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Everything to know about your military retirement choices
June 14, 2018
Army Soldiers prepare to execute a rehearsal of a night mission for live fire operations during Decisive Action Rotation 15-02 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 11, 2014.

Latvia dedicates 'Michigan Ave.' to honor state partnership
June 13, 2018
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, Nancy Pettit, Adjutant General of Michigan, Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, Latvian Armed Forces Commander, Lt. Gen. Leonīds Kalniņs, and Latvian Infantry Brigade commander, Col. Ilmārs Lejiņš, unveil “Michigan Avenue” at Ādaži Military Base, Latvia, June 12, 2018, to commemorate the 25-year relationship between Latvia and Michigan under the U.S. National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program (SPP).

Ohio National Guard builds partnerships at Platinum Wolf
June 12, 2018
ONG in Serbia for exercises

Female S.D. Air Guard members exchange ideas with Suriname
June 8, 2018
Tech. Sgt. Rachael Bjerke, 114th Medical Group dental assistant, talks about her experience in the South Dakota Air National Guard to Suriname Defense Force members during the National Guard State Partnership Program’s Women in the Military Conference May 14-19, 2018. The conference allowed for the exchange of ideas on promoting the importance of women in the U.S. and Suriname militaries.

Kentucky Airmen responded to Pueblo crisis 50 years ago
June 8, 2018
Kentucky Air National Guard aircrews with the 123rd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron were called to active duty in January, 1968 in response to the capture of the US Naval Ship Pueblo by North Korea. 104 officers and 650 Airmen mobilized overseas for the incident would be called the Pueblo Crisis.

Air National Guardsmen provide no-cost healthcare in Alabama
June 7, 2018
Capt. Nikita Dunbar, an Air National Guard critical-care nurse from the 187th Fighter Wing CERFP in Montgomery, Ala., takes a patient's blood pressure June 3, 2018, at the Alabama Wellness Innovative Readiness Training at Monroe County High School in Monroeville, Ala. Air Guardsmen from Alabama and Wisconsin were part of the joint force participating in the two-week training that provided no-cost health care to the citizens of lower Alabama.

Michigan Army Guard State Safety Program earns perfect score
June 7, 2018
The green ribbon of the Michigan Army National Guard's Safety Office, which won national recognition for its programs.

WVNG Soldier influences NCO development in Peruvian army
June 7, 2018
Sgt. 1st Class Héctor Guillén, West Virginia National Guard State Partnership Program coordinator and Peru native, poses with members of the U.S. Army South Non-commissioned officer (NCO) professional development team and Peruvian Army June 1, 2018 in Lima, Peru. Guillén provided training in Spanish on NCO leadership and development to the Peruvian Army.

140th Wing achieves firsts while supporting NATO exercise
June 6, 2018
The Colorado Air National Guard flew F-16 Fighting Falcons to Amari Air Base in Estonia to participate for the first time in Saber Strike 18 a multinational and U.S. multi-service exercise that will be conducted June 3-15, 2018, at locations throughout the Baltic region and Poland. This is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities.

The best part of waking up is Dustoff coffee in your cup
June 6, 2018
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ryan Amato assigned to 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, prepares an iced coffee for Spc Sarah Morris at the Dustoff Coffee shop at Camp Taji, Iraq May 18, 2018.