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Army command chief warrant officers celebrate the past but look to the future
August 14, 2013
Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk W. Conley, the command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, speaks to the Warrant Officer Senior Advisory Council July 30, 2013 at Fort Lee, Va.
Kentucky Air Guard unit verified for domestic disaster-response mission
August 14, 2013
Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group offload a Humvee from a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 6, 2013, as part of Exercise Gateway Relief, a U.S. Transportation Command-directed earthquake-response scenario.
Interpreters break down language barriers of Africa Endeavor
August 13, 2013
Missouri Army National Guard 1st Lt. Pesseglou Yoma, center, a native of Togo and fluent French speaker, translates a conversation between Lt. Col. Honnet Michel Sahiry of the Ivory Coast, and U.S. Navy Lt. John MacLean.
New Jersey Guard engineer unit heads to Afghanistan for restoration work
August 13, 2013
Rocco Jones, 3, left, cheers for his older brother PV2 Joseph Jones at the end of a departure ceremony for the 150th Engineers, New Jersey Army National Guard. The horizontal engineer company from Hammonton departed Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Monday, starting a deployment to Afghanistan.
Thousands train during nuclear-bomb scenarios for Vibrant Response
August 13, 2013
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, based out of Frankfort, Ky., fills up during water bucket firefighting training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., during Vibrant Response, Aug. 6, 2013.
New York Army National Guard instructors qualify infantry Soldiers
August 13, 2013
Spc. John Daras, right, Spc. Benjamin Lewis, center, and Spc. Joe Golonka, left, assault a simulated enemy position at the New York Army National Guard's annual Infantryman Transition Course Aug. 7, 2013.
South Carolina National Guard supports the rescue of more than 150 neglected dogs
August 12, 2013
South Carolina National Guard Lt. Col. Marion Collins reassures a rescued puppy Aug. 10, 2013. The S.C. National Guard responded to the Anderson County Sheriff Office along with 28 other agencies after more than 150 dogs were discovered in a suspected puppy mill.
New York National Guard tests Homeland Response Force with exercise
August 12, 2013
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the search and extraction element of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear enterprise evaluate a simulated casualty during a disaster response exercise Aug. 9, 2013, at the Westchester County Fire Training Center.
Alaska National Guard supports exercise in Mongolia
August 9, 2013
Lt. Col Jim Arneson, a dentist with the Alaskan Army National Guard, looks to see where the tooth hurts in the mouth of a young Mongolian girl with the help of translator, Ms. Oyun Erdone while at the Buynt Uhaa Complex in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Khaan Quest 2011. Khaan Quest 2013 is now under way.
131st Bomb Wing is first Air Guard bomb wing certified for nuclear operations
August 9, 2013
During early-morning operations, 131st Bomb Wing Missouri Air National Guard mantainers service a B-2 Stealth at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
Missouri National Guard assists communities slammed by floodwaters
August 9, 2013
Gov. Jay Nixon speaks with Brig. Gen. David Newman, joint chief of staff for the Missouri National Guard, about the Guard's assistance during the flooding that took place in several south-central counties between Aug. 7 and 8, 2013.
109th Air Wing participates in National Disaster Medical System exercise
August 9, 2013
Airmen from the 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron of the 109th Airlift Wing, while working with civilian agencies, provide treatment during an exercise to simulated patients, Civil Air Patrol cadets, after they were brought to the base from the Aplaus Fire Department, Aug. 8, 2013.
Illinois National Guard Soldiers continue partnership with Polish forces in Afghanistan
August 8, 2013
Illinois National Guard Soldiers stand in formation with their Polish brothers in arms as Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland's minister of national defense, addresses Soldiers of Task Force White Eagle.
Missouri National Guard deploys more Soldiers to assist local authorities with flood response efforts
August 8, 2013
Missouri Soldiers, shown in 2011 checking a federal levee, were again called up for flood relief efforts.
North Carolina Soldier helps young patient have a blast
August 8, 2013
Army Staff Sgt. Ciara Riley, lower right, Devin Sutherland, lower left, Sgt. 1st Class Stewart Stevens, right, Steven Sutherland, Devin's father, left, at North Carolina National Guard Army Readiness Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Stevens and Riley, both North Carolina National Guard soldiers, and many others joined together to make Devin Sutherland a 'Soldier for the Day.'
188th Wing Airman uses military, civilian skills under fire
August 7, 2013
Staff Sgt. Michael Rybarczyk, an aircraft fuel systems craftsman with the 188th Maintenance Group, poses with one of the 188th Fighter Wing's A-10C Thunderbolt IIs. Rybarczyk was recognized for his actions during the wing's 2012 deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan, and was nominated by the wing for the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award.
Kentucky Air Guard joins with Army for earthquake-response drill
August 7, 2013
Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group unload an all-terrain vehicle at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2013, as part of Exercise Gateway Relief, a U.S. Transportation Command-directed earthquake-response scenario.
Missouri National Guard assists local authorities with flood response efforts
August 7, 2013
Missouri Soldiers, shown in 2011 checking a federal levee, were again called up for flood relief efforts.
Furloughs slashed to six days
August 6, 2013
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel conducts a news briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., July 31, 2013, about the Strategic Choices and Management Review.
Kentucky Air Guard's Maintenance University provides unique training opportunities
August 5, 2013
A Kentucky Air National Guard member works on a C-130 Hercules engine at the Air National Guard Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., on June 18, 2013, as part of a week-long course called Maintenance University.