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167th Airlift Wing officers participate in exchange program
November 5, 2018
Lt. Col. Teddy Wundenberg, third from left,a maintenance officer for Helicopter Wing 64 of the German Air Force, poses for a photo with the 167th Airlift Wing's Inspector General staff during the 167th AW's deployment training exercise in Alpena, Mich., last June. Lt. Col. James Freid-Studlo, the 167th AW inspector general, second from left, hosted Wundenberg for about two weeks as part of the Military Reserve Exchange Program.
Neb., Texas Guard form unique color guard for Czech parade
November 2, 2018
Members of the special combined Nebraska and Texas National Guard color guard pose in front of a Nebraska Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker bearing the special 25th State Partnership Program Anniversary logo following an Oct. 29 flight back to the United States from the Czech Republic where the team marched in the Oct. 28 Czech Centennial Military Parade in Prague. Pictured are, from left, Tech. Sgt. Darren Davlin, Nebraska Air National Guard; Staff Sgt. Eric Halliburton, Texas Army National Guard; Senior Airman Avery Prai, Nebraska Air National Guard; Pfc. Alexa Nelson, Nebraska Army National Guard; Sgt. 1st Class Robb Miller, Texas Army National Guard; and Sgt. Adrian Tejerina, Texas Army National Guard.
North Dakota Guard Soldier helps his former school in Ghana
November 1, 2018
Spc. Dennis Duku hands out backpacks to school children at the Dadwen Schools Complex in western Ghana, which he attended years ago.
Citizen-Warrior: Military, police work go hand-in-hand for Guard member
October 31, 2018
Air Force Staff Sgt. Rodrigo Acosta, a security forces specialist with the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Wing and a Tucson Police Department police officer, reviews data on his patrol car laptop in Tucson, Arizona, Aug. 28, 2018. Acosta said he thrives in settings outside of the office environment. "I can't see myself sitting behind a desk at all. I think I would fall asleep," he said. "Law enforcement and security forces always keeps me on my toes."
U.S. Soldiers host Halloween fall festival in Ukraine
October 31, 2018
Spc. Kristina Brown of the 278th ACR face paints during the Trick or Treat Halloween event at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center, Ukraine, Oct. 27, 2018.
New Jersey Guard recruiter knows disabilities inside and out
October 30, 2018
U.S. Army Capt. Domenico Lazzaro, a specialty branch recruiter with the New Jersey Army National Guard, shows the audience a slide of the different levels of spinal cord injuries during the National Disability Employment Awareness Month observance at Joint Force Headquarters located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 18, 2018. On June 11, 2017, Lazzaro fell while navigating an obstacle course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and fractured his T8 vertebrae. The seven-hour surgery left him paraplegic. Lazzaro’s goal is to be able to pass the Army physical fitness test and continue to serve in the Guard.
Guard members answer the call to serve as volunteer firefighters
October 30, 2018
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kenneth A. Phillips, 28th Infantry Division, has served as a volunteer firefighter and in the National Guard at the same time for more than 30 years. Some Guard members find the time for their full-time jobs, reserve duty and firefighting.
Texas Airmen share night-vision procedures with Chileans
October 29, 2018
Chilean Air Force Maj. F. Marin, a C-130 pilot with the N10 Squadron, lines up the lenses on night vision goggles July 24, 2018, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Marin visited the wing as part of the State Partnership Program, which forges mutually beneficial partnerships with some of the 136th Airlift Wing’s staunchest allies and partners worldwide.
Armistice left some New York Guard Soldiers with mixed feelings
October 26, 2018
Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 27th Division celebrating the end of World War I following the Armistice on Nov. 11, 1918. According to Maj. Gen. John O'Ryan, the commander of the division, this photo and others like it were staged in the days following the signing of the document that ended combat in the World War by U.S. Army Signal Corps photographers.
Idaho Army National Guard member builds pizza chain
October 23, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard Sgt. Brian Padigimus prepares a pizza at Lucy's New York Style Pizzeria in Roberts, Idaho, Sept. 19, 2018. Padigimus, an infantryman assigned to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, started the pizza chain with a childhood friend in 2009.