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California Air National Guard helicopter crews join in California wildfire fight
August 16, 2012
Aircrews from the 129th Rescue Wing use an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter to drop water on a wildfire in 2008. Aircrews from the unit are currently working with state and local officials to suppress the Jawbone Complex wildfire in Kern County, Calif.
Virginia Army National Guard engineers bridge the gap with Improved Ribbon Bridge
August 16, 2012
Soldiers with the Virginia Army National Guard's 189th Multi-Role Bridge Company conduct river crossing operations with the Improved Ribbon Bridge system at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.
ABCA Armies' Program allows U.S., member nation reserve forces to share best practices
August 16, 2012
Army Lt. Gen. William E. Ingram Jr., the director of the Army National Guard, speaks about the state of the Army National Guard as he addresses attendees of the 2012 American, British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Armies' Program Reserve Information Team Conference, Aug. 6, 2012 in Potomac, Md. The conference focused on ways to streamline interoperability between the reserve component forces of members of the ABCA Program.
Colorado Army National Guard engineers help preserve town, southern Colorado mining history
August 15, 2012
Soldiers from the 947th Engineer Company (Horizontal) use a D7 bulldozer to clear space for a retaining pond in Cokedale, Colo., Aug. 11, 2012. Soldiers from the company are installing culverts, cleaning ditches and repairing degraded dirt roads in the small town in southern Colorado as part of the National Guard's Innovative Readiness Training program, which enhances unit training and readiness while filling a community need that is not otherwise being met.
Kentucky Army National Guard's 202nd Army Band takes on band duties with TRADOC, Fort Eustis
August 15, 2012
Sgt. Jennifer Bowling, a trumpet and bugle player with the Kentucky Army National Guard's 202nd Army Band plays taps during a ceremony at Fort Eustis, Va. Members of the band recently spent time at Fort Eustis backfilling for members of the Training and Doctrine Command Band who were on block leave.
Michigan Air National Guard Airmen refine search and recovery skills
August 14, 2012
Airmen from the 127th Force Support Squadron look on as Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Palmeri, standing, demonstrates the proper way to attach identification information as Air Force Staff Sgt. Darrayl Martin plays the role of a casualty during a field training exercise at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The members of 127th FSS's trained on search and recovery techniques.
Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers fast rope into training
August 14, 2012
Army Pvt. Cory M. Perry, an infantryman with the Kentucky Army National Guard's Company A, 1st Battalion 149th Infantry Regiment, fast ropes from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a fast rope insertion training exercise at the Harold L. Disney Training Center in Artemus, Ky.
Louisiana Air National Guard Airmen react quickly, save the lives of three boaters
August 14, 2012
Airmen with the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Security Forces Squadron were recognized for their heroism at Castle Rock Lake, Wis., when they saved the lives of three people injured at the lake. The Airmen pictured include: Senior Airmen Steven A. Mehterns, Senior Airmen Jared M. Vignes, Tech. Sgt. Reese A. Jenkins, Senior Airmen Russell C. Gary and Senior Airmen Raenell M. Dubroc. (U.S. Air Force photo by
U.S. Forest Service requests increase in MAFFS operations
August 13, 2012
An aircrew from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing drop fire retardant from a C130-H Hercules aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems while assisting with suppression of the Squirrel Creek wildfire about 70 miles east of Cheyenne, Wyo., July 6. In response to increased fire activity in the western United States aircrews from the 153rd Airlift Wing operating MAFFS-equipped C-130s are set to resume operations Tuesday.
Alabama Army National Guard medics' evacuation skills honed during Vibrant Response 13
August 13, 2012
Medics from the Alabama Army National Guard's 129th Area Support Medical Company, strap mannequins and role-players to litters and evacuate them from a building at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind. "It's always important for medics to practice mass causality incidents because those are usually the most stressful and resource intensive," said Sgt. 1st Class Richard Pike, a platoon sergeant with the 129th ASMC. The Soldiers have been honing their skills while participating in Vibrant Response 13, a major field training exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Army North.