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Idaho, Montana Soldiers practice live-fire with Thai troops
August 29, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Saraburi province Aug. 28, 2018, the final Hanuman Guardian 2018 training event for infantry Soldiers from both forces. Hanuman Guardian 2018, Aug. 20 – 30, builds capabilities of both armies while increasing the interoperability of U.S. and Thailand forces, longtime allies. More than 150 U.S. Army and 350 Army National Guard Soldiers and 350 Royal Thai Army Soldiers are participating in the training exercise.
Iowa Airman is direct descendant of Davy Crockett
August 28, 2018
U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Davy Crockett, 132d Medical Group laboratory NCOIC, shares a resemblance with his ancestor Davy Crockett's 1834 painting by Chester Harding.
New York's 27th Division fought first battle in August 1918
August 28, 2018
Soldiers of the 107th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Division waiting to head for the front lines and replace British troops near St. Gillis, France, on Aug. 12, 1918, in this U.S. Army Signal Corps photo. The Americans replaced season British troops and prepared to attack in the days prior to Aug. 30, 1918.
National Guard aviators converge at Northern Strike 18
August 28, 2018
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, air lifts an M777 105mm Howitzer from Camp Grayling, Mich. to an area in the vicinity of the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich. Aug. 10, 2018.
Florida Air Guard nurse practitioner aids feathered patient
August 27, 2018
Capt. Mike Yarbrough, a nurse practitioner in the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing, works to free a bird from tangled fishing line as the bird's caretaker looks on at a health services clinic in Kihei, Hawaii during Tropic Care Maui County 2018, an Innovative Readiness Training mission serving Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
Wisconsin National Guard continues sandbagging in Madison
August 27, 2018
Wisconsin National Guard troops are continuing sandbagging operations in Madison and elsewhere in the state affected by heavy rainfall.
Mattis: Guard integral to DoD effort to build lethality
August 27, 2018
Secretary of Defense James Mattis addresses National Guard leaders at the National Guard Association of the United States 140th General Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 25, 2018.
Kentucky Guard members share training practices with Djibouti
August 24, 2018
Members of the Djiboutian military visit with Kentucky Guardsmen during a leadership exchange as part of the State Partnership Program in Greenville, Ky., Aug. 16, 2018. Kentucky Guardsmen shared training fundamentals and ideas with instructors from the Djiboutian Armed Forces.
ESGR is backbone of Guard-employer alliance
August 24, 2018
Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Nance, a boom operator with the Washington Air National Guard's 141st Air Refueling Wing, guides a boom to the receiving end of an F-15C Eagle while Chandra Fox views the refueling operation from a KC-135 Stratotanker, May 5, 2018, over southern Oregon. Fox was part of a "Boss Lift," an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program that provides the civilian employers of National Guard members the opportunity to better understand Guard missions.
Colo. and Minn. National Guard troops assist in fire battles
August 24, 2018
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, equipped with aerial water buckets, from the Chief Warrant Officer 5 David R. Carter Army Aviation Support Facility based at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, drop water on the Cache Creek Fire, in Garfield County, Colorado, to support fire suppression efforts Aug. 17, 2018.
Hawaii braces as Hurricane Lane threatens
August 24, 2018
Hurricane Lane is forecast to continue inching northward into the area today, then gradually make a turn toward the west late tonight through Saturday, while passing near or just south of Oahu and Kauai.
Idaho Army National Guard and Royal Thai Army work together
August 23, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. A.J. Edwards, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion plans officer, works to complete mission analysis as part of the military decision-making process with Royal Thai Army Capt. Chawanon Musikadilok, company commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion’s 1st Riffle Company Aug. 22, 2018, at the Cavalry Center in the Sarburi province. The two are part of the more than 500 U.S. Army, Army National Guard and Royal Thai Army soldiers participating in Hanuman Guardian 2018, a bilateral exercise that strengthens capability and builds interoperability between U.S. and Royal Thai Army forces.
Washington's 10th CST builds partners during Konfitma 18
August 22, 2018
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tara Broad, survey member in the 10th Civil Support Team, Washington National Guard, takes pictures of raw materials that could be used to create nefarious chemicals, explosives or drugs during exercise Konfitma Aug. 17, 2018, on the island of Saipan. Konfitma is an all-hazards CBRNE environment threat-based training exercise designed to test an agency’s capabilities, policies and procedures and to identify capability and interoperability gaps.
DoD makes tire changes after Ky. Guardsman discovers defects
August 21, 2018
Vietnam vet's daughter connects with him through service
August 21, 2018
Vietnam veteran John Schilinski and his daughter, Staff Sgt. Rachel Kovach, a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 112th infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, share an afternoon together comparing experiences with the military.
Military training mission serves thousands in Maui County
August 21, 2018
U.S. Air Force Col. William Bray, the commander of the 181st Medical Group, 181st Intelligence Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard, speaks to a community member during a physical screening at the Mitchell Pauole Community Center in Molokai, Hi., Aug. 13, 2018.
Hanuman Guardian 2018 underway with the Royal Thai Army
August 21, 2018
More than 150 U.S. Army and Army National Guard Soldiers and 300 Royal Thai Army soldiers participated in Hanuman Guardian 2018’s opening ceremony Aug. 20, 2018, at the Royal Thai Army’s Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Saraburi province. Hanuman Guardian is an 11-day bilateral army-to-army exercise that strengthens capability and builds interoperability between U.S. and Royal Thai Army forces.
W. Va. Guard hosts Peruvian senior enlisted leaders
August 20, 2018
West Virginia Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Cantrell poses for a photo with Técnico Jefe Superior Pedro Espinoza, sergeant major of the Peruvian army Aug. 16, 2018, at the West Virginia National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Charleston, West Virginia.
New York National Guard Soldier helps save boy's life
August 20, 2018
New York Army National Guard Spc. Nicole McKenzie, shown here in a personal photo, a member of Company sA, 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, used her combat life saver skills to help save the life of a 12-year old boy who jumped from an overpass in Yonkers, N.Y. on August 3, 2018.
Alaska Air Guard rescues five people in two weekend incidents
August 20, 2018
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier. Alaska Air National Guard members used similar aircraft to rescue five people in two incidents over the weekend.