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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.
Alabama Air National Guard hosts Romanian partners for F-16 sessions
June 15, 2016
Romanian air force 2nd Lt. Chirila Sandu, right, and Romanian air force Maj. Constantin Pecete talk with U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. William Rhodes, avionics element superintendent with the 187th Maintenance Squadron, about a U.S. Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft June 8, 2016, in the hangar at the Montgomery Regional ANGB, Ala.
Security clearance investigations to include social media activity
June 14, 2016
People who use social media are constantly reminded to be careful when posting and sharing information. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently enacted a new policy under which federal agencies may consider publicly available social media information in connection with an application for a security clearance.
Virginia's 185th Cyber Operations Squadron is up and running
June 14, 2016
The 185th Cyber Operations Squadron, the latest addition to the 192nd Fighter Wing Operations Group, is up and running. Director of Operations Maj. Nathan Brown is working hard to staff this new squadron because with a home-station mobilization on the horizon for the fall of 2018, there is no time to waste, he said.