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New York National Guard artillery troops honor WWII veteran
December 20, 2018
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Marc Lindemann, commander of the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, presents the Military Order of St. Barbara, the patron saint of the Field Artillery, to Army Pfc. Charles A. Brown, in New Windsor, N.Y., Dec. 7, 2018. Brown served in the 258th Field Artillery during WWII and donated his archives and records of the battalion’s combat actions in 2017 to the unit and the New York State Military History Museum.
Washington Guard, Malaysian army plan for upcoming exercises
December 19, 2018
Washington National Guard and Malaysian Army Group Photo at Buloh Camp, Malaysia on Dec. 5, 2018.
New York Air Guard members help NORAD track Santa
December 18, 2018
New York Air National Guards Master Sgt. Shane Reid, front, and Tech. Sgt. Brady King, both of the 224th Air Defense Squadron, train for upcoming Santa tracking operations at the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome. A headquarters unit of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), EADS supports the NORAD Tracks Santa operation every year.
CENTCOM: SPP underscores commitment to regional stability
December 14, 2018
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jon K. Mott, right, U.S. Central Command's director of exercises and training, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Tousey prepare to cut the cake to honor the National Guard's 382nd birthday Dec. 13, 2018. The National Guard-administered State Partnership Program, established in 1993, is a key component of CENTCOM's mission and the National Defense Strategy.
Pa. Guard welcomes Lithuanians to Fort Indiantown Gap
December 13, 2018
Lithuanian senior officials visited the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (EAATS) Dec. 5, 2018. The delegation toured the Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT) simulation system, the Non-Rated Crewmember Manned Module (NCM3), and the Aviation Maintenance Instructional Building (AMIB).
National Guard Bureau chief pens holiday message
December 12, 2018
Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, issued his holiday message Dec. 12, 2018.
How is the National Guard 140 years older than the U.S.?
December 12, 2018
Spc. Ashley Hartman cuts the ceremonial birthday cake for the National Guard's 381st birthday alongside Nevada Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. William Burks, left. The Nevada National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters office celebrates the National Guard's birthday every year with the highest and most junior ranking members available as cake cutters.
Six N.Y. Guard Soldiers will be part of National Army Museum
December 10, 2018
New York Army National Guard Maj.Robert Freed poses with a mock M-4 and block of wood replicating a radio handset, as photos of his pose are taken at Studio EIS in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 15, 2018. Freed is one of six New York National Guard Soldiers who served as models for life-size figures that will be part of two exhibits at the National Museum of the United States Army when it opens in 2020. The figure Freed served as a model is of a platoon leader in Afghanistan calling for air support.
Unmanned aircraft enhances Army Guard response capabilities
December 6, 2018
Army Pfc. Michael Makowski, with the South Carolina Army National Guard's D Company, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, launches an RQ-11B Raven in Bucksport, South Carolina, during Hurricane Florence response operations, Sept. 26, 2018. The unmanned aircraft system assists Army Guard units in gathering situational awareness of disaster scenes and sharing that information with other Guard elements, emergency officials and first responders.
Citizen-Warrior: Ohio Air Guard member fights drug suppliers
December 6, 2018
Staff Sgt. Alicia Stayonovich, a criminal analyst for the Ohio Counterdrug Task Force, tracks drug trafficking patterns as part of her work with Homeland Security Investigations, an arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in Cincinnati. Stayonovich, who provides real-time intelligence and analysis for HSI agents in the field, takes a personal interest in helping remove drugs from the street as her brother died of a heroin overdose in 2015.