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New York Air National Guard pararescue jumpers test wearable medical technology for Air Force researchers
October 6, 2015
Airman Samual Prescott, a pararescue jumper assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, an element of the 106th Rescue Wing, monitors a patient during a training exercise conducted at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base at Westhampton Beach, New York, on Aug. 25, 2015. The drills was conducted to help evaluate a casualty monitoring system being developed as part of the Air Force BATMAN program, which aims to put useful, wearable technology in the hands of Air Force war fighters.
Massachusetts National Guard signs state partnership with Republic of Kenya
October 5, 2015
– Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, the adjutant general, Massachusetts National Guard, and Mr. Kiritu Miano Wamae, acting principal secretary, Kenya Ministry of Defence, sign the state partnership agreement between the Republic of Kenya and the Massachusetts National Guard during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Defence, in Nairobi on Oct. 1, 2015.
State partners Indiana and Slovakia continue relationship with exchange of troops
October 2, 2015
Soldiers from the Indiana National Guard and the Slovak Armed Forces prepare for firing an AT-4 weapon at Camp Atterbury, during the Indiana-Slovakia Exchange, Sept. 18, 2015.
National Guard's Homeland Security Institute returns to Harvard University
October 2, 2015
Army Maj. Gen. Linda Singh, the adjutant general, Maryland National Guard, answers a question from Prof. Herman "Dutch" Leonard, Public Management at the Kennedy School and Cochair of the Social Enterprise Initiative at Harvard Business School as Col. William Pallozzi, superintendent, Maryland State Police, listens during a panel discussion on the Baltimore civil unrest discussion at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. The panel was part of the Leadership in Homeland Security course at Harvard University.
From U.S. to Berlin: Utah and Maryland Guard members exchange experiences with German counterparts
September 30, 2015
Maryland National Guard Capt. Kurt M. Rauschenberg and Utah National Guard Lt. Col. Steven A. Fairbourn stand with the commander of the Center of Military Information in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 7, 2015.
South Carolina National Guard helps Youth Challenge Cadets to obtain trade certificates
September 30, 2015
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. R. Van McCarty, deputy adjutant general for South Carolina National Guard, joins with Aiken Technical College President Dr. Susan Windsor to sign the Department of Labor grant for the South Carolina Youth Challenge Academy's POST Job Challenge at Aiken Technical College, Sept. 16, 2015. POST Job Challenge will afford Youth Challenge graduates the opportunity to continue their education at Aiken Tech.
S.C. National Guard, U.S. Army Central host delegation from Pakistan
September 30, 2015
Pakistan Army Col. Shahid Hussain, deputy director of military training, and Lt. Col. Harpreet Baines, U.S. Army Central branch chief for Central and South Asia, discuss future exercise opportunities Sept. 22, 2015, during Inspired Gambit 15. Inspired Gambit is a USARCENT-led exercise held to increase proficiency, expand levels of military-to-military cooperation, and promote long-term regional stability and interoperability.
South Dakota Guard and Suriname military develop leaders
September 25, 2015
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Watkins, Master Sgt. Marcus Frey and Air Force Master Sgt. Lori Hoop, all members of the South Dakota National Guard, observe how the Suriname Army survives in a jungle environment during a subject matter expert exchange on non-commissioned officer professional development in Paramaribo, Suriname, Sept. 16, 2015.
Heroism on Everest: Air Guard doctor recounts lifesaving efforts in wake of massive Nepal earthquake
September 24, 2015
Maj. Asif Anwar in Nepal in April. Anwar, a flight surgeon with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing, treated more than 500 patients on Mount Everest and in Katmandu, Nepal, in the days following the earthquake.
Kentucky plays host to delegation from new partner Djibouti
September 23, 2015
Chief Warrant Officer Kevin Keith discusses the capabilities of a UH-60 Black Hawk with Lt. Col. Chakib Mahamed Ali, deputy commander of the Djibouti Air Force, during a visit to the Kentucky Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility in Frankfort, Kentucky, Sept. 15, 2015. Members of the Djibouti military toured several sites across Kentucky as part of the country’s new partnership with the Kentucky Guard.