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Guard members dominate Army marksmanship competition
March 24, 2017
Army Sgt. Max Nickerson, an avionics mechanic with the Maine Army National Guard's Company D, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, earned first place in the U.S. Army Small Arms Championship competition, March 12-18 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Out of the competition's 23 categories, Guard members gave up first place standings in just two, and the top seven of the 35 teams competing in the team category were Guard teams.
Social media misconduct won't be tolerated, Army leader says
March 24, 2017
Harassment, bullying, hazing, stalking, discrimination, retaliation and any type of misconduct that undermines dignity and respect - including that done online on social media platforms - will not be tolerated by the Army, said Maj. Gen. Jason Evans, director of Military Personnel Management, Army G-1, during a March 22, 2017 hearing on Capitol Hill.
Indiana Guard Soldiers take first place in march to honor GIs in Bataan Death March
March 22, 2017
Soldiers for Company D. 1-151 Infantry competing in the heavy division cross the mile 13 marker of the Bataan Memorial Death March. Pictured from left, Spc. Justin Stuart, Sgt. 1st Class Josh Chenault, Spc. Blade Cain, Spc. Adam Freese and Sgt. Ryan O’Donnell.
New York Guard's 107th Attack Wing designation reflects new mission
March 22, 2017
Staff Sgt. Stephanie Bowman, an Airman assigned to the 107th Attack Wing, alks about her experiences in the wing while it has converted from an airlift wing to an attack wing, during a ceremony announcing the 107th's redesignation from an airlift wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., March 21, 2017.
Colorado National Guard joins in aerial battle against Boulder County fire
March 20, 2017
Colorado National Guard helicopter buckets, such as this one in a 2013 photo, are being used against the Sunshine Fire in Boulder County, Colo.
Nevada Air Guard members help provide relief to Lemmon Valley Flood
March 20, 2017
Members of the 152nd Airlift Wing's Security Forces Squadron, based in Reno, assist local authorities in the Lemmon Valley flood area in March, 2017. Guard personnel are helping to provide traffic control and other flood recovery services.
New York Air Guard Pararescuemen test Orion spacecraft rescue support equipment in Hawaii
March 17, 2017
Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers with the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing, supported by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing, 204th Airlift Squadron, jump from a C-17 into the waters off Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam on March 7, 2017, as they conduct training to test new spacecraft recovery techniques and equipment that will be used to recover the crew module of NASA's Orion spacecraft. The Airmen were in Hawai for two weeks as part of Operation Ardent Sentry.
Pennsylvania Guard assists civilians and authorities in Winter Storm Stella
March 17, 2017
During the height of Winter Storm Stella, Pennsylvania National Guard members assisted the Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and local first responders in the transporting of a 23-month-old baby in need of an emergency medical procedure from Mt. Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg to Geisinger Children’s Hospital in Danville March 14, 2017.
Illinois Air National Guard's family and employers help to keep them on mission
March 16, 2017
Security forces specialists assigned to the 182nd Security Forces Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, react to simulated rioters throwing baseballs at them during civil disturbance training in Peoria, Ill., March 4, 2017. The squadron trains in confrontation management as part of the Air National Guard’s mission to be the first choice for homeland operations.
Missouri Guard hosts first joint Cyber Summit
March 16, 2017
Missouri Army National Guard Capt. Derek Ditch, Missouri National Guard Joint Cyber Computer Network Defense Team, responds to a question from senior leaders as part of a panel of Cyber Protection Team experts drawn from the active duty military, the National Guard, and NASA during the state militia’s first Cyber Summit, held at historic Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base, Missouri, March. 6-10.