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Connecticut's 928th Military Working Dog Detachment is unique and ready
April 22, 2014
Sgt. Ryan Castonguay and Military Working Dog Dino are an explosives team from the 928th MWD based in Newtown, Conn. They were assisting at the Boston Marathon April 21, 2014.
Minnesota National Guard among winners of Defense Department environmental awards
April 22, 2014
A civilian contract electrician works to replace old lighting fixtures with newer, more energy efficient lighting at the Cottage Grove armory, Feb. 20, 2014. It's part of the challenge to save energy.
Three California Air National Guard brothers serving together
April 22, 2014
Tech. Sgt. Luis Morales Talento, left, is a supply specialist from the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group. His little brothers, Senior Airman Walter Morales Talento, maintenance operations center controller, and Airman 1st Class Guido Morales Talento, a crew chief, both from the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, have been close since growing up in Oxnard, Calif. The Morales Talento brothers are deployed together from the 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Island Air National Guard Station, Calif.
National Guard members support the 2014 Boston Marathon
April 21, 2014
Spc. Brandon Smith, 169th Military Police Company, Rhode Island Army National Guard, pulls security during the starting line of the 2014 Boston Marathon, April 21, 2014. Approximately 600 Massachusetts National Guard members were deployed along the route to assist local authorities in ensuring that the 2014 Boston Marathon is as safe as realistically possible. Due to the record number of runners this year, Guardsmen from numerous states are augmenting the Massachusetts National Guard's own specialized units.
Soldiers march on this Massachusetts trail of memories
April 21, 2014
Wearing a race bib with the number 203 on it, Staff Sgt. Jarred Turner, truck driver, 2123rd Transportation Company, Kentucky Army National Guard, walks along the historic Minute Man National Park during a 26.2-mile ruck march to honor fallen service members and raise money to assist their surviving family members, April 19, 2014.
Michigan National Guard disaster response team prepares for future calls
April 18, 2014
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cana Garrison, of Grand Ledge, Mich., and an air transportation journeyman with the 217th Air Operations Group, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Mich., practices proper chain saw skills instructed by 217th Air Component Operations Squadron superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Jim Trainor at the base March 14, 2014. Garrison was among 100 volunteers from the 110th Airlift Wing who trained to become members of the Disaster Assistance Response Team. The DART will support civil authorities to safeguard public health and safety, mitigate property and environmental damage, and save lives during manmade or natural disasters.
Thirteen of 30 employer support award finalists were nominated by Guard members
April 17, 2014
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office, has selected 30 employers as finalists for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
New York Army National Guard pilot tests himself during Bataan Death March Memorial
April 17, 2014
New York Army National Guard Warrant Officer John Seeger, a UH-60 pilot in the 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation, endured blisters and heat during the Bataan Death March Memorial on March 23, 2004. It attracted more than 6,000 people.
South Carolina National Guard teams with Air Force Reserve to lift 130,000-pound tanks
April 17, 2014
The South Carolina Army National Guard’s 1-118th Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) participates in heavy airlift operations April 10-11, 2014 at Wright Army Airfield (WAAF), Heinsville, Ga., to demonstrate the joint, total force capabilities of the South Carolina Army Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 315th Airlift Wing.
Nevada National Guard joins forces with Tonga in State Partnership Program
April 16, 2014
Brig. Gen. Tau'aika 'Uta'atu, Tonga chief of defense, and Brig. Gen. William Burks, Nevada adjutant general, shake hands after signing the National Guard State Partnership declaration.