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Alaska Air Guard team supports Horn of Africa rescue missions
March 20, 2015
Members from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare fuel hoses from an HC-130 Combat King as part of a forward arming and refuel point exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti on Mar 12, 2015. Providing a FARP allowed several smaller airframes to refuel with engines still running, enabling the aircraft to fly missions almost non-stop.
Georgia National Guard conducts exercise with Jordanian Armed Forces
March 19, 2015
Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard's 560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade listen to the Jordanian Armed Forces 12th “Al- Yarmuk” Brigade as they prepare for training exercise 'Eager Light' 15 on March 8, 2015 in Zarqa, Jordan.
Idaho Army Guard partners with Cambodia for Exercise Angkor Sentinel 2015
March 18, 2015
Lt. Col. Scott Sheridan, Idaho Army National Guard Command Post Exercise Officer-in-Charge, salutes Generals John Goodale, Idaho Army National Guard Deputy Commanding General-Army, and Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Chairman of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Joint Staff, during the opening ceremony for Angkor Sentinel 2015. The exercise promotes military readiness and interoperability and is the U.S. Army Pacific's capstone Security Cooperation event with Cambodia.
Pennsylvania Soldiers hone skills at Operation Key Resolve in South Korea
March 18, 2015
Staff Sgt. David Strayer (top, center with video camera), a public affairs specialist with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, records footage of a mock press conference Mar. 11, 2015, on Yongsan Garrison, South Korea. Strayer supported the 109th MPAD's mission as a Pennsylvania Army National Guard augmentee during the 2015 Key Resolve exercise.
Combatant commanders praise National Guard contributions
March 14, 2015
Adm. Bill Gortney, commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, at the winter National Guard Senior Leader Conference, Arlington Hall Station, Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 24, 2015. On Thursday, he called the New York National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing’s capabilities “absolutely critical” to mission success in the Arctic. (U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill) (Released)
Colombian military gets firsthand look at Vigilant Guard South Carolina
March 13, 2015
U.S. Army Spc. Caitlyn Causey, a medic assigned to the 122nd Engineering Company, left, and Staff Sgt. Jackie Rosier, a squad leader assigned to the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, right, prepare to take the Colombian military delegation to view the ferrying operation up-close via boat at the Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex, March 7, 2015, in Georgetown, South Carolina, as a part of the Vigilant Guard South Carolina exercise. Vigilant Guard is a series of federally funded disaster-response drills conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
Wisconsin Air Guard leaders visit deployed Airmen in Japan
March 11, 2015
Airman 1st Class Henry Hasler, 18th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew member, explains parts of his job to Brig. Gen. Gary Ebben, Wisconsin National Guard assistant adjutant general, on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2015. Ebben came to Kadena to see what kind of work his troops from the Wisconsin Air National Guard were doing.
South African general visits the New York Air National Guard
March 9, 2015
South African Maj. Gen. Wiseman Mbambo, left, and Brig. Gen. Mashoro Phala stand with New York Air National Guard Col. Timothy LaBarge, center, commander of the 105th Airlift Wing, after experiencing a flight in the New York Air National Guard's state of the art C-17 Simulator on Monday, March 2, 2015. Mbomba and Phala visited Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, as part of the South African National Defence Force's State Partnership Program relationship with the New York National Guard.
Senior leaders: Guard, reservists well-suited for security cooperation efforts in Middle East
March 3, 2015
Senior leaders from U.S. Army Central, the Army Reserve, and the National Guard gather around a table in the ARCENT War Room for the Joint Monthly Access for Reserve Components meeting held at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Feb. 19, 2015. The meeting was held to find areas where the Reserve and National Guard components can assist in the ARCENT mission, which is to oversee Army operations in 20 different countries in Southwest Asia.
South Carolina Air National Guard welcomes Colombian visitors
February 23, 2015
Maj. Juan Gonzalez, left, a Colombia air force maintenance officer, receives a flightline orientation from U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Hernandez, an F-16 crew chief with the 495th Fighter Group, Det 157 at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., during a visit to the base Feb. 20, 2015. The visit was the latest engagement for the State Partnership Program between South Carolina and the Republic of Colombia.