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South Carolina Guard father increases bonds with son over shared service
June 16, 2017
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Michael Snyder with A Co. 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion and U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder with the 169th Fighter Wing pose for a photograph at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina, June 13, 2017.
Soldiers and Airmen learn air-mobile operations during Air Assault course
June 14, 2017
Oregon Army National Guard Cadet Sascha Tudela, a human resource specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 821st Troop Command Battalion, 82nd Brigade (Troop Command), practices rappelling procedures during the Air Assault course held at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon, June 7, 2017.
Flooding by the numbers: New York troops fill more than 400,000 sandbags
June 9, 2017
Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard set up barriers of sandbags around homes along the Lake Ontario shoreline May 18, 2017, after rising water levels have resulted in flooding and a state of emergency being declared on May 2 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Kendall, N.Y.
Guard members take rescue drug, prevention efforts to rural Alaska
June 9, 2017
Alaska National Guard Sgt. Elijah Gutierrez, a civil operator with the Counterdrug Support Program, discusses the procedures for using the Narcan kit with Alaska State Trooper James Lester at the Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport in Galena, Alaska, May 31, 2017.
New York Army Guard NCO teaches others at annual shooting match
June 7, 2017
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Kapela, with the 152nd Engineer Support Company, New York Army National Guard, waits to fire his M4 carbine during the SGT Henry Johnson Individual Combat Rifle Match as part of the 38th Annual The Adjutant General's Combat Sustainment Training Exercise (TAG Match) at Camp Smith Training Site, N.Y., June 3, 2017.
Bear, the therapy pooch, on duty in Indiana
June 6, 2017
Bear, the 181st Intelligence Wing therapy dog, poses for a photograph at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Terre Haute, Ind. Bear is part of the Pet Assisted Warrior Support Program.
Former mechanic now serves Soldiers as National Guard chaplain
June 6, 2017
Army Chaplain (Capt.) Steven De Haan, with the Iowa Army National Guard’s 1034th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, hands out a sheet of prayers at Fort Irwin, Calif., April 30, 2017. The former mechanic says he is more suited to the chaplain role.
New York National Guard Soldiers receive state's highest heroism award
June 5, 2017
Four New York Army National Guard Soldiers who received New York's highest medal for heroism, the Medal for Valor, stand in formation during award ceremonies on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Army Aviation Support Facility # 1 in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. The men were recognized for rescuing the pilot of a light plane which crashed in flames on Feb. 26. They are, from left, Sgt. Yaanique Scott, Warrant Officer Christopher Hansen, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Aaron Pacholk and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ronald Ramirez.
South Dakota Guard mechanics play vital role for aircraft
June 2, 2017
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Heintz and Spc. Kyle Pfeifle, general mechanics with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company B, 935th Aviation Support Battalion, disassemble and inspect an HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the SDARNG aviation facility in Rapid City, S.D., March 25, 2017. Members of the 935th perform general repairs and inspections periodically to ensure the aircrafts are safe to operate.
Civil engineer Airman builds civilian and military career
June 2, 2017
Senior Airman Samantha Ghareeb, a heavy equipment operator with the Kansas Air National Guard’s 190th Civil Engineer Squadron, applies mortar to a building in Daugavpils, Latvia, in June 2015. Ghareeb was part of a humanitarian project between her unit and Latvian military engineers.