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Michigan ANG provides venue for multinational K-9 training
October 3, 2019
Deputy Jed Avery, a K-9 officer with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Department, Reed City, Michigan, and his dog, Ryker, participate in a K-9 training scenario at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., during the National Association of Professional Canine Handler's annual training seminar Oct. 1, 2019.
NY Air Guard members recall Vietnam battles at reunion
October 3, 2019
Vietnam veterans and 107th Attack Wing leadership pose for a group photograph in front of a static F-100 Super Sabre after a base tour of the 107th Attack Wing, New York Air National Guard, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Sept. 15, 2019. Former Airmen assigned to the 107th Tactical Fighter Group reunited to commemorate their return from the Vietnam War more than 50 years ago. The unit deployed more than 400 Airmen to Tuy Hoa Air Base in 1968 and returned by June 1969, with honor.
Ace lends a paw to Soldiers in need
October 2, 2019
U.S. Army Capt. Melissa Parmenter and therapy dog Ac in front of the New Jersey National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 12, 2019. Parmenter and Ace are part of the New Jersey Army National Guard’s a Behavioral Health Office.
Red Arrow Soldier laid to rest 75 years after death in WWII
October 1, 2019
Army Tech 5th Grade John E. Bainbridge of Sheboygan, Wis., was laid to rest Sept. 29, 2019, in Monona more than 75 years after his death during the Battle of Buna in World War II. Bainbridge joined the Wisconsin National Guard’s 32nd Infantry Division in 1940 and was killed in New Guinea Dec. 2, 1942; he rested unknown in Manila American Cemetery until his remains were identified via DNA analysis by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Guard hosts Gold Star families of fallen service members
October 1, 2019
A West Virginia National Guard Solider watches as a participant of the Gold Star Families retreat takes part in an archery event Sept. 28, 2019, at Camp Dawson, W.Va. The Gold Star Families retreat is hosted each year by the WVNG to honor the service and sacrifice of Gold Star Families - those who have lost a family member in military service.
Washington National Guard conducts tactical medicine course
September 25, 2019
Members of the 1-303rd Cavalry Squadron receive tactical combat casualty care instruction at a course provided by the Washington State Counterdrug Program. The focus is on the primary interventions or the leading causes of preventable death. Utilizing a mix of classroom presentation and hands-on skills practice, attendees learn to provide basic life-sustaining treatment in a hostile environment.
Flying Yankees welcome honorary 'Pilot for a Day'
September 24, 2019
Jadiel Aponte, 103rd Airlift Wing honorary Pilot for a Day, breathes through an oxygen mask at the 103rd Operations Group aircrew flight equipment section during the 103rd Airlift Wing’s annual Pilot for a Day event at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. Sept. 19, 2019. The program puts the wing in partnership with local hospitals to identify a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness and bring them on base to meet members of the wing and learn about its mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Tucker)
POW MIA Recognition Day - One MANG Soldier's Story
September 20, 2019
Sergeant 1st Class Jessica Biggins presents her grandfather Clifford Benoit with an Army Service Uniform (ASU) jacket representing his 33 years in service. Benoit is a veteran of the Korean War, during which he was a POW for three years.
1st Lt. Vivian Roberts: Only Georgia National Guard WWI POW
September 20, 2019
Vivian Roberts, the only Georgia Guardsman POW during World War I, in his American Legion uniform. Roberts was shot in the leg and captured by German soldiers in France in 1918. After the war, he served as clerk of Bibb County Superior Court in Georgia.
'Pilot for a Day' at the 179th Airlift Wing
September 19, 2019
Ayden Houston, 6, walks with aircrew to the flight line after being named honorary "Pilot for a Day" Sept. 15, 2019, at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio. The 164th Airlift Squadron collaborated with A Special Wish Foundation of Cleveland to provide Ayden with the unique experience. He has been battling a variety of health issues since birth.