockpit, April 28, 2017, has flown for a commercial airline carrier for 12 years. When he's not in an Airbus A320, he’s piloting a C-130H Hercules aircraft for the Wyoming Air National Guard's 187th Airlift Squadron based in Cheyenne.

Missouri man serves childhood community when flooding strikes
May 8, 2017
First Lt. Kacey Proctor, the officer in charge of the Missouri Army National Guard’s 1138th Engineer Company out of Farmington, Missouri, volunteered for state emergency duty when flood waters threatened his childhood home in Poplar Bluff.

New York Army Guard NCO competes in Best Ranger contest
May 3, 2017
Sgt. 1st  Class Sean Smith, a member of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry of the New York Army National Guard negotiates the Darby Queen obstacle course during the 34th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition at Ft. Benning, Ga., April 9, 2017.  Smith was one of six National Guard Soldiers to complete the grueling 62-hour event.

Citizen-Warrior of the month: Washington Soldier uses combat medic training as sheriff's deputy
May 1, 2017
Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergio Sanchez also serves as a combat medic in the Washington Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment. His military skills as a medic gives him an extra skill set and unique qualifications, said his sheriff’s department supervisor.