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National Guard chief honors World War I battle anniversary
August 8, 2018
Gravestones of some of the 6,012 American buried at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery in Seringes et Nesles, France.Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited to honor the dead here.
Washington Guard members attack Sheep Creek Fire
August 7, 2018
Washington Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Eric Delaune, 141st Maintenance Squadron, takes a break from fighting the Sheep Creek fire Aug. 6, 2018, near Northport, Wash. Delaune is on a hand crew that clears out burnable materials from the path of the fire to deny it fuel to spread.
Remotely piloted craft are mainstays of wildland firefights
August 7, 2018
An aircrew from the 163d Attack Wing, California Air National Guard, fly an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft to the Mendocino Complex Fire in Northern California, Aug. 4, 2018, during a mission to support state agencies. The aircrew conducted fire perimeter scans and spot checks on the blaze, which encompasses the Ranch and River fires and continues to grow.
Sergeant major of the Army visits Puerto Rico National Guard
August 7, 2018
Daniel A. Dailey, sergeant major of the Army, visits Puerto Rico on July 31, 2018, where he was received by Brig. Gen. Isabelo Rivera, the island's adjutant general.
New DoD policy bars GPS-enabled devices in deployed settings
August 6, 2018
E-3A Component personnel use an iPhone application to track the arrival of a TNT aircraft Nov. 18, 2014, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. Under a new DoD directive, devices with geolocation capabilities won't be allowed in deployment situations.
Alaska Air Guard members rescue two plane crash survivors
August 6, 2018
Alaska Air National Guard Guardian Angel personnel assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron descend over Malemute drop zone during precision parachute training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 24, 2018. The busiest rescue force in the Department of Defense, the 212th Rescue Squadron provides elite pararescuemen (PJs), combat rescue officers (CROs) and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) specialists to carry out the 176th Wing’s wartime and peacetime rescue missions.
Pennsylvania Guard activates in response to July floods
August 3, 2018
Members of the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team were put on standby at the Aviation Flight Facility in Johnstown, Pa.in response to flooding that took place through much of Central Pennsylvania. The team is part of Task Force Aviation, with Soldiers from the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade , Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site and civilian rescue technicians on the team. Sgt. James Murray (flt medic), Joel Koricich (Rescue TECH), Sgt. Nelan (Crew Chief), John Hopkins (RT), Scott Grahn (Senior Strike team leader PA HART).
Washington National Guard musters for wildfire support
August 3, 2018
Spec. Derek Price, Pfc. Joshua Taulaga and Spec. Austin Miller with the 176th Engineer Company inventory the new equipment they received prior to going to help fight wildfires impacting Eastern Washington, Aug. 1, 2018, at Camp Murray, Washington.
N.C. National Guard conducts cyber exercise with Moldova
August 3, 2018
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Donald Champion from the North Carolina National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters briefs members of the Moldovan army Communications Staff during a cyber exercise in Chisinau, Moldova, on July 19, 2018. The event is part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program, established by the Department of Defense. Moldova is a small eastern European country between Ukraine and Romania and has been partners with the NCNG for 22 years.
California's quick-responding 270th MPs aiding in Carr Fire
July 31, 2018
California Army National Guardsmen Sgt. Jesus Valencia and Spc. Cameron Hodges of the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, update a Shasta County sheriff July 31 at the Keswick Dam in Redding, California, one of nearly three dozen traffic control points manned by the military police on their first days of activation for the Carr Fire.