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Hawaii governor plants trees with help from National Guard Youth Challenge Academy
October 21, 2016
Gov. David Ige and Program Director Juan Williams join a James Campbell JROTC member and Cadets Austin Kukahiko, Jermey Abon and Kamaha’o Spencer from the Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge Academy to plant trees for a heat abatement project at James Campbell High School in Ewa Beach. Many of the nation's Youth Challenge Academies will be performing their community service projects this weekend.
National Guard general commands joint services response force
October 20, 2016
Army Maj. Gen. Richard Gallant, commanding general, Joint Task Force Civil Support, speaks with Army North responders assigned to the incident command post during exercise Sudden Response 16-2 at Fort Hood, Texas. JTF-CS anticipates, plans and prepares for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response operations.
National Guard uniquely positioned to contribute in cyber realm
October 19, 2016
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses the North American International Cyber Summit 2016, Detroit, Oct. 17, 2016. Hosted by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, the summit is a collaborative effort with the National Governors Association, the Department of Homeland Security, private industry, educators, students and local partners that started in 2011.
New York Airmen and ski-equipped planes begin annual migration to South Pole
October 19, 2016
An LC-130 "Skibird" with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing departs for McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y. on Oct. 18, 2016. This is the 29th season that the unit will participate in Operation Deep Freeze, the military component of the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation.
Alaska Air National Guard firefighters help fight Moose Creek Fire as fires burn in Nevada and Oklahoma
October 18, 2016
Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Tanner Lauderback, a crew chief with 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, keeps a line of sight on the bucket attached to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as he prepares to release water during a firefighting mission near Cooper Landing, Alaska, June 17, 2015. Some Alaska Air Guard members are fighting the Moose Creek Fire this week.
Nevada National Guard turns out for wildfire suppression fight
October 17, 2016
A Nevada Air National Guard fire tender re-supplies fire engines from multiple governmental agencies during the Little Valley Fire that burned 22 homes Friday.
South Dakota Army Guard flight crews hone life-saving skills
October 13, 2016
A member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, South Dakota Army National Guard, closes the door after loading a patient onto a HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during a medical evacuation training event near Wasta, S.D., Oct. 1, 2016. Soldiers simulated injuries in order to give the medics a realistic training opportunity.
Alaska National Guard teams up with Mongolian forces for Disaster Management Leadership Seminar
October 12, 2016
Mongolian emergency management personnel practice vehicle extrication techniques with members of the U.S. Air Force during a Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 21, 2016. The five-day seminar is a subject matter expert exchange between the U.S. and Mongolia. The Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency hosted the exchange, partnering with U.S. service members from Special Operations Command, Pacific.
North Carolina Guard Combat Engineers save nurse stranded by Hurricane Matthew
October 11, 2016
North Carolina Army National Guard members and local emergency services assist with evacuation efforts in Fayetteville, N.C., Oct. 08, 2016. Heavy rains caused by Hurricane Matthew have led to flooding as high as five feet in some areas.
Citizen-Soldiers come to the rescue in Florida
October 11, 2016
Officer Thomas Ashlock patrols the neighborhoods of St. Augustine Beach with his own Soldiers from the 221st Ordnance Company (EOD), shortly after hurricane Matthew disrupted the beach community. Ashlock not only aids his community as a law enforcement officer, he also serves in the Florida Army National Guard as the commander of the 221st Ordnance Company.