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Arkansas Airman fixes hospital equipment in Guatemala
January 7, 2019
Master Sgt. Colton Guilliams, the 189th Medical Group noncommissioned officer in charge of public health, troubleshoots one of the three ventilators brought in from the neonatal intensive care unit at a hospital in Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Guilliams is a drill status Guard member who works as a biomedical technician in his civilian capacity.

Alaska National Guardsmen rescue pilot, two passengers from glacier
January 4, 2019
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier during a fini flight for Chief Master Sgt. Lance Jordan, command chief master sergeant for the Alaska Air National Guard. A similar craft rescued three people from a crashed airplane on Jan. 3, 2019.

Nevada Guard on duty during ‘America’s party’ in Las Vegas
December 31, 2018
Nevada National Guard Soldiers provide security support to local law enforcement on the Las Vegas Strip as fireworks shoot from the rooftops of hotels during the 2018 New Year’s celebration.

Guard members reflect on busy 2018 and look ahead to 2019
December 28, 2018
Soldiers with the North Carolina Army National Guard's 690th Brigade Support Battalion assist North Carolina Department of Transportation personnel with recovering snow plows and assisting stuck drivers during a winter storm, Dec. 9, 2018. The year kept National Guard members busy at home responding to snowstorms, wildfires and hurricanes. Guard members also took part in joint and multi-national training exercises, deployed overseas as part of contingency operations and celebrated milestones, such as the 25th anniversary of the Department of Defense's State Partnership Program, which pairs Guard elements with partner nations worldwide.

N.Y. National Guard conducts 11,155 military funerals in '18
December 26, 2018
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua Sanzo hands a folded American flag to a family member during a funeral service for Cpl. Lewis Smith, U.S. Army, during the burial mass at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, on Dec. 20, 2018. Smith served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1960.

Washington Guard, Malaysian army plan for upcoming exercises
December 19, 2018
Washington National Guard and Malaysian Army Group Photo at Buloh Camp, Malaysia on Dec. 5, 2018.

In Poland, Guard members contribute to deterrence mission
December 19, 2018
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Polish Armed Forces civilian and military leaders, Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 14, 2018.

Mich. and V.I. Guard build relationships stronger than storm
December 18, 2018
Soldiers passing in the night before a dimly lit C17 from the 172nd Air Wing of the Mississippi National Guard, are arriving for a training exercise in the Virgin Islands to provide support to civil authorities in a post hurricane training scenario.

N.Y. National Guard Soldiers test problem-solving skills
December 17, 2018
Officers and noncommissioned officers assigned to the 642nd  Aviation Support Battalion, New York Army National Guard, work  together on the “river crossing” obstacle at the United States Military Academy Leadership Reaction Course  at West Point, N.Y., on Dec. 8 2018. The training was designed so 642nd senior leaders could test their problem solving and decision-making skills while learning how to work better  together.

West Virginia National Guard aided in mine rescue operations
December 17, 2018
Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment, West Virginia National Guard, assist in convoy operations of mine rescue teams with the West Virginia Miners’ Health, Safety, and Training agency at the Rock House Powellton coal mine in Whitesville, W.Va., Dec. 12, 2018. The WVNG assisted rescue operations for three missing people. A fourth person left the mine earlier.