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Ohio Airman is Air National Guard's Firefighter of the Year
May 22, 2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Ginikos, crew chief in the fire department at the 121st Air Refueling Wing, stands for a portrait May 5, 2019, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Ginikos won the 2018 Chief Albert Fitzpatrick Award for Air National Guard Firefighter of the Year.
Kentucky Guard and civilians rescue Natural Bridge hiker
May 20, 2019
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lowe with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation and members of the Wolfe County Search and Rescue transport a patient to UH-60 Black Hawk for a medical evacuation in Slade, Ky., May 18, 2019. The Guardsmen responded to a request for assistance from Wolfe County Emergency Management to conduct a hoist rescue from a cliff at Natural Bridge State Park.
Soldiers honored in Cincinnati for saving man's life
May 17, 2019
New Mexico Army National Guard Soldiers Spc. Roberto Sandoval and Pfc. RaeJean Lucero, both 68W’s (Combat Medics), were honored by The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati on May 16, 2019. The Soldiers were responsible for saving the life of a man who was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident. Sandoval and Lucero are participants in the Strategic Medical Asset Readiness Training (SMART) program with The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.
Partnership builds frontline leaders in Colorado and Jordan
May 17, 2019
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jose Alfaro, 140th Wing Security Forces, Colorado Air National Guard, escorts members of the Royal Jordanian Air Force on a tour of the Chief Warrant Officer 5 Dave Carter Army Aviation Support Facility at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, Feb. 5, 2019. The meeting between Jordanians and senior enlisted leaders aimed to foster strong relationships between forces as well as enhance Jordanian enlisted policy and practices. Jordan and Colorado have been partners since 2004.
Virginia Soldiers conduct historic waterborne artillery exercise
May 15, 2019
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct waterborne artillery live fire exercises during Operation GATOR April 24-25, 2019, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Maryland Guard forces join Estonian military in exercise
May 14, 2019
Army Capt. Timothy Reynolds, commander of the 290th Military Police Company, Maryland National Guard, speaks with 1st Lt. Mart Sildnik, company commander of 1st Infantry Brigade military police, Estonian Defense Force, during the Spring Storm exercise, May 6, 2019, in Ida-Viru County, Estonia. Spring Storm is an Estonian Defense Force annual exercise that fosters collaboration between Estonia, the United States, Poland, Britain, Canada and other participating allied nations.
N.Y. Air Guard firefighters meet South African counterparts
May 14, 2019
New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Brian Cavanaugh, an Air Force fire fighter assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, conducts fire line training with South African firefighters at the Table Mountain Newlands Fire Base in Cape Town, South Africa on May 2, 2019. Four Airmen spent April 29 to May 5 in Cape Town, South Africa as part of an exchange under the State Partnership Program.
Florida's 50th Regional Support Group preps for hurricanes
May 13, 2019
2nd Lt. Daniel Perez, a military intelligence officer assigned to the Headquarters Company, 50th Regional Support Group (RSG), discusses assignments to subordinate units with Staff Sgt. Nakia McCallum at the 50th RSG’s Emergency Operations Center in Homestead during the Florida National Guard’s annual hurricane readiness exercise. This was Perez’ first hurricane exercise since receiving his commission in 2018.
New York Guard putting more troops on flood control duty
May 12, 2019
New York Army and Air National Guard personnel conduct sandbagging operations near Sodus Point, N.Y. on May 7, 2019
Florida National Guard rehearses with civilian rescuers
May 10, 2019
A task force team comprised of Florida National Guardsmen and civilian first responders rehearse a maritime rescue at Kingsley Lake on Camp Blanding Joint Training Center as part of the annual Search and Rescue Exercise.