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New York Air Guard pararescue team wrapping up mid-Atlantic rescue of injured seamen
April 27, 2017
Members of the 106th Rescue Wing assigned to New York Air National Guard, run to add additional supplies for a rescue mission to Lajes, Azores, April 24, 2017, Westhampton Beach, N.Y. The mission is to locate the aircraft and drop pararescuemen who will board the ship and provide emergency medical care to the crew.
Colorado National Guard trains and partners in the mountains of Slovenia
April 27, 2017
Colorado National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and Citizen-Airmen participate in the 10th anniversary NATO Non-Commissioned Officer Winter Camp in the mountains of Slovenia, March 3-10, 2017. The Colorado-Slovenia partnership is part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
National Guard more relevant and ready for new threats, chief testifies
April 27, 2017
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, testifies at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Defense hearing on National Guard and Reserve Programs and Readiness, April 26, 2017.
Exercise Cyber Shield 2017 gets underway in Utah
April 26, 2017
Chief Warrant Officer Edwin Parubrub of the Hawaii Army National Guard Defensive Cyberspace Operations-Elements reads through notes while waiting for the introductory briefing for exercise Cyber Shield to begin, at Camp Williams, Utah, April 24, 2017. Cyber Shield 17 is an Army National Guard defensive cyberspace operations exercise with approximately 800 members of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and representatives of state and federal government agencies, industry partners and academia taking part. The purpose of the exercise is to provide a collective training event to evaluate cyber operations and set the conditions for team validation.
Belize leaders visit Louisiana Youth Challenge Programs
April 26, 2017
Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program cadets tell their stories to key leaders from Belize during their tour of YCP at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, April 11, 2017. The Belize leaders are hoping to start a youth development program similar to the Guard’s YCP program in Louisiana to give at-risk youth a chance at a better future in Belize.
New York Air National Guard pararescuemen aiding seamen on stricken ship in Mid-Atlantic
April 25, 2017
Members of the 106th Rescue Wing assigned to New York Air National Guard, prepare to take off for a rescue mission at Lajes, Azores, April 24, 2017, Westhampton Beach, N.Y. The mission is to locate the aircraft and drop para-rescuemen who will board the ship and provide emergency medical care to the crew.
Wildland firefighters and aviators conclude annual training in Boise
April 25, 2017
A C130h aircraft loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) from the 152nd Airlift Wing of Reno, Nevada drops a water line while training to contain wildfires just outside Boise, Idaho. April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units — from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group — were in Boise, Idaho for the week-long wildfire training and certification.
Big training for wildland firefighting yields big results
April 24, 2017
Wyoming Air National Guard Lt. Col. Ryan Scofield, MAFFS instructor pilot, discusses an upcoming training sortie with members of Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing. Members of all four MAFFS-designated wings came together for annual certification and training in Boise, Idaho, April 19-24, 2017.
Indiana's 'Nighthawks' spring into Joint Readiness Training Center
April 21, 2017
Soldiers from C Co. 1-293rd Infantry Battalion, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 'Nighthawks,' Indiana Army National Guard, pull security while bunkered down in the defense April 10, 2017, during the Spring Field Training Exercise in preparation for Joint Readiness Training Center rotation, #JRTC, later this summer.
National Guard, Reserve gather for annual aerial firefighting training
April 21, 2017
A California Air National Guard C-130 aircraft flies by a Nevada Air National Guard C-130 during this week's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System training and certification. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units — from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group — are in Boise, Idaho for the week-long wildfire training and certification sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service.