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New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing will participate in Canadian Forces Arctic exercise
April 10, 2014
Chief Master Sgt. Bill Nolin conducts pre-flight checks on an LC-130 Hercules, Nov. 26, 2007, at the annual sea ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze. Ski-equipped LC-130s, crews and support personnel from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing are supporting a mission in the arctic in a closely watched exercise.
Puerto Rico and State Partnership Program partner Dominican Republic discuss Border Security
April 10, 2014
As part of the State Partnership Program, members from a Dominican Republic military delegation demonstrated interest April 5, 2014, in search and rescue techniques employed by the Puerto Rico National Guard CERF-P Team in the event of a disaster.
Texas Air National Guard strengthens ties with Chile
April 9, 2014
Master Sgt. Stephen Dobles, an aircraft maintenance technician with the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, exchanges maintenance practices with his counterpart with the FACH (Fuerza Aerea de Chile) during FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio), an international trade air and space show, in Santiago, Chile, March 26, 2014. Members of the Texas Air National Guard were in Chile as part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.
South Carolina Army National Guard aviation team works with Colombian army to prep aviation units for rescue missions
April 9, 2014
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers work with Colombian aviation military members to prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk to load onto a cargo aircraft. An aviation team of three subject matter experts from the S.C. Army National Guard was in Colombia April 1-7, 2014, in support of the State Partnership Program.
Soldiers show resilience in the heat of California wildfires
April 8, 2014
A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Company F, 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, sets down at a landing zone at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) annual joint fire training at the Cal Fire Academy in Ione, Calif., April 5, 2014. The California Guard trained with Cal Fire and other civilian agencies at Ione in preparation for the highly anticipated upcoming fire season.
Fueling crews keep California Army National Guard birds flying
April 8, 2014
California Army National Guard Sgt. William Wade stands watch at the KA-1 mobile tactical operations center at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) annual joint fire training at the Cal Fire Academy in Ione, Calif., April 5, 2014. The California Guard trained with Cal Fire and other civilian agencies at Ione in preparation for the highly anticipated upcoming fire season.
Air National Guard fulfills sacred promise to Airman touched by Boston Marathon bombing
April 8, 2014
Airman 1st Class Alan Bauman visited his brother Jeff Bauman in a hospital. Jeff lost both his legs from the explosion near the finish line at the Boston Marathon. His book comes out April 8, 2014.
Gen. Clarke announces 2014 Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year
April 7, 2014
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, the director of the Air National Guard, addresses attendees during a Focus on the Force All Call event at the ANG Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews Md., Aug. 15, 2013. Clarke just announced the selection of the Air National Guard's 2014 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.
North Dakota National Guard has new partnership with Benin
April 7, 2014
Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, shakes hands with Rear Admiral Denis H. Gbessemahlem, chief of the defense staff, Beninese Armed Forces, as Michael Raynor, U.S. ambassador to Benin, looks on, in Cotonou, Benin on April 3, 2014. The exchange followed a ceremony in which the North Dakota National Guard formalized its association with the Republic of Benin under the auspices of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.
Washington National Guard Soldiers improving health conditions for mudslide workers
April 7, 2014
Washington National Guard Spc. Lindberg, 790th Chemical Company, decontaminates a vehicle as it leaves the impact area of the SR 530 mudslide on April 1, 2014. The decontamination stations remove hazardous materials from rescue workers, dogs, vehicles and personal items, reducing the spread of illness onsite.