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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)
Gen. Grass concludes three-nation visit in Romania
November 30, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, center, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush, his senior enlisted advisor, left, talk with Texas National Guard members serving at MK Air Base, Romania, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve and other missions, Nov. 28, 2015. This image was acquired using a cellular phone.
Vermont Guard member becomes USA's first female Combat Engineer
November 27, 2015
U.S. Army Spc. Skylar Anderson, is the first female Soldier to receive the 12B Military Occupational Specialty code, graduating August 31, 2015, through a reclassification course at the 164th Regiment, Regional Training Institute in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
Honing spiritual fitness, Texas Air National Guard chaplain grows chaplain's program
November 25, 2015
Chaplain Brig. Gen. Steve Chisolm, Air National Guard Assistant to the U.S. Air Force Chief of Chaplains, preaches to Texas Air National Guard members and their families during a chapel service held at the 136th Airlift Wing headquarters, Nov. 15, 2015, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas.
Iowa, Kosovo a model National Guard State Partnership Program relationship
November 25, 2015
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits in Kosovo with representatives on each side of the partnership program between the U.S. and Kosovo.
Gen. Grass issues Thanksgiving message to civilians and uniformed personnel
November 24, 2015
U.S. Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the Air Force Association's 2013 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland., Sept. 18, 2013. Grass just released his Thanksgiving message