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Washington National Guard remembers Medal of Honor recipient
January 25, 2019
Rendering of Technician Fourth Grade Laverne Parrish, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions to save fellow Soldiers in World War II.
Fort Indiantown Gap finishes No. 1 in nation for 2018
January 22, 2019
A Fort Indiantown Gap Training Center sign located at the southwest entrance to the post along Fisher Avenue welcomes visitors to the installation. Oct. 31, 2018.
A family affair: Wyoming brothers share military experience
January 16, 2019
Airmen 1st Class and brothers Christian, left, and Harrison Linde are both crew chiefs in the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing. The brothers went through basic and advanced training together.
Fries to cybersecurity: Military gave Airman a new field
January 16, 2019
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. William, a flight commander at the 118th Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard, poses for a photo on Jan. 13, 2019, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville. William used the education and opportunities provided by the Guard to spark a career change from the fast food industry to the cybersecurity field.
From the streets to the military: Service changed his life
January 14, 2019
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. Adam Rios was a troubled kid who grew up homeless in New York. He says his foster parents and the military helped him turn his life around.
Working on Bush funeral train was 'a chance of a lifetime'
January 11, 2019
Master Sgt. Shana Cobbs in front of the George Bush 4141 Locomotive Dec. 3, 2018, in Spring, Texas Cobbs provided security for the locomotive during the Bush funeral detail, securing the areas prior to arrival at each location.
N.Y. Army Guard lieutenant creates free map graphics app
January 10, 2019
The MGRS-Mapper computer application developed by New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. James Pistell allows users to overlay the military grid reference system on a Google maps image and then create and place tactical and warfighting graphics and symbols on it to be used as an overlay and shared via email.
D.C. Air Guard unit protects skies over nation’s capital
January 10, 2019
Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Halvorsen, a pilot with the District of Columbia Air National Guard's Aerospace Control Alert Detachment, goes through a pre-flight check in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a training event at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Dec. 19, 2018.  Halvorsen is one of several pilots with the detachment, which is tasked with keeping the Washington, D.C., area safe from airborne threats. The ACAD has responded to more than 6,200 alert events since its formation in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
First female Royal Jordanian aviator trains in Pennsylvania
January 9, 2019
The Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (EAATS) at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., recently hosted Cadet Aya Al-Sourany of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, Jordan's first female helicopter pilot. EAATS has a long history of training pilots form Jordan, and from many nations, evidenced by a sweet gum tree planted by King Abdullah II of Jordan in 1999 on EAATS grounds.
Idaho recruiting commander enlists daughter in Guard
January 8, 2019
Lt. Col. David Darney administers the oath of enlistment to his daughter, Pvt. Sarah Darney, Dec. 27, 2018, at the Boise Military Entrance Processing Station.