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Arizona National Guard’s Kazakh State Partnership visit enhances military police capabilities
February 28, 2017
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers from Arizona Training Center, A Company 2-285 Assault Helicopter Battalion, and officers and interpreters from the Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense visit training facilities and ranges at Camp Navajo Ariz., July 10. The Arizona Army National Guard hosted the Kazakhstan military members during a week-long State Partnership Program sponsored trip to the United States.
Colorado National Guard partners with Jordan on public affairs support
February 26, 2017
Public affairs specialists from the Colorado National Guard and Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army Directorate of Moral Guidance partnered during a National Guard State Partnership Program PA exchange Feb. 5-9, 2017 in Jordan.
South Carolina State Partnership Program military spouses share commonality of personal strength
February 23, 2017
Barbara Livingston, wife of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, the adjutant general for South Carolina, meets with Yuli Nunez de Bueno, wife of Colombian air force Gen. Carlos Eduardo Bueno Vargas, commander of the Colombian air force, and Monica Ochoa de Rueda, wife of Colombian Air Force Col. Juan Carlos Rueda Cartagena, for a family support discussion in Gaston, South Carolina, Feb. 21, 2017. The gathering was part of Bueno’s visit with key leaders in the South Carolina National Guard and State Partnership Program and an opportunity for the spouses to exchange ideas about caring for military families.
Colorado partners with Jordanian forces for chemical threat exercise
February 23, 2017
Members of the Colorado National Guard and the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army participate in a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense exercise in Jordan, Feb. 6, 2017. The Colorado National Guard has a long-standing partnership with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through the National Guard State Partnership Program.
Louisiana Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force aids in $2 million drug bust
February 16, 2017
The Louisiana Counterdrug Aviation’s Operations provided command and control support to the Louisiana State Police by utilizing the UH72 Lakota’s enhanced communications and specialized technology. This allowed law enforcement to safely conduct the counter drug operation leading to the seizure of nearly $2 million dollars worth of drugs.
Kentucky Guard members train in historic sanatorium
February 10, 2017
Soldiers of the 41st Civil Support Team stage vehicles during a hazardous materials exercise at the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 7, 2016. The team used the historic site as a suitable location for a mission with low visibility and limited communications in an unfamiliar environment.
Munitions handling: A critical yet inherently dangerous career
February 8, 2017
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeremiah L. Buckmaster and Airman 1st Class Joshua E. Holland, munitions systems specialists assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, inspect inert Mark 82 bomb bodies Feb. 5, 2017, at the Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio. Munitions systems specialists procure, inspect, store, recondition, issue, transport, maintain, test and assemble GPS/laser guided and unguided munitions for 180FW F-16 Fighting Falcons.
Virginia Air National Guard helicopter provides eye in sky for counter-drug operations
February 7, 2017
A stock photo of a Virginia National Guard UH72A Lakota taking off from Fort Davison Army Airfield shows a similar UH72A Lakota to the one used by Virginia National Guard Counterdrug aviation to support Homeland Security Investigations and the Virginia State Police Task Force during the summer of 2016.
Free tax software and support available for military and family members
February 6, 2017
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Holden Smith, 633rd Air Base Wing Judge Advocate paralegal, assists Senior Airman Terrence Eaton, logistics readiness squadron vehicle maintenance journeymen, in filling out a form at the Langley Air Force Base, Va., tax center Feb. 5, 2013. As in the past, tax assistance is being offered to members of the armed forces and their families.
Partners Colorado and Jordan explore military women’s evolving leadership roles
February 2, 2017
Students and faculty from Emek Hebrew Academy Teichman Family Torah Center in Sherman Oaks, California, speak to a Soldier from the 270th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, prior to start of Vigilant Guard 17 at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) California Task Force 1, Los Angeles. “One of the cooler things was, some of the females came up to me asking, ‘Well why can’t we be in the Army?’ Well guess what? I actually have some female Soldiers here who have been successful, who have deployed,” explained 1st Lt. Brian Frizzle, 270th executive officer.