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Oklahoma, Kansas Guard support communities after storms
May 28, 2019
Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, stack sandbags in order to slow the spread of flood waters in Sandy Parks, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers assisted several Oklahoma communities following record rain fall and numerous tornados. The Guard members' assistance included swift water rescue, filling and distributing sandbags and delivering purified, potable water.
La. National Guard dedicates memorial to fallen Soldiers
May 24, 2019
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, render a salute as taps is played during a ceremony for a new monument honoring fallen Louisiana Guardsmen at Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park in Baton Rouge on May 21, 2019.
N.Y. Air Guard's 106th Rescue Wing welcomes new aircraft
May 23, 2019
A HC-130J Combat King II sits on display at the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, during a ceremony at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., May 17, 2019. The 106th presented the rescue aircraft during a ceremony, the first of four brand new such models from Lockheed Martin, the first time in the 106th's 72 year history that is has received aircraft new from the manufacturer and will be flown by the wing's 102nd Rescue Squadron, the oldest unit in the Air National Guard.
Pennsylvania Guard cyber branch supports primary election
May 23, 2019
Maj. Christine Pierce, left, Pennsylvania cyber branch chief, works with branch senior noncommissioned officer Sgt. 1st Class Elefterios E. Ginnis May 21 at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) to ensure the integrity and security of the commonwealth’s primary elections.
Ohio Airman is Air National Guard's Firefighter of the Year
May 22, 2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Ginikos, crew chief in the fire department at the 121st Air Refueling Wing, stands for a portrait May 5, 2019, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Ginikos won the 2018 Chief Albert Fitzpatrick Award for Air National Guard Firefighter of the Year.
Kentucky Guard and civilians rescue Natural Bridge hiker
May 20, 2019
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lowe with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation and members of the Wolfe County Search and Rescue transport a patient to UH-60 Black Hawk for a medical evacuation in Slade, Ky., May 18, 2019. The Guardsmen responded to a request for assistance from Wolfe County Emergency Management to conduct a hoist rescue from a cliff at Natural Bridge State Park.
Soldiers honored in Cincinnati for saving man's life
May 17, 2019
New Mexico Army National Guard Soldiers Spc. Roberto Sandoval and Pfc. RaeJean Lucero, both 68W’s (Combat Medics), were honored by The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati on May 16, 2019. The Soldiers were responsible for saving the life of a man who was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident. Sandoval and Lucero are participants in the Strategic Medical Asset Readiness Training (SMART) program with The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.
Partnership builds frontline leaders in Colorado and Jordan
May 17, 2019
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jose Alfaro, 140th Wing Security Forces, Colorado Air National Guard, escorts members of the Royal Jordanian Air Force on a tour of the Chief Warrant Officer 5 Dave Carter Army Aviation Support Facility at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, Feb. 5, 2019. The meeting between Jordanians and senior enlisted leaders aimed to foster strong relationships between forces as well as enhance Jordanian enlisted policy and practices. Jordan and Colorado have been partners since 2004.
Virginia Soldiers conduct historic waterborne artillery exercise
May 15, 2019
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct waterborne artillery live fire exercises during Operation GATOR April 24-25, 2019, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Maryland Guard forces join Estonian military in exercise
May 14, 2019
Army Capt. Timothy Reynolds, commander of the 290th Military Police Company, Maryland National Guard, speaks with 1st Lt. Mart Sildnik, company commander of 1st Infantry Brigade military police, Estonian Defense Force, during the Spring Storm exercise, May 6, 2019, in Ida-Viru County, Estonia. Spring Storm is an Estonian Defense Force annual exercise that fosters collaboration between Estonia, the United States, Poland, Britain, Canada and other participating allied nations.