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Lithuanian partners join Pennsylvania Airmen and Soldiers in Vigilant Guard
May 20, 2014
Capt. Vilius Berzanskas of the Lithuanian Army briefs Maj. Gen. Wesley Craig, Pennsylvania State adjutant general, during the morning update briefing for the Vigilant Guard training exercise in May, 2014.
Illinois National Guard rehearses earthquake response with Polish Land Forces
May 16, 2014
Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Slawomir Latka, with Company C, 341st Military Intelligence, 65th Troop Command (standing center) explains earthquake response operations to Lt. Col. Piotr Lisowski (left) and Maj. Zbgniew Smykovski (right) of the Polish Land Forces.
Pennsylvania Vigilant Guard enhances military-civilian response to multiple disasters
May 16, 2014
Airmen of the 193rd Special Operations Medical Group, 193rd Special Operations Wing evaluate a casualty during a simulated emergency disaster in a contaminated environment May 14, 2014, during the exercise Vigilant Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Lt. Col. Richard Lorraine, a flight surgeon, left, and Maj. Ruthann Murphy, a critical care nurse, right, are part of a specialized chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package that respond to mass casualty events.
Pennsylvania Militia member, first to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery, honored in ceremony marking Arlington’s 150th anniversary
May 15, 2014
As other family members look on, Barbara Christman Page, center, Lauren Christman, left in red, and Jim Christman lay a wreath at the grave of Army Pvt. William Christman, of the 67th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment and the first Soldier interred at Arlington National Cemetery, during a ceremony at the cemetery marking the 150th anniversary of Pvt. Christman's burial and the start of Arlington as a burial ground.
Pennsylvania National Guard: Planning equals successful training in Operation Vigilant Guard
May 15, 2014
First responders from West Virginia National Guard 35th Civil Support Team help each other gear up for a practice exercise held at Harrisburg Area Community College on May 12, 2014, as part of Vigilant Guard 2014. Members of civilian and military first responder teams came together for this event which is held in different states four times a year.
Arizona Black Hawk pilot flies to make a difference
May 14, 2014
Army 1st Lt. Amanda Birch, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with the Arizona Army National Guard’s 2/285th Air Assault Helicopter Battalion, Alpha Company, prepares for a night mission during Operation Angel Thunder 2014 at Papago Military Reservation in Phoenix, May 12, 2014.
Senior enlisted Air National Guard leaders gather for Chief's Huddle
May 14, 2014
Chief Master Sgt. James B. Hotaling, the command chief of the Air National Guard, addresses senior enlisted leaders during the annual Command Chief’s Huddle at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., May 11, 2014. The Command Chief’s Huddle brought together more than 150 Command Chief Master Sergeants and other senior enlisted leaders from 89 Air National Guard wings and units, representing 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia to openly discuss a wide range of issues and challenges facing the ANG.
New York Air National Guard member receives heroism award for second time
May 13, 2014
Staff Sgt. Matthew F. Zimmer is awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and "V" device for his actions in Afghanistan on May 1st, 2014.
Arlington National Cemetery, 150 years old today, linked to National Guard Soldiers
May 13, 2014
Arlington National Cemetery, shown May 17, 2013, is commemorating its 150th anniversary.
Joint Chiefs: Pay and benefits must remain competitive
May 12, 2014
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee on the Department of Defense military compensation proposals, May 6, 2014.