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Wyoming and North Carolina MAFFS crews join aerial firefighting efforts in California
August 14, 2015
Airmen assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing load and configure a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II) on a C-130H Hercules aircraft. Wyoming Air National Guard MAFFS II certified crews will join aircrews from the 302nd Airlift Wing and the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard in California to assist in the containment of fires on the West Coast.
New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing builds a debris removal team
August 13, 2015
New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Michael Eldred instructs a firefighter with the 109th Airlift Wing on how to operate a skid steer Aug. 12, 2015, at Stratton Air National Guard Base.
Alaska Air National Guard launches unprecedented involvement in multinational training exercise
August 13, 2015
Staff Sgt. Dayton Osborn, a 176th Aircraft Maintenance crew chief, rotates the blades of a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 11, 2015, for operational integrity. Alaska Air Guardsmen of the 176th Wing train alongside their international counterparts as part of Red Flag-Alaska 15-3.
Vermont National Guard Soldiers help test flexible litters
August 13, 2015
Spc. Zachary Isham, medic with the State Medical Detachment, Garrison Support Command, Vermont National Guard and Staff Sgt. Paul Jardine, flight medic, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance), Vermont National Guard, lead a team carrying a litter to the water on Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt., July 22, 2015. The Guardsmen are working together with the Army Medical Department Board, MEDEVAC Proponency Directorate and the Army Aeromedical Research Lab in the evaluation of five flexible Sked-type litters.
New York National Guard officer turns weight-lifting hobby into competitive sports
August 12, 2015
New York Army National Guard Capt. Jeremy Hillyard competing in the Rochester, New York, Revolution Power Lifting competition on August 8, 2015. Hillyard, who began weight lifting while stationed at Guantanamo Bay in 2011-2012, successfully defended weight lifting records he set in previous competitions.
Rugged terrain doesn't stop California Guard Soldiers from humbling the Humboldt Fire
August 12, 2015
Soldiers from Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, work around a burnt tree stump to extinguish a fire Aug. 9, 2015, near the mountains of Wildcat Butte, Humboldt County, California, during the Humboldt Lightning Fire. In less than two weeks, the Humboldt Lightning Fire scorched 4,700 acres.
California Guard bridge company crafts water crossing to fight fires
August 11, 2015
Members of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), California Army National Guard, maneuver a bay across the Cache Creek River Aug. 7, 2015 in Yolo County, California. The California National Guardsmen were called upon to upstage a floating bridge in the Cache Creek National Park to allow CAL FIRE easier access to battle the Rocky Fire.
California Army Guard Soldiers train to battle blazes on the fire lines
August 10, 2015
California National Guard Soldiers from the 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, from Manhattan Beach, and the 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry, 79th IBCT, from Azusa, practice wildfire hand crew techniques with instructors from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) at Camp Roberts, Aug. 4, 2015. This was the final phase of a three-day training event preparing the Soldiers to participate in fire fighting efforts in northern California.
Joint Chiefs senior enlisted advisor visits Missouri National Guard
August 10, 2015
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Missouri Air and Army Guard members on a recent visit to Springfield, Missouri. Battaglia met with enlisted personnel from all branches of service in an effort to gauge issues service members may be dealing with, as well as offer counsel and guidance to issues facing leadership today.
South Carolina National Guard member practices the balancing act between citizen and Soldier
August 7, 2015
U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Calhoun attends a South Carolina Army National Guard Warrior Leadership Course at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina., April 7, 2015.