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Serbian chaplains visit Ohio to strengthen relationships
April 15, 2019
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., right, Ohio adjutant general, shakes hands with Col. Saša Milutinović, chief of religion section of the Serbian Armed Forces, April 5, 2019, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. This was Milutinović’s first visit to Ohio, as part of the Ohio-Serbia pairing through the State Partnership Program.

W. Va. National Guard hosts Peruvian general as part of SPP
April 15, 2019
Maj. Gen. Luis Gutiérrez, Delegate to the Inter-American Board (IADB) of Defense Organization of the United States, listens to a brief on the West Virginia National Guard's domestic response and State Emergency Operations Center capabilities by Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, WVNG adjutant general, Apr. 9, 2019 at the WVNG Joint Forces Headquarters in Charleston.

Alaska Army Guard members save four after plane crash
April 15, 2019
A single-engine Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six crash-landed about 35 miles northeast of Bethel, April 11, 2019. Soldiers with the Alaska Army National Guard's 207th Aviation Battalion rescued the four survivors and transported them to Bethel, a coastal community in western Alaska that sits along the Kuskokwim River, inside the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.

Veteran chaplain ‘hacking hearts and minds’ at Cyber Shield
April 15, 2019
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Bill Draper of the Kentucky Joint Force Headquarters shares a quick laugh with Keith Wichmann of the John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory after a lecture at Cyber Shield 19 held at Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 8, 2019.  Draper was enlisted in the Army for 18 years before starting his career as a chaplain in 2004; he has 37 years of service.

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue skier at Goat Mountain
April 12, 2019
Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 210th Rescue Squadron prepare to conduct aerial gunnery training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 19, 2019. A helicopter from the same unit was involved in rescuing an injured skier April 10, 2019.

Oklahoma Guard members use virtual technology in training
April 12, 2019
Oklahoma Army National Guards members with Headquarters Company, 271st Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Field Artillery Brigade, use a virtual system, known as the Virtual Battle Space III (VBS3), April 6, 2019, in order to train as a team in virtual scenarios in preparation for an upcoming Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC), Operation Western Strike.

Puerto Rico's 156th Airlift Wing transitions to new mission
April 11, 2019
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Governor activates Colo. National Guard as snow pummels area
April 11, 2019
An M973A1 Small Unit Support Vehicle, aka SUSV, clad in emergency lights and digital camouflage, claws its way through the snow at Taylor Park Reservoir near Gunnison, Colo., March 15, 2010. The SUSV, which is capable of traversing almost any terrain, is the primary vehicle used by the Colorado Army National Guard’s Snow Response Team. Such vehicles are on standby if needed during the latest storm.

Louisiana Guard, local agencies practice disaster readiness
April 10, 2019
Soldiers with the 225th Engineer Brigade practice boat rescue operations during a Disaster Relief Exercise in Sterlington, Louisiana, April 6, 2019. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness coordinated various training sites across the state with the LANG to train with various federal, state and local partners who work together during disaster response efforts.

Colorado National Guard helicopters help battle wildfire
April 8, 2019
A Colorado National Guard Black Hawk crew uses a water bucket to help partner agencies fight fires near Las Animas, Colorado. The blaze began in a riverbed near the Bent County Correctional Facility in a rural area east of Las Animas.