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Your vibe attracts your tribe
March 11, 2020
Chief Master Sgt. Bernadette Hollinger, 187th Fighter Wing’s command chief, in front of the Wing Headquarters building at Dannelly Field, Alabama. Hollinger advises the wing commander, four groups, 11 squadrons and more than 1,300 enlisted Airmen as the senior enlisted member of the wing.
Sisters embark on National Guard careers together
March 10, 2020
Lexi Ireton, left, and her sister, Hailey, together at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The sisters enlisted together in the Ohio Army National Guard.
Father, three children serve in military
March 9, 2020
Senior Airman Everett Brown, traffic management specialist, 124th Logistics Readiness Squadron; Cpl. Kassandra Brown, ammunitions specialist, G Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion; Command Chief Master Sgt. Sid Brown, State Command Chief, Idaho Air National Guard; and Seaman Wesley Brown, hospital corpsman, Wayne Caron Clinic, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, pose for a family photo.
R-and-D experts test ideas in frigid Arctic Eagle 2020 exercise
March 6, 2020
Research and development experts observe and evaluate the performance of search and extraction training at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 23-25, 2020, in a statewide exercise to evaluate cold weather capabilities.
42nd ID Soldier is first Guard member chosen for DARPA fellowship
March 3, 2020
New York Army National Guard Capt. Steven Quinones, from Tappan, N.Y., was the first National Guard member chosen for a fellowship with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Va., from September to December 2019. Quinones, a signal officer assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division, worked alongside service members from across the military as well as Department of Defense civilians to develop new technologies.
FL woman's great-grandson enlists where she signed up in 1942
March 1, 2020
Laurel Saunders, former U.S. Women's Army Corps member, recalls her World War II service before her great-grandson's enlistment at Camp Blanding, Florida, Feb. 19, 2020. She enlisted at the same installation in 1942.
Alaska Guard Airman helps keep C-17 aircrew safe
February 27, 2020
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Rotar is a C-17 Globemaster III aircrew flight equipment technician with 176th Operations Support Squadron supporting 144th Airlift Squadron. Rotar is a former active Army paratrooper.
Michigan base recognized for environmental stewardship
February 24, 2020
Environmental staff and contractors assigned to Fort Custer Training Center (FCTC), Michigan Army National Guard, Augusta, Mich., conduct prescribed burns Oct. 24, 2019. The controlled burn is one way Fort Custer preserves, protects and restores environmental quality and promotes eco-friendly stewardship.
Veteran swears oath of enlistment at age 79
February 21, 2020
At the age of 79, David Jager is likely the oldest enlistment in Utah National Guard history. Jager’s military career began May 6, 1963, in Salt Lake City, at the age of 28, but he didn’t actually swear-in until Feb. 20, 2020, almost 57 years later.
Siblings ski and serve together in Minnesota National Guard
February 21, 2020
Siena and Jakob Ellingson, specialists in the Minnesota National Guard, shooting in a biathlon competition. The siblings enlisted in the Guard on the same day.