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Arizona Guard Civil Support Team provides support to first responders
June 12, 2015
Arizona Army National Guard Sgt. Andrew Marxman, a survey team member for the 91st Civil Support Team, uses chemical detection paper to determine the basic chemical hazard of the substance during an exercise simulating a campus shooting and hazardous material release. The M-256A1 Chemical Detection Kit can be used to determine if the substance is a blood, nerve or blister agent.
National Guard focuses on sex-assault prevention initiatives
June 11, 2015
Senior Airman Jasson Archila from the 143rd Logistic Readiness Squadron, Rhode Island National Guard swings up and over an obstacle during the 7th Annual Obstacle Course Challenge for Sexual Assault Awareness Month at Camp Fogarty, April 12, 2015.
National Guard accessible, operational, contributor to Total Force, general says after overseas visits
June 11, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, prepares for his next stop during a six-nation, nine-day visit to National Guard troops, the commands they support, and U.S. and foreign partners, June 5, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill) (Released)
Airmen from Maryland, Michigan and Pennsylvania highlight interoperability
June 11, 2015
A Maryland Air National Guard pilot returns to support Saber Strike and provide close-air-support after refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker June 9, 2015, in Latvian airspace. Guardsmen from Maryland, Michigan and Pennsylvania came together to support Saber Strike 15 by providing aerial-refueling and close-air-support. Saber Strike 15 is a joint and multinational exercise designed to promote stability in the Baltic area and provide an opportunity for military members to sharpen their skills.
Michigan Guardsman is first U.S. Armed Forces member to receive Latvian Award of Honor
June 10, 2015
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Frutos stands with Latvian Maj. Vilnis Metlans following Frutos’ award of the Latvian National Armed Forces Air Force Commander Award of Honor, Grade 3, in Lielvarde, Latvia, April 30, 2015. Frutos is assigned to the 217th Air Operations Group, Michigan Air National Guard, based at Battle Creek, Mich., and is the first U.S. Armed Forces member to receive the Latvian award. He was recognized for his expertise in airspace management, which resulted in a letter of agreement between the Latvian Civil Aviation Authority and the Latvian military creating military training airspace.
After Red River flood, Louisiana Guard members continue efforts on ground and in the air
June 10, 2015
Spc. Nathan Newton, a food service specialist with the Louisiana National Guard’s Forward Support Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, closes a sandbag at Camp Minden in Minden, Louisiana, as part of preventative efforts for flooding from the Red River, June 6, 2015.
Air National Guard from several states involved in Saber Strike 15 exercise
June 9, 2015
Firefighters assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, train their Estonian and British counterparts on the proper procedures for extraction from an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during Saber Strike 15 at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, June 8, 2015. Saber Strike is an exercise that aims to continue to improve U.S., allied partners, and participating nations' interoperability, while increasing their capacity to conduct a full spectrum of military operations.
Massachusetts National Guard honors memory of first of its Soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan
June 8, 2015
Friends and Family gathered together to honor the memory of Sgt. Michael J. Kelley during a wreath-laying ceremony and helicopter flyover at Tactical Training Base Kelley on Camp Edwards June 7, 2015. Kelley was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan in 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Air Force selects ANG Airman as First Sergeant Academy commandant
June 5, 2015
Chief Master Sgt. Danny Doucette, commandant of the United States Air Force First Sergeants Academy, talks with guests after assuming his current position at Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, Alabama, May 27, 2015. Doucette becomes the first Air National Guard member to hold the position of commandant while the Air Force progresses towards total force integration.
Defense Department notified of OPM cybersecurity incident
June 5, 2015
The Pentagon with the Washington Monument and National Mall in the background. Defense Department officials issued information on a potential data breach at the Office of Personnel Management affecting current and former federal employees.
199th Weather Flight reports help get Exercise Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015 off the ground
June 5, 2015
Tech Sgt. Charles E. Brodie works to generate damage assessments in the Joint Task Force 5-0 during the Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015 exercise. Brodie is working in information operations at JTF 5-0.
South Carolina National Guard Computer Network Defense Team lends expertise
June 4, 2015
Master Sgt. Leo Kane, Computer Network Defense Team (CND-T) non-commissioned officer-in-charge of information operations, and Sgt. 1st Class Ricky Chapman, CND-T non-commissioned officer-in-charge of operations, joined a round table discussion at the McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina, May 28, 2015, to explain the unique role of the CND-T in the S.C. National Guard and how it exists to serve Guard commanders, as well as partnered agencies throughout the state of South Carolina.
Military Working Dog teams take practice Black Hawk flights in Massachusetts
June 4, 2015
Senior Airman Justin Ricketts, 66th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and MWD Frenky load a Massachusetts Army National Guard Black Hawk during Helicopter Emerging Training on the Hanscom flightline May 27, 2015. The first-of-its-kind training for the 66 SFS handlers simulated a combat environment for their canines to practice entering and exiting a helicopter.
South Carolina National Guard hosts Colombian partners for legal engagement
June 3, 2015
Legal advisers with the Republic of Colombia armed forces are joined by South Carolina National Guard JAG members in Columbia, South Carolina, May 18-22, 2015, as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
1,000 Tennessee and Alabama Soldiers supporting Atlantic Resolve exercise
June 3, 2015
Engineering equipment from the Tennessee and Alabama National Guard is unloaded from a cargo ship in a northern German port preparing for the arrival of 1,000 military personnel to begin supporting NATO exercises.
Maryland National Guard partners with Estonian bomb squad to save lives
June 3, 2015
Staff Sgts. Michael Davis, Jr., and Margaret Taylor, members of the 29th Mobile Public Affairs detachment, prepare the lab scene of the awareness video. The U.S. Army European Command's Humanitarian Mining Action program brought the Estonian Rescue Board and Maryland National Guard Soldiers together to create public service announcements. The purpose of this project is to raise awareness of and educate the public about the unexploded ordnance issue in Estonia.
Harlem Hellfighter, Jewish Soldier each awarded Medal of Honor for WW I valor
June 3, 2015
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Louis Wilson, New York National Guard senior enlisted advisor, accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of Sgt. Henry Johnson, who served during World War I with the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the Harlem Hellfighters, June 2, 2015, at the White House.
Operational Camouflage Pattern Army Combat Uniforms available July 1
June 1, 2015
The Operational Camouflage Pattern will be available for purchase in select military clothing sales stores beginning July 1, 2015.
New York National Guard command sergeant major honored to receive Medal of Honor for World War I hero
June 1, 2015
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Louis Wilson views the New York National Guard's monument to fallen Guardsmen outside New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters in Latham, New York, on May 19, 2015. Wilson will represent Sgt. Henry Johnson, a World War I Soldier slated to receive a posthumous Medal of Honor during a White House Ceremony on June 2, 2015.
Texas Guard members pay tribute to Soldier killed saving drowning son
May 29, 2015
Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Ros, 386th Engineer Battalion, Texas Army National Guard, and his wife, Ashley, after he returned from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004-2005. Ros, 44, died while saving his son from drowning on Memorial Day, May 25, 2015. (Photo courtesy of the Ros family)