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Sgt. Maj. of the Army leads Indiana National Guard town hall
July 26, 2018
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey discusses readiness, modernization, “pinks and greens” and the new Army Combat Fitness Test with Hoosier Soldiers during a town hall meeting at the Indiana National Guard Headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind., on July 25, 2018.
Mounted WWI artillery re-enactors thrill Wyoming audiences
July 25, 2018
The Fort Sill (Oklahoma) Field Artillery Half Section, visited Cheyenne July 20-22, 2018, to help kick off Cheyenne Frontier Days and to demonstrate how artillerymen operated 100 years ago. The Wyoming Military Department hosted the team which performed at the opening day wild west show, a parade, a rodeo, and at F.E. Warren Air Force Base’s Fort D.A. Russell Days.
Soldiers spend the day playing with kids at Kuwait hospitals
July 25, 2018
Spc. Maigen DiCristofaro with Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 38th Sustainment Brigade, Indiana National Guard, joined Ahmad to create a colorful artwork on a CD at NBK children’s hospitals on July 10, 2018. Soldiers volunteered their day with the Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH) play therapy day through Task Force Spartan’s participation in the Every Soldier an Ambassador program.
Guard's 42nd Division went on attack in fierce WWI campaign
July 25, 2018
Army National Guard Soldiers from the 42nd Division’s 166th Infantry Regiment, formerly the Ohio National Guard’s 4th Infantry, pick off Germans on the outer edge of town of Villers sur Fere, France, July 30, 1918. The division initiated offensive operations in late July 1918 as part of the Aisne Marne attacks near Chateau Thierry, France.
Explosives expert: Ordnance 'weapons of war, not door stops'
July 25, 2018
Senior Airman Isaac Maytum, Tech Sgt. Mike Gibson and Senior Airman Micah Buscher, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with the 155th Civil Engineer Squadron, carry an 8-inch projectile to a hole that they will use to dispose of the ordnance, July 12, 2018, at the Army National Guard’s Greenlief Training Center near Hastings, Nebraska.
N.Y. Soldiers to commemorate history of the 'Rainbow Division'
July 24, 2018
Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division go through a uniform inspection under the watchful eyes of local TV crews at the New York State Armory in Troy, N.Y. on Sunday, July 22, as they prepared to fly to France to participate in World War I commemorative events.
Army secretary visits Indiana Guard cyber-training complex
July 23, 2018
Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper visited 38th Infantry Soldiers during their annual training at Camp Atterbury, Ind. on July 20, 2018. Esper's visit to Indiana was part of a larger tour that included early morning physical fitness with the LifeFit program and visits to Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Cybertropolis and the Muscatatuck Cyber Academy.
Pa. Guard, civilian responders train for aviation disasters
July 23, 2018
Civilian first responders from Dauphin and Schuylkill counties perform emergency care on a mock casualty of a simulated aviation disaster at Wiconisco, Pa., July 21, 2018.
Lt. Gen. Kadavy hosts Twilight Tattoo, recognizes employers
July 20, 2018
Army Lt. Gen. Timothy Kadavy, the director of the Army National Guard, speaks to more than 500 attendees during the Twilight Tattoo, July 18, 2018, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia. Kadavy served as host for the event, and recognized civilian employers of Guard members and administered the oath of enlistment to more than 50 future Soldiers.
Ohio husband and wife become Citizen-Soldiers together
July 20, 2018
Nate and Irene Miller of Geauga County, Ohio, take the oath together May 25, 2018, at the Military Entrance Processing Station in Cleveland. The couple, married for four years, enlisted together into the Ohio Army National Guard and are scheduled to go to basic training in October, and will be assigned to the 1484th Transportation Company, based in North Canton, Ohio.
Ore. National Guard activated to assist wildfire suppression
July 20, 2018
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, land a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for refueling at Davis helibase near Gates, Oregon, August 7, 2017. Some Guard crews and helicopters have been mobilized this week to assist in wildfire suppression efforts in the state.
N.Y. Air Guard pilot takes'final flight' to end 33-year run
July 19, 2018
Lt. Col. David Panzera, pilot for the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, walks with his son Phillip, a Civil Air Patrol cadet, after completing his last landing flying the LC-130 Hercules aircraft July 17th, 2018, at Stratton Air National Guard base, Scotia, N.Y.
'Time travel' brings Army Guard members home from Mongolia
July 19, 2018
Alaska Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Thomas Hough, a loadmaster with the 249th Airlift Squadron, paces a 249 AS C-17 Globemaster III July 1, 2018, during the final stage of its ascent out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, after the passenger Soldiers participated in Khaan Quest 2018. Khaan Quest is a combined (multinational) joint (multi-service) training exercise designed to strengthen the capabilities of U.S., Mongolian and other partner nations in international peace support operations.
National Guard troops safeguard the All-Star game in D.C.
July 18, 2018
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard’s 33rd Civil Support Team and Delaware’s 31st CST, man the joint operations center on July 17, 2018, at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. The JOC was the center for operations during the 33rd and 31st CSTs mobilization for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game at Nationals Park. (screens have been blurred)
Texas Transportation Company sets new Guard gun crew record
July 18, 2018
The 249th Transportation Company, 372nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, set a new National Guard record as of June 2018 for being the only sustainment unit to have 32 qualified mounted gun crews. The 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard transportation company, set this new record during their annual training at Fort Hood, Texas.
Contracting specialists recognized at awards ceremony
July 17, 2018
From left to right: Cynthia S. Tolle, the director of acquisitions and head of contracting activities for the National Guard Bureau, Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis Juro, an engineering assistant and contracting officer representative with the Connecticut Air National Guard's 103rd Airlift Wing, and Air Force Lt. Col. Henry Chmielinski, a squadron commander with the 103rd Airlift Wing, pose for a photograph during the Excellence in Contracting Awards Program at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, July 12, 2018. Juro won in the Excellence in Contract Administration category and was one of ten winners at the ceremony that recognized the achievements and contributions of contracting specialists throughout the National Guard.
DoD changes policy on transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits
July 17, 2018
The Defense Department issued a substantive change to its policy on the transfer by service members in the uniformed services of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to eligible family member recipients. Effective one year from the date of this change, eligibility to transfer those benefits will be limited to service members with less than 16 years of total active-duty or selected reserve service, as applicable.
Kentucky Guard officers meet with partners in Djibouti
July 17, 2018
Representatives from the Kentucky National Guard met with their military counterparts from Djibouti June 23, 2018, in Djibouti, Africa. Kentucky is partnered with Djibouti as part of the State Partnership Program.
N.Y. Army Guard aircrews assist in forest fire fighting
July 16, 2018
A New York Army National Guard UH-60 assigned to 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, flies over a 526-acre forest fire in Flat Rock State Forest in Altona, N.Y., on July, 13, 2018 during a fire fighting mission. Two UH-60s responded to a forest fire that broke out in Altona, N.Y., on July 12 on July 13 and again on July 15.
PATRIOT North 18 exercise kicks off at Volk Field, Wisconsin
July 16, 2018
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Wielock from the 103rd Airlift Wing Civil Engineering Squadron, East Granby, Conn., uses a chainsaw to cut some debris blocking a road during a training scenario for PATRIOT North 18 at Volk Field, Wis., July 15, 2018.