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Air National Guard selects first member to serve as Academy Military Trainer at the U.S. Air Force Academy under the Developmental Special Duties Program
April 8, 2015
Air Force Master Sgt. Donald Steven Sanders, 134th Air Refueling Wing, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., is the first Air National Guard member to be an Academy Military Trainer at the Air Force Academy, March 25, 2015. Sanders became an AMT through the Developmental Special Duties. DSDs are positions within the U.S. Air Force designed to create and progress Airmen through the leadership of other Airmen and place the most qualified Airmen in several key roles which have an impact on Airmen across the service.
New Jersey National Guard Soldier realizes West Point dream
April 8, 2015
New Jersey Army National Guard Pfc. Nathaniel Okyere-Bour stands at the Morristown Armory with his acceptance letter from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, March 27, 2015. Okyere-Bour is a wheeled-vehicle maintenance specialist from the 250th Brigade Support Battalion, and is currently a student at Rutgers University. He was one of 25 Army National Guard soldiers to be accepted into West Point this year.
National Guard marks Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
April 7, 2015
Sgt. 1st Class Cassandra King and Chaplain (Capt.) David Jordan pet Falcon, a service dog with the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual assault victim advocacy program, as he makes his way throughout the room during activities at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Virginia, marking the start of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, April 1. Falcon, who has been part of the Wisconsin Guard’s program for a little more than a year, was brought on as a way to provide a greater way to provide for survivors of sexual assault.
Alaska Army Guard Black Hawk crew rescues missing snowmachiners
April 6, 2015
Alaska Army National Guard crew members recently rescued two snowmobile riders who weren't prepared when they were stranded overnight. In this file photo, members of the Alaska National Guard supported Operation Rock and a Hard Place in Homer March 19-22, 2013.
Southeastern U.S. Guard units practice interagency teamwork during Marlinspike exercise
April 6, 2015
Members of the 62nd Civil Support Team, Louisiana National Guard begin waterborne operations during Marlinspike 2015, an interagency exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard, with more than 100 participants from local, state and federal agencies. The main effort includes Civil Support Teams from the Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana National Guards responding to a maritime weapon of mass destruction threat.
New York Air National Guard aircraft support Canadian arctic training exercise
April 6, 2015
An LC-130 from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing during Operation NUNALIVUT 2014.
Guard Your Health to launch FitText on April 15
April 3, 2015
The Army National Guard Chief Surgeon's Office will begin sending PT-specific text messages to those who opt in on April 15, 2015.
Air National Guard Command Chief's Huddle motivates and inspires senior enlisted leaders
April 2, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling, the command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard addresses senior enlisted leaders during the annual Command Chief’s Huddle at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., March 28, 2015. The Command Chief’s Huddle brings together more than 150 Command Chief Master Sergeants and other senior enlisted leaders from 89 ANG 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. A
New York National Guard Soldiers compete for Best Warrior and German badge honors at the same time
April 1, 2015
Soldiers participating in the New York Army National Guard's annual Best Warrior competition engage targets with the M9 pistol March 27, 2015, at Camp Smith Training Site, near Peekskill, New York. The pistol was added to the competition so Soldiers could earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, along with competing for Best Warrior. The pistol event requires the firers to shoot two targets each at the prone, kneeling and standing positions.
Four Army National Guard installations win Secretary of the Army environmental awards
March 30, 2015
The Team hosted a "Made in Minnesota" electric vehicle demonstration. The intent was to bring awareness to Camp Ripley and the potential for use of Electric Vehicles. vehicles. As a result of...