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North Carolina National Guard battalion assumes command of multinational force in Kosovo
July 9, 2015
North Carolina National Guard members, assigned to 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment, out of Fayetteville, stand in formation during a transition of authority ceremony at Camp Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, Kosovo, July 4, 2015.
North Carolina Airman earns hallowed patch from Air Force weapons school
July 8, 2015
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Maddeford receives his Weapons School diploma from Col. Michael Drowley, Commandant, for USAF Weapons School, during a ceremony held June 27, 2015, in Las Vegas. Maddeford, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) with the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, New London, North Carolina, was also one of five enlisted JTACs who made history by being the first enlisted graduates awarded the coveted graduate patch and enter into an elite group of “patch wearer” brethren.
D.C. Soldiers hit the right note during Jamaica partnership visit
July 8, 2015
Members of the 257th Army Band and the Jamaica Military Band prepare for concert during State Partnership Program visit July 1. The National Guard State Partnership Program which provides unique partnership-building opportunities between U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia and foreign countries.
Georgia security Airmen ramp up domestic preparedness
July 7, 2015
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. William Greenway, center, 116th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Manager, questions Airman 1st Class Devajia Saucier, left, while Senior Master Sgt. James Miller, 116th SFS operations superintendent looks on, during a post briefing on the flightline at Joint Base Savannah, Ga., June 23, 2015. The JSTARS cops from the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing completed 15 days of law enforcement and flightline security training during their annual tour at Joint Base Savannah.
Wyoming Vietnam veterans reunion welcomes home hundreds
July 7, 2015
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead and a group of dignitaries welcome home hundreds of veterans and their family members at the Wyoming Vietnam Veterans Reunion Welcome Home ceremony, June 5, 2015, at Casper Events Center. More than 500 veterans of the "10,000-day war" gathered at the four-day event to mark the 50th anniversary of our nation’s commitment of major ground forces, and the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. This was the first state-sponsored reunion.
National Guard troops help America celebrate Independence Day
July 6, 2015
The Maryland National Guard Ceremonial Salute Battery teamed up with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra to participate in the annual ‘Salute to Independence’ concert and fireworks show at Antietam National Battlefield, July 4, 2015.
Member of New York's 106th Rescue Wing rescues fellow veteran
July 2, 2015
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Davidson, 106th Rescue Wing, and Army veteran Sgt. Vincent Rivera meet for the first time since Davidson saved Rivera from the side of a highway. Friday, March 27, at 0545, Rivera was sleepwalking and was found on the ground by Davidson along the side of Sunrise Highway, Route 27 on Long Island, New York.
Planning for Army Guard Best Warrior Competition challenging, rewarding
July 2, 2015
Competitors in the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, step off at the start of the ruck march event June 23, 2015. The competition tests competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills physically and mentally demanding three days as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year.
Dixie Wanderer 2015 tests tactical skills of air support operations Airmen
July 2, 2015
An Airman with the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, stands guard outside of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Dixie Wanderer 2015 at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., June 28, 2015. Airmen from air support operations squadrons across the eastern U.S., who normally perform maintenance, logistic and administrative duties, were evaluated on combat Airman tasks such as conducting convoy operation during blackout conditions with night vision after dark and land navigation during the inaugural training exercise.
New York Army National Guard teams sharpen bomb-disposal skills at Raven's Challenge Exercise
July 1, 2015
A New York Army National Guard Soldier of the 1108th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, New York Army National Guard, examines a training IED during the Raven's Challenge bomb disposal training exercise on June 25, 2015, at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y.