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Texas Air Guard major helps revive boy after pool incident
January 30, 2017
Maj. Eric Hoopes, commander of the 149th Fighter Wing’s Detachment 1, Texas Air National Guard, counts out compressions during a basic life support class at the 149th Medical Group, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 30, 2016. Hoopes was instrumental in saving the life of a child who had nearly drowned to death at a local area pool.
Two Florida Air Guard pilots are forging the future of the F-35 fighter
January 30, 2017
Florida Air National Guard pilots Lt. Col. Scott “Gaucho” Charlton, left, and Maj. John “Rocky” MacRae stand in front of the F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base on Jan. 24, 2017. Gaucho and Rocky are both F-35 instructor pilots with the 58th Fighter Squadron based at Eglin and are responsible for teaching pilots how to fly the Department of Defense’s newest aircraft.
Pennsylvania Cyberspace Operations Squadron to become prime force in cyber defense
January 26, 2017
Staff Sgt. Brandyn Mowers, of the 112th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, works on a cyber-attack simulation at Horsham Air Guard Station, Pa., Jan. 9, 2017. The 112th COS was created last year to primarily defend Air Force units and – when tasked by the governor – the state’s critical infrastructure facilities.
Hoosiers, Nigeriens announce new State Partnership Program
January 24, 2017
The Indiana National Guard has announced its new partnership with the Republic of Niger within the State Partnership Program.
Guard members reflect on their inauguration duties
January 23, 2017
Spc. Shaleek Blackman, left, with the Delaware Army National Guard’s 153rd Military Police Company, and Army Staff Sgt. Eric Stunkard, with the Delaware Army Guard’s 262nd Component Repair Company, keep an eye out as crowds make their way to the National Mall for the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. The Soldiers were among more than 7,500 National Guard members from 44 states, territories and the District of Columbia, who supported local authorities during the inauguration.
Silicon Valley-based Air Guard unit logs 1,015th rescue
January 19, 2017
A Guardian Angel pararescueman from the 131st Rescue Squadron guides a litter carrying a civilian patient onto an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during an over water rescue mission, Jan. 17, 2017.
About 7,500 Guard Soldiers and Airmen join forces with civilian agencies on inauguration
January 19, 2017
Delaware National Guard Soldiers and Airmen swear in as District of Columbia special police at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., Jan. 19, 2017. The DNG members are here in preparation of the 58th Presidential Inauguration. During the historic event, National Guard troops from almost every state and territory will provide several critical functions including crowd management, traffic control, emergency services, logistics, and ceremonial marching elements.
Massachusetts state trooper praises Guard captain who aided at school bus crash
January 19, 2017
Massachusetts National Guard Capt. David Wilson has been hailed by a state trooper for his assistance at the scene of a school bus crash last week.
1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion conducts Air Mission Commander training
January 18, 2017
1st Lt. John Capotosi gives his mission briefing during Air Mission Commander training. Pilots with the South Carolina Army National Guard, 59th Aviation Troop Command, 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion completed Air Mission Commander training Jan. 9-12, 2017, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, S.C., in order to become more familiar and comfortable with making decisions for other aircraft, as well as their own.
Snow, ice and flooding keep troops busy in Kansas, Missouri, Nevada and Oklahoma
January 17, 2017
Sgt. 1st Class Justin Juliot, center, of the Nevada National Guard's 422nd Expeditionary Support Battalion, unhitches a 400-gallon water tank, commonly refereed to as a "water buffalo," to provide water for the town of Sutcliffe on Pyramid Lake Tribal land about 40 miles north of Reno, Jan. 12, 2017. The town of Sutcliffe has been without basic water services since water rushed down the western and eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range Jan. 8, causing floods around the region and damaging fresh water pipeline to Sutcliffe.