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‘Wildfire season’ heats up as nearly 1,000 Guard members battle Western fires
August 19, 2015
California Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez, crew chief from the 1106 Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, operates on a UH-60 Black Hawk over the Fork Complex in Shasta and Trinity Counties, California, Aug. 17, 2015.
Arizona Guard members visit Kazakhstan, strengthen military-to-military partnership
August 19, 2015
Soldiers from the Arizona National Guard and the Kazakhstani Military work together sharing ideas and common practices through the State Partnership Program last month.
Safeguarding the California coast: Operation Triton supports maritime observation
August 19, 2015
New members of the California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force receive training Aug. 5, 2015, at Camp San Luis Obispo for the specialized observation equipment they will be using during Operation Triton. Operation Triton more than doubles CDTF’s current support to the Department of Homeland Security, the United States Customs and Border Protection, and the Coast Guard in their efforts to deter and disrupt illegal drug smuggling activity along the California coast. (Photo by Sgt. Brianne Roudebush)
Military helps launch Soldier’s dream of helping veterans
August 18, 2015
U.S. Army Reserve warrant officer candidate Sofia Olds, an automated logistical specialist with the 787th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion in Dothan, Ala., reacts to simulated mortars in a vehicle staging area at Forward Operating Base Santé Fe at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, Aug. 15, 2015.
President proclaims Employer Support of Guard, Reserve Week
August 18, 2015
Ten employers from Bismarck and Dickinson were provided a unique opportunity to visit Camp Grafton, near Devils Lake, July 16, 2015. The event was in coordination with Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
National Guard assets continue fight against Western blazes
August 17, 2015
A CH-47 Chinook belonging to the California Army National Guard flies overhead as members of Crew 9, Task Force Charlie, listen to a safety briefing by CAL FIRE military liaison Sean Sunahara Aug. 14, 2015, near Clearlake, California. The Soldiers were at a staging area prior to heading into a contained area during the Jerusalem Fire.
Wyoming and North Carolina MAFFS crews join aerial firefighting efforts in California
August 14, 2015
Airmen assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing load and configure a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II) on a C-130H Hercules aircraft. Wyoming Air National Guard MAFFS II certified crews will join aircrews from the 302nd Airlift Wing and the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard in California to assist in the containment of fires on the West Coast.
New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing builds a debris removal team
August 13, 2015
New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Michael Eldred instructs a firefighter with the 109th Airlift Wing on how to operate a skid steer Aug. 12, 2015, at Stratton Air National Guard Base.
Alaska Air National Guard launches unprecedented involvement in multinational training exercise
August 13, 2015
Staff Sgt. Dayton Osborn, a 176th Aircraft Maintenance crew chief, rotates the blades of a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 11, 2015, for operational integrity. Alaska Air Guardsmen of the 176th Wing train alongside their international counterparts as part of Red Flag-Alaska 15-3.
Vermont National Guard Soldiers help test flexible litters
August 13, 2015
Spc. Zachary Isham, medic with the State Medical Detachment, Garrison Support Command, Vermont National Guard and Staff Sgt. Paul Jardine, flight medic, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance), Vermont National Guard, lead a team carrying a litter to the water on Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt., July 22, 2015. The Guardsmen are working together with the Army Medical Department Board, MEDEVAC Proponency Directorate and the Army Aeromedical Research Lab in the evaluation of five flexible Sked-type litters.
New York National Guard officer turns weight-lifting hobby into competitive sports
August 12, 2015
New York Army National Guard Capt. Jeremy Hillyard competing in the Rochester, New York, Revolution Power Lifting competition on August 8, 2015. Hillyard, who began weight lifting while stationed at Guantanamo Bay in 2011-2012, successfully defended weight lifting records he set in previous competitions.
Simulated fuel spill helps Airmen get on the same page in emergencies
August 12, 2015
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Melissa Blackledge, an aerospace medical technician from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Medical Group, assists a mock patient with a broken ankle during a simulated fuel spill on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 7, 2015. Blackledge was embedded as part of the wing-inspection team for the scenario-based inspection.
Rugged terrain doesn't stop California Guard Soldiers from humbling the Humboldt Fire
August 12, 2015
Soldiers from Task Force Alpha, California Army National Guard, work around a burnt tree stump to extinguish a fire Aug. 9, 2015, near the mountains of Wildcat Butte, Humboldt County, California, during the Humboldt Lightning Fire. In less than two weeks, the Humboldt Lightning Fire scorched 4,700 acres.
Back-to-school tools for military families
August 11, 2015
Many resources are available through the Military OneSource to assist military families at back-to-school time.
California Guard bridge company crafts water crossing to fight fires
August 11, 2015
Members of the 132nd Multirole Bridge Company (MRBC), California Army National Guard, maneuver a bay across the Cache Creek River Aug. 7, 2015 in Yolo County, California. The California National Guardsmen were called upon to upstage a floating bridge in the Cache Creek National Park to allow CAL FIRE easier access to battle the Rocky Fire.
California Army Guard Soldiers train to battle blazes on the fire lines
August 10, 2015
California National Guard Soldiers from the 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, from Manhattan Beach, and the 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry, 79th IBCT, from Azusa, practice wildfire hand crew techniques with instructors from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) at Camp Roberts, Aug. 4, 2015. This was the final phase of a three-day training event preparing the Soldiers to participate in fire fighting efforts in northern California.
Joint Chiefs senior enlisted advisor visits Missouri National Guard
August 10, 2015
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Missouri Air and Army Guard members on a recent visit to Springfield, Missouri. Battaglia met with enlisted personnel from all branches of service in an effort to gauge issues service members may be dealing with, as well as offer counsel and guidance to issues facing leadership today.
South Carolina National Guard member practices the balancing act between citizen and Soldier
August 7, 2015
U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Calhoun attends a South Carolina Army National Guard Warrior Leadership Course at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina., April 7, 2015.
Military and civilian first responders partner in Oregon's Pathfinder-Minuteman exercise
August 7, 2015
First responders assist and prepare a victim for transport during Pathfinder-Minutemen Exercise, Aug. 5, 2015 at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon. The event is a joint multi-agency, multi-state disaster preparedness exercise based on response to a possible Cascadia Subduction Zone event. Officials believe the Northwest is overdue for a magnitude 7.0 or greater earthquake.
National Guard Soldiers and Airmen helping douse wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington
August 7, 2015
Oregon Army National Guard pilots, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dennis Cooper, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Logan Bass, and crew chief Spc. Beth Bechard, with Charlie Company, 7-158th Aviation, navigate through smoke on the way to their drop site in support of firefighting ground crews, Aug. 5, at the Stouts Fire. The Black Hawk helicopter is equipped with a "Bambi bucket" which carries approximately 500 gallons of water. Two Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have been working out of the Roseburg Municipal Airport since Monday to support ground firefighting crews and have been joined by one Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter based out Pendleton, Oregon.