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Ending military segregation took an executive order from President Harry Truman
February 5, 2016
President Harry Truman, stymied by legislative inaction on ending military segregation, took pen to paper and ended it with Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948.
184th Wing's Jayhawks contribute their expertise to massive deployment
February 4, 2016
Airmen assigned to the 134th Air Control Squadron climb aboard buses and deploy from McConnell Air Force Base in support of operations Nov. 11, 2015. The squadron's departure was part of a much larger mobilization of the 184th Intelligence Wing that deployed members to locations all over the world, making it one of the largest deployments in the wing's recent history.
Bronze Star for Valor awarded to two New York Air National Guard Airmen killed in Afghanistan
February 4, 2016
Staff Sgt. Louis Bonacasa, left, and Tech Sgt. Joseph Lemm, both members of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing's 105th Base Defense Squadron, killed in action in Afghanistan on Dec. 21, 2015, have been awarded the Bronze Star with V for Valor for their actions that day. The two Air Guardsmen were honored for giving their lives to save other Airmen from a suicide bomber. Four other Airmen died alongside them.
Most Michigan National Guard members return home from Flint water assistance
February 3, 2016
Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, awards Capt. Anthony Corsi, a member of the Detroit-based 1225th Support Battalion, with a Michigan Active State Service Ribbon with Bronze Oak Leaf Device and the Michigan Legion of Merit Medal, Jan. 25, 2016, for his service with Task Force Flint. Corsi and four other Michigan National Guard Soldiers comprised the TFF Warehouse team that managed the inventory of bottled water and other supplies distributed to Flint residents.
Senior aviator in Utah takes final AH-64 Apache helicopter flight
February 2, 2016
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ken Jones, world record holder with 10,000 flight hours, has final flight in an AH-64 Apache with his son, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jared Jones.
Leaders from National Guard and AFRICOM discuss State Partnership Program
February 1, 2016
Dr. Barbara Sotirin, deputy director of programs at AFRICOM, speaks to senior leaders of 10 National Guard states from across the U.S., United States Africa Command and United States Army Africa about strategic and long-term planning at the State Partnership Program conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Jan. 26, 2016. T
Jordanian military hosted by Colorado Guard counterparts
February 1, 2016
U.S. Army National Guard members, State Partnership Program participants from Colorado National Guard and Jordan Armed Forces tour the Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab in Denver, Jan. 8, 2016. Colorado National Guard’s State Partnership Program, a unique component of the U.S. Department of Defense, links a state's National Guard unit with the armed forces equivalent of another country in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship.
South Dakota Guard, Suriname military conduct strategic planning
February 1, 2016
Soldiers from the South Dakota National Guard met in January with their colleagues in Suriname as part of the State Partnership Program.
Commission report provides opportunities to strengthen the Total Army
January 29, 2016
Gen. Frank Grass, National Guard Bureau chief, shakes the hand of Chief Warrant Officer 2 Carlos Castillo from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment. The general visited aviation troops at Redding Municipal Airport in Northern California on Aug. 19, 2015. Grass, reacting to a report by the National Commission on the Future of the Army, said he appreciated the panel's recommendations.
Puerto Rico National Guard hosts visit from Honduran officials
January 29, 2016
Honduran delegation observed some of the training capabilities and equipment at Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center during its visit in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Jan. 27, 2016.
Michigan's Selfridge base is tops in Air National Guard
January 28, 2016
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft takes off at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 4, 2012. The base has recently been honored.
Alaska Air Guard's Terns fly south for the winter
January 28, 2016
Members of the 920th Rescue Wing and the 249th Airlift Squadron conduct a pre-mission briefing aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 14, 2016, before departing for a simulated astronaut rescue mission. The 249th AS worked with NASA, the 920th Rescue Wing, the 45th Space Wing and Detachment 3 of the 45th Operations Group to develop tactics, training and procedures to quickly and safely recover astronauts in the event they would need to abort their spacecraft.
National Guard offers new mobile marksmanship course to create small arms experts
January 27, 2016
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Stanley, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center small arms trainer, instructs two students on the mechanics of the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a Small Arms Weapons Expert course held at Fort Greely, Alaska, in December 2015.
Va. National Guard continues assistance after historic snowstorm
January 25, 2016
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Pulaski-based Company D, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assist the Waynesboro First Aid Crew with a rescue call Jan. 23, 2016, near Waynesboro, Virginia. The first aid crew was unable to reach the location of the call with their ambulance, so the Soldiers drove them to the residence, cleared them a path in the snow, then transported the patient back to the ambulance for evacuation.
National Guard personnel assisting civil authorities as blizzard pummels much of East Coast
January 23, 2016
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team stage with the Verona Fire Department to be ready for possible winter weather response operations Jan. 22, 2016, in Verona, Virginia.
Guard troops in several states responding to blizzard-related needs
January 21, 2016
A Virginia National Guard Soldier assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team clears the snow off a Humvee Feb. 22, 2015, in Staunton to prepare for possible snow response missions after another round of heavy snow blanketed the state.
40th Combat Aviation Brigade takes charge of unmanned missions in the Middle East
January 20, 2016
Unmanned aerial system repairers from Company F, 227th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, inspect an MQ-1C Gray Eagle in the Middle East, Jan. 7, 2016. Company F Gray Eagles provide armed aerial reconnaissance for stability operations in the Middle East.
New York Air National Guardsman donates kidney to fellow 105th Airlift Wing member
January 20, 2016
New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Daniel Cola, left, and Master Sgt. Henry Windels pose for a photo at Stewart Air National Guard Base, near Newburgh, New York, Dec. 23, 2015. Windels donated a kidney to Cola Oct. 6, 2015. Both men are members of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing.
Michigan National Guard members assisting Flint residents in water crisis
January 19, 2016
A Michigan National Guard member provides water to a resident of Flint, which is enduring a drinking-water crisis due to lead contamination of the city's water source.
Washington Guard Soldier dances through deployment, step by step
January 15, 2016
Washington National Guard Spc. Megan O’Malley, an automated logistics specialist, helps out in the office at Company E, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Dec. 29, 2015. O’Malley taught a ballroom dance class to her fellow Soldiers in the brigade.