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North Dakota Guard Soldier helps his former school in Ghana
November 1, 2018
Spc. Dennis Duku hands out backpacks to school children at the Dadwen Schools Complex in western Ghana, which he attended years ago.
Fla. Soldiers ensured successful deployments for out-of-state Guard teams
October 30, 2018
Soldiers with the 631st Support Maintenance Company out of Starke, the 256th Area Support Medical Company out of Camp Blanding Joint Training Center and the Headquarters Company of the 50th Regional Support Group out of Homestead, set up a Joint Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration (JRSOI) site outside the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville prior to the arrival of the 2025th Transportation Company of the Alabama National Guard in support of Hurricane Michael relief operations.
Air Guard member instrumental in rescue of four boaters
October 29, 2018
Senior Master Sgt. Angel Correa, an airborne sensor operator and linguist with the Host Nation Rider program, a component of the larger National Guard Counterdrug program, used his Spanish language skills and knowledge of maritime communications during the rescue of four boaters off Costa Rica's southern coast in mid-October. The rescue was a first for Correa, who was aboard a Coast Guard HC-130 Super Hercules aircraft in a joint counterdrug operation when he coordinated the rescue efforts.
Texas Airmen share night-vision procedures with Chileans
October 29, 2018
Chilean Air Force Maj. F. Marin, a C-130 pilot with the N10 Squadron, lines up the lenses on night vision goggles July 24, 2018, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Marin visited the wing as part of the State Partnership Program, which forges mutually beneficial partnerships with some of the 136th Airlift Wing’s staunchest allies and partners worldwide.
Alaska Air Guardsmen save man in highly technical operation
October 29, 2018
Col. Harlie Bodine, commander of the 611th Air and Space Operations Center, U.S. Air Force, spent the day with the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard’s rescue squadrons during an immersion flight, Nov. 24,2015, in and around the JBER area. The day’s demonstrations included an air refueling mission in which an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter was refueled by an HC-130 King aircraft, as well as a hoist extraction demo from a Pave Hawk. A Pave Hawk crew rescued an injured snowmobiler on Saturday.
Oregon's 173rd FW highlights importance of cyber security
October 25, 2018
Soldiers from the 146th Cyber Support Team of the Maine Army National Guard train to hack into other computers at Camp Keyes in Augusta, Maine, on Feb. 4, 2018. The 146th Cyber Support Team was created in October of 2017 to increase the safety of the Maine Guard’s technological assets.
Halloween Hustle treats Wyoming unit to varied tricks
October 24, 2018
Survey Team Chief staff sgt. Justin Pierce completes paperwork following a training exercise in Cheyenne. Soldiers and airmen assigned to the Wyoming National Guard's 84th Civil Support Team responded to three notional events in Laramie County Oct. 16, 2018, testing the team's ability to deploy small strike teams and to respond with back up when needed.
New York Guard personnel, helicopters assist after Michael
October 23, 2018
A New York Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports search and rescue personnel and their all-terrain vehicles to St. Teresa, along the shoreline of the Florida panhandle, Oct. 12, 2018. The New York Army National Guard Soldiers deployed two Chinooks and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters along with 25 crew members to Tallahassee, Florida, to assist with response and recovery efforts for the Florida National Guard following the impact of Hurricane Michael.
Texas National Guard helps first responders after flooding
October 23, 2018
Texas National Guardsmen support vehicles approach a flooded roadway near Huntsville, Texas, Oct. 18, 2018. Texas Guardsmen worked alongside emergency first responders to help Texans in need during severe flooding.
Florida infantry Soldiers provide security after hurricane
October 23, 2018
Soldiers assigned to Company D., 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment direct vehicles at a check point in Mexico Beach, Fla following Hurricane Michael, Oct. 21, 2018.