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Wisconsin Air Guard leaders visit deployed Airmen in Japan
March 11, 2015
Airman 1st Class Henry Hasler, 18th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew member, explains parts of his job to Brig. Gen. Gary Ebben, Wisconsin National Guard assistant adjutant general, on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2015. Ebben came to Kadena to see what kind of work his troops from the Wisconsin Air National Guard were doing.
Army National Guard piloting teen resiliency programs
March 10, 2015
Jameson McCaffrie, left, talks with Emma Scholtes and other members of the Army National Guard Teen Panel during the panel’s quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7, 2014. At the state level, teen panelists like McCaffrie are participating in a teen resiliency pilot program in 19 states.
Colorado's 140th Civil Engineer Squadron receives top honors
March 10, 2015
Colorado Air National Guard 140th Civil Engineer Squadron, 140th Wing, group photo. The 140th CES received the 2014 Air National Guard William L. Deneke Award and the 2014 Society of American Military Engineers Curtin Award.
Gen. Frank Grass visits Vigilant Guard disaster exercise in South Carolina
March 10, 2015
U.S. Army Gen. Frank Grass, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with Dr. David Callaway, the director of the Carolinas MED-1 facility, at the beginning of a tour of the mobile medical unit at Vigilant Guard South Carolina March 9, 2015, at the Georgetown Airport 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.
South African general visits the New York Air National Guard
March 9, 2015
South African Maj. Gen. Wiseman Mbambo, left, and Brig. Gen. Mashoro Phala stand with New York Air National Guard Col. Timothy LaBarge, center, commander of the 105th Airlift Wing, after experiencing a flight in the New York Air National Guard's state of the art C-17 Simulator on Monday, March 2, 2015. Mbomba and Phala visited Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, as part of the South African National Defence Force's State Partnership Program relationship with the New York National Guard.
New command chief warrant officer talks about his top priorities
March 9, 2015
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Pete Panos, the incoming command chief warrant officer for the Army National Guard, accepts the sabre, a symbol of his leadership and responsibility, from the acting director of the Army Guard, Army Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons, during a change of responsibility ceremony Feb. 23, 2015 in Arlington, Va. CW5 Pete Panos, from the Minnesota National Guard, will replace CW5 Thomas Ensminger as the new command chief warrant officer for the Army Guard.
New York's 107th Airlift Wing hosts class to train the trainers to teach satellite courses
March 6, 2015
The 107th Airlift Wing hosted an Instructor Certification Program here this past week with 16 New York Air National Guardsmen attending in order to become facilitators for Professional Military Education courses. Master Sgt. William Conner of Knoxville, Tennessee, is one of the instructors for this course, March 3, 2015.
National Guard units in several states assist residents and motorists in latest snowfall
March 6, 2015
Staff Sgt. Steve Musgrave assists a truck driver along I-24 in McCracken County, Kentucky. Musgrave is one of the Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard's Co. A, 149th Brigade Support Battalion deployed as part of Task Force West assisting motorists stranded during Winter Storm Thor.
Florida Guard Soldiers and Seminole Tribe members commemorate battle
March 5, 2015
Florida Army National Guard Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, present a joint color guard with a member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida during a ceremony at the reenactment of the Battle of Okeechobee in Okeechobee, Fla., Feb. 28, 2015.
Virginia National Guard again activated for snow duty
March 5, 2015
Soldiers from the Leesburg-based Company C, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare for possible winter storm response operations March 5, 2015, in Leesburg, Virginia. The Virginia Guard alerted approximately 70 Soldiers March 4, 2015, to stage and be ready for possible response operations due to heavy snow or flooding. Soldiers from the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will stage in Winchester, Staunton, Leesburg, Fredericksburg and Harrisonburg, and Soldiers from the Gate City-based 1030th Transportation Battalion will stage in Gate City.
Florida's 125th Fighter Wing places an emphasis on developing leaders
March 4, 2015
Florida Air National Guard senior leaders talk with Airmen during the Mini-Commander’s Development Course at the 125th Fighter Wing, Feb. 28, 2015.
Wisconsin Air Guard pilot reaches 3,000 flight hours while in Japan
March 3, 2015
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew C. McCunn, Wisconsin Air National Guard, 115th Fighter Wing pilot, prepares for his flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2015. McCunn reached a career total of 3,000 flying hours while deployed to Kadena during a joint training mission with the 18th Wing.
Senior leaders: Guard, reservists well-suited for security cooperation efforts in Middle East
March 3, 2015
Senior leaders from U.S. Army Central, the Army Reserve, and the National Guard gather around a table in the ARCENT War Room for the Joint Monthly Access for Reserve Components meeting held at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Feb. 19, 2015. The meeting was held to find areas where the Reserve and National Guard components can assist in the ARCENT mission, which is to oversee Army operations in 20 different countries in Southwest Asia.
New Jersey Guard Airmen participate in Read Across America
March 2, 2015
Airman 1st Class Hannah Bartlett, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, reads Peggy Rathmann's "Officer Buckle and Gloria" to a group of fifth graders at the Brighton Avenue School, Atlantic City, during the Read Across America event on Feb. 24, 2015. Five NJANG Airmen participated in this year’s event at the school. Read Across America is an 18-year-old national initiative sponsored by the National Education Association to encourage young people to read by holding special reading events involving military and community members.
Virginia National Guard returns to routine operations after snow assistance
March 2, 2015
Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion employ engineering equipment to remove snow in Lee County, Va. Feb. 28, 2015. More than 125 Soldiers have supported response and recover efforts following significant amounts of snowfall in Southwest and Eastern Virginia.
Guard members in Kentucky, Arkansas and Virginia respond to winter weather
March 2, 2015
Spc. James Harmon, with the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, helps guide a pallet of water into a vehicle for distribution in Harlan, Kentucky, Feb. 24. Members of the Kentucky Army Guard have been on duty throughout the eastern and southern portions of the state assisting with clearing roads, emergency response and distribution of food, water and other supplies to those hardest hit by winter storms that moved through the area recently. Guard members in Arkansas and Virginia have been called out as well in response to winter weather that affected those areas.
Defense Department salutes Guard, Reserve Family Readiness Programs
March 2, 2015
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Richard O. Wightman, Jr. presents the 2014 Reserve Family Readiness Awards to the top units in the seven Reserve and National Guard services at a ceremony Feb. 27, 2015 at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. The Reserve Family Readiness Award is given to the unit in each of the seven services that demonstrates excellence in engaging with and supporting their members' families.
Pennsylvania Army Guard named tops in Guard facilities management
February 26, 2015
The Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Construction and Facilities Management Office were recently awarded the National Guard's Fred Aron Award for Excellence in Facilities Programs for being the highest performing Guard program in the nation. Competitors are judged on 10 areas including construction, resource management, strategic planning and facilities management.
109th Airlift Wing wraps up 27th year of Antarctic science support
February 26, 2015
Tech. Sgt. Kevin Call waits to marshal an LC-130 Hercules from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing to a parking spot on the annual sea ice runway Nov. 26, 2007 near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze. The 109th AW recently wrapped up its 27th season of flying the ski-equipped LC-130 in support of the operation, which provides military logistics support to the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Program. The wing is the only unit in the U.S. military equipped with the LC-130 “Skibirds.”
Virginia Army Guard continues winter storm response; Georgia Air Guard preps for coming storms
February 25, 2015
Soldiers with the Virginia Army National Guard assist a Wise County Sheriff’s Office deputy with transporting a Norton, Virginia, resident in need of medical treatment Feb. 23. Soldiers from the Virginia Army Guard have been on duty since Feb. 16 assisting local authorities as they respond to winter storms that dropped snow and ice throughout the region