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Connecticut National Guard Soldiers operate to complete retrograde mission in Afghanistan
February 19, 2016
Staff Sgt. William Leuck works to maintain warehouse operations at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, as part of a nine-month duty tour. Leuck and five other members of the 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group from Groton, Connecticut, are there to focus on a large aviation retrograde mission involving aviation material and equipment in theater to a destination in the United States.
Arizona Guard aviation unit controls skies in Kuwait
February 16, 2016
Nashville, Tenn., resident Sgt. Brian Bertram, Glendale, Ariz., resident Sgt. Nicholas Robinson, San Tan Valley, Ariz., resident Cpt. Sherri Gregoire, Tucson, Ariz., resident 1st Sgt. Trevor Varney, and Phoenix resident Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Stockard gather outside their company headquarters for Company F, 1st Battalion, 168th Air Traffic Services, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, at Camp Buehring Kuwait, Feb. 8. Capt. Gregoire and 1st Sgt. Varney are the command team for Company F, which provides Air Traffic Services for all friendly aviation assets. (Photo by 1st Lt. Aaron DeCapua, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs)
Guard units in Kuwait train for chemical attacks and more
February 12, 2016
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40th Combat Aviation Brigade takes charge of unmanned missions in the Middle East
January 20, 2016
Unmanned aerial system repairers from Company F, 227th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, inspect an MQ-1C Gray Eagle in the Middle East, Jan. 7, 2016. Company F Gray Eagles provide armed aerial reconnaissance for stability operations in the Middle East.
National Guard forces join exercise Yama Sakura 69 in Japan
December 15, 2015
Service members from the Japan Self Defense Force and the United States participate Dec. 8, 2015, in the Yama Sakura 69 exercise at the Middle Army Headquarters in Camp Itami, Japan. More than 5,000 service members participated in the annual bilateral training exercise.
Mississippi Guard aviation maintainers complete Kuwait mission
November 30, 2015
Staff Sgt. Frank Schatzman, of the 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG), replaces safety wire on APX-123 coaxial connectors during a preventative maintenance inspection at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait on Sept. 29, 2015. The Mississippi Army National Guard aviation maintenance unit successfully completed a Phase Maintenance Inspection Cycle-1 (PMI) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Sept. 28 and successfully returned the completed aircraft to the 1/137th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, two weeks later.
National Guard Bureau leaders visit troops in Kosovo
November 27, 2015
U.S. Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, introduces himself to an audience of more than 200 reserve-component Service members during a town hall event at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Nov. 24, 2015.
Arizona National Guard helps keep NATO flights aloft
November 13, 2015
Staff Sgt. Kevin Gimenez, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the Arizona Air National Guard, prepares to refuel a NATO E-3A Sentry over northern Germany during a training mission, Nov. 10, 2015. Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix are supporting aircrew training operations Nov. 9-20 at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.
Pennsylvania National Guard provides key support at international exercise
November 5, 2015
Staff Sgt. Nicole Brittain, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 213th Regional Support Group's personnel division, works on a personnel report at Exercise Trident Juncture 15, near Zaragoza, Spain, Nov. 3, 2015.
Michigan National Guard continues mentor mission to Liberian armed forces
October 26, 2015
Michigan Army National Guard Soldiers sample local cuisine while on a staff assistance visit to Monrovia, Liberia, Sept. 25, 2015. The Michigan Soldiers will deploy to Liberia in October for one year to support Operation Onward Liberty, a United States Africa Command defense sector reform initiative developed to facilitate implementation of the Liberian National Defense Act by creating a responsible, operationally capable military.