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Technology helps 173rd FW runners avoid injury, run faster
March 16, 2022
Amy Jones, a certified corrective exercise specialist at the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, explains the mechanics of a runner's gait and stride captured using RunDNA technology March 4, 2022, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. The system provides three-dimensional analysis previously only available to professional runners and helps correct problems that may cause injury while also helping create a faster, more efficient stride.

Illinois Guardsman helps fellow vets battle suicide with song
March 15, 2022
Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class David Allen Stone performed his song "Bury These Burdens" at Gap Bar & Grill in Herod, Illinois, Sept. 4, 2021. The song has an important message for anyone contemplating suicide.

Cal Guard Soldier helps family evacuated from Ukraine
March 11, 2022
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Anastasia Maynich, right, with cousin Tetiana and 11-year-old Sofiia, March 10, 2022, in Bucharest, Romania. Tetiana and Sofiia fled their home in Odessa, Ukraine, for the safe haven of Romania where Maynich flew to meet them.

Vermont Guardsmen reflect on Operation Allies Refuge
March 10, 2022
National Guard Soldiers from the Minnesota-based 34th Infantry Division pack a U.S. Air Force-operated C-17 in August 2021following the completion of their mission in Kabul, Afghanistan.

New York Guard ‘Fighting 69th’ to lead St. Patrick’s parade
March 10, 2022
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York March 16, 2019. The battalion traditionally leads the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Afghan evacuee joins Indiana National Guard
March 4, 2022
Recruit Mohammad Zaki Ahmadi swears into the Indiana National Guard as U.S. Army Capt. Aissata Diallo administers the oath of enlistment in Indianapolis March 3, 2022. Ahmadi was one of approximately 7,000 Afghan evacuees who filtered through Camp Atterbury as part of Operation Allies Welcome.

Maryland National Guard Soldiers help revive man
March 4, 2022
Maryland Army National Guard Spcs. Patrick Sheil and Paul Hofe, members of 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, administered CPR and helped save a man's life at Doctors Community Hospital, Lanham, Maryland, Feb. 18, 2022.

Alaska Guardsmen win Chief of the National Guard Biathlon
March 4, 2022
Alaska National Guard 1st Sgt. Angela Horn, Staff Sgt. Anna Knopes, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Tracy Dooley, and Sgt. 1st Class Heather Percy competed in the Annual Chief of the National Guard Biathlon Race on Camp Ripley, Minnesota, in February 2022. The AKNG team took first place overall in the women's division.

Twin sisters retire from Ohio Air Guard together
March 1, 2022
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Tammy Mundy and Chief Master Sgt. Tabatha King pose for a portrait with Lt. Col. Rebecca Rudy after their combined retirement ceremony Feb. 5, 2022, at the 178th Wing in Springfield, Ohio. Mundy and King are identical twins who have served side-by-side their entire military careers.

Missouri Airman joins rare group, flying 1,500 hours in B-2
February 25, 2022
Lt. Col. Drew Irmischer, 131st Bomb Wing pilot, celebrates  surpassing 1,500 flight hours in the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber Jan. 27, 2022, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Irmischer is only the 17th aviator to achieve that distinction.