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National Guard aviators converge at Northern Strike 18
August 28, 2018
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, air lifts an M777 105mm Howitzer from Camp Grayling, Mich. to an area in the vicinity of the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich. Aug. 10, 2018.
Florida Air Guard nurse practitioner aids feathered patient
August 27, 2018
Capt. Mike Yarbrough, a nurse practitioner in the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing, works to free a bird from tangled fishing line as the bird's caretaker looks on at a health services clinic in Kihei, Hawaii during Tropic Care Maui County 2018, an Innovative Readiness Training mission serving Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
Kentucky Guard members share training practices with Djibouti
August 24, 2018
Members of the Djiboutian military visit with Kentucky Guardsmen during a leadership exchange as part of the State Partnership Program in Greenville, Ky., Aug. 16, 2018. Kentucky Guardsmen shared training fundamentals and ideas with instructors from the Djiboutian Armed Forces.
ESGR is backbone of Guard-employer alliance
August 24, 2018
Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Nance, a boom operator with the Washington Air National Guard's 141st Air Refueling Wing, guides a boom to the receiving end of an F-15C Eagle while Chandra Fox views the refueling operation from a KC-135 Stratotanker, May 5, 2018, over southern Oregon. Fox was part of a "Boss Lift," an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program that provides the civilian employers of National Guard members the opportunity to better understand Guard missions.
Vietnam vet's daughter connects with him through service
August 21, 2018
Vietnam veteran John Schilinski and his daughter, Staff Sgt. Rachel Kovach, a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 112th infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, share an afternoon together comparing experiences with the military.
W. Va. Guard hosts Peruvian senior enlisted leaders
August 20, 2018
West Virginia Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Cantrell poses for a photo with Técnico Jefe Superior Pedro Espinoza, sergeant major of the Peruvian army Aug. 16, 2018, at the West Virginia National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Charleston, West Virginia.
Two instructors build intellects, physiques on same campus
August 17, 2018
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ebonie S. Hills stands outside the classroom building, August 16, 2018, where she instructs Airman Leadership School to junior Airmen at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee. Hills is a single mom who body builds in her spare time. She recently placed 1st in both the True Novice and Open classes for the Figure category at her first competition in Knoxville, Tenn.
Moldovan and North Carolina Guard Soldiers become one team
August 16, 2018
Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion and Moldovan Combat Medics work together conducting life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical technique and medical intervention at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas, during the 30th Armored Brigade's eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise, August 6 – 21, 2018.
96th Troop Command takes lead on Exercise Keris Strike 2018
August 9, 2018
Officers from the 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, and the 15th Royal Malay Regiment, 3rd Division, Malaysian Army, salute during the closing ceremony of Exercise Keris Strike 2018, Aug. 3, 2018. Keris Strike 2018 is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. and Malaysia that focuses on humanitarian disaster relief efforts.
Michigan fire training builds multinational partnerships
August 8, 2018
From July 23 to Aug. 3, 2018, firefighters from Latvia, Bulgaria and Estonia attended an Incident Command course at Alpena (Michigan) Combat Readiness Training Center, gaining familiarity with tactics and techniques applicable during the initial decision-making phase of an emergency response situation.