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Mississippi Guard members assist tornado victims in their state
February 10, 2017
Soldiers of the 3656th Maintenance Co., 184th Sustainment Command, speak with home owner Jimmy Welch, whose house was damaged by a tornado that swept across southern Mississippi on Jan. 26, 2017.
Louisiana National Guard still supporting tornado recovery in New Orleans
February 10, 2017
Louisiana National Guard Staff Sgt. Casey Delcambre, 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, directs traffic at a static traffic control points in New Orleans East, Feb. 10, 2017. The Guardsmen are working in support of local, parish and state emergency officials after severe thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in southeast Louisiana.
Louisiana National Guard members assisting local officials following tornadoes
February 9, 2017
Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, speaks with New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison after a tornado hit New Orleans East on Feb. 7, 2017.
New York National Guard Civil Support Team Training State Police in confined area operations
February 8, 2017
Staff Sgt. Joshua Spagnola of the New York National Guard’s 2nd Civil Support Team guides New York State Police Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team (CCSERT) member Investigator Brian Kenney as he descends via a complex rope system during confined-space search-and-rescue training at the Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, N.Y. on Jan. 31, 2017.
Florida National Guard pilots flying combat-ready F-35s
February 7, 2017
An F-15 Eagle pilot prepares to taxi onto the runway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 23, 2017. Airmen from the 125th Fighter Wing deployed for 3 weeks to Nellis AFB for Red Flag 17-1, the first Red Flag training exercise to integrate the F-35a.
For this North Carolina Airman, deployment is a rite of passage
February 6, 2017
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alejandro Armendariz, 145th Maintenance Squadron, has his deployment paperwork reviewed for the final time by Master Sgt. Tessa Miller, 145th Force Support Squadron, during a deployment processing line held at the held at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Feb. 5, 2017. Armendariz is a crew chief and is deploying for the first time.
North Carolina National Guard aviators win large aircraft of the year award
February 3, 2017
Detachment 17 Operational Support Airlift, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade's C-26 Metroliner staged at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in 2012. For the third year in a row, Det. 17, based out of Morrisville, North Carolina, was named the Joint Operational Support Airlift Center’s (JOSAC) Large Aircraft of the Year for fiscal year 2016.
Army Guard scout teams compete to take part in Army’s best scout competition
February 3, 2017
Soldiers with the Hawaii Army National Guard’s C Troop, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, navigate the obstacle course at the Army Guard’s Warrior Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, as they vie for selection to represent the Army Guard in the Gainey Cup, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Held every other year, the Gainey Cup is a demanding, mentally and physically challenging competition that tests scout teams on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the best scout team in the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)(Released)
Troops to receive training on military's new Blended Retirement System
February 2, 2017
Air Force Maj. Michael Odle, Defense Department assistant director of military compensation policy, reviews the DoD course content for the Blended Retirement System opt-in training at the Pentagon, Jan. 30, 2017. Eligible service members are required to take the opt-in course to learn about their options with the new retirement system, which goes into effect at the start of 2018.
Partners Colorado and Jordan explore military women’s evolving leadership roles
February 2, 2017
Students and faculty from Emek Hebrew Academy Teichman Family Torah Center in Sherman Oaks, California, speak to a Soldier from the 270th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, prior to start of Vigilant Guard 17 at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) California Task Force 1, Los Angeles. “One of the cooler things was, some of the females came up to me asking, ‘Well why can’t we be in the Army?’ Well guess what? I actually have some female Soldiers here who have been successful, who have deployed,” explained 1st Lt. Brian Frizzle, 270th executive officer.