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Virginia National Guard personnel to assist flood response operations in Alleghany and Botetourt counties
June 24, 2016
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are staged and ready in Allegheny County to assist local emergency services organizations with flood response operations June 24, 2016. The Guard has activated approximately 20 Soldiers with Humvees and light/medium tactical trucks to assist to assist in Alleghany and Botetourt counties.
North Carolina National Guard prepares for Hurricane Response: Operation Vigilant Seahawk
June 24, 2016
Members of the North Carolina National Guard’s 514th Military Police Company, based in Winterville, respond to simulated agitators trying to enter the port, during Operation Vigilant Seahawk at the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU). The exercise was designed to improve communication and coordination with state and federal partners during disaster response and recovery operations.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue hiker near Ship Creek Valley
June 24, 2016
Alaska Air Guardsman Capt. Johh Romspert, a 212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, prepares to be lowered via hoist out of an HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter during a training mission held near Mount Susitna Dec. 16.
2 simple steps for military members to vote from anywhere
June 23, 2016
2 simple steps for military members to vote from anywhere
West Virginia welcomes Peruvian MPs during State Partnership Program visit
June 23, 2016
West Virginia’s Camp Dawson was home to five Peruvian officers June 15 to 19, continuing a 20-year partnership between Peru’s Army and the West Virginia Army National Guard.The WVARNG’s 151st Military Police Battalion hosted the visit, the first time that branch has been involved in the West Virginia-Peru State Partnership Program. The Peruvian officers observed the 157th Military Police Company's annual training, granting them the opportunity to interact with WVARNG Soldiers and share knowledge.
Chief of the National Guard Bureau visits Texas National Guard
June 22, 2016
Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Frank J. Grass, talks with Texas Army and Air National Guardsmen during a town hall meeting June 17, 2016, at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas. During the meeting, Grass talked about what the National Guard is doing globally and our current partnerships with over 76 countries. Brush also talked about his upcoming retirement. With this visit, Grass has officially visited every U.S. state.
National Guard conducts security assistance exercise at Old Hickory Dam
June 22, 2016
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey H. Holmes, deputy adjutant general for the Tennessee National Guard, and Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, confer June 20, 2016 during a security assistance exercise where soldiers set up a perimeter to protect the Old Hickory Dam Power House and switchyard and ensured only authorized personnel gained entry into the facility located in Hendersonville, Tenn.
New Mexico Airmen and Soldiers assisting at Dog Head Fire
June 21, 2016
Sgt. Frances Bird Collins, a Soldier with the New Mexico Army National Guard's 1116th Transportation Company, is participating in the water haul mission in support of those residents unable to leave their livestock on the edges of the Dog Head Fire. Even though a mandatory evacuation has been in place for days, some ranchers chose to accept the risk of staying on their land in the affected Torrance County area. The National Guard has been hauling water to some of the tanks and troughs that need to be filled for the welfare of the animals.
New York Army, Air Guard members hone disaster and terrorist attack response skills
June 17, 2016
Members of the New York Army National Guard train as a rope rescue team assisting a simulated disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 16, 2016. This was part of a training scenario hosted by the training center preparing members of New York’s Homeland Response Force team made up of New York Air and Army National Guard members and civilians.
Tourniquets can save lives, New York Guard Soldiers learn in Combat Lifesaver course
June 15, 2016
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 369th Sustainment Brigade (STB) practice evacuating a casualty in a simulated combat environment during Combat Lifesaver (CLS) Training Course at Camp Smith, New York on June 10, 2016. Soldiers from the 369th STB participated in a three-day CLS training course hosted by the 106th Infantry Regional Training Institute prior to their upcoming deployment.