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Soldier returns home to deliver humanitarian aid as part of exercise Golden Coyote
June 21, 2012
Sgt. Marcus Martin, a member of the 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion operates a forklift while unloading timber from a flatbed trailer in his hometown of Wanblee, S.D., as part of a timber haul mission during exercise Golden Coyote, June 16, 2012. The mission delivered humanitarian aid in the form of timber to be used by his local Native American communities for heating and ceremonial purposes.
Afghanistan: Task Force Viking hosts German shooters
June 20, 2012
Pfc. Ethan Bednar, left, a rifleman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, provides assistance to a German soldier, assigned to Task Force Kunduz, firing a M249 light machine gun during range fire held on Forward Operating Base Kunduz, Kunduz, Afghanistan.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph Lengyel nominated as vice chief, National Guard Bureau
June 20, 2012
Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph Lengyel
Tanzania: Texas Army National Guard Soldiers work with Tanzanian People's Defense Forces medical professionals
June 20, 2012
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Miles Bizzell (left), Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, and Tanzanian military medical professionals exchange combat casualty care techniques, May 21 - June 8. The Texas National Guardsmen conduct various military-to-military exchanges in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose mission is to build partnerships with nations in East Africa.
Arizona National Guard members teach power of choice to local middle schoolers
June 19, 2012
A member of the Arizona National Guard's Civil Operations Team reaches out to help a student from Mark T. Atkinson Middle School out of the water after sliding down a slide rock during outdoor activities at the Freedom Academy. The event hosts a variety of activities based on drug awareness and instills the ability to make positive life choices.
Army National Guard Soldiers train with Denmark soldiers at exercise Golden Coyote
June 19, 2012
Soldiers from the 860th Military Police Company and the Danish Home Guard Force Protection Platoon conduct first-aid training on West Camp Rapid during the Golden Coyote training exercise, June 11, 2012, in Rapid City, S.D. National Guard, reserve and international forces use the exercise as an opportunity to conduct joint training in support of overseas contingency operations and homeland defense.
Kentucky Army National Guard artillery unit recognized as the best Army Guard artillery unit second year in a row
June 19, 2012
Army Lt. Col. Timothy Fanter, left, commander of 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, presents the Alexander Hamilton Award plaque to Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Campbell, a firing battery platoon sergeant with the battalion's B Battery, during a formation at Fort Knox, Ky. The Soldiers of B Battery were won the annual Hamilton Award, recognizing the unit as the most outstanding field artillery unit in the National Guard.
Oman: Army National Guard Arabic linguists put their skills to work in Oman
June 19, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Jon Paul Steenbakkers, an Arabic linguist with the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, part of the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade, translates instructions on operating a .50-caliber machine gun to a soldier from the Royal Army of Oman's 11th Brigade, Western Frontier Regiment, at the Rubkut Training Range in Oman, Jan. 21, 2012. The linguists were in Oman with the Oregon National Guard's 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment and a platoon from the 125th Forward Support Company, 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment from Joint Base Lewis McCord, Wash., as part of a two week training exercise with Omani soldiers as a way to share knowledge and build greater diplomatic relations.
Suriname military leaders, South Dakota National Guard exchange leadership training, team building techniques
June 18, 2012
Suriname Army Maj. Richardo Breinburg hands Spc. Frank Doll, with the South Dakota Army National Guard, a stretcher while conducting a task on the Leader Reaction Course at West Camp Rapid, S.D., as part of the South Dakota Guard's Golden Coyote training exercise June 11, 2012. The South Dakota Guard hosted military leaders from the Republic of Suriname for a week long Subject Matter Expert Exchange.
Colorado National Guard provides security during High Park wildfire as response to the blaze continues
June 18, 2012
Smoke from the High Park fire rises is the distance at the Incident Command Post at the Colorado National Guard Readiness Center near Fort Collins, Colo.