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Massachusetts Air National Guard weather watchers join Army Warfighter exercise
November 29, 2016
Massachusetts Air National Guard weather forecaster assigned to the 202nd Weather Flight, Cape Cod discuss weather conditions during a Warfighter command post exercise on Nov. 10, 2016, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.
South Carolina Guard member finds meaning of Thanksgiving amid wildfire crews
November 29, 2016
Soldiers with the 59th Aviation Troop Command continued their support of the South Carolina wildfires over Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 2016, with CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters used to pour water on the fires with a Bambi Bucket.
Illinois Air Guard band member uses musical skills to honor dying vets
November 25, 2016
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carrie Gatz, an instrumentalist with the 566th Air Force Band, Illinois Air National Guard, plays guitar for a hospice patient at her civilian job Sept. 11, 2013. Gatz has served in the Air National Guard since 2004.
New York Guard chemical troops train with NYPD officers
November 23, 2016
A New York Army National Guard Soldier of the 222nd Chemical Company, based at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, right conducts a simulated de-contamination with a member of the New York Police Department's Chemical Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Awareness (COBRA) unit at Rodman's Neck Tactical Village in the Bronx, N.Y., on Nov. 19, 2016.
Youth Challenge participants offered 'day of service' to mark anniversary
November 22, 2016
Oregon Youth Challenge cadets at the snack table after donating blood during the American Red Cross blood drive, Oct. 1, 2016, in Bend, Ore. Photo taken by the Student Body President Daisy Ochoa.
California Guard MPs entertain and inform young visitors
November 21, 2016
Students and faculty from Emek Hebrew Academy Teichman Family Torah Center in Sherman Oaks, California, speak to a Soldier from the 270th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, prior to start of Vigilant Guard 17 at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) California Task Force 1, Los Angeles.
Azerbaijan ambassador visits Oklahoma; looks to strengthen partnerships
November 18, 2016
The Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States, Elin Suleymanov, meets with U.S. Sen. James Lankford, who represents the State of Oklahoma.
South Carolina National Guard strengthens State Partnership Program while fighting wildfires
November 18, 2016
A South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from Det. 1, Bravo Company, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion with Soldiers from Donaldson Field in Greenville, South Carolina, responded to a request for help from the South Carolina Forestry Commission to contain fires burning near the top of Pinnacle Mountain in in Pickens County, South Carolina, Nov. 15, 2016. The aircraft is equipped with a Bambi Bucket, which can be filled with any available water to be transported and dumped on the fire.
Operation Santa Claus begins in tiny Alaska villages
November 18, 2016
Togiak schoolgirls receive backpacks in the school gymnasium Nov. 15, 2016. Several donors were there as part of Operation Santa Claus, an Alaska National Guard-led program that delivers toys, school supplies and other gifts to children in Alaska's remote villages.
New York Army National Guard Aviation Soldiers tackle Warfighter at Fort Indiantown Gap
November 16, 2016
New York Army National Guard aviation Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade ponder their next move over a map of the area of operations in their command post during a two-week Warfighter command post exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. The exercise is testing the staff skills the Soldiers need to handle a variety of complex aviation missions.
Counseling, family bond help Airman cope with post-traumatic stress
November 15, 2016
Retired 131st Bomb Wing Senior Master Sgt. Bob Weber credits his wife, Thomasine Weber, for providing social resiliency support to help him recover from injuries and following the loss of a fellow Missouri Guard member to an improvised explosive device during a deployment to Afghanistan.
Air National Guard unit rescues U.S. Navy contractor over Pacific Ocean
November 15, 2016
Two HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter and an MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft, assigned to the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, conduct an aerial refuel operations over the Pacific Ocean, April 3, 2014.
National Guard part of pilot program aimed to link Service members with local resources
November 14, 2016
Army Brig. Gen. Ivan Denton, director, National Guard Bureau manpower and personnel, at the winter National Guard Senior Leader Conference, Arlington Hall Station, Arlington, Va., Feb. 24, 2015. This image has been digitally altered to remove sensitive information. Denton promoted the new program in a memo to National Guard personnel.
South Carolina National Guard fights wildfires in Pickens County
November 11, 2016
A South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook and crew from Donaldson Field in Greenville, South Carolina support the South Carolina Forestry Commission to contain a remote fire near the top of Pinnacle Mountain in Pickens County, South Carolina. The aircraft are equipped with a Bambi Buckets, which can be filled with any available water to be transported and dumped on the fire. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine)
Georgia National Guard announces State Partnership with Argentina
November 10, 2016
The Georgia National Guard has been selected as the U.S. partner for the Republic of Argentina as part of the Department of Defense State Partnership Program (SPP).
Partnership benefits National Guard, Israel’s Home Front Command
November 10, 2016
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks with Israel Police Col. Yitzik Cohen during a visit to observe Exercise Silver Jewel, a simulated terrorist attack, Hadera, Israel, Nov. 8, 2016. The National Guard has a homeland security cooperation partnership with the Israeli Defense Forces Home Front Command.
Oregon's 173rd Fighter Wing conducts historic aircraft transfer with Israel
November 9, 2016
Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, pose with for a group photo in front of the just delivered F-15 Eagles at Tel Nof air base in Israel. After two years of planning and final execution, the wing participated in a historic active ramp to ramp transfer of aircraft.
German controllers train with counterparts in New Jersey Air National Guard
November 8, 2016
German armed forces Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) 1st Lt. Marius Sokol, left, and Capt. Tim Jantzen repeat nine line information to close air support (CAS) F-16 fighter pilots from the 177th Fighter Wing while training at the Warren Grove Bombing Range in Ocean County, N.J., on Oct. 26, 2016. German armed forces JTACs partnered with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 227th Air Support Operations Squadron for a second time in 2016 for a five day combined training exercise which included the CAS training with F-16s and training in the 227th's state of the art $1.2 million Air National Guard Advanced JTAC Training System.
Air National Guard director visits South Dakota's 114th Fighter Wing
November 7, 2016
Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Air National Guard director, and Chief Master Sgt. Ronald C. Anderson, Air National Guard command chief master sergeant, visit with Master Sgt. Luke Roorda and Tech. Sgt Whitney Fester, 114th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, during a tour of the 114th Fighter Wing, Nov. 5., 2016. Rice and Anderson also participated in a recognition ceremony during their visit to Joe Foss Field, S.D.
West Virginia Airman beats cancer; completes 22nd marathon
November 7, 2016
Senior Master Sgt. Todd Kirkwood, 167th avionics superintendent, gives a thumbs up at mile 25 of the Chicago Marathon, Oct. 9, 2016. Kirkwood ran the marathon only eight months after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer.