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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.
Horsham Air Guard Station makes efforts to conserve energy
October 19, 2018
The Horsham Air Guard Station, Horsham, Pa. clicks the switch to save power here in 2018. One such initiative included replacing all the conventional street lights on base with high-efficiency lights. The Horsham Air Guard Station, Horsham, Pa. clicks the switch to save power here in 2018. One such initiative included replacing all the conventional street lights on base with high-efficiency lights. The Horsham Air Guard Station, Horsham, Pa. clicks the switch to save power here in 2018. One such initiative included replacing all the conventional street lights on base with high-efficiency lights.
Coolest job in the Air Force, in a manner of speaking
October 15, 2018
Airman 1st Class Molly Michael and Tech. Sgt. Ben Jonkman, both A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chiefs at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., service A-10s with liquid oxygen at Selfridge, Oct. 14, 2018. Michael recently completed her initial technical training and Jonkman was supervising her on-the-job training.
New York National Guard, South African MPs conduct exchange
October 15, 2018
New York Army National Guard Master Sgt. Luis Barsallo, a certified hand-to-hand tactics instructor, demonstrates a move to members of the South African National Defense Forces during an exchange visit on October 10, 2018. Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard took part in an exchange program at the South African National Defense Forces Military Police School during an exchange visit there on Oct. 10-11, 2018.
Ohio Air National Guard recruit follows her father's path
October 12, 2018
Col. Gary McCue (back right) and wife Molly stand behind their daughters Emily (from left), Josie, Zoe and Carly after Josie took the oath of enlistment May 9, 2018, to become a member of the Ohio Air National Guard.
Physician assistant helps to put New York Guard Soldiers first
October 10, 2018
New York Army National Guard Maj. Stephen Carson, second from left, is seen with his aeromedical flight crew at Udairi Airfield after a mission during his deployment to Kuwait in 2013-14. Carson, then a captain, served as a Physician’s Assistant in support of the New York Army National Guard’s 642nd Support Battalion, part of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.