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25th anniversary: Ohio-Hungary partnership more like family
May 14, 2018
Maj. James Eriksen, left, commander of Operational Mentor and Liasion Team (OMLT) 9.1, talks with a Hungarian army counterpart while on duty in Afghanistan, circa 2009. The ONG and Hungarian military partnered for several rotations in the early 2010s to train the Afghan National Army.
Idaho hosts Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Seminar
May 11, 2018
Attendees of the Humanitarian Assistance / Disaster Response seminar held in Boise, Idaho pose for a group photo May 8, 2018.
A tribute to military moms for Mother's Day
May 11, 2018
Tech. Sgt. Lisa Menken, a contract specialist with the 136th Mission Support Group, Texas Air National Guard, poses with her daughter Charrisa Menken April 29, 2018 in the 136th Airlift Wing Public Affairs studio at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas.
Michigan National Guard works with partner nation Liberia
May 10, 2018
During a visit to the Linda Thomas Greenfield Preparatory School, Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, the adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, was presented with a plaque in appreciation of his support to the Edward Binyah Kesselly facility and the families of the Armed Forces of Liberia. The children greeted him in their classrooms and showed him what they were learning.
WWI hero Henry Johnson fought for his life with a bolo knife
May 9, 2018
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Henry Johnson, circa 1919. Johnson was part of the 369th Infantry Regiment, the Hellfighters from Harlem, who fought under French command in WWI as an all-black combat unit. Johnson received the French Croix de Guerre for his actions in defending his outpost and his comrade Needham Roberts on the night of May 15, 1918.
Rider offers reminders for Motorcycle Safety Month
May 8, 2018
Obetz police respond to a fatal vehicle accident April 13, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. The collision occurred when the automobile made a left turn in front of the motorcyclist.
Iowa Guard partners with Kosovo Security Force for exercise
May 7, 2018
Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jennifer Simmons 132nd Wing, and Lt. Col. Emile Fernando 185th Air Refueling Wing, both of the Iowa Air National Guard, carry a patient to a helicopter during a medevac training exercise near Pristina, Kosovo, on May 2, 2018. Airmen from the Iowa Guard are in Kosovo participating in a two week exercise held annually as part of the state partner program with Iowa and Kosovo.
Eastern Civilian Marksmanship games underway in N.C.
May 4, 2018
Rodney Abbott adjusts the stock of his riffle into his shoulder during the 2018 Eastern Civilian Marksmanship Program Games and Matches, hosted by North Carolina National Guard's Camp Butner Training Center, in Stem, North Carolina, May 1, 2018. Camp Butner has been home to the Eastern Games for 12 years with 1,800 competitor entries for the 2018 competition.
Michigan Guard and Latvia celebrate 25-year partnership
May 3, 2018
Maj. Gen. Leonard Isabelle, Michigan Air National Guard commander, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia Nancy Pettit, Latvia's Minister of Defense, Raimonds Bergmanis, Lt. Gen. Leonids Kalniņš, Latvia's National Armed Forces commander, and event moderator Kaspars Galkins, prepare to toast the 25th Anniversary of the Latvia-Michigan partnership during a special ceremony, April 27, 2018 in Riga, Latvia.
Citizen-Warrior: Military, civilian experience enhances Soldier’s situational awareness
May 1, 2018
As a watch analyst with the Department of Homeland Security in Arlington, Virginia, Stephen Caldwell monitors potential national threats that could pose harm to critical infrastructures.