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European Command and Maryland Guard host cyber forum
May 3, 2019
Attendees of the Adriatic 5+ Cyber Forum pose for a group photo, at the Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland, on April 25, 2019. The purpose of the forum was to share the latest in cyber security, to start establishing common terms and vocabulary, and to build out a plan to develop the Adriatic Charter countries cyber capabilities.
Louisiana Guard members aim for excellence
May 1, 2019
National Guard members from around the country participated in the 48th annual Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship at Fort Chaffee in Barling, Arkansas, March 29-April 3, 2019. Louisiana National Guard Sgt. Allen Smith and Staff Sgt. Benjamin Cotten, both Shreveport residents with 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, took first place in the competition, hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center.
Citizen-Warrior: Ohio Guard Soldier follows competitive life
May 1, 2019
Army 1st Lt. Valerie Stearns, the executive officer with the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1191st Engineer Company, stands with Army Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., then-Ohio National Guard assistant adjutant general for Army, after Stearns won the lightweight division championship at the 2018 Ohio Army National Guard Combatives Tournament held at the Maj. Gen. Robert Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 19, 2018. Stearns has found that combatives is another way she can engage her competitive spirit.
Trio of Washington Guard members earn doctorate degrees
May 1, 2019
From left to right: Sgt. 1st Class Steve Friel, seated Staff Sgt. Joey Castilleja and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Scott Pierson. Each member recently earned their doctorate degree.
Brothers carry on family service in the Guard
April 30, 2019
Brothers Jack and Joshua Seeberger enlisted together in 2018 and are now serving as loadmasters in the 109th Airlift Wing.
P-51 Mustang returns to Kentucky Air Guard after 63 years
April 29, 2019
Kentucky Air Guardsmen pose with a P-51 Mustang aircraft, serial number of 44-74202, on the flight line of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, circa 1953-1956. The same aircraft, now restored, came home to fly in the 2019 Thunder Over Louisville air show on April 13.
Texas celebrates 10 years of partnership with Chilean forces
April 26, 2019
Texas military leaders and Chilean military leaders pose for a photo at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, April 12, 2019. The Texas National Guard and Chilean armed forces converged in Austin to discuss and celebrate their partnership that started one decade ago.
Washington Soldiers participate in Malaysian disaster course
April 26, 2019
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jonathan Steinbach from the Washington Army National Guard and Chris Utzinger, response section manager for the Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division, deliver a presentation in front of nearly 50 stakeholders from natural disaster response agencies in the Indo-Asia-Pacific area during the first Malaysian Civil-Military Coordination on Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Course, at the Malaysian Armed Forces Officer Mess, Wisma Perwira, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 18, 2019.
S.D. Guard, Suriname join to provide medical, dental care
April 25, 2019
U.S. Army dentists Lt. Col. Eric Unkenholz, Col. Murray Thompson, and Maj. Kevin Donlin and Staff Sgt. Samantha Wempe, dental technician, all with the South Dakota National Guard, perform dental work and tooth extractions on adults and children in Albina, Suriname, April 10, 2019. A SDARNG medical/dental team partnered with Suriname military and civilian medical personnel to assist with ongoing efforts of improving systemic and oral health in the region.
La. Guard trains Belize Defence Force YCP Cadre
April 25, 2019
Belize Youth Challenge Program cadre mentor YCP cadets during the agriculture class at the Belize YCP near Belize City, Belize. The Belize YCP is a two-phase program designed to teach 15-17 year old at risk males how to be productive members of their communities. The program in Belize is modeled after the Louisiana National Guard's YCP.