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Colorado National Guard partners with Jordan on public affairs support
February 26, 2017
Public affairs specialists from the Colorado National Guard and Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army Directorate of Moral Guidance partnered during a National Guard State Partnership Program PA exchange Feb. 5-9, 2017 in Jordan.
New York Air National Guard Airmen to test new space capsule recovery systems in Hawaii
February 24, 2017
U.S. Navy divers and other personnel in a Zodiac boat secure a harness around a test version of the Orion crew module during Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Oct. 28, 2016. Members of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing will participate in a mission in Hawaii designed to test space capsule recovery techniques and equipment, although they will not work with a capsule simulator like this one.Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans.
Army Guard headquarters renamed in honor of former National Guard Bureau chief
February 23, 2017
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr. addresses those in attendance during a ceremony renaming the Army National Guard headquarters building in his honor in Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2017. Temple, 88, who enlisted in the California Army National Guard in 1947, served as the chief of the National Guard Bureau from 1986 to 1990 and was instrumental in both shaping the National Guard of today and was the driving force behind the building that now bears his name.
South Carolina State Partnership Program military spouses share commonality of personal strength
February 23, 2017
Barbara Livingston, wife of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, the adjutant general for South Carolina, meets with Yuli Nunez de Bueno, wife of Colombian air force Gen. Carlos Eduardo Bueno Vargas, commander of the Colombian air force, and Monica Ochoa de Rueda, wife of Colombian Air Force Col. Juan Carlos Rueda Cartagena, for a family support discussion in Gaston, South Carolina, Feb. 21, 2017. The gathering was part of Bueno’s visit with key leaders in the South Carolina National Guard and State Partnership Program and an opportunity for the spouses to exchange ideas about caring for military families.
Colorado partners with Jordanian forces for chemical threat exercise
February 23, 2017
Members of the Colorado National Guard and the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army participate in a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense exercise in Jordan, Feb. 6, 2017. The Colorado National Guard has a long-standing partnership with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through the National Guard State Partnership Program.
U.S. Army expands the Call to Active Duty Program for Guard and Reserve members
February 22, 2017
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, render a salute during the National Anthem at their demobilization ceremony in Albany, Oregon, June 13. The 2-162nd Infantry Battalion spent approximately 10-months in Kabul, Afghanistan, performing various security duties and training Afghan National Police forces.
North Carolina Guard member in right place to rescue pilot from flaming plane wreckage
February 15, 2017
A single-engine plane crashed in a field at approximately 4:30 p.m. in Morganton, on Feb. 6, 2017. Within minutes of the crash, North Carolina Army National Guard Sgt. Charles Roper was pulling the pilot from the burning cockpit.
Missouri Air Guard maintainers remove craft tail for first time
February 15, 2017
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brent Rose, a repair and reclamation specialist assigned to the 139th Maintenance Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, wipes down a bolt from a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 7, 2017. Rose was assisting with aircraft maintenance that required the removal of the vertical stabilizer, or tail, of the aircraft.
Wyoming National Guard assisting state officials in flood battle near Worland
February 15, 2017
A team of Wyoming National Guard members works to position sandbags to stave off flooding near Worland, Wyo., on Feb. 12, 2017.
California National Guard mobilizes with other assets in dam emergency
February 14, 2017
A crew from the California National Guard's Charlie Company/2-135 at Mather Field prepares to support the Oroville Dam Spillway by providing medical evacuation if needed. (Courtesy of the California National Guard)