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Right place, right time - fighter wing firefighters save woman's life on jet
June 17, 2016
A team of firefighters from the 115th Fighter Wing Truax Fire and Emergency Services pose for a photo outside thier fire truck in Madison, Wis., June 6, 2016. This team of firefighters helped save a woman's life by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation after she collapsed on a jet.

Inspired by his father, South Carolina Soldier is raising his daughter on his own
June 17, 2016
U.S. Army Sgt. Carl Rogers, S.C. Army National Guard, stands next to his father Alfred before his second deployment to Afghanistan in Columbia, S.C., in 2009.  Rogers said his father is his role model and they always spend Fathers Day together.

Alabama Air National Guard hosts Romanian partners for F-16 sessions
June 15, 2016
Romanian air force 2nd Lt. Chirila Sandu, right, and Romanian air force Maj. Constantin Pecete talk with U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. William Rhodes, avionics element superintendent with the 187th Maintenance Squadron, about a U.S. Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft June 8, 2016, in the hangar at the Montgomery Regional ANGB, Ala.

New York Army National Guard dentist named tops in reserve component dentists for 2016
June 14, 2016
New York Army National Guard Maj. (Dr.) Joel Bachman works with a Soldier during a medical readiness check at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, N.Y. on June 11, 2016. Bachman  has received the Dental Corps Chief's Award of Excellence for 2016 as the top dentist in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.

Arizona Air National Guard member fulfills life's dream of becoming an attorney
June 14, 2016
Senior Master Sgt. Alex brown, front, leads the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing during a march at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2014. Brown’s prior experience as military training instructor made him the unit’s resident expert on drill and ceremonies and gave him skills that, he said, helped him graduate from law school.

Army Guard leaders urge Soldiers to make 'Life Pledge' to reduce suicides
June 10, 2016
The Guard Your Health website, www.guardyourhealth.com, helps connect Soldiers with mental health care professionals and resources in their local areas, with resources available in all 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia.

Minnesota and Croatia celebrate 20 years of partnership
June 10, 2016
Soldiers of the Minnesota Army National Guard 851st Vertical Engineer Company, Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th and 133rd Civil Support Squadron along with the Croatian Army Engineering Horizontal Construction Company work together for repairs and to rebuild parts of a primary school in Karlovec, Croatia.

New York Army National Guard quarry detachment ready to crush it
June 8, 2016
Troops of the New York Army National Guard’s 204th Engineer Detachment (Quarry) remove a failing conveyor belt from a quarry machine called a “crusher” here on May 14, 2016. Operating the crusher, which can turn large rocks into various grades of construction material, is the detachment’s main mission. Soldiers of the detachment, which is based in Binghamton, N.Y., worked for about 10 hours on May 14 to fix several mechanical shortfalls and ensure the crusher is operational for the detachment’s annual training in July.

Canadian Air Force allies train at Fort Indiantown Gap
June 6, 2016
Canadian and American forces gather for a group shot in front of the building the Canadian troops helped to renovate. The troops were here for several weeks as part of a partnership program that offers U.S. and Canada engineers to train together.

Zoo, Pennsylvania Guard base continue cooperation to save butterfly species
June 6, 2016
A Regal Fritillary sips nectar from an orange milkweed, also known as a butterfly milkweed, (asclepias tuberosa). The Regal's habitat has been diminished over the last 30 years, but Fort Indiantown Gap's ranges provide a natural grassland habitat allowing the butterflies to flourish.