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Airman acquires business success through military motivation
February 13, 2019
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brandon, a member of the 118th Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard, performs an overhead squat during a high-intensity workout Feb. 9, 2019, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tennessee. An owner of two gyms and a meal preparation company, Brandon credits his military service with enabling him to find his physical fitness talents.
Ohio high school teacher begins National Guard career at 35
February 13, 2019
Ohio Army National Guard Spec. Adam Slabodnick stands with his drill sergeant after completing advanced individual training in December 2018 at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., to become a transportation operator. Slabodnick, a health and physical education teacher in northern Ohio, joined the National Guard at the age of 35 and will drill with the 1485th Transportation Company in Dover, Ohio.
4,839-mile journey leads to N.C. Air Guard recruiting role
February 12, 2019
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Francis Strother, recruiter for the 145th Airlift Wing, poses at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Jan. 17, 2019. Strother tells a story of how he came from Monrovia, Liberia, following a civil war in his country that lasted almost eight years. Strother details his struggles of helping raise his brothers and feed his neighbors while maintaining a positive and hopeful attitude.
Service is a family affair for Alaska Air Guard Airman
February 11, 2019
Master Sgt. Sean Finney and Tech. Sgt. Cody Finney, both members of the 168th Maintenance Group, Alaska Air National Guard, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and their daughter Eden pose for a photo during a family vacation. Tech. Sgt. Finney shared her “Why I Serve” story during the unit’s February 2019 drill weekend, using this and several other photos, in order for 168th Wing leadership to discover more about why she serves.
South Carolina's last elected adjutant general to retire
February 5, 2019
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general for South Carolina, looks over memorabilia and plaques in his office at the South Carolina Military Department headquarters in Columbia, South Carolina, Jan. 24, 2019.
African-American New Jersey Airman motivated to serve
February 4, 2019
New Jersey Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Vince Stokes, a boom operator with the 141st Air Refueling Squadron, refuels a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., over the continental U.S., Jan. 28, 2019. The KC-135R Stratotanker from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., is flown by the 141st ARS from the 108th Wing.
Former Packers offensive guard now flies with National Guard
February 1, 2019
Spc. Daryn Colledge, a UH-60 Black Hawk repairer in the Idaho National Guard, poses for picture at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 28, 2018. "Joining the Army National Guard was a two part choice," said Colledge. "First, I wanted to remain in Boise, Idaho and second as a private pilot in my civilian life, I wanted to continue to fly in my Army career."
Colorado Guard snipers draw from heritage to create legacy
January 28, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Tristan Ivkov, Infantryman, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry (Mountain), Colorado Army National Guard identifies a target during the International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia, in October 2018.
Fit to Serve program helping shape up N.C. Soldiers
January 28, 2019
Mark Shropshire, the owner of Shropshire Sports Training in Columbia, Maryland, works with the Fit to Serve program, teaching and demonstrating functional fitness to 22 North Carolina National Guard Soldiers at the Camp Butner Training Center in Butner, North Carolina, on Jan. 24, 2019. Fit to Serve is a six-month program that supports overall health and wellness by providing nutrition training, resiliency training and teaching a movement restoration system.
Idaho Guard Soldier, law student making her own history
January 25, 2019
Idaho Army National Guard Sgt. Melissa Baney and Spc. Scott Post conduct a pre-flight inspection of a D Company, 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion Shadow Jan. 17, 2019, at the Orchard Combat Training Center. Baney, a 15W unmanned aircraft systems operator, previously served in the U.S. Army before joining the Idaho Army National Guard to help pay for law school.