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Army Materiel Command integrates Guard, Reserve in sustainment mission
December 9, 2016
Staff Sgt. Danielle Milke does a walk-through inspection of an M1A2 Abrams tank with AMC's Chief Warrant Officer 5 Darren Cook and a contract employee, Sept. 19, 2016, in Romania. The tanks were used during a U.S. Army Europe multinational training exercise. Milke volunteered to be the NCOIC for Army Prepositioned Stocks-Romania, and is a maintenance NCO for the Army Sustainment Command-Army Reserve Element, Detachment 12 from Fort Bragg, N.C.
New York Airman honored for lifesaving action in diner
December 8, 2016
New York Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Christina Watson, a member of the 174th Attack Wing based at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y. was honored for her role in saving a life in April 2016 by the American Red Cross North Central New York chapter during a Dec. 7, 2016, award ceremony in Syracuse.
National Guard sibling Soldiers start tradition of serving
December 8, 2016
Pfc. Sam and Pvt. Jennifer Mei, both Pennsylvannia National Guard members, pose in front of a Stryker armored fighting vehicle at the Ordnance School Nov. 17, 2016. Sam graduated from the17-week course Nov. 22. Jennifer is scheduled to complete the course in March. Another sibling, Milton, 19, is also undergoing training at Fort Lee.
New York Guard marks President Van Buren’s 234th birthday in his hometown
December 7, 2016
New York Army National Guard Spec. Taylor Kuchera, assigned to Co. A, 101st Signal Battalion plays taps during a wreath laying ceremony marking the 234th birthday of President Martin Van Buren at Van Buren's grave site in Kinderhook, New York on Monday, Dec. 5. The annual event recognizes the former President Martin Van Buren, a Columbia County native who died on July 24, 1862 in Kinderhook, N.Y. He was born on Dec. 5, 1782.
South Carolina National Guard preserving state history, environment
December 7, 2016
South Carolina Army National Guard hosts a team of archaeologists and conservation managers as they work at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., Feb. 2, 2016. After the historic flood of October 2015, drastic erosion exposed old transportation systems and disrupted construction timbers in a hollow core dam. James Spirek and Joe Beatty, state underwater archaeologists measure distances between logs that built the dam.
Air National Guard 'cable guys' are saving U.S. Strategic Command millions on project
December 6, 2016
A team of Air National Guard members working on a project for the U.S. Strategic Command is saving STRATCOM millions of dollars. The project at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., is running about 600 miles of cable for the Strategic Command.
As Pearl Harbor ships smoldered, National Guard began fighting World War II
December 6, 2016
Gun crew from 200th Coast Artillery Regiment, New Mexico National Guard, with 3-inch M2 anti-aircraft gun in the Philippine Islands, in late 1941 or early 1942.
Illinois Guard members honored for saving car wreck victim's life
December 6, 2016
Illinois Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jeremy Adkins, left, and Officer Candidate Tony Genovese, both of Chicago, stand at attention in the center of Soldiers Field to be recognized by the crowd prior to them being awarded the Soldiers Medal during the Chicago Bears "Salute to Service" game Nov. 27, 2016. Assistant Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Michael Zerbonia is in background. The Soldiers were recognized for their bravery in pulling a driver from a burning vehicle following an accident on May 11, 2016.
South Dakota Guard members train for duty at Presidential Inauguration
December 5, 2016
Soldiers from the 235th Military Police Company and Airmen from the 114th Security Forces Squadron practice crowd control techniques in Sioux Falls S.D., in preparation for the 58th Presidential Inauguration. The South Dakota National Guard will be sending 150 Soldiers and Airmen to provide support to the inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20.
Overseas, Lengyel finds National Guard vital contributor to Joint Force
December 2, 2016
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, second from right, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, left, view training in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan during a Thanksgiving visit to troops, Nov. 26, 2016.
New York Air Guard flies Buzz Aldrin from Antarctica after medical issue
December 2, 2016
An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, at Camp Raven, Greenland, on June 28, 2016. Crews with the 109th AW use Camp Raven as a training site for landing the ski-equipped LC-130s on snow and ice. An Air Guard crew evacuated Buzz Aldrin, the former astronaut, who had medical difficulties while visiting Antarctica.
Air National Guard volunteers help load Trees for Troops
December 2, 2016
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kyle Defeo helps Sally Ellms pack holiday ornaments and wishes into a Christmas Tree during the loading of donated trees November 29, 2016 in support of Trees for Troops at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa, N.Y. More than 20 Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing based in Scotia, N.Y., helped ship some 130 holiday trees with donated ornaments and holiday wishes.
Ohio National Guard member among vets who protected building during Ohio State rampage
December 2, 2016
Local and federal authorities surround the attacker's car that hit multiple students outside of Watts Hall at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 28, 2016. A group of former and current military members helped secure one of the university's classrooms during a campus-wide lockdown after the attack.