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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.
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.