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New York military police Soldier finds path to civilian law enforcement career
June 27, 2017
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Joseph Selchick, a military police Soldier with the National Guard’s 727th Military Police Law and Order Detachment, applied his military skills and experience to graduate from the Rockland County Police and Public Safety Academy in Pomona, New York, June 23, 2017. Selchick credits his military service for providing a foundation of experience for his success at the academy.
New York Army National Guard pilot makes last landing after 31 years of flying
June 23, 2017
U.S. Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 5 Chuck Rodda shakes hands with fellow Soldiers at the Army Aviation Support Facility #3, Latham, N.Y., June 22, 2017. Rodda completed his final flight with the New York Army National Guard, an important ceremony for Air Force and Army pilots, marking their last flight with the military.
Virginia Guard transporters train with active duty on rail and water operations
June 22, 2017
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 1173rd Transportation Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group conducted training on rail load and seaport operations during their drill weekend June 9-11, 2017, at Fort Eustis, Virginia.
Arizona Guard Airman relates leadership lessons
June 21, 2017
Air Force Airman 1st Class Jonathan Sheaffer removes a bolt from a water separator filter on an R-11 refueling truck at Goldwater Air National Guard Base in Phoenix, May 3, 2017. Sheaffer is a vehicle maintenance apprentice in the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing.
'Harlem Hellfighters' of New York are 104 years old
June 20, 2017
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Edgar Ponce guides Spc. Agnes Torres, both with the 369th Sustainment Brigade, as she drives a Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on November 12, 2016. RTCHs are used to move large containers over various types of terrain.
New York Army Guard aviators and artillerymen team up for joint training at Fort Drum
June 19, 2017
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepare to attach a 105mm M119A2 Howitzer to UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault artillery raid,at Fort Drum on June 9, 2017.
National Guard partnerships support EUCOM theater objectives
June 19, 2017
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau; President Raimonds Vejonis, president of Latvia; and Army Maj. Gen. Greg Vadnais, adjutant general, Michigan National Guard, in Riga, Latvia, June 12, 2017.
Righting a war record and remembering young Soldier's sacrifice during World War II
June 16, 2017
U.S. Army PFC Silvio Campanella, a member of the 42nd Infantry Division from Albany, N.Y. during World War II, who was executed by German forces on Jan. 19, 1945. The Rainbow Division Veterans Foundation recently paid to have his headstone redone with the correct date of his death.
South Carolina Guard father increases bonds with son over shared service
June 16, 2017
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Michael Snyder with A Co. 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion and U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder with the 169th Fighter Wing pose for a photograph at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina, June 13, 2017.
Pennsylvania and Lithuania State Partnership Program provides mutual training benefits
June 15, 2017
U.S. Soldiers joined State Partnership Program allies from Lithuania for training during Exercise Iron Wolf as part of Saber Strike 17, June 14, 2017, near Pabrade, Lithuania. Exercise Iron Wolf 17 is one of many similar Exercise Saber Strike17 events across Europe designed to deter aggression and strengthen alliances between the U.S., Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Croatia, Portugal and other allied nations.