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Clear Air Force Station opens its doors for Alaskan Natives
July 31, 2017
Kane Evan and Victor Lord, members of the Nenana Native Council, Nenana, Alaska, talk with Master Sgt. Travis Oaks, quality assurance for the 213th Space Warning Squadron, Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, during a break at the tribal relations meeting at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, July 12, 2017. Evan and Lord, along with several other members of the Nenana Native Council, were invited to the meeting by Air Force and Air National Guard personnel in order to reestablish relations with the Alaskan Natives.
Arizona, Kazakh State Partnership renewed for five more years
July 31, 2017
Command Sgt. Major Fidel Zamora, the senior enlisted advisor for the Arizona Army National Guard and Command Sgt. Major Saul Garcia, the command sergeant major for the 98th Aviation Troop Command, hold the Arizona state flag with delegates from Kazakhstan during a visit to exchange aviation maintenance practices and non-commissioned officer development July 25, 2017. The visit came within weeks of the U.S. government’s formal renewal of its partnership with Kazakhstan, extending the 24-year-old legacy of cooperation for five more years.
National Guard generals dedicate Craig R. McKinley Hall
July 28, 2017
Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau; retired Gen. Craig R. McKinley, national chair for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for the Secretary of Defense; Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard; and Col. Kerry Lovely, commander of the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, cut the ribbon to Craig R. McKinley Hall, July 27, 2017, during a dedication ceremony on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee.
New York Army National Guard Future Leaders Course hones junior Soldiers' skills
July 28, 2017
N.Y. Army National Guard Soldier, Julio Fernandez, assigned 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, asks a question during a class in the Future Leader Course, on the Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., July 19, 2017. The course covers all the basic skills Soldiers need to be effective leaders, such as tactical movements, land navigation, marksmanship, and reacting to enemy fire.The training was part of the New York Army National Guard's Future Leaders Course, a pilot program aimed at preparing Soldiers to become NCOs.
Iowa Soldiers train side-by-side with Kosovo colleagues; building rapport and forging memories
July 28, 2017
Maj. Tonja Winekauf, a nurse practitioner, attends to a patient during a joint training exercise July 24, 2017, at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa. Medics from the Iowa Air and Army National Guard as well as Kosovo and the United Kingdom gathered for the two-week exercise.
Joint exercise bolsters effectiveness for Kentucky infantry, engineer units
July 27, 2017
Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry and 1123rd Engineer Company conduct a combined arms air assault exercise at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 18, 2017.
Nevada's High Rollers deploy for first MAFFS mission
July 27, 2017
The 152nd Airlift Wing sent retardant from the Fresno Air Attack Base flightline to fire lines in the Sierra. This "after" photo of the first-ever 152nd Airlift Wing retardant drop with one of its own airplanes on July 22, 2017.
New York National Guard troops train with Australian counterparts in Talisman Sabre 17
July 26, 2017
Sgt. Anthony Coppola, an assistant team leader assigned to Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment of the New York Army National Guard, stands guard at an observation post at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, during exercise Talisman Saber, July 14, 2017. He is wearing a mix of Australian and American uniform items because of the unit's role as opposing force. Soldiers from the battalion were in Australia participating in a series of exercises alongside Australian and New Zealand Forces.
Alaska Air National Guard repairs Latvian children’s facility during annual training
July 26, 2017
Staff Sgt. Justin Ming, an electrician with the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, discusses renovation plans with his team in Latvia on July 25, 2017, at a children’s rehabilitation center. Thirty-six Alaska Air Guard members from the 176th CES and support units spent their two-week annual training as part of a humanitarian-civic assistance (HCA) project working alongside Latvian military and contractors to upgrade the aging building.
Fort Indiantown Gap hosts inaugural Air Assault Course
July 24, 2017
Soldiers with Fort Indiantown Gap’s inaugural Air Assault course rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operated by pilots from the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site July 20, 2017. T