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Missouri Guard member serves in Afghanistan with her son
February 21, 2014
Staff Sgt. Denise Leo, an administrative noncommissioned officer with the Missouri National Guard’s 1438th Multi-Role Bridge Company, with her son, Spc. Ryan Dryer, a mechanic with the same unit. Both volunteered for the deployment and have been serving in Afghanistan for about six months, supporting their unit's mission of maintaining bridges in Afghanistan.
Washington National Guard engineers build school and relationships in Thailand
February 14, 2014
Members of the Royal Thai Army, members of the Malaysian, Indonesian Armed Forces, and U.S. Army and Air Force pose in front of the site of a new schoolhouse Feb. 7, 2014, at the Ban Sa la Kai Fub School in Sukothai province, Kingdom of Thailand. Soldiers with the 176th Engineer Company, Washington Army National Guard, supported the construction of the multipurpose building here as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2014.
Guard Soldiers from Maryland and Virginia travel to Germany to help train next Kosovo forces
February 10, 2014
Left to right, Maj. Chuck Reinhold, Lt. Col. David Jones, Brig. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, Col. William Coffin and Col. Brent Johnson (standing) conduct a briefing Jan. 23, 2014, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
California National Guard veterans visit Korean school they helped build in 1952
February 7, 2014
Korean War Veterans, U.S. Army and ROK Army members attend the opening ceremony for Kaiser Museum and graduation ceremony for Gapyung High School at Gapyung High School, South Korea Feb. 7, 2014.
Eight Kentucky Air Guard members honored for heroism, meritorious service in Afghanistan
January 17, 2014
Eight Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing are honored with prestigious medals during a ceremony held Jan. 12, 2014, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky.
Overseas training connects reservists, active duty, and partners
January 14, 2014
Members of the California National Guard of Glendale, Calif., take their fighting position during Combined Resolve 2013 at Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 11, 2013. Currently, National Guard units from Minnesota, New Jersey and North Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin are at the Hohenfels Training Area as observers, coaches and trainers during KFOR 18, scheduled for Jan. 16-31, 2014.
Georgia Guard members support largest military exercise in 60 years on the Korean Peninsula
December 30, 2013
Lt. Col. Matt Saxton of Dallas, Ga., Col. Scott Carter of Canton, Ga., and Lt. Col. Reginald Neal of Fort Benning, Ga., return from a coordination meeting with active-duty units who will be supported by the 648th MEB during Warpath III exercise.
Task Force Guam donates boots to Afghan security guards
December 27, 2013
Members of the Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Staff Sgt. Erico Santos (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Frank J. Limtiaco, donate Task Force Guam's first batch of boots to Patrick McCafferty, a retired Canadian army warrant officer who helps run an Afghan security company. McCafferty, founder of Operation Walking Tall, sought Guam's assistance and the Soldiers responded with more than 120 pairs of boots.
Task Force Nightmare benefits from Guard experience
December 2, 2013
Army Sgt. Tiara Carr, an AH-64 Apache helicopter maintainer with the Missouri Army National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) inspects the tail rotor gear box while performing a 25-hour inspection on an Apache helicopter, Nov. 5, 2013. The 135th Aviation Regiment maintainers immediately perform inspections upon an Apache landing to provide the maximum time to fix any problems on the aircraft since last leaving the ground.
U.S., China conduct disaster management exchange
November 22, 2013
High ranking officials from participating parties observe the Practical Field Exchange during the 9th annual Disaster Management Exchange, an opportunity for both armies to demonstrate and discuss their different approaches to a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief scenario.