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Air National Guard members are class cutups in extrication training
April 7, 2016
Airman 1st Class Brooke Hunt of the 177th Fighter Wing Fire Department, New Jersey Air National Guard, uses a Halligan tool to break a vehicle window during basic vehicle extrication training exercises at the 165th Airlift Wing's Regional Fire Training Facility in Savannah, Georgia, on April 6th, 2016. Airmen from the Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont Air National Guard Fire Departments are conducting training exercises together to maintain operational readiness.
Defense Department announces pilot tutor program for service members
April 6, 2016
A new, 24/7 online tutoring program has been announced for service members.
Air National Guard firefighters train together in Georgia
April 5, 2016
Airmen from Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont Air National Guard Fire Departments perform a live aircraft fire training exercise at 165th Airlift Wing's Regional Fire Training Facility in Savannah, Georgia, on April 4, 2016. The Airmen are conducting joint training exercises to maintain operational readiness.
Capital Guardians defend nation's capital for 2016 Nuclear Security Summit
April 4, 2016
Pvt. 1st Class Ayuk Orock, a culinary specialist with the 547th Transportation Company, District of Columbia Army National Guard, monitors vehicle and pedestrian traffic at a busy intersection in downtown Washington, D.C., in support of the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, March 31 and April 1, 2016.
Army Guard takes top honors in Army environmental awards program
April 1, 2016
Paul Catlett, the environmental program manager at Camp Blanding, Fla., inspects portions of a project at the installation to restore 500 acres of land unable to support plant growth as a result of mining operations in the 1950s. The restored land not only now supports plant and animal life, but netted the Florida Army National Guard top honors in the annual Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards program.
Resilient Guard members for a resilient National Guard
April 1, 2016
Arizona National Guard Soldiers from the 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade stand in formation on the field at Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium, Dec. 7, 2014 in Tempe, Ariz. The formation, which was part of the Arizona National Guard Muster and Community Expo, was the first time in over a century Arizona Soldiers and Airmen assembled together in mass formation.
Veterans Affairs and South Carolina National Guard conduct 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony
March 31, 2016
Leanne Weldin, director of the Columbia, S.C. VA Regional Office, speaks during a 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony for Vietnam veterans at the South Carolina Army National Guard Armory in Rock Hill, S.C., March 29, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs Columbia VA Regional Office, in conjunction with the South Carolina National Guard Service Member and Family Care Directorate, held the ceremony to thank and honor veterans of the Vietnam War.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue three near Marcus Baker Glacier
March 31, 2016
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, is on a training flight near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in February 2013.
Kansas National Guard fights fire from the sky
March 29, 2016
Four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters piloted and crewed by Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment (two from Army Aviation Support Facility #2, Salina, Kansas and two from Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Topeka) joined the Anderson Creek wildfire fight March 26. The helicopters arrived in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, Saturday morning, and are dropping water from Bambi Buckets™ on active flames and hot spots as directed by incident officials. The fire in south central Kansas has burned more than 400,000 acres.
Iowa National Guard Soldiers compete for Best Warrior
March 28, 2016
Sgt. John G. Finken, a Johnston, Iowa resident and military police officer with the 186th Military Police Company at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa climbs an obstacle as part of a course during the Iowa Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, on March 20. Finken placed first out of 14 sergeants and staff sergeants who competed for the Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year title over three days of challenges testing the Soldiers’ physical, mental and professional skills.