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National Guard and Canadian medics train to a higher standard at Maple Resolve 17
May 24, 2017
Cpl. Sean Gauthier, a medic for 5 Field Ambulance from Quebec, Canada, gets a first glimpse of a simulated traumatic injury being carried by US medical personnel during exercise Maple Resolve. The exercise is Canada's premiere brigade-level validation exercise used to sharpen the war-fighting skills and improve readiness for US and Canadian forces.
Mississippi Medical Detachment supports Soldiers training in California
May 24, 2017
Spc. Akeem M. Oliver and Cpt. Tanya L. West, both with the Mississippi Medical Detachment, Mississippi Army National Guard, prepare medical supplies at the detachment’s aid station 21 May, 2017, at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. The medical detachment is providing care for the service members from approximately 40 units from around the country taking part in the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team’s training rotation at NTC.
Having snowboarded on slopes of freedom, New Jersey Soldier glad to give back
May 23, 2017
Sgt. Michael Whitehead, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) specialist with the 50th Chemical Company based in Somerset, New Jersey, collects his gas mask and other protective gear after a personal decontamination exercise May 19, 2017, during Maple Resolve 17 at Camp Wainwright, Alberta, Canada.
Overcoming adversity, Airman finds home in Air Guard
May 22, 2017
Air Force Staff Sgt. Colton Elliott has faced much adversity throughout his life and now he’s found a home with the Air National Guard. Elliott, a photojournalist with the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing, poses for a photo at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 2, 2017.
From 'Lost Boy' to Citizen-Airman, Sudanese immigrant joins New York Air Guard
May 19, 2017
Airman 1st Class Frances Andrew is assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing's Command Support Staff at Stratton Air National Guard Base. Andrew first arrived in the United States in 2001 at the age of 21. He grew up in a refugee camp from the age of 7 and is known as one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.
Army Guard funeral honor guard members hone advanced skills during two-week training
May 16, 2017
Four New York Army National Guard Soldiers, along with eight other Army National Guard Soldiers from across the country, rehearse the movements and commands of a full military funeral during the 80-hour, Train-the-trainer Military Funeral Honors course at Camp Smith Training Site May 11, 2017.
Puerto Rico National Guard gives scoop on helicopter buckets to its state partners
May 12, 2017
Guard members from Puerto Rico answer questions about helicopter bucket use in forest fires for a visiting delegation from their visitors in the State Partnership Program in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Unique challenges spurred great training for New York Army National Guard snipers
May 12, 2017
Sgt. David Peters, 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry; and Staff Sgt. Masami Yamakado, 1st Battalion 69th Infantry, pose for a team photo at the 26th Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship at Ft. Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ark. on April 27, 2017.
Indiana National Guard unit rehearses with partner Slovakia during Saber Junction 17 exercise
May 11, 2017
Maj. Gen. David Wood, commanding general, 38th Infantry Division, and Sgt. Maj. James Martin, command sergeant major, 38th Infantry Division, visit the operations center during Saber Junction 17 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany May 4, 2017.
Ohio's 180th Fighter Wing Airmen participate in water survival training
May 10, 2017
Lt. Col. Nicholas Zetocha, air sovereignty alert commander assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, crashes into the water after being dragged in to simulate an ejection landing May 6, 2017 during water survival training at the Aqua Hut in Toledo, Ohio.