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Colorado Guard supporting firefighting efforts, 2 medevac helicopters standing by
June 26, 2013
Preparing the Bambi Bucket, June 21, 2013, Sgt. Nicholas Parrott is a member of the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion of the 135th Aviation Regiment, stationed at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colo.
For Ohio Airman, saving lives 'just doing what I am trained to do'
June 26, 2013
Senior Airman David Kitchen holds a first aid kit he has used many times when aiding passengers at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
Georgia National Guard, Country of Georgia hone disaster response capabilities
June 25, 2013
The sun sets over the ancient city of Tbilisi, site of Shared Horizons 2013, a bilateral exercise between the Country of Georgia and the U.S. Military. The Georgia National Guard has trained with the Country of Georgia since 1994 as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
New wash rack system used by Nevada National Guard conserves water and money
June 24, 2013
Staff Sgt. Brent Peden, a surface maintenance mechanic at the Combined Support Maintenance Shop in Carson City, Nev., uses the new Net Zero Heavy Solids Wash Rack cannon to remove debris from a front loader before conducting a maintenance check.
Colorado National Guard supporting fire commanders at three blazes
June 24, 2013
Colorado Army National Guard Sgt. Nicholas Parrott, flight engineer, ensures his CH-47 Chinook helicopter is ready for flight as the helicopter and crew prepare to fight the East Peak fire burning in Huerfano County, Colo., June 21, 2013.
Estonian ambassador visits Estonian pilots training with Maryland Army National Guard
June 22, 2013
Army Col. Sean Casey, chief of staff of the Maryland National Guard, looks on as an Estonian air force pilot goes over the flight instruments of a UH-60 Black hawk helicopter at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Edgewood, Md., June 18, 2012. Two pilots with the Estonian air force have been training with the Maryland Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment as part of the State Partnership Program, which pairs up National Guard units with partner nations worldwide. The Maryland Guard has been partnered with Estonia since 1993.
North Carolina National Guard helps rescue injured hiker after tornado
June 21, 2013
A distress call went out in the late afternoon last Friday concerning a hiker who had been injured in Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Two Colorado Guard aircrews assisting in East Peak fire fight
June 21, 2013
Fires are keeping components of the Colorado National Guard busy. In this June 12, 2013, image, Colorado Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Edwin Wiley directs a bucket drop on the Black Forest Fire from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, in El Paso County, Colo.
Colorado National Guard crews released from fire lines
June 20, 2013
Soldiers from the 1157th Engineer Firefighter Company, Colorado National Guard, smother hot spots around residential areas in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 14, 2013. The Colorado National Guard has been supporting civil authorities fight the Black Forest fire since June 11.
Positive attitude key to Nebraska Air National Guard survival practice
June 20, 2013
Members of the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing participate in an Ability to Survive and Operate exercise at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Neb., June 11, 2013.