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South Dakota Soldier named Army National Guard Logistician of the Year
May 11, 2016
Staff Sgt. Anson Juelfs, of Belle Fourche, S.D., has been named the Army National Guard’s Logistician of the Year for 2015.
Value of dual-status commanders seen for complex events
May 10, 2016
Senior staff members of the Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard listen to an operational brief by Shane Woodmancy, an emergency management specialist with Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency during Vibrant Response 2016. The Pennsylvania National Guard is the agency’s partner and works under its direction during state activations.
Florida National Guard member selected as Inspector General Soldier of the Year
May 9, 2016
Sergeant 1st Class William Hughes is the 2016 National Guard Bureau Inspector General Soldier of the Year winner. Hughes is assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters, Florida National Guard, and was one of four Soldiers from across the Army National Guard who competed for the top spot.
Army Guard tank crew wins Sullivan Cup
May 6, 2016
The crew from the North Carolina Army Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment have been named the Army's best tank crew and have won the Sullivan Cup.
As wildfire season approaches, Air teams practice with MAFFS units
May 6, 2016
Assistant Air Base Fueler from the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base Elena Rios with U.S. Forest Service monitors water being pumped into a MAFFS unit on a C-130 air tanker during training at the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, California on May 4, 2016. Air National Guard and Reserve units from across the U.S. convened for MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems)annual certification and training this week to prepare for the upcoming fire season in support of U.S. Forest Service.
Today celebrates and honors military spouses
May 6, 2016
Symbolic of today's designation as Military Spouse Appreciation Day, family and friends welcome Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, home with open arms after redeploying to Pope Airfield at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 22, 2016.
New York Army National Guard cooks take their shot at winning Army-wide cooking challenge
May 3, 2016
New York Army National Guard Private Spc. Ramon Vargas, a food service specialist with the 642nd Aviation Service Battalion, adds mashed potato mix to a pot of boiling water during the state level Phillip A. Connelly Competition at Camp Smith Training Site on April 29, 2016.
Collaboration the catchphrase during chief of the National Guard Bureau’s visit to New Mexico
May 3, 2016
Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, left, toured New Mexico National Guard Apr. 29-30, 2016. Grass began his visit at the Army Aviation Support Facility then was flown via Army UH-60 Black Hawk to the southern section of New Mexico. Brig. Gen. Andrew Salas, adjutant general of New Mexico National Guard, recounts the efforts of the Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the New Mexico National Guard’s Joint Counterdrug Task Force.
‘Friendly Islands’ hospitality on display during weapons tactics, techniques exchange
May 2, 2016
Member of His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga participate in a weapons maintenance information-sharing session led by Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen in Tonga last week. The Nevada National Guard and the Tongan military are teamed in the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
Rice confirmed as Air Guard director; to receive third star
April 29, 2016
Maj. Gen. Scott Rice was approved by the U.S. Senate April 28, 2016, to become director of the Air National Guard