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Pathfinder Exercise integrates military, civilian responders
June 20, 2019
Oregon Air National Guard Capt. Kevin Lindsey , left, along with Capt. Vincent Faustino and State Emergency Registry of Volunteers in Oregon (SERV-OR) discuss strike and recovery teams during Pathfinder Exercise 2019, June 13, 2019, at Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon.
Michigan cyber units try to ruin the day during training
June 19, 2019
Staff Sgt. Marc Masuno from Aiea, Hawaii, and Hawaii Air Guard Cyber Mission Assurance Team works on his computer during the exercise portion, a scenario-based cyber security role-playing event, at Cyber Shield 19 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 16, 2019. Cyber security is fundamental to enabling the Army’s offensive and defensive activities in order to win in and through cyberspace.
Alaska Guard Airmen rescue hurt hiker from Flattop Mountain
June 19, 2019
An 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. A similar aircraft helped rescue a person mauled by a bear on June 10, 2019.
Missile Defense Soldiers get back to basics during training
June 19, 2019
100th Missile Defense Brigade (GMD) Soldiers participate in a Situational Training Exercise at the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, near Trinidad, Colorado, June 13, 2019. The Soldiers conducted squad level movement, maneuver and assault operations using simulated rounds, aided by the 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion of the Colorado Army National Guard, who provided one UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for airlift and medevac training and operations.
New York Guard troops continue Lake Ontario flood response
June 18, 2019
Members of the New York Naval Militia deploy a water filled barrier on the Lake Ontario shoreline to protect property from rising lake waters on May, 29, 2019. State military units, including National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, have joined forces to help allay flooding.
Changes in GI Bill transfer benefits coming July 12
June 18, 2019
National Guard members will soon see changes to the program that allows them to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouse or children that will limit the time frame they can initiate that transfer. Set to go in effect July 12, Guard members will need to have served six years before they can transfer benefits and they must transfer the benefits by the time they hit 16 years of service. Additionally, Guard members extend their enlistment contract by at least four years to transfer benefits.
Multinational exercise expands Ohio-Serbia State Partnership
June 17, 2019
Members of the 838th Military Police Company out of Youngstown, Ohio, conduct a cordon and search exercise in the lush green Preševo Valley June 13, 2019, as part of Platinum Wolf 2019 in South Base, Serbia. Platinum Wolf is a multinational peacekeeping exercise designed to enhance interoperability and cooperation between partner and allied nations while building relationships. As part of Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program, the Ohio National Guard has had a state partnership with Serbia since 2006.
Power outage doesn't dim community health clinic in Illinois
June 17, 2019
Navy Reserve Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Tellington, left, a dentist with the Operational Health Support Unit, Bremerton; Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Ashley Craig, center, the dental noncommissioned officer in charge and a dental technician with the 175th Medical Group, Baltimore, and Air Force Capt. Aaron Gause, a dentist resident at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, complete a dental procedure after a power outage stripped the facility of electricity. The lack of power introduced a new obstacle for service members to overcome while training in a real world scenario.
Freedom Award 2019 recipients named
June 14, 2019
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve has announced its Freedom Award recipients for 2019.
Vermont Guard Soldiers and Airmen in Senegal for exercise
June 14, 2019
Dr. Theresa Aida B. Ndiaye, director of the Regional Center Hospital at Tambacounda, Senegal, and U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Gookin review the list of supplies that were brought to Senegal, on April 9, 2019. Vermont Guardsmen worked with their Senegalese counterparts to share best practices while providing the Department of Defense with cost-effective ways to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in conjunction with the State Partnership Program.