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195th ISRG provides intel support for Camp, Woolsey Fires
November 19, 2018
Tech. Sgt. Roy Davis and Staff Sgt. Matt Lemaire, 234th Intelligence Squadron intelligence analysts, sit on a conference call with various civilian and military agencies regarding the California wildfires Nov. 14, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The 234th IS Airmen are providing aerial imagery support to agencies battling the Camp and Woolsey Fires.
Michigan-Latvia partnership continues with response exercise
November 19, 2018
Members of the National Armed Forces of Latvia combined with Airmen from the 110th Attack Wing, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Mich., 127th Wing, Selfridge ANG Base, Mich., and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., in an emergency response drill at Lielvārde Air Base, Latvia, Nov. 16, 2018.
Guam National Guard plays role in moving supplies to Saipan
November 19, 2018
Soldiers from the 9th Mission Support Command, 411th Engineer Brigade, Guam Army National Guard, secure a 10-ton dump truck inside the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) to transfer to the island of Saipan for Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) efforts. Sailors and Marines from Ashland, assigned to Commander, Amphibious Squadron 11, are providing Department of Defense support to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ civil and local officials as part of the FEMA-supported Typhoon Yutu recovery efforts.
La. Guard revamps course to better prepare future leaders
November 16, 2018
Soldiers discuss experiences and take notes during class at the Louisiana National Guard's 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) Basic Leadership Course at Camp Cook in Ball, Louisiana. The LANG's BLC started a new curriculum during the August rotation that will be in effect at all schoolhouses Army wide by January 2020.
Latvia decorates two Michigan Airmen for partnership work
November 15, 2018
Master Sgt. Charles Barth, Grayling Air Gunnary Range, Mich., is decorated with the Commander of the Land Forces Medal for Merit, 3rd Class, at Ādaži Military Base, Latvia, Nov. 15, 2018. The awards were presented by Col. Ilmars Lejiņš, Land Forces Brigade Commander, National Armed Forces of Latvia. Ward and Barth received the honor for their contributions to the development of Latvia’s Joint Tactical Air Controller program.
Juggling fires and families: Calif. aviators make it work
November 14, 2018
U.S. Army Sgt. Greg Fernandez, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, works outside of the helicopter after landing, Nov. 11, 2018, at Sacramento Mather Airport in Mather, California. The helicopter is one of the first M-model UH-60s assigned to the California Army National Guard. The aircraft and crew traveled from Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, in Southern California to support state agencies battling the deadly Camp Fire in Northern California.
Vermont again a finalist for Army Communities of Excellence
November 8, 2018
U.S. Army Spc. Andres Diaz, Detachment 1, Alpha Company, 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, throws a training grenade at Fort Drum, N.Y., June 13, 2017. The Vermont Guard is a finalist in the Army Communities of Excellence.
Prairie Assurance quake drill preps Guard, first responders
November 8, 2018
A C-130 Hercules from the Illinois National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing based in Peoria, lands at the Marion Airport in Marion, Illinois, during Prairie Assurance, a full-scale, statewide multi-agency exercise Nov. 2, 2018. Soldiers and Airmen from the Illinois National Guard exercised at multiple locations in the state with state agencies, county emergency management agencies and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to test interoperability during a large-scale catastrophic event.
State cyberspace protection units gear up for Election Day
November 5, 2018
Staff Sgt. Wiggin Bernadotte, a cyber warfare operator in the Washington Air National Guard's 262nd Cyberspace Operations Squadron, works with Capt. Benjamin Kolar, a cyberspace operations officer in the 262nd, on an electrical substation simulator on Nov. 3, 2018. The 262nd is supporting Washington State Secretary of State Kim Wyman to help secure and protect voting systems for the 2018 election.
Neb., Texas Guard form unique color guard for Czech parade
November 2, 2018
Members of the special combined Nebraska and Texas National Guard color guard pose in front of a Nebraska Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker bearing the special 25th State Partnership Program Anniversary logo following an Oct. 29 flight back to the United States from the Czech Republic where the team marched in the Oct. 28 Czech Centennial Military Parade in Prague. Pictured are, from left, Tech. Sgt. Darren Davlin, Nebraska Air National Guard; Staff Sgt. Eric Halliburton, Texas Army National Guard; Senior Airman Avery Prai, Nebraska Air National Guard; Pfc. Alexa Nelson, Nebraska Army National Guard; Sgt. 1st Class Robb Miller, Texas Army National Guard; and Sgt. Adrian Tejerina, Texas Army National Guard.