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Sgt. 1st Class Herbert Alex: An Alaskan legacy
November 12, 2020
Sgt. 1st Class Herbert Alex of the Alaska Army National Guard, who died in a plane crash with two fellow service members 50 years ago next February.
U.S. flag flown over Afghanistan dedicated to tribes
November 10, 2020
A U.S. flag, in honor of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, was presented to the tribe council Nov. 2. This special flag was flown over Afghanistan during the Idaho Air National Guard’s recent Southwest Asia deployment.
Capt. David Bedard: At home in the service, serving at home
November 9, 2020
Capt. David Bedard, commander of the 134th Public Affairs Detachment, Alaska Army National Guard, on an M2A4 Howitzer cannon at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 6, 2020. Bedard, a former artillery officer, is an Inupiaq Alaska Native. November is observed as Native American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage month.
Soldier embraces Native Alaskan heritage
November 3, 2020
Staff Sgt. Samantha Dehling, the supply sergeant for the 49th Missile Defense Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard, stands for a photo at her home in Delta Junction on Oct. 30, 2020
Indiana Airman is proud of her American Indian roots
November 1, 2020
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month is a special time for U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Crystal N. Ralston, assigned to the 181st Intelligence Wing services flight, shown on Oct. 4, 2020, at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind. Ralston, whose parents are of American Indian heritage, is proud of her roots.
Fighting warrior woman: powwows, beads and information
November 1, 2020
Mary Lohnes, on patrol during a winter exercise while an Active Guard Reservist with Nebraska Army National Guard. She is now a master sergeant in the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing Communications Flight.
SFC White retires from Guard with 40 years of service
October 30, 2020
After 40 years of service, Virgin Islands National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Mercedes White – shown Oct. 29, 2020 – says it's time to turn in her Army greens.
Married to the job: two first sergeants tackle leadership
October 29, 2020
David and Trisha Katzfey are first sergeants and full-time Soldiers who provide new meaning to the word team in the Missouri National Guard.
NC Guard Employment Center celebrates 3,000th job placement
October 28, 2020
North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey L. Copeland, left, assistant adjutant general, sustainment, congratulates Gladys Ngari and her family on her becoming the NCNG Employment Center's 3,000th hire at a ceremony at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 19, 2020. Ngari's husband, right, is NCNG Army 1st Lt. Joseph Muraguri.
Flour, eggs and milk: A recipe for pancakes (and resilience)
October 23, 2020
Capt. David Schlador scrambles an egg at the weekly pancake breakfast hosted at Joint Force Headquarters, Madison, Wis., Oct. 2, 2020. Schlador implemented the breakfast after seeing its success in other units. He said the eggs-to-order part was his idea and that it quickly became more popular than the pancakes.