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National Guard generals dedicate Craig R. McKinley Hall
July 28, 2017
Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau; retired Gen. Craig R. McKinley, national chair for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for the Secretary of Defense; Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard; and Col. Kerry Lovely, commander of the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, cut the ribbon to Craig R. McKinley Hall, July 27, 2017, during a dedication ceremony on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee.
New York Army National Guard Future Leaders Course hones junior Soldiers' skills
July 28, 2017
N.Y. Army National Guard Soldier, Julio Fernandez, assigned 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, asks a question during a class in the Future Leader Course, on the Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., July 19, 2017. The course covers all the basic skills Soldiers need to be effective leaders, such as tactical movements, land navigation, marksmanship, and reacting to enemy fire.The training was part of the New York Army National Guard's Future Leaders Course, a pilot program aimed at preparing Soldiers to become NCOs.
Iowa Soldiers train side-by-side with Kosovo colleagues; building rapport and forging memories
July 28, 2017
Maj. Tonja Winekauf, a nurse practitioner, attends to a patient during a joint training exercise July 24, 2017, at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa. Medics from the Iowa Air and Army National Guard as well as Kosovo and the United Kingdom gathered for the two-week exercise.
Joint exercise bolsters effectiveness for Kentucky infantry, engineer units
July 27, 2017
Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry and 1123rd Engineer Company conduct a combined arms air assault exercise at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 18, 2017.
Nevada's High Rollers deploy for first MAFFS mission
July 27, 2017
The 152nd Airlift Wing sent retardant from the Fresno Air Attack Base flightline to fire lines in the Sierra. This "after" photo of the first-ever 152nd Airlift Wing retardant drop with one of its own airplanes on July 22, 2017.
New York National Guard troops train with Australian counterparts in Talisman Sabre 17
July 26, 2017
Sgt. Anthony Coppola, an assistant team leader assigned to Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment of the New York Army National Guard, stands guard at an observation post at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, during exercise Talisman Saber, July 14, 2017. He is wearing a mix of Australian and American uniform items because of the unit's role as opposing force. Soldiers from the battalion were in Australia participating in a series of exercises alongside Australian and New Zealand Forces.
Alaska Air National Guard repairs Latvian children’s facility during annual training
July 26, 2017
Staff Sgt. Justin Ming, an electrician with the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, discusses renovation plans with his team in Latvia on July 25, 2017, at a children’s rehabilitation center. Thirty-six Alaska Air Guard members from the 176th CES and support units spent their two-week annual training as part of a humanitarian-civic assistance (HCA) project working alongside Latvian military and contractors to upgrade the aging building.
Fort Indiantown Gap hosts inaugural Air Assault Course
July 24, 2017
Soldiers with Fort Indiantown Gap’s inaugural Air Assault course rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operated by pilots from the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site July 20, 2017. T
New York National Guard deploys 100 troops following tornadoes
July 21, 2017
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Raymond Faltisco conducts initial linkup with Erie County Highway Department counterparts near Holland, New York following tornado storm damage on July 20, 2017.
Army Guard names top Soldier, NCO in 2017 Best Warrior Competition
July 21, 2017
Army Brig. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, right, commanding general of the 34th Infantry Division, awards Army Sgt. Grant Reimers, a heavy vehicle operator with the Nevada Army National Guard’s 1859th Transportation Company, top honors in the Soldier category of the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition. Reimers beat out six other Soldiers from throughout the Army Guard to be named the Army Guard’s Soldier of the Year and will move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition this fall, battling it out with Soldiers from throughout the Army to be named the Army’s Soldier and NCO of the Year. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)