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Sequestration would mean smallest National Guard since Korean War, Gen. Grass warns
April 30, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, testifies at a hearing on the posture of the National Guard and Reserve before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, Washington, D.C. April 29, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Gonzalez) (Released)
Alaska National Guard, Mongolia celebrate their partnership
April 29, 2015
Staff Sgt. Colin Oppegard, a survival lane instructor with the Alaska Army National Guard, teaches a class on antenna theory to members of the Mongolian Armed Forces during a survival-training course as part of Khaan Quest 2014 at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, June 25, 2014. KQ14 is a regularly scheduled, multinational exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Army, Pacific, and hosted annually by Mongolian Armed Forces. KQ14 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises designed to promote regional peace and security.
Army Guard strives to cut energy and water use and slash waste production
April 28, 2015
Army Brig. Gen. Michael Stone, the assistant adjutant general for installations with the Michigan National Guard, outlines sustainability and renewable resource projects undertaken by the Michigan Guard as he addresses Service members at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Virginia, as part of events marking Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Stone said one of the goals of the Michigan Guard is to obtain a triple net zero rating for Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Area, a large-scale Michigan Army National Guard installation, certifying it as one whose energy use, water use and waste production is effectively zero.
Illinois Guardsman who was first U.S. tank commander to engage enemy forces in World War II dies
April 28, 2015
1st Lt. Benjamin Morin, the first U.S. tank commander to engage enemy forces in World War II and the last surviving officer of the National Guard's famed 192nd Tank Battalion, has died at a retirement home for Catholic priests in Michigan. "Here's a gentleman that endured unspeakable horrors at the hands of others, but he wouldn't speak a bad word about anyone," one Soldier said. "The most he would say about his Japanese captors was 'They were not the nicest people.'"
10 years after founding, Maryland Guard's faith-based relief program helps those in crisis
April 28, 2015
As a Partner in Care congregation, the Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Aire, Maryland, has agreed to provide support to Maryland National Guard members and their Families when they are in need. Services include counseling for individuals, couples and Families; child care; basic household and auto repairs; emergency food, clothing and housing support; crisis and grief counseling; and transportation. Photo from 2012 shows delivery of holiday tukeys and boxes to a Baltimore church.
Ceremony honors World War II vets for 70 years of liberty in Palawan
April 27, 2015
Oregon Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Steven R. Beach (right), Assistant Adjutant General for Support, and retired Lt. Gen. Ernesto G. Carolin, center, administrator, Philippines Veterans Affairs Office, present medals to Filipino WWII guerrilla fighters at the Provincial Capital on April 22, 2015. The awards are part of several events celebrating the 70-year anniversary of the end of WWII and the liberation of the island of Palawan, Philippines. The events, "A Salute to Valor: Palawan-70 years of freedom," honored the partnership of the Filipino guerrillas and the Oregon National Guard's 41st Infantry Division during WWII and their participation in the liberation in 1945.
Soldiers, employers bridge gap between military, civilian worlds in Texas
April 24, 2015
A civilian employer fires a machine gun at Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas, during an Employer Support for Guard and Reserve event with the 636th Brigade Support Battalion, Joint Task Force 136 (Maneuver Enhancement Brigade), as part of the unit's weeklong annual training period April 21, 2015.
Louisiana Air Guard, other agencies rehearse to prepare for hurricanes
April 22, 2015
Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, discuss a simulated patient's care during aeromedical evacuation processing in an Ultimate Caduceus 2015 exercise at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans on April 16, 2015. Ultimate Caduceus 2015 consists of approximately 140 military personnel representing Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve Forces from California, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Texas and Washington, D.C.
New York Airmen get hands-on training during 109th Airlift Wing's first rodeo
April 22, 2015
Volunteers demonstrate self-aid buddy care in a combat situation during a briefing as part of the 109th Airlift Wing's first ancillary training rodeo April 18, 2015. More than 200 Airmen went through the training which also included hands-on SABC as well as hands-on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training.
Georgia National Guard begins motorcycle-training season
April 21, 2015
Brigade commander, motorcycle rider and rider coach Col. Reginald Neal on the road following a basic rider's course refresher at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia. "No matter how busy you are, you have time for safety," said Col. Neal during the training.