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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)
Ash Carter becomes first Defense secretary to use Facebook
May 29, 2015
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter meets the flight crew of the MV-22 Osprey that will take him to survey the Straits of Malacca off the coast of Singapore, May 29, 2015.
Panama forces get glimpse of Missouri emergency-management programs
May 29, 2015
Capt. Richard Sambolin, a team member of the Missouri National Guard’s State Partnership Program with the country of Panama, shows off the different features of an emergency response vehicle during a tour of the Cooper Drive Armory, home of the 7th Civil Support Team, Jefferson City, Missouri. Panama and the Missouri National Guard have been partners in military training and advisement since 1995.
Oklahoma National Guard helicopter helps feed more than 100 cows stranded by flooding
May 29, 2015
Members of Companies B and C, 2nd Battalion, 149th General Aviation Support Battalion, Oklahoma Army National Guard, and local farm and ranch hands from Muskogee County load a 1,200-pound round bale of hay aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The Chinook's crew delivered a total of 14 bales weighing more than 14,000 pounds and 700 pounds of feed to the stranded cattle.
Guard troops in Texas and Oklahoma assisting following massive floods
May 28, 2015
Engineers from the 111th Engineer Battalion, Texas Army National Guard, working with first responders, rescue three people from a stalled vehicle stuck in a low water crossing May 26, 2015, near Granbury, Texas. Texas Guardsmen rescued more than 100 Texans in need during flooding across the state, mid-late May 2015.
Fort Hood Soldier becomes first to complete National Guard accelerated Officer Candidate School program
May 27, 2015
Sgt. John Nuzzela, a cavalry scout from Fort Hood, navigates through the smoke during the field leadership training exercise of the course he recently completed
Airmen from Alabama, Oregon help renovate cancer pavilion in Romania
May 27, 2015
Oregon Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Ramon Lopez, right, and Staff Sgt. Jared Levitt, assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, work together to size and place new exterior tile flooring to a medical facility in the city of Mangalia, Romania, May 8, 2015. The mission is part of the U.S. European Command’s (EUCOM) Humanitarian Civic Assistance Program (HCA), which is designed to improve the host nation's critical infrastructure and the underlying living conditions of the civilian populace.
More than 600 New York veterans interviews can be viewed on YouTube Channel
May 26, 2015
Video interviews with more than 600 New York veterans of World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Cold War can now be viewed online by going to the New York State Military Museum's YouTube Channel. The museum, which is run by the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, has been collecting video interviews since 2000.
Giselle Wilz becomes first female general officer in North Dakota Army National Guard
May 22, 2015
Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, congratulates newly promoted Brig. Gen. Giselle “Gigi” Wilz, during her promotion ceremony at the Heritage Center, in Bismarck, North Dakota on May 20, 2015. Wilz, a 32-year veteran of the North Dakota Army National Guard, will depart soon for a yearlong mission in Sarajevo, Bosnia, where she will serve as the commander and senior military representative of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Headquarters there.
Stay safe during 'Critical Days of Summer,' urges Ash Carter
May 21, 2015
Kids enjoy doing chalk art on concrete at the North Carolina National Guard's Youth Camp at the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center, located in Reidsville, North Carolina. Summer activities present a safety challenge for members of the military and their families.
Texas teams pluck couple to safety from flooded mobile home
May 20, 2015
A Texas Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew, partnered with Texas Task Force 1, rescues a victim during a training exercise, April 24, 2015, at Lake Bryan in Bryan, Texas. The Texas Army National Guard trains side by side with Texas Task Force 1 in order to be ready to help Texans in need during natural and man-made disasters.
Memorial Day 2015: Military escort reflects on sacrifice of fallen warrior
May 19, 2015
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Lisa Bryan of the Kansas Army National Guard holds a photo of her late cousin Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hatak-Yuka-Keya Martin Yearby who was killed in action May 14, 2006, while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Bryan escorted his body from the Air Mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, Del. to Yearby’s hometown in Overbrook, Oklahoma.
Virginia National Guard celebrates 408th birthday with Jamestown Settlement
May 18, 2015
Senior leaders from the Virginia National Guard, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and state government gather to celebrate the 408th birthday of the Virginia National Guard and the founding of the Jamestown colony with a cake cutting May 14, 2015, at Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg, Virginia. Brig. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the adjutant general of Virginia, Command Sgt. Maj. Alan M. Ferris, Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor, and Phillip Emerson, Executive Director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, cut the cake and were joined by Delegate T. Montgomery Mason of Virginia’s 93rd district, Homer Lanier, Interpretive Program Manager, Peter Armstrong, Senior Director of Museum Operations and Education, and Historical Interpreters Brian Beckley and Jay Templin.
Colorado and Oklahoma Guard members commemorate liberation of Dachau concentration camp
May 18, 2015
Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, the adjutant general of Colorado, and Col. Laura Clellan, Land Component Commander for the Colorado Army National Guard, listen to one of the survivors of Dachau Concentration Camp prior to the commemorative ceremony for the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau May 3. Members of these National Guard units participated in various ceremonies May 1-3, 2015, to honor the fallen and share the experience of the survivors and liberators. The 157th Infantry Regiment, one of the units that liberated the camp on April 29, 1945, initially mustered from the state of Colorado. The regiment was a subordinate unit to the 45th Infantry Division, initially formed in Oklahoma.
New York Air National Guard provides 'ski-bird' support to Canadian Forces Nunalivut 2015 Exercise
May 14, 2015
A 109th Airlift Wing LC-130 lands at the remote location in the vicinity of Victoria Strait, Nunavut, Canada, for the first time April 14, 2015, after a group of seven Airmen spent 10 days grooming the ski-way. The aircraft and Airmen were supporting Canada's annual Operation Nunalivut.
Oklahoma Army Guard helicopter airlifts feed to stranded cows
May 13, 2015
A 10th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by members of the Texas and Oklahoma National Guard, flies a personnel and equipment movement mission, Oct. 26, over Kabul, Afghanistan. A similar craft helped save stranded cattle on May 12, 2015.
North Dakota National Guard hosts representatives from Republic of Benin and Togolese Republic
May 12, 2015
Capt Alan J. Roehrich, of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 164th Regional Training Institute, assists Brig. Gen. Awal Nagnimi, Chief of Defense Forces for Benin (Forces Armees Beninois) in firing an M-16 rifle at the Guard’s Camp Grafton Training Center, near Devils Lake, North Dakota, on May 3, 2015. The M-16 is fitted with a training simulator called an “Ultimate Training Munition” that fires a paintball-type round for training.
First employment symposium held for National Guard spouses
May 11, 2015
The National Guard Bureau recently hosted a jobs event for Guard spouses. In this photo, an Army Reserve Soldier speaking with a recruiter during the Hire Our Heroes job fair the New York National Guard hosted at the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013.
South Carolina National Guard hosts state partnership visit with Colombian army
May 7, 2015
U.S. Soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard exchanged maintenance ideas with members of the Colombian army during a three-day state partnership engagement in South Carolina May 4-6, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard established a formal state partnership with Colombia in 2012 and has conducted multiple engagements to share ideas to assist both partners with equipment maintenance programs.
Florida Guard member sets goal of leading Army soccer team to gold
May 7, 2015
Head Coach and Florida Guardsman Capt. Roye Locklear, right, instructs members of the All Army Men’s Soccer team during training in Jacksonville, Fla., May 5, 2015.