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Army Guard Best Warrior Competition tests Army Guard’s top Soldiers and NCOs
June 30, 2015
Spc. Cruser Barnes, a cavalry scout with the Hawaii Army National Guard’s Troop A, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, rests for a moment while participating in the ruck march event of the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, June 23, 2015. Barnes was named the 2015 Army National Guard Soldier of the Year at the end of the competition, which tested competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills over a physically and mentally demanding three days. Army Sgt. Robert Cunningham, a combat engineer with the West Virginia Army National Guard's159th Engineer Company (Sapper) was named the Amry Guard's NCO of the Year.
New York Army Guard Soldiers hone mission command skills during Fort Drum exercise
June 30, 2015
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Kevin Ferreira, right, the operations officer for the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade discusses a simulated helicopter mission behind enemy lines with his counterparts from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade on June 17, 2015 at Fort Drum, New York, as part of a Multi-echelon Integrated Brigade Training exercise conducted during annual training.
South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team saves ill hiker from remote area
June 29, 2015
A South Carolina Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk is being refueled on the parking ramp of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, S.C., June 25, 2015. Earlier, the Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team saved a hiker who had a medical emergency in a remote area.
Missouri engineers train in virtual environment to prepare for real missions
June 29, 2015
Pfc. Shante Sapp, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, moves her head to look around in a virtual training simulation using the Dismounted Soldier Training System on June 16, 2015 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The system uses motion tracking to allow soldiers to train in a simulated deployed environment.
Officials Announce 2015 Employer Support Freedom Award Winners
June 26, 2015
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Brainstorming New York Guard Soldiers solve communication problem
June 25, 2015
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Signal Company hammer in the supports for a communications tower with the assistance of Staff Sgt. Delores Gordon of the 10th Mountain Division. The tower was part of annual training June 17, 2015, at Fort Drum, New York.
Alaska National Guard assists recovery of personnel from 1952 plane crash on glacier
June 25, 2015
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Paul Cocker, left, the Alaskan Command deputy chief of future operations and Operation Colony Glacier project officer, shows local media some of the aircraft debris from the 1952 C-124 Globemaster II accident, June 10, 2015. Each summer since 2012, ALCOM has supported Operation Colony Glacier by removing aircraft debris and assisting in the recovery of human remains.
More than 100 South Carolina Guard members drill in Poland
June 24, 2015
Polish F-16 fighter jets from the 32nd Tactical Air Wing leave Łask Air Base, Poland to participate in exercise Eagle Talon, June 16, 2015. U.S. Air Force Airmen from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany and the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, are deployed to Łask Air Base in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, during the month of June.
Minnesota Guard member serving in Croatia was inspired by uncles
June 23, 2015
Spc. Robert Engeholm, a vertical engineer and team leader from Bloomington, Minnesota., works with a Croatian soldier to construct a ceiling with concrete blocks, June 15, 2015. Squads of Soldiers from the Little Falls, Minn.-based 851st Vertical Engineer Company have been rotating through Nasice, Croatia.
Combat lifesaver training's just a scream for stressed New York Army National Guard Soldiers
June 23, 2015
New York Army National Guard Pfc. Lee McDonald, from Staten Island, practices combat lifesaver techniques on Spc. Kadeem Fowler, a Troy resident, during annual training at Fort Drum June 17, 2015. The two Soldiers are members of the New York National Guard 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters and Support Company.
New York Air National Guard promotes new major generals and changes command
June 23, 2015
New York Air National Guard Maj. Gen. Anthony German, the commander of the 5,900-member New York Air National Guard, receives his two-star rank from his daughter Beckah and son, Air National Guard Capt. Joshua German, during his promotion and change of command ceremony at New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters in Latham, New York on June 22, 2015.
Romania welcomes Soldiers from Alabama National Guard for Operation Resolute Castle
June 22, 2015
Soldiers with the Alabama National Guard and the Romanian Army break ground on June 16, 2015, as part of Operation Resolute Castle 15. This operation is a collaborative effort to create roads and buildings for military use in the Cincu Training Center.
Army Guard overhauls sports marketing and advertising program
June 19, 2015
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Alaska Army Guard Black Hawk crews help fight Alaska wildfires
June 19, 2015
Aircrews from the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, drop approximately 700 gallons of water on the Stetson Creek Fire near Cooper Landing, Alaska, June 17. Aircrews have flown roughly 200 bucket missions since Sunday, dumping more than 144,000 gallons of water on the 300-acre Stetson Creek Fire on the Kenai Peninsula. Aircrews have also been assisting with wildfire suppression efforts near Russian Lake, Alaska.
Into the breach: Calif. Army Guard trains on breaching and assault operations in live fire exercise
June 19, 2015
A squad from Company A, 1st Battalion,160th Infantry Regiment moves up to help secure the objective during a platoon attack live-fire exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California. The exercise tested the ability of the unit to fire and maneuver on an objective to accomplish one of the core mission of the Infantry.
New York Guard Soldiers and civilian rescuers test their response abilities
June 18, 2015
Emergency responders prepare to transport a "victim" played by a member of the New York Army National Guard during a joint civilian-military emergency drill at the New York National Guard's Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, New York, June 13, 2015. Volunteer firefighters and area emergency medical responders joined New York Army National Guard Soldiers in an emergency response drill designed to test their ability to deal with an incident on the post.
New Mexico Guard sergeant epitomizes courage and resilience after gunshot
June 18, 2015
Staff Sgt. Robin Hopkins proudly displays a T-shirt she was given, which states, “And though she be but little, she is fierce,” on June 7, 2015. Master Sgt. Kimberly Ice, a fellow member of the Security Forces Squadron, is all smiles with the accomplishment of Hopkins' performance during her physical training test. Hopkins, a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff Department, was injured in the line of duty and was shot in the leg. This is her first PT test since that fateful incident.
Alaska Guard members in Mongolia for peacekeeping training
June 18, 2015
Service members from the Alaska National Guard and U.S. Army Alaska’s 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, board an Alaska Air National Guard, C-130 Hercules on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson bound for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 15. They will participate in Khaan Quest, a peacekeeping operations-focused, combined training event co-sponsored by the U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and hosted annually by the Mongolia Armed Forces.
Alaska Army National Guard helping fight massive Sockeye Fire
June 18, 2015
The Alaska Army National Guard supported fire suppression efforts in June 2015 in and near Willow, Alaska. UH-60 Black Hawks from the 1-207th Aviation Regiment flew multiple missions, dipping their orange water buckets into waters east of Willow Lake and dropping thousands of gallons of water over the east side of the fire, about five miles north of Willow Airport. Sgt. Sonny Cooper, a crew chief for the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, flew on a crew during firefighting efforts, and operated the water bucket during missions.
California National Guard Soldiers rehearse what to do for a scouting party's worst nightmare
June 17, 2015
Scouts with the California National Guard's 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, blow out of a notional surveillance site to break contact with enemy "guerrillas" from the 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion on June 11, 2015, during their two-week annual training period at Camp Roberts, Calif.