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Air National Guard embraces 'one Air Force' concept
February 10, 2014
Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling, command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, speaks with newly minted Air Force chief master sergeants attending the Air Force District of Washington Chief’s Orientation and Recognition Ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2014.
Army recognizes two National Guard installations, others for innovative environmental practices
February 10, 2014
University of Vermont students are core sampling on frozen Lily Pad Pond at Camp Johnson. The goal is to reach below six inches of ice, 10-12 feet of water and into a 30-foot thick layer of peat bog. In this peat bog they have found pollen spores and remnants of plants dating back over 10,000 years.
California National Guard veterans visit Korean school they helped build in 1952
February 7, 2014
Korean War Veterans, U.S. Army and ROK Army members attend the opening ceremony for Kaiser Museum and graduation ceremony for Gapyung High School at Gapyung High School, South Korea Feb. 7, 2014.
Pennsylvania Guard medic exemplifies medics' creed 'so others may live'
February 7, 2014
Pennsylvania National Guard member Sgt. Joseph S. Love, 31, is preparing to donate a kidney to his former supervisor, Sgt. 1st Class Daniel S. Famous, 46. They're in an ambulance at Fort Indiantown Gap, Jan. 24, 2014.
Investigators warn of website scam targeting Soldiers
February 6, 2014
U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Command badge
Environmental issues are high priority at Wyoming's Camp Guernsey
February 6, 2014
Construction on the Counter Improvised Explosive Device Village at the Wyoming National Guard's Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, in Guernsey, Wyo., shown Oct. 5, 2010. The facility has a heavy emphasis on sustainability.
New York Guard Airmen and Soldiers teaching emergency response to residents
February 5, 2014
New York Army National Guard Pfc. Edwin Olivera distributes disaster and emergency response starter kits at the launch of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program on Feb. 1. New York National Guard troops gave disaster and emergency training to more than 1,200 people who attended events at New Dorp High School here and in Suffolk County.
Kentucky National Guard recognized for best emergency management program
February 5, 2014
Army Sgt. Joshua White, 206th Engineer Battalion, talks with residents of Leitchfield, Ky., as part of a door-to-door health and welfare visit program conducted by members of the Kentucky National Guard.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue injured snowmachiner
February 5, 2014
An HH-60 Pave Hawk with the 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, lands on the airfield in Galena, Alaska, to assist in the evacuation of residents from Galena, Alaska, May 28, 2013. A similar helicopter rescued an injured snowmachine rider.
Virginia National Guard schoolhouse named one of Army’s best in the nation
February 4, 2014
Infantrymen enrolled in the Fort Pickett-based 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute's Light Leaders Course conduct their final training exercise June 25, 2013, air assaulting into the Military Operations in Urban Terrain site with help from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment.
Guard members from four states learn strategic planning
February 4, 2014
Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Katkus, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, gives a welcome speech at the start of a Strategic Execution course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 6, 2014.
Soldier takes the long way from life in Nigeria to California National Guard
February 4, 2014
Wilson Ugah, then a 2nd lieutenant in the California Army National Guard, attends a family appreciation event with his wife, Olga, and children, Sofia and Rian, at Fort Sill, Okla., in 2010.
Small world: Air Guard father controls airdrop released by his son
February 3, 2014
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nick J. Barth, an aircraft loadmaster with the 169th Airlift Squadron, packs a training bundle on a C-130 Hercules at Alpena, Mich., in support of Exercise Northern Strike 2013 on Aug. 7, 2013. His father also worked in the exercise.
South Carolina National Guard bridging unit brings back memories for WWII veteran
February 3, 2014
Members of the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company (MRBC), South Carolina Army National Guard, construct a temporary floating bridge to support "Palmetto Thunder" and Operation Coastal Response, a joint training exercise between local authorities and the National Guard on Feb. 1, 2014, at Murrells Inlet, S.C.
African-American History Month Celebrates Civil Rights Act
January 31, 2014
Clarence Johnson, the Defense Department’s director of diversity management and equal opportunity.
Virginia Guard personnel return home from West Virginia water sampling mission
January 31, 2014
Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the adjutant general of Virginia, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Green, senior enlisted leader for the Virginia National Guard, greeted the members of the 34th CST upon their return from West Virginia and presented them with the Virginia National Guard Commendation Medal for their service.
Annual Military Saves campaign encourages saving money and paying down debt
January 31, 2014
Sgt. 1st Class Brian Brower talks with a representative from one of several agencies geared toward financial readiness that took part in the Military Saves kick off event at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014.
National Guard among military units helping secure Super Bowl
January 31, 2014
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Arochas, of the New Jersey National Guard's 108th Wing, monitors the perimeter of MetLife Stadium along with a New Jersey state trooper ahead of Super Bowl XLVIII. Guardsmen from six states are on duty supporting the event.
National Guard members 'vital' to storm response, South Carolina trooper says
January 30, 2014
South Carolina Army National Guardsmen equipped with an M984 Recovery Truck (wrecker), a 10-ton heavy-duty wrecker designed to perform in extreme circumstances and capable of maneuvering in any type of terrain including water, snow or mud, respond when Gov. Nikki Haley declares a state of emergency.
Kentucky Air Guard member always a defender, on duty and off
January 30, 2014
Col. John Klein Jr. awards an Air Force Achievement Medal to Staff Sgt. Kenneth Soto, 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron response force leader, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.