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Archive: February, 2014

Small world: Air Guard father controls airdrop released by his son
February 3, 2014 — GRAYLING, Mich. - As U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nick Barth, a loadmaster with the 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria, Ill., prepares a standard airdrop training bundle on a C-130 Hercules during... MORE

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 — MURRELLS INLET, S.C. - He was once a young private in the U.S. Army, building pontoons to construct bridges to cross the Rhine River while returning enemy fire during World War II with the U.S. Army... MORE

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.

Maryland Air National Guard Demonstrates Readiness

Alaska Guard Spreads Holiday Cheer to Remote Communities

New York Army Guard Salutes Former President Van Buren

Arkansas Air Guard Medics Provide Free Medical Care in Guatemala

Hokanson at Reagan National Defense Forum: National Guard Part of the Fabric of America