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Army Guard overhauls sports marketing and advertising program
June 19, 2015
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Alaska Army Guard Black Hawk crews help fight Alaska wildfires
June 19, 2015
Aircrews from the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, drop approximately 700 gallons of water on the Stetson Creek Fire near Cooper Landing, Alaska, June 17. Aircrews have flown roughly 200 bucket missions since Sunday, dumping more than 144,000 gallons of water on the 300-acre Stetson Creek Fire on the Kenai Peninsula. Aircrews have also been assisting with wildfire suppression efforts near Russian Lake, Alaska.
Into the breach: Calif. Army Guard trains on breaching and assault operations in live fire exercise
June 19, 2015
A squad from Company A, 1st Battalion,160th Infantry Regiment moves up to help secure the objective during a platoon attack live-fire exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California. The exercise tested the ability of the unit to fire and maneuver on an objective to accomplish one of the core mission of the Infantry.
New York Guard Soldiers and civilian rescuers test their response abilities
June 18, 2015
Emergency responders prepare to transport a "victim" played by a member of the New York Army National Guard during a joint civilian-military emergency drill at the New York National Guard's Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, New York, June 13, 2015. Volunteer firefighters and area emergency medical responders joined New York Army National Guard Soldiers in an emergency response drill designed to test their ability to deal with an incident on the post.
New Mexico Guard sergeant epitomizes courage and resilience after gunshot
June 18, 2015
Staff Sgt. Robin Hopkins proudly displays a T-shirt she was given, which states, “And though she be but little, she is fierce,” on June 7, 2015. Master Sgt. Kimberly Ice, a fellow member of the Security Forces Squadron, is all smiles with the accomplishment of Hopkins' performance during her physical training test. Hopkins, a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff Department, was injured in the line of duty and was shot in the leg. This is her first PT test since that fateful incident.
Alaska Army National Guard helping fight massive Sockeye Fire
June 18, 2015
The Alaska Army National Guard supported fire suppression efforts in June 2015 in and near Willow, Alaska. UH-60 Black Hawks from the 1-207th Aviation Regiment flew multiple missions, dipping their orange water buckets into waters east of Willow Lake and dropping thousands of gallons of water over the east side of the fire, about five miles north of Willow Airport. Sgt. Sonny Cooper, a crew chief for the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, flew on a crew during firefighting efforts, and operated the water bucket during missions.
California National Guard Soldiers rehearse what to do for a scouting party's worst nightmare
June 17, 2015
Scouts with the California National Guard's 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, blow out of a notional surveillance site to break contact with enemy "guerrillas" from the 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion on June 11, 2015, during their two-week annual training period at Camp Roberts, Calif.
Oklahoma Guard combines old tactics with laser technology in combat drill
June 17, 2015
Spc. Nate Meyer, of Fairview, Oklahoma, fires at "enemy" Soldiers during a defensive position training mission at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, June 4, 2015. Meyer is a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
New York Guard Airmen play in multi-service softball tournament sponsored by New York Mets
June 15, 2015
New York Air National Guard 2nd Lt. Tabitha Burns, a member of the 106th Rescue Wing based at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, steps up to the plate at Cit Field in New York City during an interservice softball tournament sponsored by the New York Mets on June 11, 2015. Teams representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard played each other round-robin style and met members of the team. Members of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing, at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, and the 106th Rescue Wing represented the Air Force.　
Arizona Guard Civil Support Team provides support to first responders
June 12, 2015
Arizona Army National Guard Sgt. Andrew Marxman, a survey team member for the 91st Civil Support Team, uses chemical detection paper to determine the basic chemical hazard of the substance during an exercise simulating a campus shooting and hazardous material release. The M-256A1 Chemical Detection Kit can be used to determine if the substance is a blood, nerve or blister agent.