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'Beeline March' to Cambridge: National Guard roots of Army's founding
July 15, 2016
Dressed in typical attire of back-country riflemen, Revolutionary War living historians in Virginia prepare for a reenactment. The round hats and hunting shirts are the same as those described in the accounts of the first riflemen within companies such as the Berkeley County Rifles who made the “Beeline to Boston.”
Minnesota Guard member experiences 'new things' as he helps renovate a schoolhouse
July 14, 2016
Spc. Jesse Mendiola takes a break during a reconstruction and remodel at the primary school June 10, 2016, in Karlovac, Croatia. Soldiers of the Minnesota Army National Guard 851st Vertical Engineer Company, Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th and 133rd Civil Engineer Squadron along with the Croatian Army Engineering Horizontal Construction Company work together for repairs and to rebuild parts of a primary school in Karlovac. The project is a Humanitarian Civic Assistance project made possible by the U.S. European Command in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia.
Becoming a father while deployed
July 13, 2016
Ave, daughter of Staff Sgt. Kevin Reed, an information technology specialist who’s currently deployed to the Middle East with the 17th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Theater Support Command, was born Feb. 17, 2016. Thanks to modern technology, Reed can video chat with his wife and daughter on a daily basis.
Airman continues family’s Air Force legacy
July 12, 2016
Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Phillips, the 22nd Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire section chief, right, poses with his grandfather, retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Raymond Hopper, in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., June 25, 2016. Phillips is assigned to the KC-135, one of the same airframes his grandfather worked on nearly 60 years before.
Chief Master Sgt. Bill Dixon says goodbye to Alaska Air Guard after 41 years
July 8, 2016
Retired U.S. Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Bill Dixon says his final farewells to his friends and co-workers at the interior-Alaska Air Guard wing where he finished 41 years of military service, here at Eielson AFB, Alaska, June 29, 2016. The ceremony was attended by more than 200 people and was held in the maintenance bay, which was Dixon’s home-away-from-home for almost 20 years.
Governor honors Washington Youth Academy director for leadership of National Guard-related program
July 7, 2016
Gov. Jay Inslee honored Washington Youth Academy Director Larry Pierce as well as 21 other state agency managers who have demonstrated outstanding leadership. The 2016 Governor’s Award for Leadership in Management was presented at an awards luncheon June 30, 2016, at the Executive Residence.
In the air, on the water, underground: 9th Civil Support Team radiation drills push the limits
July 6, 2016
The California National Guard's 9th Civil Support Team (CST) tests a platform and hoist system the team designed for the QinetiQ Talon robot during a May exercise in San Diego focused on preventing international smuggling of radiation sources. The Los Alamitos-based CST specializes in responding to incidents involving a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear contaminant.
PTSD Awareness Month: South Carolina Soldier sheds light
June 29, 2016
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Hutcheson, South Carolina National Guard, gardens at his home in Irmo, South Carolina, June 27, 2016, in order to gain a sense of purpose separate from being a Soldier to combat certain Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms. Hutcheson has been battling PTSD as a result of multiple combat deployments in support of both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
South Dakota National Guard celebrates 10 years of partnership with Suriname
June 27, 2016
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch, adjutant general of the South Dakota National Guard, and Col. Adolf Jardim, deputy commander of the Suriname Defense Force, observe the urban patrol training lane during the Golden Coyote training exercise at West Camp Rapid, Rapid City, S.D. June 20, 2016.
West Virginia welcomes Peruvian MPs during State Partnership Program visit
June 23, 2016
West Virginia’s Camp Dawson was home to five Peruvian officers June 15 to 19, continuing a 20-year partnership between Peru’s Army and the West Virginia Army National Guard.The WVARNG’s 151st Military Police Battalion hosted the visit, the first time that branch has been involved in the West Virginia-Peru State Partnership Program. The Peruvian officers observed the 157th Military Police Company's annual training, granting them the opportunity to interact with WVARNG Soldiers and share knowledge.