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Maryland Guard reveals new brand, demonstrates capabilities
January 2, 2020
The Maryland National Guard’s new logo depicts its most essential Army and Air Force aviation assets, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter and A-10 Thunderbolt.The green background represents the U.S. Army and the blue soldering lines, often found on circuit boards, signify the Air Force’s cyber and intelligence capabilities. The colors of the Maryland flag are embedded in the state’s shape with a “Minuteman” standing overwatch to symbolize the “Always Ready, Always There” presence of the MDNG since 1634.
1032nd TC completes international line haul mission
December 30, 2019
Virginia National Guard personnel and Canadian soldiers offload howitzers and other equipment from trucks Dec. 8, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. VNG Soldiers assigned to the 1032nd Transportation Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, conducted a line haul to help the Montreal-based 34th Canadian Brigade Group move equipment to Fort Pickett for a training exercise planned in January.
Ohio National Guard State Partnership Program evolves
December 30, 2019
From left, Capt. Trevor Ducey, former Ohio National Guard State Partnership Program director; Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general; Simona Vaclavikova, political adviser for the Ohio Adjutant General’s Department and the SPP; and 1st Sgt. Daniel Skinner, Ohio National Guard SPP coordinator.
NY National Guard provides military honors at 11,045 veteran burials
December 30, 2019
Members of the New York Military Forces honor guard provide military honors for the funeral service of Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Francis S. Currey at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in South Bethlehem, N.Y., Oct. 12, 2019. Currey, 94, from Selkirk, N.Y., died Oct. 8. He received the Medal of Honor for valor displayed as an infantryman during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
Guard members reflect on 2019, prepare for new decade
December 30, 2019
Spc. Jerrad Nicholson, with the Indiana Army National Guard's 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, leads Soldiers into a room during Slovak Shield 2019, a training exercise in Lešt, Slovakia, Nov. 10, 2019, as part of the Defense Department's State Partnership Program.
Army ROTC scholarship available for Army Guard members
December 27, 2019
U.S. Army ROTC cadets from the University of San Francisco paddle a Zodiac boat as part of U.S. Army Cadet Command's Ranger Challenge, Oct. 26, 2019, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
Readiness inspection provides vital training
December 26, 2019
Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Stephen Holmes from the 146th Airlift Wing’s Security Forces Squadron examines his weapon inside a modified security checkpoint during a readiness exercise at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, Nov. 14, 2019.
Christmas Eve road march honors troops overseas
December 26, 2019
Volunteers Sean Leombruno, right, and Melanie Howard, left, hold the banner for the Christmas Eve Road March in Glens Falls, N.Y. to support deployed troops and veterans Dec. 24, 2019. Hundreds of military families, veterans and community members joined Army and Air National Guard members and event coordinators retired Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Arthur Coon, second from right, and his wife, Julie, for the annual event.
258th Field Artillery WWII vet receives France's highest honor
December 23, 2019
World War II veteran Charlie Brown stands with current and former members of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, after being presented the French Legion of Honor during a ceremony in Olean, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2019.
Guard visits rural Alaska communities to strengthen ties
December 23, 2019
Capt. James Tollefson, Alaska Army National Guard recruiting and retention operations officer, talks with Carol Piscoya, vice president of community services division at Kawerak Inc., at the Katirvik Cultural Center in Nome, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2019. Members of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs visited Nomeas part of the department’s new rural operations hub concept to strengthen ties with Alaska’s rural communities.