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Support and Maintenance Teams keep North Carolina Army Guard Apaches flying
February 24, 2015
Spc. Austin Bennett, left, and Cadet Bryan Honeycutt, both assigned to the North Carolina Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 130th Aviation Regiment, perform routine maintenance on an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter during a training event at the North Carolina Army National Guard flight facility in Morrisville, N.C. Bennett and Honeycutt are part of a broad range of Soldiers from the unit that work to keep the aircraft mission ready and capable at all times.

Florida Guard member tackles sport fishing on NBC Sports show
February 23, 2015
Florida Army National Guard's Maj. Peter Jennison and his son, Morgan, bring in a sailfish off the coast of Miami Beach, Fla., during a taping of the "Bass 2 Billfish" sport fishing show in late January. The Jennisons, along with host, Peter Miller, and the Get Lit Fishing Team, brought in seven sailfish during the saltwater fishing excursion.

Coast Guard and New York Air Guard Rescue crewmen meet
February 23, 2015
Pararescue Jumpers and Combat Rescue Officers with the 103rd Rescue Squadron of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing at Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., board a United States Coast Guard HC-130  during a visit of Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C.,  to discuss possible joint training, compare rescue tactics and showcase squadron equipment and training  Feb. 5, 2015.

Red Tail Angels: The story of the Tuskegee Airmen
February 23, 2015
Tuskegee Airmen, family and friends join together recently for the expanded Tuskegee Airmen exhibit opening in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

South Carolina Air National Guard welcomes Colombian visitors
February 23, 2015
Maj. Juan Gonzalez, left, a Colombia air force maintenance officer, receives a flightline orientation from U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Hernandez, an F-16 crew chief with the 495th Fighter Group, Det 157 at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., during a visit to the base Feb. 20, 2015. The visit was the latest engagement for the State Partnership Program between South Carolina and the Republic of Colombia.

Virginia National Guard Soldiers called up as more snow falls in the state
February 23, 2015
A Virginia National Guard Soldier assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team clears the snow off a Humvee Feb. 22, 2015, in Staunton to prepare for possible snow response missions after another round of heavy snow blanketed the state.

Virginia Army National Guard pilots fly supplies to iced-in island residents
February 20, 2015
A Virginia Army National Guard aviation crew from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment delivers food, mail and medicine Feb. 19, 2015, to iced-in Tangier Island, Virginia. The 1.2 square mile island has been iced in since freezing temperatures blanketed the commonwealth last week, making routine seaport deliveries impossible.

404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade brings power and technology to its command post
February 20, 2015
Master Sgt. David Henzler of the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade mans the Protections stations during the 2015 Warfighter training exercise. The 404th MEB recently took part in the 2015 Warfighter Exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Warfighter is a two-week strategic exercise including over 3,000 service members from the Army and Air National Guard, Army Reserves, Active Army, and Canadian Forces.

All Airmen equally important, says Air Force chief of staff
February 20, 2015
General Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force disembarks from his aircraft on Feb 17, 2015 at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. Welsh visited the base to speak to Airmen and community leaders as well as discuss the base’s next aircraft, the KC-46 Pegasus.

Sentry Savannah brings Minnesota brothers together
February 19, 2015
Airman 1st Class Nicholas Sirois and Staff Sgt. Michael Sirois review record documentation while particpating in Sentry Savannah 15-1, Feb. 13, 2015, Savannah, Georgia.  Sentry Savannah 15-1 is the Air National Guard's largest Fighter Integration, Air-to-Air, training exercise encompassing 4th and 5th generation aircraft.