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Puerto Rico Guard assists with response to island-wide power outages
September 26, 2016
Soldiers with the Puerto Rico Army National Guard stand by as a generator is loaded on their semi-truck. Soldiers from the Puerto Rico Army Guard assisted with distributing generators trhoughout the island in the wake of power outages that have affected 1.5 million families.
Texas Air Guard pairs with Chilean Air Force for humanitarian mission
September 23, 2016
Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Davis, an optometrist with the Texas Air National Guard’s 147th Medical Group prepares his equipment while providing eye exams as part of XXI Operative Medico-Dental Rapa Nuithe, humanitarian mission with the Chilean Air Force that provides medical and dental care to residents of Isla de Pascua, more commonly known as Easter Island.
Michigan Air Guard's 127th Wing earns top AF unit award
September 20, 2016
Aircrews from the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing fly the unit’s A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, left, and the KC-135 Stratotanker during a training mission. The unit was recently awarded the Air Force Meritorious Unit Award in recognition of its performance while deployed in 2015.
Georgia Army Guard Soldiers don 3rd ID patch as part of associated unit program
September 19, 2016
Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the active component’s 3rd Infantry Division salute during a patch changing ceremony at Fort Stewart, Georgia, where the Soldiers of the 48th IBCT officially donned the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 3rd ID. The two units have been paired together as part of the associated unit program, which integrates reserve and active component units at nearly all levels to enhance training, readiness and the ability to deploy.
Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson confirmed as National Guard Bureau vice chief
September 19, 2016
Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson was confirmed as vice chief of the National Guard Bureau. The former adjutant general and former deputy commander, U.S. Northern Command, is seen here at the National Guard Bureau Senior Leadership Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Oct. 27, 2015.
Missouri Army Guard hits the road with Operation Patriot Bandoleer, hauls ammunition more than 2,000 miles
September 15, 2016
A Soldier with the Missouri Army Nationla Guard’s 1221st Transportation Company performs preventative maintenance on an M915 semi-truck during a stop at Camp Navajo, Ariz., as part of Operation Patriot Bandoleer, which saw the unit transport ammunition to points throughout the country. The unit traveled nearly 2,000 miles hauling ammunition from Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, N.C. to Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mariah Best)
Kentucky Army Guard bridging unit tests Army's new Bridge Erection Boat
September 13, 2016
Soldiers with the Kentucky Army National Guard’s 2061st Multi-Role Bridge Company and the Fort Knox-based 502nd MRBC head down the Ohio River during operational testing of the XM30 Bridge Erection Boat, which is scheduled to replace the 30-year-old MK II BEB used during bridging operations across rivers and other bodies of water. Soldiers from the two units put the boat through its paces in a variety of mission essential tasks as a way to provide data in support of full production and fielding of the boat to bridging units. (Photo by Larry L. Furnace)
Nevada Air Guard's 152nd AW completes first MAFFS activation
September 12, 2016
A C-130 Hercules aircraft with the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing sits on the flight line at Reno Air National Guard Base in Reno, Nev., as aircrews from the unit return from flying missions with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System combatting wildfires in Oregon and Idaho. The 152nd AW is the newest Air Guard unit to support the MAFFS mission and the monthlong activation was its first time flying the aerial firefighting mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Emerson Marcus)
NewYork Guard's Joint Task Force Empire Shield: Guarding NYC transit hubs since 9/11
September 9, 2016
Sgt. Erislav J. Astanov, left, and Spc. Saul Revatta, both part of the New York National Guard’s Joint Task Force Empire Shield, stand guard in a shopping mall and commuter hub at the World Trade Center complex in New York City. The mission of JTF Empire Shield is to detect and deter terrorism— a mission they’ve been carrying out since Sept. 11, 2001. (Photo by C. Todd Lopez)
Hawaii Air Guard hosts Sentry Aloha training exercise
September 9, 2016
A flight of two C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Georgia Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Wing bank right while flying to a drop zone under fighter aircraft escort during exercise Sentry Aloha at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Sentry Aloha focuses on integration of fighter and support aircraft in a simulated combat setting. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Stan Pak)