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South Dakota Guard mechanics play vital role for aircraft
June 2, 2017
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Heintz and Spc. Kyle Pfeifle, general mechanics with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company B, 935th Aviation Support Battalion, disassemble and inspect an HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the SDARNG aviation facility in Rapid City, S.D., March 25, 2017. Members of the 935th perform general repairs and inspections periodically to ensure the aircrafts are safe to operate.

Civil engineer Airman builds civilian and military career
June 2, 2017
Senior Airman Samantha Ghareeb, a heavy equipment operator with the Kansas Air National Guard’s 190th Civil Engineer Squadron, applies mortar to a building in Daugavpils, Latvia, in June 2015. Ghareeb was part of a humanitarian project between her unit and Latvian military engineers.

Maple Resolve 17: Aviation annual training, helicoptering done right, eh?
June 2, 2017
Maryland National Guard soldiers complete pre-flight checks on a UH-60 Black Hawk during Exercise Maple Resolve 17 at Camp Wainwright in Alberta, Canada, May 25, 2017. Exercise Maple Resolve is an annual collective training event designed for any contingency operation. Approximately 4,000 Canadian and 1,000 service members from the U.S., Britain, Australia, and New Zealand are participating in this year's exercise.

Wisconsin's Volk Field offers valuable crash and recovery training
June 1, 2017
Students attempt to lift a C-130J Special Operations Aircraft that has never been lifted before at the Volk Air National Guard base. The Airmen are students of a Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recover (CDDAR) training course hosted at the base on May 23, 2017.

Washington National Guard expands State Partnership Program with Malaysia
May 31, 2017
Logo promotes the latest State Partnership Program agreement between the Washington National Guard and Malaysia.

Mother, daughter reflect on Arizona Air Guard service
May 31, 2017
Air Force Staff Sgt. Nichole Jordan, left, an aerospace medical technician for the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing's medical group, and Air Force Master Sgt. Peggy Schmidt, a supply supervisor for the wing's logistics readiness squadron, pose in front of a 1947 F-84 Thunderjet aircraft static display at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Ariz., May 12, 2017.

Ohio's 180th Fighter Wing enhances multinational partnerships at Exercise Load Diffuser 17
May 30, 2017
Master Sgt. Joe Ray, a weapons loader assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, monitors a final preflight safety check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon, May 29, 2017, at Kecskemet Air Base in Hungary.

Soldiers walk the walk during unique Strong Bonds event
May 25, 2017
Service members from the Arizona National Guard participated in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range during a unique Strong Bonds event. Events such as these have contributed to the success that the Arizona National Guard’s Chaplains Corps have experienced in connecting with Arizona Guardsmen.

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.