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Army Guard command CWO reflects on 2 years in the position
September 23, 2020
Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Teresa A. Domeier, right, the command chief warrant officer of the Army National Guard, receives a briefing on the capabilities of the UH-72 Lakota helicopter from Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jeff Caniglia, executive officer of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center's Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany. Domeier is the first woman to serve as the command chief warrant officer of the Army Guard.
NY Guardsman prepares for Brazilian jungle warfare course
September 22, 2020
Senior Airman Caleb Lapinel of the 109th Airlift Wing will represent the New York National Guard and the United States at the Brazilian Army Center for Jungle Warfare instruction course in Manaus, Brazil, beginning Sept. 26, 2020.
Combat arms instructor keeps 176th Wing sharp
September 22, 2020
Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Brian Sears, a combat arms training and maintenance instructor with 176th Security Forces Squadron, coaches Airmen of 176th SFS in M4 carbine marksmanship skills Aug. 27, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. CATM instructors are specially trained Security Forces Defenders who train others to ably employ small arms.
Geospatial engineer fills key role in Kosovo deployment
September 17, 2020
Spc. Caleb Kaufmann, a geospatial engineer Soldier with the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, deployed to the KFOR Regional Command East mission sits on a stack of maps in the map depot Sept. 1, 2020, at Camp Film City, Pristina/Prishtina Kosovo. Kaufmann was the sole continuity between the outgoing Czech Republic NATO partners and incoming Austrian NATO partners in a warehouse with over 100,000 maps.
Kentucky Guardsman feeds hundreds while restricted to India
September 16, 2020
Kentucky National Guard Spc. Jayendra Patel takes a moment while working for his unit in Louisville during the Kentucky Derby, Sept. 5, 2020. While stranded in his hometown in India during the COVID-19 pandemic, he used his experience as a culinary specialist to feed hundreds of people.
New tracking devices to aid in study of black vultures
September 15, 2020
Chad Neil, a wildlife biologist for the Agriculture Department's APHIS Wildlife Services-West Virginia and part of the 167th AW’s Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) team, holds a black vulture that has been fitted with a transmitting device in Martinsburg, W.Va., Aug. 18, 2020.
Michigan National Guard unveils joint innovation center
September 14, 2020
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, joins Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general and director of Michigan's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; Brig. Gen. Bryan Teff, assistant adjutant general for the Michigan Air National Guard; and Brig. Gen. Rolf Mammen, 127th Wing commander, for the unveiling of the Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain Innovation Center at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Sept. 11, 2020.
Guam National Guard member saves fellow Soldier's life
September 14, 2020
Sgt. Gregory San Agustin of the Guam National Guard's Bravo Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment, left, during a video call with Capt. Duane Sablan at San Agustin's coining ceremony in Barrigada Sept.14, 2020 San Agustin rendered care to Sablan during a massive heart attack Sept. 11.
Joint promotion ceremony special for Washington Guard family
September 8, 2020
The Derda family following a joint promotion ceremony Sept. 2, 2020, at Camp Murray, Wash. Col. Kristin Derda and Lt. Col. Krystian Derda were able to celebrate their promotions on the same day.
High school student follows father into Idaho National Guard
September 3, 2020
Idaho Army National Guard Pvt. Ashlynn Amoruso with her father, 1st Sgt. Dan Amoruso, at Boise Airport Aug. 20 upon returning from basic combat training.