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Arizona National Guard joins with other units to protect Super Bowl crowds
January 27, 2015
Arizona National Guard senior leaders receive a Joint Task Force-Super Bowl briefing Jan. 26, 2015, at the joint operations center at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix. The task force was assembled to support local, state, and federal authorities during Super Bowl XLIX.
New York begins drawing down blizzard Airmen and Soldiers
January 27, 2015
Soldiers with Joint Task Force Empire Shield work with members of the FDNY during a major blizzard Jan 26, 2015. The storm, believed to be one of the most powerful in recent history, managed to shut down all NYC airports, subways and other forms of public transit. The Soldiers were on hand to provide support to first responders in case of a major emergency.
Guard Soldiers and Airmen responding to Northeast snow storm
January 26, 2015
U.S. Soldiers with the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, New York Army National Guard arrive at the Cheektowaga Fire Training Center, Cheektowaga, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2014, in support of Operation Lake Effect. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the mobilization of more than 240 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from area units to assist local authorities with snow removal and traffic control as regions of Western New York saw more than six feet of snowfall in just 72 hours. Similar numbers of personnel are on hand for the current storm.
Utah's 151st Air Refueling Wing offers support for training in Germany
January 26, 2015
A NATO E-3A AWACS aircraft approaches a Utah Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker for air refueling during a training flight over Germany on Jan. 13, 2015.
North Carolina National Guard's academy supports at-risk youth
January 23, 2015
A Tarheel Challenge Academy cadet pulls himself across a rope at the obstacle course while fellow cadets encourage him to finish, at Camp Butner, N.C., on Jan. 21, 2015, as part of a two-day event supported by the North Carolina National Guard. Cadets also navigated a land navigation course and a 5K road-march as part of the 22-week long program whose goal is to intervene in the lives of 16-18 year old high school dropouts and instill in them the traits and skills they need to become productive citizens.
ANG safety adopts airlines' best practices
January 23, 2015
American Airlines Line Operations Safety Audit Manager, Capt. Chris Moran, shows ANG Deputy Director of Safety Dan Polanosky safety features of American Airlines’ newest flight simulators.
Idaho National Guard hosts advanced medical training for trauma junkies
January 22, 2015
An Army Reserve medic uses a bag valve mask to pump air into a manikin in a training scenario during an 18-day Sapper Advanced Tactical Medical Course taught by the 321st Engineer Battalion at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, in January, 2015.
New York artillerymen brave frigid conditions during exercises
January 22, 2015
Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery conduct dry firing drills on their M119 howitzer during training at Fort Dix, N.J., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. The 373 members of the battalion, as well as fire support specialists from other New York Army National Guard units conducted training to prepare for live fire exercises in May.
West Virginia Guard member awarded Soldier's Medal for assisting deputy
January 16, 2015
Staff Sgt. Shawn Riley, supply sergeant for Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, was awarded the Soldier's Medal by Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, the adjutant general for the W.Va. Army National Guard on Jan. 11, 2015 at Camp Dawson, W.Va. In August 2011, Riley intervened to help a Preston County Sheriff Deputy Thomas Mitter contain a man who was attacking him with a weed eater in the middle of the road and tried to reach for his pistol. The deputy was running out of options after an exhausting fight, and Riley's actions help save Mitter's life and the attacker.
'Visionary' Airmen who died in '82 D.C. crash recognized in Florida
January 16, 2015
Florida's Assistant Adjutant General for Air Brig. Gen. James Eifert, left, and Joint Communications Support Element Commander Col. Kirby Watson place a memorial brick in front of the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron (JCSS) headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 13, 2015.
Special Forces provide powerful punch in a small package
January 16, 2015
A Soldier from 20th Special Forces Group, Army National Guard, performs a back roll entry into the water during training and re-certification at the U.S. Army Special Forces Underwater Operations School, June 22, 2014 in Key West, Florida. Even after their initial training to be part of Special Forces, Soldiers - known as Green Berets - must continue to attend schools and train just to maintain proficiency in their specialty skill sets, like combat diver.
Wyoming firefighting crew honored for safely landing disabled C-130H3
January 15, 2015
MAFFS 3 air tanker experienced a hard landing at Hill Air Force Base Aug. 17, 2014 There were no injuries and the crew was recently honored.
In Wyoming, wounded veterans get spiritual lift by skiing
January 15, 2015
Bryan Price, a member of the Paralympic biathlon team, charges his way up a hill, propelling his body with his upper body strength during a training camp on Casper Mountain, Nov. 20, 2014.
Michigan Air Guard firefighters respond to 193-vehicle crash
January 14, 2015
Michigan Air National Guard firefighters from the 110th Attack Wing, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, respond to a multi-vehicle crash on the I-94 expressway near the base, Jan. 9, 2015.
New York and Louisiana Guard members honor fallen comrades 10 years later
January 13, 2015
A Soldier lays a wreath in front of a memorial to a fallen comrade to mark the 10th anniversary of the Louisiana National Guard's C Co., 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team’s 2004-2005 deployment to Iraq where eight of the unit’s soldiers lost their lives soldiers during a ceremony in Houma, La., Jan. 10, 2015. The unit was joined for the ceremony by their brethren from the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, which was the unit’s higher headquarters during the deployment.
Virginia Guard veteran, 92, decorated by French as Knight to Legion of Honor
January 13, 2015
Former Army Lt. Cary Jarvis, a World War II veteran who landed in the first wave on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day with the Virginia National Guard’s 111th Field Artillery Battalion, 29th Infantry Division, is recognized as a Knight in the French Legion of Honor by retired French Consulate Nicole Yancey Jan. 11, 2015, in Norfolk, Va.
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers deploy for Kuwait
January 12, 2015
Mountain Grove Church in Granite Falls, North Carolina, hosted proud parents, nervous spouses, very energetic children, local employers, veteran service organization leaders and many friends for the North Carolina National Guard’s 1450th Transportation Company deployment ceremony for duty in Kuwait in support of Operation Resolute Support.
Indiana's 181st Intelligence Wing Airmen conduct no-notice disaster exercise
January 8, 2015
The 181st Intelligence Wing, 113th Air Support Operation Squadron members perform voice and data connectivity checks during an exercise Jan. 7, 2015, Hulman Field, Terre Haute, Ind. The no-notice exercise demonstrated domestic response capabilities highlighting the Unit’s ability to pass critical information without the use of cell phones or landlines at beyond line-of-sight distances.
New York National Guard unit marks death of 8 Louisiana Soldiers
January 8, 2015
Veterans from the New York Army National Guard's Task Force Wolfhound join the Urbina family at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York, to mark the tenth anniversary of Spc. Wilfredo Urbina's loss in combat on Nov. 29, 2004 while deployed with the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry to Iraq. The 69th Regimental family also remembered Sgt. Christian Engeldrum in a wreath-laying ceremony Nov. 29, 2014, at Engeldrum Bluff at Fort Hamilton, New York, and at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers depart for Southwest border support mission
January 7, 2015
Capt. Jonathan Regets addresses the audience at his unit’s send-off ceremony on Jan. 5, 2015. Nine Pennsylvania Soldiers are departing for a six-month border support mission.