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U.S. Army Central Command hosts State Partnership Program information exchange
March 25, 2015
Brig. Gen. David Glaser, U.S. Army Central chief of staff, center, with staff members from U.S. Army Central office of International Military Affairs, U.S. Central Command, and representatives from the adjutant generals of Montana, South Carolina, Arizona, Colorado and Virginia pose for a group photo during the State Partnership Program information exchange, Feb. 26, 2015.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III and wife Betty visit 161st Air Refueling Wing
March 24, 2015
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III addresses Airmen of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, during a town hall meeting March 22, 2015. During the visit, Welsh interacted with Airmen and their spouses at an officer’s call and mission brief. The chief of staff got a first-hand look at the KC-135 Stratotanker unit and the Airmen who make the refueling mission a success.
D.C. Air Guard reaches historic milestone of 5,000 alert calls in nation's capital airspace
March 23, 2015
A pair of 113th Wing F-16s patrol the skies over the nation’s capital. The D.C. Air National Guard unit recently marked their 5,000th alert event, a historic first in the nation.
National Guard needs continued investment, generals tell Congress
March 21, 2015
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau; Chief of the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley; Army National Guard Acting Director Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons and Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III talk before testifying at a House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the posture of the National Guard and Reserve March 17, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Gonzalez)(Released)
Alaska Air Guard team supports Horn of Africa rescue missions
March 20, 2015
Members from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare fuel hoses from an HC-130 Combat King as part of a forward arming and refuel point exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti on Mar 12, 2015. Providing a FARP allowed several smaller airframes to refuel with engines still running, enabling the aircraft to fly missions almost non-stop.
Air National Guard rolls out healthier meal choices
March 20, 2015
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joey Wright of the 99th Airlift Squadron assembles a salad at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 16, 2015, with tongs color coded according to the Go For Green program. Go For Green allows Airmen quickly make informed decisions about food choices, with the goal of supporting performance, readiness and resilience.
Gen. Martin Dempsey joins New York's 69th Infantry for St. Patrick's Day
March 19, 2015
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, observe the New York Army Guard "Fighting 69th" unit and other elements of the St. Patricks Day parade in New York City.
Georgia National Guard conducts exercise with Jordanian Armed Forces
March 19, 2015
Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard's 560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade listen to the Jordanian Armed Forces 12th “Al- Yarmuk” Brigade as they prepare for training exercise 'Eager Light' 15 on March 8, 2015 in Zarqa, Jordan.
Idaho Army Guard partners with Cambodia for Exercise Angkor Sentinel 2015
March 18, 2015
Lt. Col. Scott Sheridan, Idaho Army National Guard Command Post Exercise Officer-in-Charge, salutes Generals John Goodale, Idaho Army National Guard Deputy Commanding General-Army, and Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Chairman of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Joint Staff, during the opening ceremony for Angkor Sentinel 2015. The exercise promotes military readiness and interoperability and is the U.S. Army Pacific's capstone Security Cooperation event with Cambodia.
New York Army Guard aviators train with Air Guard close air controllers at Fort Drum
March 18, 2015
Senior Airman Joel Ramirez,a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airman, moves towards the objective training area during an exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y., March 14, 2015. Thirty Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 274th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS), based at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base trained on Close Air Support (CAS) as well as training for the first time with two CH-47F Chinook helicopters from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation based in Rochester, N.Y.
D.C. Air National Guard to reach historic milestone protecting nation's skies
March 18, 2015
An F-16 fighter jet from the D.C. National Guard patrols the skies. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the jets have been on constant alert to intercept any aerial threats.
Pennsylvania Soldiers hone skills at Operation Key Resolve in South Korea
March 18, 2015
Staff Sgt. David Strayer (top, center with video camera), a public affairs specialist with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, records footage of a mock press conference Mar. 11, 2015, on Yongsan Garrison, South Korea. Strayer supported the 109th MPAD's mission as a Pennsylvania Army National Guard augmentee during the 2015 Key Resolve exercise.
Guard members wrap up winter storm response affecting 12 states
March 17, 2015
Soldiers attached to G Company, 186nd Brigade Support Battalion, continued supporting the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in snow removal operations Feb. 19, 2015. Over the course of the day, over 40 Soldiers cleaned portions of the tracks that were inaccessible to machines by hand with picks, shovels and brooms. This essential work accelerated the restoration of Red Line train line service, which according to MBTA officials, can see up to 250,000 passengers a day.
South Carolina, Virginia National Guard troops provided communications support for Vigilant Guard
March 17, 2015
Tech Sgt. Kevin Vaughn, left, an interoperability coordinator with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Communications Flight and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ed Marquis, a tactical communications officer with the Virginia Army National Guard’s 29th Infantry Division, discuss interagency communication at a Vigilant Guard exercise March 8, 2015 in Georgetown, South Carolina. Vigilant Guard is a series of federally funded disaster-response drills conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
Louisiana National Guard members in helicopter crash identified, remembered
March 16, 2015
Chief Warrant Officer 4 George Wayne Griffin Jr, 37; Chief Warrant Officer 4 George David Strother, 44; Staff Sgt. Lance Bergeron, 40; and Staff Sgt. Thomas Florich, 26; died when a UH-60M Black Hawk they were riding on crashed into the Santa Rosa Sound, Florida.
Combatant commanders praise National Guard contributions
March 14, 2015
Adm. Bill Gortney, commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, at the winter National Guard Senior Leader Conference, Arlington Hall Station, Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 24, 2015. On Thursday, he called the New York National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing’s capabilities “absolutely critical” to mission success in the Arctic. (U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill) (Released)
Va. Guard remembers Airmen, Soldiers on 14th anniversary of 203rd RED HORSE Squadron crash
March 13, 2015
The Virginia Air National Guard’s Virginia Beach-based 203rd RED HORSE Squadron holds a memorial service March 3, 2015, at Camp Pendleton to honor 18 unit members and three Florida Army Guard aviators killed 14 years ago. The 203rd engineers and the Florida aviators from Detachment 1, 171st Aviation Battalion, were killed March 3, 2001, when the C-23 Sherpa they were flying in crashed in a cotton field near Unadilla, Ga. The 203rd members were returning home after completing a two-week military construction project at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The C-23 crash was the worst peacetime aviation disaster in the history of the National Guard, and the worst loss of life in the Virginia National Guard since World War II. (
Colombian military gets firsthand look at Vigilant Guard South Carolina
March 13, 2015
U.S. Army Spc. Caitlyn Causey, a medic assigned to the 122nd Engineering Company, left, and Staff Sgt. Jackie Rosier, a squad leader assigned to the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, right, prepare to take the Colombian military delegation to view the ferrying operation up-close via boat at the Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex, March 7, 2015, in Georgetown, South Carolina, as a part of the Vigilant Guard South Carolina exercise. Vigilant Guard is a series of federally funded disaster-response drills conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
Serving in Antarctica: Chaplain on ice
March 12, 2015
U.S. Air Force Chaplain Maj. Pete Drury stands atop Castle Rock, about an eight-mile hike from the town of McMurdo, with Mt. Erebus in the background. Chaplain Drury completed a deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, which in turn supports the United States Antarctic Program scientific research efforts.
69th Infantry marks deployment and honors fallen comrades in 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 11, 2015
Maj. Sean Flynn, commander of the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry, and piper Joe Brady lead the officers and men of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion 69th Infantry up 5th Avenue at the start of New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2014. The 69th Infantry has led the annual St. Patrick's Day parade every year since 1851.