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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.
Alaska Air National Guard participates in Polar Force 19
April 8, 2019
Tech. Sgt. Karen Peterson, noncommissioned officer in charge of command support staff with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks the paperwork of a deployer as part of the Polar Force 19 exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 2, 2019.
National Guard at the forefront in missile defense
April 5, 2019
The 'lead' Ground-based Interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., March 25, 2019, in the first-ever salvo engagement test of a threat-representative ICBM target.
Washington National Guard preparing for fire season
April 5, 2019
Group photo of Washington National Guard members and civilian wildfire fighters working together at the Sheep Creek Fire in August 2018.