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Environmental stewardship, sustainability top focus throughout the Guard
March 21, 2016
A 20-kilowatt array of solar panels fitted to Building 36 on Camp Grayling. The solar panel array is one of many green energy initiatives the Michigan Army National Guard is employing to generate renewable energy, reduce pollution and save taxpayers money by reducing energy costs for everyday operations. It is one of many initiatives throughout the National Guard.
Virgin Island Air Guard engineers build plant beds to support kids' project
March 21, 2016
Virgin Islands Air National Guard Senior Airman Denel Peterson of the 285th Civil Engineering Squadron inserts screws into a plant bed box while Airman 1st Class Danley McIntosh of the 285th Civil Engineering Squadron observes on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, March 5, 2016. Children in the community learning to garden will use the boxes.
National Guard remains a vital component of the war fight
March 21, 2016
A U.S. Soldier with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, prepares to assault an objective during annual training at Fort Drum, New York, June 24, 2015. National Guard Airmen and Soldiers are involved in many components of America's warfight.
New York National Guard aircrew, Soldiers train on helicopter evacuation
March 18, 2016
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry prepare to load onto a UH-60 helicopter from F Company 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, elements of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade and learn how to load combat casualties on board helicopters during training at the New York State Preparedness Training Center on Saturday, March 12, 2016.
Texas Guard member and his daughter personally supported Flint relief mission
March 18, 2016
Maj. George Hurd, left, Staff Sgt. Erdoo Thompson, center, and 1st Lt. Matthew Verdugo, right, all of the 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, load bottled water in preparation for Hurd's convoy to Flint, Michigan, March 10, 2016, in Round Rock, Texas.
109th Airmen call South Pole home as they package old equipment for shipment north
March 17, 2016
Pallets of excess and obsolete materials are placed in position outside the National Science Foundation's Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole in January 2016. A team of three New York Air National Guard Airmen built 73 pallets in 11 days so the unneeded items can be hauled away later this year.
South Carolina National Guard hosts top Colombian army maintenance officer
March 17, 2016
Jose Terrones from U.S. Army South translates maintenance procedures into Spanish during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange at the Combined Support Maintenance Shop at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, South Carolina, March 8, 2016. Maintenance officers from the Colombian army toured South Carolina Army National Guard maintenance facilities during a State Partnership Program Subject Matter Expert Exchange held March 7-11, 2016.
102-year-old veteran recalls duty with Michigan National Guard
March 17, 2016
Philas Kelly, who served in the Michigan National Guard from 1937 to 1940, holds his 107th Observation Squadron patch from his days in uniform. Kelly visited the 107th Fighter Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., on March 15, 2016, to learn about the current mission of his old unit.
New York National Guard's 'Fighting 69th' leads world's largest St. Patrick's Day parade
March 16, 2016
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry lead two Irish Wolfhounds, the mascots of the battalion, during the 2013 St. Patrick's Day Parade up 5th Avenue. The "Fighting 69th" traditionally leads the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Facelift of Harlem Hell Fighters Home wins prestigious New York City Preservation Prize
March 16, 2016
A brand new Art Deco-style federal eagle decorating the entrance to the New York National Guard's Harlem Armory towers over the East River and Harlem River Drive in New York City, as the result of a $2.2 million project which has been recognized with the New York Landmarks Conservancy's Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award. The building was originally built to house the 369th Infantry Regiment- famous as the Harlem Hell Fighters- which distinguished itself in World War I.
Lawyers land at Saratoga Battlefield for history lesson
March 15, 2016
Saratoga Battlefield historian and retired Park Ranger Larry Arnold discusses the importance of terrain for the Battle of Freeman’s Farm to Soldiers of the Judge Advocate General Corps from the New York Army National Guard and Army Reserve’s 7th Legal Operations Detachment March 12, 2016 at the Saratoga National Historical Park in Stillwater, New York.
Missouri National Guard celebrates 20th anniversary of partnership with Republic of Panama
March 15, 2016
Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, at a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Missouri National Guard's State Partnership relationship with Panama.
Nevada National Guard Soldiers sharpen communication skills with Tongan military
March 15, 2016
Members of the Nevada National Guard and His Majesty's Armed Forces pose in front of Ha'amonga 'a Maui, a historical monument built in Tonga about 1200. The forces met for a weeklong communications knowledge exchange.
Louisiana Guard members reinforce levee and rescue more residents from high water
March 15, 2016
More than 15 Louisiana National Guard members from the 1022nd Engineer Company and the 844th Engineer Company out of West Monroe are assembling emergency levee walls on the banks of the Ouachita River in Monroe on March 13, 2016, to protect the city from rising river levels caused by excessive rainfall. The Soldiers are working in conjunction with the Tensas Levee Basin District to transform half a mile of hinged concrete slabs, which are usually the sidewalk alongside the river, into a six-foot tall levee.
Gen. Joseph Lengyel, vice chief of National Guard Bureau, visits Guantanamo troops
March 14, 2016
Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited deployed National Guard troops, March 6, 2016, at the Camp Bulkeley Lyceum, at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Louisiana Guard expands flood fight to southern part of state
March 14, 2016
The Louisiana National Guard has been working around the clock to rescue residents and provide sandbags and water in the aftermath of severe flooding.
Latvian Chief of Defense thanks Texas' 147th Reconnaissance Wing Airmen
March 11, 2016
Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Vadnais, adjutant general and director of Military and Veterans Affairs for the Michigan National Guard, and Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, Latvian Chief of Defense, discuss the capabilities of the M777A1 howitzer with a gun crew of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, during the Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., July 14, 2014.
New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing wraps up Antarctic support mission
March 11, 2016
An LC-130 Hercules aircraft sits on the flight line at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, New York, after returning from Antarctica to the base near Schenectady, on March 8, 2016. The wing, which flies the only ski-equipped aircraft in the U.S. military flies transportation missions in support of the National Science Foundation as part of Operation Deep Freeze, the military support to the U.S. Antarctic Program.
New York Army National Guard Soldier saves life while on the job as a police officer
March 10, 2016
This is police officer Arnold Reyes on the job with the Suffolk County Police Department. Reyes is also the command sergeant major of the New York Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry. Reyes and others helped bring a woman back to life in December 2015.
Air Guard leader in New York selected as state's new adjutant general
March 10, 2016
Maj. Gen. Anthony German, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, and the Assistant Adjutant General of New York, has been selected as the 53rd adjutant general of New York by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. He replaces Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy who will become director of plans, policy, and international affairs for the National Guard Bureau.