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Combat Engineer trains on new digging equipment
June 9, 2017
Sgt. Ricardo Lindsay, horizontal construction engineer with 252nd Quarter Master Company, 728th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, creates a level surface using an armored combat earthmover at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., June 6, 2017. Lindsay trained on this equipment for the first time in preparation for his role within the unit.
Lithuanian official visits Pennsylvania National Guard and governor to discuss expanded cooperation
June 8, 2017
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis visited the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg to meet with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to discuss Pennsylvania's partnership with Lithuania through the National Guard's State Partnership Program and items related to expanded cooperation between Lithuania’s Armed Forces and Ministries, June 5, 2017.
Maryland Guard visit gives OSD analysts greater understanding of Guard mission
June 8, 2017
Thomas Johnson, an operations research analyst with the Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation office, sits in the pilot’s seat of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft while talking about the aircraft’s capabilities with Air Force Lt. Col. Rich Hunt, left, a pilot with the Maryland Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Squadron, as other members of CAPE look on during a visit to Warfield Air National Guard Base, Maryland, June 1, 2017.
Georgia National Guard supports South Carolina during SPP engagement
June 7, 2017
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Austin Blessard, Georgia Air National Guard 117th Air Control Squadron weapons and tactics non-commissioned officer in charge, introduces himself to members of the Colombian air force during a State Partnership Program Subject Matter Expert Exchange on Ground Control Intercept with the Georgia Air National Guard, May 30-June 2, 2017, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia.
Defense Department launches Retirement System Comparison Calculator
June 7, 2017
Air Force Maj. Michael Odle, Defense Department assistant director of military compensation policy, reviews the DoD course content for the Blended Retirement System opt-in training at the Pentagon, Jan. 30, 2017. Eligible service members are required to take the opt-in course to learn about their options with the new retirement system, which goes into effect at the start of 2018.
Tennessee Air Guard members foster partnership with Bulgarian Air Force
June 5, 2017
Col. Nikolay Lyaskovski, head of Force Protection in the Branch of Training Department for the Bulgarian Air Force, examines a night vision lens on May 31, 2017, at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee partners with Bulgaria under the State Partnership Program.
Wisconsin's Fort McCoy will train thousands of Soldiers this month
June 5, 2017
Soldiers at Fort McCoy for training in the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) Exercise stage equipment for use on June 2, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. This XCTC Exercise is coordinated by the Illinois National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Joint Forces Headquarters-Illinois.
West Virginia's Officer Candidate School provides tough, but worthwhile challenges
June 2, 2017
In a photo from 2011, officer candidates take a tactical march in a neighborhood in Rapid City, S.D.
New York Army Guard helicopter crews hone water bucket firefighting skills
June 2, 2017
New York Army National Guard aircrew from the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation prepare to fill a Bambi Bucket with water from Round Lake, N.Y., May 31, 2017. The aviators were conducting a slow pick-up in order to fill their bucket with as much water as possible, which they would next practice dumping out.
California Guard member reels in prestigious Inspector General recognition
June 1, 2017
Master Sgt. Brandon S. Morey, right, assistant inspector general at the California National Guard’s Inspector General’s Office, is congratulated by Col. Robert J. Lehman, State Inspector General, May 12, 2017, after earning runner-up in the prestigious Dept. of the Army Inspector General Noncommissioned Officer of the Year competition recently.