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Fighting Father Duffy remembered fondly in New York City
June 29, 2018
New York Army National Guard Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Scott Ehler, left, introduces the official party to commemorate the life and career of New York Army National Guard Chaplain Father Francis P. Duffy at Times Square June 27, 2018. Ehler joined with Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, WWI National Commissioner Dr. Libby O’Connell and the National Guard’s senior chaplain, Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Kenneth “Ed” Brandt to commemorate Duffy’s service in WWI.
Kentuckians get $1 million in health care from Guard, others
June 26, 2018
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kathryn Dobbs, a medic from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, checks the prescription of an optometry patient’s eyeglasses at a health-care clinic being operated by the Air Guard and U.S. Navy Reserve at Breathitt County High School in Jackson, Ky., June 20, 2018. The Jackson clinic is one of four that comprised Operation Bobcat, a 10-day mission to provide military medical troops with crucial training in field operations and logistics while offering no-cost health care to the residents of Eastern Kentucky.
Sky's the limit for kids in STARBASE Camp
June 22, 2018
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Thompson, loadmaster for the 145th Operations Group, briefs children of North Carolina Air National Guard members as they enter a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the N.C. Air National Guard Base, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, June 18, 2018. The children are part of the annual Department of Defense STARBASE summer camp program and learn various applications of science, technology, engineering and math.
Ohio Soldier experiences first overseas deployment in Serbia
June 19, 2018
Spc. Cheyanna Porter, left, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 838th Military Police Company, is deployed to Serbia for Exercise Platinum Wolf 2018, being conducted June 11-22, 2018. Porter has shared a tent with nearly 50 women from around the world, including Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. Her bunk mate, Bulgarian Armed Forces Jr. Sgt. Smilena Volnova has been teaching Porter Bulgarian words and phrases throughout the exercise.
Everything to know about your military retirement choices
June 14, 2018
Army Soldiers prepare to execute a rehearsal of a night mission for live fire operations during Decisive Action Rotation 15-02 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 11, 2014.
Kentucky Airmen responded to Pueblo crisis 50 years ago
June 8, 2018
Kentucky Air National Guard aircrews with the 123rd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron were called to active duty in January, 1968 in response to the capture of the US Naval Ship Pueblo by North Korea. 104 officers and 650 Airmen mobilized overseas for the incident would be called the Pueblo Crisis.
Air National Guardsmen provide no-cost healthcare in Alabama
June 7, 2018
Capt. Nikita Dunbar, an Air National Guard critical-care nurse from the 187th Fighter Wing CERFP in Montgomery, Ala., takes a patient's blood pressure June 3, 2018, at the Alabama Wellness Innovative Readiness Training at Monroe County High School in Monroeville, Ala. Air Guardsmen from Alabama and Wisconsin were part of the joint force participating in the two-week training that provided no-cost health care to the citizens of lower Alabama.
Michigan Army Guard State Safety Program earns perfect score
June 7, 2018
The green ribbon of the Michigan Army National Guard's Safety Office, which won national recognition for its programs.
The best part of waking up is Dustoff coffee in your cup
June 6, 2018
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ryan Amato assigned to 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, prepares an iced coffee for Spc Sarah Morris at the Dustoff Coffee shop at Camp Taji, Iraq May 18, 2018.
Idaho Guard member finds peace six years after he was shot
June 4, 2018
Sgt. Albert Vieth meets Capt. Nicole Washington at Fort Hood, Texas, upon the A, 1-168th GSAB's return from Afghanistan Feb. 9, 2013. Vieth was shot in the arm on a mission in Afghanistan on June 3, 2012.