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Guard units take on multiple roles in exercises, real world missions in Europe
June 6, 2014
Soldiers with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard work with a Lithuanian soldier, center, during an exercise in Saber Strike 2013 in Adazi, Latvia, June 4, 2013. S
North Dakota Soldier named Army Training and Doctrine Command instructor of year
June 5, 2014
Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general of U.S. Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), left, presents a plaque to Sgt. 1st Class Paul Deegan, of the 164th Regiment Regional Training Institute, upon naming Deegan the 2013 TRADOC National Guard Instructor of the Year during a ceremony May 30, 2014, in Fort Eustis, Virginia.
Living the Army Values: Florida medic gives car to fellow Soldier fighting leukemia
June 5, 2014
Sgt. Jacob Thomas of the Florida Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 153rd Cavalry Squadron embodied the Army Core Values of Loyalty and Selfless Service recently when he gave a new car he won to a fellow National Guard Soldier who is fighting leukemia.
New Jersey Guard helps train Albanian officer candidates
June 4, 2014
Albanian Officer Candidates Ermiona Laci, left, and Anita Gruda stand in front of their table at the dining facility at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 29, 2014. The candidates will remain standing until two additional candidates join them. Albania is the first State Partnership Program country to send its officer candidates to the United States to attend an Officer Candidate School program. The 12-week NJARNG OCS program is modelled after the active-duty program at Fort Benning, Ga., and includes classroom instruction, physical and leadership training.
Missouri Guard members practice response to chemical and other disasters
June 4, 2014
National Guard Soldiers of the Missouri Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high Explosive (CBRNE) Task Force simulate the decontamination process of a contaminated Soldier at Boone County Training Center (Missouri) May17, 2014.
Special Operations trains in hostage scenario with South Carolina National Guard
June 3, 2014
A joint exercise including elements of the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force special operations, and Columbia Police Department S.W.A.T., conduct urban assault training scenarios in Columbia, S.C., May 19, 2014.
Retired New York National Guard Soldier shoots in match that has trophy named for him
June 3, 2014
New York Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Dee fires an M9 pistol during the 35th Annual "TAG (The Adjutant General) Match at Camp Smith on May 31, 2014. Dee and about 125 New York National Guard members are taking part in the match, testing their marksmanship skills with weapons like the M16 rifle, M9 pistol and M249 light machine gun. Along with 25 TAG matches, Dee has competed on the state, national and international level, taking part in shooting matches in Canada and England. He's double-distinguished in rifle and pistol, and has earned the National Guard Chief's 50 Marksmanship Badge three times: Once in the rifle category and twice in the sniper category.
Puerto Rico strengthens ties to Honduras through program
June 3, 2014
State Partnership Program (SPP) partners of the Honduran navy had the opportunity to travel aboard the Landing Craft Machine (LCM) from the Puerto Rico National Guard (PRNG) to Vieques, Puerto Rico, as part of the State Partnership Program, in which both partner countries exchanged knowledge and compared notes on procedures, technology, and navigational skills on May 28, 2014.
Energy-efficient upgrades slated for Army National Guard Readiness Center
June 2, 2014
The Army National Guard Readiness Center is getting a $20 million equipment upgrade that will result in energy savings, officials say.
Pennsylvania counterdrug Soldiers lend a helping hand in Harrisburg
May 30, 2014
First Lt. Chad Korrel, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment, and Sgt. Derek Kessler, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, cut boards to place over the windows and doors of condemned buildings in Harrisburg, Pa. The project was intended to secure the structures from vandals and drug abusers.
North Dakota's 219th Security Forces Squadron surges into missile field
May 30, 2014
From right to left Senior Airman Scott Leithheiser, Senior Airman Trent Obrien, and Tech. Sgt. Cody Chick, all of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, return from the gate of a Minot Air Force Base, N.D., missile alert facility, after granting access to authorized personnel entering the facility May 20, 2014.
After hiatus, New York Air Guard pararescue jumpers show their stuff at air show
May 30, 2014
Six 103rd Rescue Squadron pararescue jumpers (PJs) launch from an HC-130 aircraft at the Jones Beach Air Show May 24, 2014. Piloted by the 102nd RQS, the 103rd PJs completed a 1,500 feet static line drop from the HC-130.
Indiana National Guard celebrates 20 years of partnering with Slovak Republic
May 30, 2014
Maj. Craig Maschino briefly describes the capabilities of their thermal imaging system to the Indiana adjutant general, Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, and Slovakian Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Milan Maxim as well as members of the Slovakian Army and Indiana National Guard.
Terminally ill Nevada Soldier gets surprise promotion
May 29, 2014
James Chandler, Nevada Army National Guard combat engineer with the 609th, is promoted to captain by Lt. Col. Wilson de Silva of the 17th Sustainment Brigade, Nevada Army National Guard. Chandler, who has terminal cancer, was surprised in his home for the ceremony.
Michigan Soldiers in Latvia for joint exercise
May 29, 2014
Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, Latvia's chief of defense, speaks with U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade following a training exercise May 25, 2014, at Military Camp Adazi, Latvia. The paratroopers, based in Vicenza, Italy, are in Latvia conducting allied training exercises demonstrating the U.S. Army's ongoing commitment to its NATO allies.
Guyana military partners observe Florida National Guard’s role in hurricane exercise
May 29, 2014
Members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) visit the Florida National Guard Joint Operations Center in St. Augustine, Fla., May 20, 2014. The Guyanese military personnel visit coincided with the state’s annual hurricane exercise which simulated emergency response efforts to manage an evolving hurricane in Florida.
Exercise builds better warfighters
May 28, 2014
Soldiers and Airmen of the Texas Military Forces' 36th Infantry Division and 209th Weather Flight with the 42nd Infantry Division participate in a Warfighter training exercise, May 2014, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Air National Guard member molds future Airmen
May 28, 2014
Air Force Staff Sgt. Maria Escobar, a military training instructor with the 737th Training Group, goes over uniform items with trainees during basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 20, 2014. Escobar, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, volunteered for MTI duty to teach and mentor future Airmen. Air Guard members can apply for MTI duty and after fulfilling their four year assignment, return to their home units.
Arizona Guard member works to memorialize fallen Soldier
May 23, 2014
Arizona Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Marcos Moreno, 1/285th Regional Training Institute, explains his plan to rename Sunnyside Park in Tucson in honor of Command Sgt. Maj. Martin Barreras, who died during military operations in Afghanistan. Barreras was a 1983 graduate of Sunnyside High School located next to the park.
Pennsylvania National Guard unit sharpens skills in NATO exercise
May 23, 2014
The 28 ID Chief of Plans Lt. Col. Michael Wegscheider, second from left, and plans officer Maj. John Tippett review exercise battle plans with Belgian Kapitein Nicolas Six and Canadian Maj. Marc-Andre Langelier, right.