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N.C. Guard engineers work with Botswana Defense Forces
July 17, 2019
Spc. Adam Bates, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, shovels dirt from around water and sewer pipes while his Botswana Defense Force counterpart advises, in preparation for replacing a sewer line at Thebephatshwa Airbase in Botswana on July 11, 2019. This was one of several projects conducted in partnership with North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey National Guards and the Botswanan Defense Force during Upward Minuteman 2019, a U.S. Africa Command exercise promoting the U.S. National Guard’s State Partnership Programs on the African Continent.

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue hikers near Isabel Pass
July 16, 2019
A HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter operated by Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 210th Rescue Squadron takes off for aerial live-fire gunnery training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 19, 2019.

La. National Guard continues to ready for TS Barry landfall
July 13, 2019
Soldiers from the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company make preparations for the approaching Tropical Storm Barry by placing sandbags along a levee in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, July 12, 2019.

Guard Coordination Center helps states respond to disasters
July 13, 2019
Army Master Sgt. Mark McCray reviews and updates information at the National Guard Coordination Center in Arlington, Virginia, July 12, 2019. McCray is serving in the NGCC during the National Guard’s response to Tropical Storm Barry.

La. National Guard mobilizes up to 3,000 troops for storm
July 11, 2019
Soldiers with the 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct inspections and test high-water vehicles, flat bottom boats and boating equipment in preparation for the state activation in support of Tropical Storm Barry, July 10, 2019, at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Baton Rouge, La.

Ohio Cyber Range rolls out at University of Cincinnati
July 11, 2019
Representatives from the Ohio Adjutant General’s Department and the University of Cincinnati stand for a photo June 19, 2019, during the university’s Cybersecurity Education Symposium to celebrate the completion of the second phase of the rollout of the Ohio Cyber Range. The next phase of the OCR rollout will see the power of the computing system at UC doubled and an identical system installed at the University of Akron.

Guard deployed to help after California rocked by quakes
July 10, 2019
Members of the California National Guard's 143rd Military Police Battalion distribute food and water to residents of Trona, Calif., July 7, 2019 following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Friday night that burst water lines and closed stores.

WVARNG conducts knowledge exchange with Peru's army, police
July 10, 2019
Sgt. Brad Miller, a medical readiness non-commissioned officer with the West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) medical detachment, provides training on tactical casualty combat care (TCCC) to members of the Peruvian Armed Forces during a hands-on training held July 2, 2019, in Lima, Peru.

USO Tour entertains troops, educates performers
July 9, 2019
Left to right: Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau; Toni Trucks; Sally Lengyel; Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau; Quinton “Rampage” Jackson; Laura Bryna; Anjelah Johnson; Cassadee Pope; Mayim Bialik; and Nia Franklin pose for a photo after a USO performance, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, July 4, 2019. Gen. Lengyel is hosting a USO Tour, visiting troops in six countries in three combatant commands.

W.Va. Guard Soldiers continue their response to flooding
July 8, 2019
West Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers provide welfare checks, water distribution, and debris removal in and around Harman, West Virginia, July 7, 2019 to assist residents who were affected by flooding June 30, 2019. The Soldiers have distributed 65 cases of water and boxes of food to residents as well as delivered two water buffalos to provide potable water.