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South Carolina National Guard prepares for hurricane season
May 17, 2016
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general for South Carolina, joins Gov. Nikki Haley and state agency leaders for a press conference following the annual hurricane table top exercise in Columbia, S.C., May 13, 2016. South Carolina is a hurricane state that has felt the impacts of hurricanes and state leaders want to ensure the public plans ahead to be ready should they be impacted during the 2016 hurricane season, which begins June 1 and runs until Nov 30.
Maryland Air Guard member earns track medals at Invictus Games
May 16, 2016
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Seekell congratulates Maryland Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Gideon Connelly after they finish the 200-meter dash during the track and field competition at the Invictus Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla., May 10, 2016. The Invictus Games are the United Kingdom’s version of the Warrior Games, bringing together wounded veterans from 14 nations for events including track and field, archery, wheelchair basketball, road cycling, indoor rowing, wheelchair rugby, swimming, sitting volleyball and a driving challenge.
Minnesota National Guard to begin largest rail movement in more than a decade
May 13, 2016
Members of the Minnesota National Guard load vehicles and equipment onto rail cars, at Camp Ripley, for movement to a training site out of state Sept. 18, 2015. Similar evolutions are underway now as the Minnesota Guard prepares for a massive rail convoy.
Indiana hosts Vibrant Response to prepare responders for nuclear bomb detonation
May 12, 2016
Department of Defense personnel react to a simulated nuclear detonation in Pittsburgh during Vibrant Response 2016 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., May 10, 2016. The annual exercise prepares military and civilian emergency response personnel to react to a national emergency.
Spouses of South Carolina National Guard and Colombian leadership share family readiness concepts
May 11, 2016
Barbara Livingston, wife of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general for South Carolina, stands with spouses of Colombian military leaders following a family programs presentation during a state partnership program engagement in Bogota, Colombia, April 15, 2016.
South Dakota Soldier named Army National Guard Logistician of the Year
May 11, 2016
Staff Sgt. Anson Juelfs, of Belle Fourche, S.D., has been named the Army National Guard’s Logistician of the Year for 2015.
Value of dual-status commanders seen for complex events
May 10, 2016
Senior staff members of the Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard listen to an operational brief by Shane Woodmancy, an emergency management specialist with Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency during Vibrant Response 2016. The Pennsylvania National Guard is the agency’s partner and works under its direction during state activations.
Florida National Guard member selected as Inspector General Soldier of the Year
May 9, 2016
Sergeant 1st Class William Hughes is the 2016 National Guard Bureau Inspector General Soldier of the Year winner. Hughes is assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters, Florida National Guard, and was one of four Soldiers from across the Army National Guard who competed for the top spot.
Army Guard tank crew wins Sullivan Cup
May 6, 2016
The crew from the North Carolina Army Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment have been named the Army's best tank crew and have won the Sullivan Cup.
As wildfire season approaches, Air teams practice with MAFFS units
May 6, 2016
Assistant Air Base Fueler from the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base Elena Rios with U.S. Forest Service monitors water being pumped into a MAFFS unit on a C-130 air tanker during training at the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, California on May 4, 2016. Air National Guard and Reserve units from across the U.S. convened for MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems)annual certification and training this week to prepare for the upcoming fire season in support of U.S. Forest Service.