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National Guard units partner for joint aviation training
February 19, 2019
Aviators with the Minnesota, Texas and Utah National Guards, led by the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, practice landing and taking off during deck landing qualification training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) in the Arabian Gulf on Feb. 4, 2019.
Colorado Guard Soldiers to hone mountain skills at Vail
February 14, 2019
Soldiers with the Colorado Army National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry (Mountain) ski alongside 10th Mountain Division veterans, descendants and friends during the 43rd annual Ski-In celebration March 2, 2018, at the Ski Cooper ski area. The 10th Mountain Division was formed in 1943 and trained for WWII mountain warfare at Ski Cooper near Leadville, Colo.
Guard leaders participate in STEM event, mentor students
February 13, 2019
Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, the Maryland National Guard's assistant adjutant general for Army, illustrates a point to high school and college students during a mentoring session that was part of the annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Global Competitiveness Conference, held recently in Washington, D.C.
Oklahoma Air National Guardsmen save life on lunch break
February 11, 2019
Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Potts, right, Oklahoma Air National Guard state command chief, Oklahoma Joint Force Headquarters, hugs Master Sgt. Scott Crim, a 137th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron (137th SOLRS) heavy equipment mechanic, during an informal coining in Crim's office at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City, Feb. 5, 2019.
Joint training with Jordan a ‘win-win,’ says Gen. Lengyel
February 11, 2019
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Maj. Gen. Yousef Al-Hnaity, commander, Royal Jordanian Air Force, during a visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Feb. 7, 2019.
Hawaii Guard Soldier awarded Medal of Valor for flood rescue
February 11, 2019
Gov. David Ige presents State Medal of Valor recipient, Staff Sgt. Gregory A.Y. Lum Ho, Jr., with award certificate during a ceremony held on Feb. 9, 2019, at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. Lum Ho was awarded the State Medal of Valor for ignoring substantial risk to his own life to ensure the rescue of a family of six while supporting Hawaii National Guard response efforts to Tropical Storm Lane on Aug. 23, 2018,
Guardsmen confront chemical attacks during Bay Area exercise
February 8, 2019
Oregon Army National Guard Maj. Richard Hosmer, 102nd CST deputy commander, prepares to dispatch a team of first responders from the California and Oregon National Guard Civil Support Teams (CST) into a training area at Fort Baker, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Jan. 30, 2019. National Guard civil support teams worked with local agencies, including the San Francisco Fire Department, other first responders to assess and respond to a series simulated chemical attacks around the San Francisco Bay area as part of BAYEX, a week-long training exercise designed to bring multiple response agencies together to enhance interoperability during large-scale disasters.
Ore. Guard Soldiers learn arctic survival from Canadians
February 7, 2019
Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Eric Givens, right, with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Canadian Army Reserve Cpl. Avery Whitty-Kirker, with Royal Westminster Regiment, 39th Canadian Brigade Group, use knives to feather kindling sticks as part of a fire making class taught by the 4th Canadian Rangers Patrol Group during Westie Avalanche Exercise, Jan. 26, 2019, at E.C. Manning Park, British Columbia, Canada.
From South Dakota to around the world
February 6, 2019
Chief Master Sgt. Troy Erlandson, 114th Fighter Wing occupational safety manager, holds the South Dakota flag with another Airman during his trip to McMurdo Station, Antarctica where he worked directly for Joint Force Antarctica to support the Antarctic research mission.
Washington Guard partners with Royal Thai Army for exchange
February 6, 2019
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jay Enders, Charlie Co. 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation conducts a test flight in a LH-72 "Lakota" with his Thai counterpart on January 17, at the Royal Thai Army Aviation base in Lop Buri, Thailand.