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Air National Guard director Clarke makes Wyoming re-enlistment ceremony memorable
July 24, 2014
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, the director of the Air National Guard, administers the oath of enlistment during a mass re-enlistment ceremony, for Airmen of the 153rd Airlift Wing on July 23, 2014. Clarke visited the 153rd, and met with unit and Wyoming National Guard leaders .
Michigan Army Guard kicks off XCTC training exercise, active component and Army Guard Soldiers train together
July 23, 2014
A Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan National Guard, prepares for contact from opposing forces in his hasty fighting position during the Field Artillery Defense situation training exercise lane during the eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise on Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., July 17, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremy Miller/Released)
New Jersey Army Guard hosting unique officer candidate school for Albanians
July 23, 2014
Albanian 2nd Lt. Hekuran Budani and Sgt. Marjana Kotarja speak to students of the Command and General Staff Officer Course at Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, N.J., about the first-of-its-kind Officer Candidate School they are attending. In the background is Matthew Zilinski, senior platoon training officer of New Jersey's OCS program for the Albanians.
Eight Nevada Guard Airmen support humanitarian mission in Tonga
July 23, 2014
In this file photo, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Misty Ray of the Oregon National Guard holds a child to be examined during the Pacific Angel mission in Sri Lanka in 2013. Eight Nevada Guard Airmen are participating in this year’s Pacific Angel mission in Tonga through July 26.
Cyber security exercise, heavy on National Guard, completed
July 22, 2014
Soldiers from a Cyber Protection Team participate in Cyber Guard 14-1, a joint and interagency exercise designed to test coordination and tactical-level operations to protect, prevent, mitigate and recover from a domestic cyberspace incident, June 30, 2014, at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va. CPTs traditionally defend DoD information networks, but can defend other infrastructure when authorized. Three CPTs participated in this year’s Cyber Guard.
New York Army Guard Soldier makes use of program for Guard members to attend West Point
July 22, 2014
New York Army National Guard Pvt. 1st Class Mitchell Valenza, a Queensbury resident, is now Cadet Valenza at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Georgia medevac training: 'Very little room for error'
July 22, 2014
Sgt. Natsuki Hama, a Georgia Guard member with Detachment 1, Charlie Company, 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion, is hoisted by Sgt. Chad Evans into a UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter in Marietta, Georgia, July 13, 2014, as part of a hoist-training exercise.
Guard members helping fight blazes in Utah, Oregon and Washington
July 21, 2014
An Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter returns to the Madras Airport after successfully dumping water on a target area in the Logging Unit fire west of Madras, Ore., July 20, 2014. Two CH-47 Chinook helicopters and two HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters of the Oregon Army National Guard arrived at the Madras Airport, July 19, to assist local authorities in suppressing the wildfire west of Madras.
Illinois Soldiers and Polish officials honor 21 years of state partnership
July 21, 2014
Grzegorz Olszak, Polish ambassador to the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain, left, presents a token of appreciation to Col. Drew Dukett, commander of the 108th Sustainment Brigade July 14, 2014, at the Polish Embassy of Kuwait.
Georgia Army National Guard coaches Honduran military
July 21, 2014
Staff Sgt. Gibran Harewood with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment of the Georgia National Guard, watches a Honduran military fire team conduct room clearing exercises in Cucuyagua, Honduras, during June of 2014.
South Dakota Guard shares knowledge with Suriname military on reserve force operations
July 21, 2014
Maj. Gen Timothy Reisch, adjutant general of the South Dakota National Guard, meets with Col. Adolf Jardim, deputy commander of the Suriname Armed Forces, during the Reserve Forces Subject Matter Expert Exchange at Camp Rapid, S.D., July 11, 2014.
Alaska Air Guard members rescue five hikers stranded on cliff near Valdez
July 21, 2014
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron flies on a training flight July 10 in south-central Alaska. The hoist capabilities of the Pave Hawk helicopters provide the rescue assets with the ability to conduct rescue missions in rugged terrain.
Va. Guard aviators fly nearly 300 hours over Guatemalan skies
July 18, 2014
Members of the Virginia Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment land a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after transporting Soldiers to Guatemala city during Operation Beyond the Horizon April 28, 2014. The 2-224 Aviation Regiment’s primary purpose is for casualty evacuation, but they also run personnel transport and other tasks given to them by the Task Force.
Air National Guard units collaborate to provide power of space to Earth-bound users
July 17, 2014
Staff Sgt. Kellie Hinkle, Eagle Vision-3, CANG, downloads commercial space-based products with newly fielded ground unit.
Puerto Rico National Guard divers take training to new depths
July 17, 2014
Citizen-Soldiers assigned to the 232nd Engineer Dive Detachment, 92nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Puerto Rico National Guard, conduct water familiarization training at the pool in Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center, July 8, 2014.
Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition kicks off
July 16, 2014
One of the competitors in the Army National Guard's Best Warrior contest in Arkansas, July 14, 2014.
Texas Airman answers the nation's call four times - in different service branches
July 16, 2014
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesus Yanez, 455th Expeditionary Base Defense Squadron defender, stands at his post at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, July 2, 2014. Yanez has served in four different military branches throughout his career. He is a native of El Paso, Texas, and deployed from Texas Air National Guard.
Air National Guard Airman will serve on Veterans Affairs advisory group
July 16, 2014
Chief Master Sgt. Christopher C. Guy, the personnel area functional manager assigned to the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, will serve on a three-member team that will make recommendations on enhanced data sharing and the efficient transfer of the service member treatment records between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Soldiers form bonds in Pennsylvania with Lithuanian counterparts
July 15, 2014
Lithuanian Lt. Col. Aurelijus Motiejunas speaks about his experience training alongside Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division at Fort Indiantown Gap.
Commentary: One Soldier's struggle with PTSD
July 15, 2014
Tom Blackburn with his wife Bethany. The couple still work together in counseling to help Tom adapt to life with his PTSD.