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50 years ago, Air National Guard brought Christmas to troops in Vietnam
December 18, 2015
A U.S. Army ground crew unloads Christmas gifts from a Georgia Air National Guard C-97. The aircraft was one of approximately 80 Air National Guard planes to participate in Operation Christmas Star.
NORAD continues the 60-year tradition of tracking Santa
December 14, 2015
Volunteer tracker Matthew Harvey joined his mother Col. Tina Harvey to help answer emails from children and parents across the globe while at the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado., Dec. 24, 2014.
Pa. flight medic departs for fifth deployment
December 14, 2015
Pennsylvania Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Kwiecien, a flight medic with nearly 20 years of service, is deploying to Southwest Asia soon with Detachment 1, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, where he will serve as noncommissioned officer in charge of the unit.
Meals, ready-to-savor: Student chefs show cooking chops with Army chow
December 10, 2015
Student chefs wait in anticipation as New York Army National Guard culinary specialists Sgt. Duwann Gordon, middle, and Pvt. Yorby Fernandez (right) judge a meal the students prepared using MRE food components at a Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) vocational education facility in Goshen, New York, Dec. 4, 2015. The students prepared meals with MREs as part of a New York Army National Guard educational challenge designed to test their skills and familiarize them with Army careers. The students chefs are, from left: Tyra Chase, a Middletown High School junior; Tushana Clarke and Nina Lucas, both juniors at Port Jervis High School.
Retired Air Force colonel and former POW speaks on the power of a positive attitude
December 10, 2015
Retired U. S. Air Force Col. Ed Hubbard presents a limited edition lithograph that he painted in the early 1980s to 153rd Airlift Wing Commander Col. Bradley Swanson. Hubbard detailed his experiences as a POW and provided insight on keeping a positive attitude during captivity.
Jersey Airman sleuths out WWII Belgian crash site of great-uncle
December 8, 2015
From left, Gaston Mean, an Awyaille, Belgium, resident for more than 70 years, sits with U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James McCloskey, and Mean's wife, in the living room of the Belgian home of the Mean family, Aug. 12, 2015.
New York National Guard honors President Martin Van Buren, who gave the world 'OK'
December 8, 2015
A wreath from President Barack Obama takes pride of place among a number of wreaths placed at the gravesite of President Martin Van Buren at the Dutch Reformed Cemetery in Kinderhook, New York, during a ceremony honoring the eighth president on Dec. 5, 2015, the 233rd anniversary of his birth.
South Dakota National Guard reinforces partnership at National Day in Suriname
December 3, 2015
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch, adjutant general for the South Dakota National Guard and State Command Chief Master Sgt. James Welch, SDNG senior enlisted leader, meet with Suriname’s Minister of Defense Ronni Benschop, during a distinguished leaders visit to Paramaribo, Suriname, Nov. 25, 2015.
New York National Guard troops lend a hand in loading Trees for Troops
December 3, 2015
New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Kara Tatlock passes a Christmas tree to Army Natiomal Guard Sgt. Maj. David Smiiith to help load Christmas trees bound for military forces at Ellms Tree Farm Nov. 30 as part of the shipment of holiday trees for troops. Twenty members of the New York Army and Air National Guard volunteered their time to help load about 125 donated Christmas Trees at Ellms Tree Farm in Charlton, N.Y.The donated trees will be delivered to Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Colombian Army Engineers view South Carolina flood response
December 1, 2015
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Omar Benjamin (left), with the South Carolina Army National Guard’s Combined Support Maintenance Shop, answers questions from Colombian Army Lt. Col. Hernando Rodriguez through Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Lombana, Nov. 19, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard held a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with its Partner Nation Nov. 15-21, 2015. While in South Carolina, the five Colombian officers toured various sites and met with their National Guard counterparts seeing firsthand the areas affected by the floods, and how the Guard responded working alongside civilian first responders and state and local emergency management. Since its launch in 2012, when the South Carolina National Guard introduced its State Partnership Program (SPP) with the Republic of Colombia, S.C., has focused on establishing long-term relationships where Colombia and South Carolina can promote mutual interests and build lasting capabilities. In the past year the South Carolina National Guard has held 26 engagements with its partner nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Stephen D. Hudson)