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Colorado and Slovenian Soldiers 'putting your life in a friend's hands'
August 29, 2014
Pfc. Hannah Quaney of the Colorado Army National Guard operates a network computer that facilitates her battalion's automation system during a computer simulated training exercise in Postojna, Slovenia. Immediate Response 14 is a U.S. Army Europe-sponsored exercise hosted by Slovenia this year. IR14 is designed to prepare participating nations for increased contributions to ongoing and future NATO post ISAF operations, while enhancing regional cooperation, confidence, and security assurance among regional Balkan allies.
September is National Preparedness Month
August 29, 2014
Civilian rescue personnel help a flood evacuee and a pug exit a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard at Christman Field in Larimer County, Colo., Sept. 16, 2013. Colorado and Wyoming National Guard units were activated to provide assistance to people affected by massive flooding along Colorado's Front Range.
Pilot of Massachusetts Guard jet killed in crash was 104th Fighter Wing's inspector general
August 29, 2014
Lt. Col. Morris "Moose" Fontenot Jr. was part of the 104th Fighter Wing based in Westfield, Massachusetts. He was killed Aug. 27, 2014, when his F-15C Eagle crashed in mountainous Virginia terrain. He had been flying from Massachusetts to New Orleans for a scheduled system upgrade when it went down near Deerfield, Virginia.
Alaska Air Guard rescuers save two men after plane crash
August 28, 2014
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, performs a simulated search and rescue pattern near the Little Susitna River in Alaska.
South Carolina National Guard welcomes Colombian maintenance partners
August 28, 2014
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers share maintenance procedures during a visit by a team of Colombian army maintenance and logistics leaders as part of the State Partnership Program between the S.C. National Guard and Colombia, in Eastover, S.C., Aug. 18-22, 2014.
Searchers, bolstered by night-vision gear, continue looking for pilot of downed Guard jet in Virginia forest
August 28, 2014
Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen join a multi-agency search effort after a Massachusetts National Guard F-15C crashed Aug. 27, 2014, in Augusta County, Va. Virginia Army National Guard aviators assisted with aerial search and rescue efforts with Lakota and Black Hawk helicopters, Soldiers and Airmen from the Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team provided communications and incident management assistance and additional Guard personnel coordinated the overall aviation operation.
104th Fighter Wing jet crashes in Virginia
August 27, 2014
A 125th Fighter Wing F-15C awaits mid-air refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker June 26, 2014, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. A similar craft crashed Aug. 27, 2014, in Virginia.
Army warns Soldiers and families to beware of predatory lenders
August 26, 2014
Soldiers are urged to take advantage of free financial counseling available at all installations, to help avoid the pitfalls that could put them under a mountain of debt.
Active duty and National Guard Soldiers relearn Total Force Policy together
August 26, 2014
An M1A2 SEP Abrams from 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard (middle) and a M1134 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicle from 1st Squadron, 14th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, return from waging mock battle against one another during an eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise, at Orchard Combat Training Center, south of Boise, Idaho, Aug. 14, 2014.
California Guard, volunteer searchers team up for high-flying rescue exercise
August 26, 2014
Volunteer search and rescue team members in El Dorado County, Calif., carry a team member with simulated injuries July 26, 2014, during an interagency exercise with the California Army National Guard.