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Like father, like daughter - New York Army Guard pilots fly together
July 27, 2015
New York Army National Guard Warrant Officer Meghan Polis, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen Polis - a daughter and dad who are both assigned to Company B 3rd Battalion 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion - pose in front of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Fort Drum July 22, 2015, before flying together as a pilot in command and pilot team. It was the first time both National Guard members flew together as pilots.
Air National Guard couple juggles military life and exchange command job
July 27, 2015
Col. Scott Lockwood, commander, Air Force Officer Training School, transfers command of Detachment 12 to Lt. Col. Loralie Rasmussen during a change of command ceremony July 16, 2015, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Rasmussen took command of the detachment from her husband, Lt. Col. Reid Rasmussen, who is attending Air War College here.
Armenian troops visit PATRIOT exercise under State Partnership Program
July 27, 2015
Republic of Armenia Ministry of Defense Capt. Ruben Khachatryan, chief of section, Central Military Medical Hospital, helps Senior Airman Michelle Kimball, a radiologic technologist assigned to the 192nd Medical Group, Virginia Air National Guard, take a simulated X-ray in the Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) tent during PATRIOT exercise at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wisconsin., July 21, 2015.
Soldiers test leadership skills to become future Army officers
July 24, 2015
U.S. Army officer candidates call in a situation report up to command during Officer Candidate School on West Camp Rapid in Rapid City, S.D., July 16, 2015. Soldiers develop their leadership skills in an eight-week program instructed by the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 196th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) to earn their commission as a second lieutenants in the Army National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pvt. Joshua Quandt)
South Dakota Guard, Suriname Armed Forces exchange strategic planning processes
July 24, 2015
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Orson Ward, second from left, South Dakota Army National Guard, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Miller, center, South Dakota Air National Guard, participate in a subject matter expert exchange on strategic planning in Paramaribo, Suriname, July 15, 2015.
Mass casualty drill tests New York Guard Soldiers' medical skills
July 23, 2015
New York Army National Guard medical Soldiers assigned to Company C "Charlie Med," 427th Brigade Support Battalion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, treat a "victim" during a mass casualty (MASCAL) exercise during their annual training at Fort Drum, New York on July 15, 2015.
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visits 119th Wing in Fargo
July 23, 2015
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James shakes the hand of Senior Airman Devon Brekke, a member of the 119th Wing, July 21, 2015, at the North Dakota Air National Guard base in Fargo. James’ visit to the 119th Wing included meetings with Guard leaders and elected and civic officials, followed by an all-staff meeting that was attended by North Dakota Air National Guard members.
Washington state Airmen practice earthquake communications
July 23, 2015
Maj. David Stilli and Senior Master Sgt. Gregory Kassa, both of the Air National Guard's 194th Wing, confer with a helicopter pilot from the Snohomish County Sheriff's Department at the Mason County Fairgrounds in Shelton, Wash., as part of exercise Evergreen Tremor to prepare for a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.
New York Army National Guard aviators sharpen hoist skills with civilian agencies
July 22, 2015
Firefighters with the West Monroe Volunteer Fire Department load a casualty onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with the help of Sgt. Michael Butler, a flight medic, and Spc. Brian Watson, a crew chief, both with Company F, 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, during a cold load training exercise in Cicero, N.Y., Saturday, July 18, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jonathan Monfiletto/Released)
New York National Guard Soldiers master sling-load skills
July 22, 2015
Two New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Company A, 427th Brigade Support Battalion, prepare to attach a sling-load to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter piloted by aviators from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation, July 19, 2015. The Soldiers, part of the 27th IBCT are at Fort Drum participating in an Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise in preparation of the Brigade’s rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La., scheduled for 2016.