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New York Soldiers, Airman Celebrate National Guard’s Birthday
December 13, 2024
Maj. Gen. Michel Natali, New York assistant adjutant general, and Airman Gabriel Geise, 18, Master Sgt. Michel Schin, 59, and Pvt. 1st Class Aliyah Billar, 17, mark the 388th anniversary of the National Guard's birthday Dec. 13, 2024, at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham.

Washington Guard Engages with Thai and Malaysian Partners
December 12, 2024
Senior Washington National Guard enlisted leaders participating in the State Partnership Program talk with students at the Noncommissioned Officer School, Hua Hin, Thailand, Dec. 3, 2024.

Alaska National Guard Fields Helicopter Engine Test Stand
December 12, 2024
Alaska Air National Guard Col. Joshua Armstrong, far left, 176th Wing commander, and Brig. Gen. Brian Kile, far right, Alaska Air National Guard commander, look on as, from center left to center right, Senior Master Sgt. Benjamin Devries, 176th MXS  Accessories Flight chief, Senior Master Sgt. Troy Freeman, 176th MXS Propulsion Flight supervisor, and Col. Michael Cummings, 176th Maintenance Group commander, cut a ceremonial ribbon Dec. 9, 2024, to mark the fielding of the Propulsion Flight’s T700 Flexible Engine Diagnostic System at JBER. The test stand will save time and money in diagnosing HH-60G Pave Hawk engine faults.

Maryland National Guard Hosts 250th Annual Pass in Review
December 11, 2024
The Maryland Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, commemorated its 250th anniversary with a Pass in Review Dec. 7, 2024, at the Dundalk Readiness Center. The historic ceremony celebrated the regiment’s legacy as one of the oldest and most distinguished units in the U.S. Army, tracing its roots back to the Baltimore Independent Cadets of 1774.

Louisiana Guard Conducts Disaster Response Training
December 11, 2024
Louisiana Army National Guardsmen assigned to the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package check for contamination levels at a collapsed building at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Perry, Georgia, Dec. 3, 2024. The CERFP conducted a training exercise culminating in a National Guard Bureau evaluation Dec. 1–7.

Remains of World War II Airman Returned Home
December 10, 2024
U.S. Army Honor Guard Soldiers with the New Jersey Army National Guard fold an American flag during the ceremony for U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William Scott at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, New Jersey, Dec. 9, 2024. Scott, a navigator on a B-24 Liberator bomber, was killed when his aircraft was shot down during Operation Tidal Wave over Ploiești, Romania, Aug. 1, 1943.

Michigan Guard Partner Liberia Starts NCO Pilot Course
December 10, 2024
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ravindra Wagh, assistant adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, with Capt. John Willie, Liberian Coast Guard commander, at Liberian Coast Guard Headquarters, Bushrod Island, Liberia, Dec. 2, 2024. Michigan and Liberia have partnered for 15 years under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

Tennessee Guard Airmen Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
December 9, 2024
Eleven Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing receive the Distinguished Flying Cross on Dec. 7, 2024, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tennessee, for helping defend Israel from a massive missile and drone attack from Iran.

New York Airmen Bring Holiday Cheer to Hurricane Victims While Training
December 6, 2024
U.S. service members pose for a group photo after offloading toys on Marine Corps Air Station New River, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2024.

New York Air National Guard Honors President Martin Van Buren
December 6, 2024
New York Air National Guard Brigadier General Gary Charlton and Command Chief Master Sergeant Michael Hewson salute  after the placing a wreath from the White House during the annual wreath laying ceremony marking the birthday of President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook, New York, on Dec. 5, 2024.