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South Dakota Guard members train for duty at Presidential Inauguration
December 5, 2016
Soldiers from the 235th Military Police Company and Airmen from the 114th Security Forces Squadron practice crowd control techniques in Sioux Falls S.D., in preparation for the 58th Presidential Inauguration. The South Dakota National Guard will be sending 150 Soldiers and Airmen to provide support to the inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20.
Overseas, Lengyel finds National Guard vital contributor to Joint Force
December 2, 2016
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, second from right, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, left, view training in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan during a Thanksgiving visit to troops, Nov. 26, 2016.
New York Air Guard flies Buzz Aldrin from Antarctica after medical issue
December 2, 2016
An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, at Camp Raven, Greenland, on June 28, 2016. Crews with the 109th AW use Camp Raven as a training site for landing the ski-equipped LC-130s on snow and ice. An Air Guard crew evacuated Buzz Aldrin, the former astronaut, who had medical difficulties while visiting Antarctica.
Ohio National Guard member among vets who protected building during Ohio State rampage
December 2, 2016
Local and federal authorities surround the attacker's car that hit multiple students outside of Watts Hall at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 28, 2016. A group of former and current military members helped secure one of the university's classrooms during a campus-wide lockdown after the attack.
Tennessee Army National Guard assists in wildfire response
November 30, 2016
Tennessee is among a handful of states where National Guard members are involved in batting wildfires. Among others is South Carolina. In this photo, a South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter and a UH-60L Black Hawk medium-lift utility helicopter from 59th Aviation Troop Command and crews support the South Carolina Forestry Commission contain a remote fire near Table Rock, Pickens County, South Carolina, Nov. 24, 2016.
Massachusetts Air National Guard weather watchers join Army Warfighter exercise
November 29, 2016
Massachusetts Air National Guard weather forecaster assigned to the 202nd Weather Flight, Cape Cod discuss weather conditions during a Warfighter command post exercise on Nov. 10, 2016, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.
New York Guard chemical troops train with NYPD officers
November 23, 2016
A New York Army National Guard Soldier of the 222nd Chemical Company, based at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, right conducts a simulated de-contamination with a member of the New York Police Department's Chemical Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Awareness (COBRA) unit at Rodman's Neck Tactical Village in the Bronx, N.Y., on Nov. 19, 2016.
Azerbaijan ambassador visits Oklahoma; looks to strengthen partnerships
November 18, 2016
The Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States, Elin Suleymanov, meets with U.S. Sen. James Lankford, who represents the State of Oklahoma.
South Carolina National Guard strengthens State Partnership Program while fighting wildfires
November 18, 2016
A South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from Det. 1, Bravo Company, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion with Soldiers from Donaldson Field in Greenville, South Carolina, responded to a request for help from the South Carolina Forestry Commission to contain fires burning near the top of Pinnacle Mountain in in Pickens County, South Carolina, Nov. 15, 2016. The aircraft is equipped with a Bambi Bucket, which can be filled with any available water to be transported and dumped on the fire.
New York Army National Guard Aviation Soldiers tackle Warfighter at Fort Indiantown Gap
November 16, 2016
New York Army National Guard aviation Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade ponder their next move over a map of the area of operations in their command post during a two-week Warfighter command post exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. The exercise is testing the staff skills the Soldiers need to handle a variety of complex aviation missions.