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World War I: Enormous parade honored New York Guard Soldiers
March 25, 2019
Soldiers of the 27th Division Headquarters Detachment march up Fifth Avenue past 42nd Street during the massive welcome home parade for the New York National Guard Soldiers on March 25, 1919, in New York City. About 20,000 members of the 27th Division, which was made up of National Guard Soldiers from around New York, took part in the parade up Fifth Avenue.
Tongan marines compete with Nevada Guard Soldiers
March 21, 2019
Pvt. Sione Lonitenisi of the Tongan Royal Marines competes in the squad maneuver lane portion of the Nevada Army Guard's Best Warrior contest on March 13, 2019. in Hawthorne, Nev. Four Tongan Marines competed alongside Nevada Army Guard Soldiers for the title of the Silver State's Best Warrior. Nevada has two partners in the State Partnership Program: The Kingdom of Tonga and the Republic of Fiji. Fiji is set to send participants for the contest next year.
Service in New York's 'Fighting 69th' is a family tradition
March 21, 2019
New York Army National Guard Capt. Richard Riley, the Delta Company commander, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, leads his Soldiers through Manhattan on March 16, 2019. Riley was leading his Soldiers through the 69th’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Washington National Guard strengthens bond with Malaysia
March 20, 2019
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Angela Gentry, Washington Army National Guard, discusses battle drills with her Malaysian army counterpart, Maj. Nurkhairunisa, during Exercise Bersama Warrior in Malaysia, March 10, 2019.
Brazilian-American Guard NCO translated Partnership ceremony
March 20, 2019
New York Army National Guard Soldier Staff Sgt. Norma Saderi, Joint Task Force-Empire Shield, translates from English to Portuguese for a state partnership signing, on the USS Intrepid, Manhattan, New York, March 14, 2019.
Mass. Air Guard maintainer views sheet metal work as art
March 20, 2019
Airman 1st Class Jose Lozada Jr., a sheet metal technician with the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing, removes rivets to repair cracks on an F-15 Eagle tail cone in Westfield, Massachusetts, March 3, 2019. Lozada, who also has automotive body and repair jobs on the civilian side, said that even after a little more than a year of working in aircraft structural maintenance, the thrill of being around F-15s still hasn't worn off. "Working on a jet still leaves me speechless," he said. "Just to even think that I went from something so small [automobiles] to working on something so big."
Wyoming combat medics maintain skills and share techniques
March 19, 2019
Wyoming Army National Guard Sgt. Shawn Todd, a combat medic assigned to Recruiting and Retention Battalion and Sgt. 1st Class Ethan Schanzenbach, 213th Regional Training Institute senior medical noncommissioned officer, treat a neck wound on mock patient, Spc. Tailor Johnson, a combat medic assigned to the 115th Field Artillery Brigade, during 68W annual sustainment training at the 213th RTI in Guernsey March 6, 2019.
Army Guard helicopter maintainers tout realism in training
March 18, 2019
Army Sgt. Daniel Bryd, with the Tennessee Army National Guard's 1st Battalion (Air Assault), 230th Aviation Regiment, replaces an engine starter on a hardware maintenance trainer as part of a reclassification course at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27, 2019. The trainer is a non-flyable air frame that gives students hands-on experience with maintenance and repair procedures.
Signing ceremony formalizes New York and Brazil partnership
March 15, 2019
New York National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields, talks with Brazilian Army General Gerson Menandro Garcia De Freitas, before a state partnership signing, on the USS Intrepid, Manhattan, N.Y., March 14, 2019. The State Partnership between the NYNG and Brazil is a Department of Defense joint security cooperation program executed by the State Adjutants General in support of Combatant Commanders and U.S. Chiefs of Mission to help achieve security cooperation objectives and Department of Defense policy goals.
Massachusetts fighter wing mechanic excels in her career
March 14, 2019
Airman First Class Rachel Kingsley, 104th Maintenance Group aircraft engine mechanic, has worked in the engine shop for four months and is honing her skills as an engine mechanic to ensure the F-15 Eagles are ready to fly.