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Alaska Army Guard aviators support Operation Arctic Care; get critical training
April 19, 2017
Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Soldiers pose for a photograph in front of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in April. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, and 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, were in Kodiak supporting Arctic Care 2017, a multi-service health care training exercise supporting communities in rural Alaska.

Washington National Guard artillery unit begins transition to M777 Howitzer
April 19, 2017
The 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment conducts training with the unit’s new M777 Howitzers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on April 12, 2017. The 146th recently replaced their M109 Howitzers with the M777 as part of the brigade’s transition to a Stryker brigade.

New York National Guard trains for real-world dangers
April 17, 2017
2nd Civil Support Team (CST) member Staff Sgt. Joshua Spagnola uses evidence markers to tag suspected hazardous materials in a mock WMD laboratory during the 2nd CST's training exercise at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, N.Y. on April 12, 2017. Team members are trained to identify chemical, biological, and radiological agents and advise first-responders on how to deal with these materials.

Tennessee National Guard rescues visitors from Great Smoky Mountains
April 14, 2017
Staff Sgt. Giovanni DeZuani, a flight paramedic with the
1/230th Assault Helicopter Battalion, prepares a sick individual
to be hoisted on board one of the unit’s medical evacuation
helicopters on April 7, 2017. The individual was rescued from the
Silers Bald Shelter in the Great Smoky Mountains.

New York National Guard Soldier is Army's Military Photographer of the Year
April 13, 2017
U.S. Army Sgt. Harley Jelis, a public affairs specialist attached to the 138th Public Affairs Detachment, 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, and winner of the U.S. Army Keith L. Ware Military Photographer of the Year award, shoots photos and video during the 2017 Mew York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site March 30, 2017.

Alaska Air Guard members rescue pilot after plane crashes
April 13, 2017
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron Detachment 1, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska prepares to take off June 9, 2016, in the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex. A similar helicopter was used April 11, 2017, in the rescue of a downed civilian pilot.

Missouri Airman named Air Guard 2016 Outstanding Airman of the Year
April 12, 2017
Master Sgt. Thomas DuMont, center, is the Air National Guard’s 2016 Outstanding Airman of the Year in the Senior Noncommissioned Officer category. He is pictured here with 131st Bomb Wing leadership during a recent ceremony.  (l to r:  157th Air Operations group commander, Col. William Boothman, 131BW Chief Master Sgt. Michael Perry, Master Sgt. Thomas DuMont, 131BW Command Chief Master Sgt. Jessica Settle,  131BW commander Col. Kenneth Eaves.

Life-saving efforts earn Iowa National Guard Soldier Medal of Merit
April 12, 2017
Spc. Lauren E. Kopetzky of the Iowa Army National Guard, receives the Iowa National Guard Medal of Merit from Brig. Gen. Steve Altman, Deputy Commanding General for Maneuver, on April 9, 2017, at the Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center, in Johnston, Iowa. Kopetzky was recognized for providing aid to a shooting victim in Ames, Iowa, on August 9, 2016.

Army Guard members take third place; make strong showing at Best Ranger competition
April 10, 2017
Army Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein, left, with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and Army Capt. Robert Killian, with the Colorado Army National Guard, teammates during the Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Best Ranger Competition, review the requirements of their next event while taking part in the competition April 7, 2017, at Fort Benning, Georgia. Friedlein and Killian took first place in last year's competition, the first time an Army Guard team won the competition. This year's competition saw them take third place, with other Army Guard teams finishing in 10th and 18th place.

100 Years Ago, America Fought in World War I
April 10, 2017
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke at a ceremony commemorating the centennial of U.S. involvement in World War I at the Pentagon Auditorium, April 6, 2017