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Indiana railhead mission improves efficiency and provides training opportunity
July 12, 2017
An Indiana National Guard member fastens and inspects equipment being loaded onto the railcar at Camp Atterbury, Ind. on July 6, 2017. Guard members from Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania joined together in support of Task Force Hoosier to assist the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in transporting their equipment to Fort Polk, La. for an upcoming Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation.
California Guard called up to fight fire; Colorado expands its fire role
July 10, 2017
Helicopter bucket operations performed June 21, 2013, by a CH-47 Chinook crew from the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion of the 135th Aviation Regiment, stationed at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colo. Guard members in Arizona, California, Colorado and Wyoming are assisting in fire operations.
Colorado and Wyoming National Guard troops helping wildfire battles
July 7, 2017
A Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off from Laramie Regional Airport July 6, 2017, to assist in fighting the Keystone Fire. Visible at left is the helicopter's water bucket.
Pennsylvania National Guard hosts exchange with Lithuanian partners
July 6, 2017
Lithuanian reserve component soldiers train with Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division June 16, 2017, at Fort Indiantown Gap during the annual platoon exchange, part of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
Ohio Guard group balances joint medical training with real-world medical care
July 6, 2017
Tech Sgt. Dac Chaplin, 178th Medical Group dental assistant, marks notes for Lt. Col Simon Nguyen, 178th Wing Medical Group dental surgeon, during a dental exam for a soldier who reported dental pain during field exercises at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Airmen from the 178th Medical Group and 121st Medical Group participated in joint medical training while completing their annual training requirements, June 11-23, 2017.
Ohio National Guard conducts water crossing exercises with Hungarian forces
July 6, 2017
GYOR, Hungary - Military vehicles belonging to 1st squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany, are ferried over the Danube River during a rehearsal river crossing at Gyor, July 4. The ferry is employed by 837th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Ohio National Guard, and 37th Engineer Regiment, Hungarian Ground Forces. The exercise, Szentes Axe, a Hungarian-led exercise under Saber Guardian, facilitates the freedom of movement for 2nd Cavalry Regiment as the unit moves into Romania for more training with NATO Allies and partners. Saber Guardian is the largest exercise in the Black Sea Region and will take place in three countries. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shiloh Capers) (Photo Credit: Sgt. Shiloh Capers)
New Hampshire National Guard sponsors 'welcome home' for Vietnam vets
July 6, 2017
Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Norman Page Sr., left, and his brother, retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Page, pose for a photo during the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony, at Alvirne High School in, Hudson, N.H., June 17, 2017. The brothers served in Vietnam during 1970.
NGB team recognized for program that improves info flow during domestic response ops
June 30, 2017
Soldiers with the California Army National Guard’s 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion and 40th Brigade head out while responding to wildfires in July 2016. Last year’s California wildfire response saw one of the first uses of the Domestic Operations Awareness and Assessment Tool, or DAART, a web-based program that pulls together geospatial information from a variety of sources including terrain and mapping data, video feeds from overhead aircraft and satellite imagery.
European exercise helps Ohio National Guard strengthen partnership
June 28, 2017
Lt. Col. Brian Moran, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, flies alongside a Hungarian JAS 39 Grippens during exercise Load Diffuser 17 at Kecskemet Air Base, Hungary, May 25, 2017.
Wisconsin's 115th Fighter Wing practices damaged-aircraft movement
June 27, 2017
Members of the 115th Fighter Wing Crash, Disaster or Disabled Aircraft Recovery Team in coordination with Wausau city officials, police and city workers move a 1969 A-7 Corsair II aircraft through the streets of Wausau behind a 1966 John Deere 4020 tractor June 13, 2017 in Wausau, Wis.