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The National Guard in South Korea: 10 things you need to know
May 7, 2018
"We are raising our readiness," Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said during visits with Guard members in South Korea, May 1-4, 2018. "It's our job."
Lengyel: Community support vital to military success
May 7, 2018
"[T]he support, the trust, and the confidence of the American people ... may well be the most important weapon in our nation's arsenal," Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, told attendees at the 50th Anniversary Military Appreciation Banquet in Fairbanks, Alaska, May 4, 2018.
National Guard marathon winners announced in Nebraska
May 7, 2018
Florida National Guard Capt. Kimberly Quinn of Gainesville, was named the overall female National Guard winner of the Lincoln National Guard Marathon with an unofficial time of 3:11:29.
Kentucky Guard MPs aid in rainy Derby day festivities
May 7, 2018
Kentucky Army National Guard member Spc. Mackenzie Kline, 617th MP Company, talks with an attendee at the 144th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs May 5, 2018.
Iowa Guard partners with Kosovo Security Force for exercise
May 7, 2018
Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jennifer Simmons 132nd Wing, and Lt. Col. Emile Fernando 185th Air Refueling Wing, both of the Iowa Air National Guard, carry a patient to a helicopter during a medevac training exercise near Pristina, Kosovo, on May 2, 2018. Airmen from the Iowa Guard are in Kosovo participating in a two week exercise held annually as part of the state partner program with Iowa and Kosovo.
Va. National Guard hosting Vigilant Guard response exercise
May 7, 2018
The Virginia National Guard’s 34th Civil Support Team participates in a training exercise with the Virginia State Police, the FBI and local law enforcement Oct. 24, 2017, near Richmond, Virginia. The 34th CST provided reconnaissance, decontamination, incident command and sampling support for the exercise. The event aimed to increase interagency coordination and integration. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)
Florida officer first Guardsman to complete SFAB training
May 7, 2018
Maj. Jay Robinson, the first National Guardsman to complete the Combat Advisors Training Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, participates in a block of instruction on call for fire. Throughout the 28-day course, participating Soldiers learn about the unique Security Force Assistance Brigades’ mission.
Service honors Puerto Rico Air Guard plane crash victims
May 3, 2018
Puerto Rico's adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Isobel Rivera, says, "It is important to take the time to reflect and internalize the difficult moments we are living," at the service May 2, 2018, in San Juan to honor the Airmen killed in a May 2 plane crash.
Michigan Guard and Latvia celebrate 25-year partnership
May 3, 2018
Maj. Gen. Leonard Isabelle, Michigan Air National Guard commander, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia Nancy Pettit, Latvia's Minister of Defense, Raimonds Bergmanis, Lt. Gen. Leonids Kalniņš, Latvia's National Armed Forces commander, and event moderator Kaspars Galkins, prepare to toast the 25th Anniversary of the Latvia-Michigan partnership during a special ceremony, April 27, 2018 in Riga, Latvia.
Two from 69th Infantry are New York Army Guard Best Warriors
May 2, 2018
Best-warrior winners in N.Y. National Guard