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California National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division shines under gray German sky
February 29, 2016 — HOHENFELS, Germany — Somewhere on a cold field at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, along... MORE

Soldiers of the Albanian Army partnered with Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, prepare to deploy riot control forces, Feb. 25 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. The CRC event is part of an intense training cycle intended to prepare Soldiers for their pending KFOR deployment.

South Carolina National Guard joins Cyber Consortium announcement
February 26, 2016 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - Leaders from the University of South Carolina, South Carolina National Guard, local government and agencies, and some of the state’s major technology companies joined South Carolina... MORE

South Carolina National Guard, state government, University of South Carolina, and South Carolina’s businesses join forces in cyber-security, and announce the SC Cyber consortium on Feb. 24, 2016, Columbia, South Carolina. The newly created SC Cyber consortium will educate businesses, government agencies, and USC students on cyber-security tools, skills, and procedures, with the ultimate goal to enhance South Carolina’s ability to fight cyber threats at all levels of the local government and industry. SC Cyber aims to develop a series of strategically located, cyber-security, hubs across South Carolina.

Virginia National Guard providing post-storm assistance
February 25, 2016 — SANDSTON, Va. - More than 60 Virginia National Guard Soldiers serving on state active duty assisted with clean-up efforts Feb. 25 in areas of Virginia hardest hit by severe weather a day earlier... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command clear debris to open a blocked road Feb. 25, 2016, in Essex County, Virginia. More than 40 Virginia National Guard Soldiers are on state active duty assisting a multi-agency effort with clean up operations in Essex, Sussex, Patrick and Westmoreland Counties.

Air Guard leads with a competitive spirit
February 25, 2016 — PHOENIX, Az. -- Teamwork and a competitive spirit are the driving forces of a world-class organization at the top of its game. For the Arizona National Guard, the drive of its members to be the best... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Fred “Wes” Hudgins, personnel superintendent for the Arizona Air National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters, was recognized as the top First Sgt. For the National Guard in 2012. Throughout his career, he has used his competitive successes in automotive racing to keep him at the top of his game as he inspires new Airmen to be the best they can be.

Arkansas Air Guard major player at test center
February 25, 2016 — LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. - The Arkansas Air National Guard’s 189th Airlift Wing has been tapped to be a major player in the development of a high-accuracy air drop and reconnaissance system,... MORE

Lt. Col. Matthew "Banger" Baugher, from the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC), explains the LITENING pod targeting system to Maj. Gen. Mark H. Berry, the adjutant general of Arkansas, right, and Brig. Gen. Kurt Vogel, the commander of the Arkansas Air National Guard. The 189th Airlift Wing C-130s have been tapped as test beds for a highly-accurate air drop and reconnaissance system.

Soldiers provide medevac training for Airmen and Canadian Troops
February 24, 2016 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - The 40th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers provided medevac training to Airmen and Canadian troops at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 18. Team members of the U.S. Air... MORE

Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group practice unloading a patient from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 18. The 386th EMDG trained with the 40th CAB to prepare for any medevac operation while deployed.

California National Guard member rescues woman from sinking car
February 24, 2016 — YUBA CITY, Calif. - We’ve all seen it before in the movies: A car flies over an embankment, soars through the air and splashes down, leaving the driver only moments to find a way out before sinking to... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Long holds an award recognizing him as the California Army National Guard's top recruiter for 2015, having enlisted 31 new, non-prior-service soldiers, Dec. 4 at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. Only a few weeks later, on Dec. 30, Long would jump into Markham Ravine near Lincoln to rescue a woman who was trapped in her sinking car. With the help of a retired Airman and a California Highway Patrol officer, Long was able to help the woman to safety.

New York Army National Guard cavalrymen and aviators team up for combined training
February 24, 2016 — YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. -- Aircrews from the New York Army National Guard's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation teamed up for combined training with cavalrymen from Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry... MORE

New York Army National Guard Soldiers from C Troop 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry, from Buffalo, N.Y. simulate being inserted at a landing zone from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation at the Youngstown Local Training Area in Youngstown, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2016. The Soldiers are training in preparation for larger scale exercises to be held throughout the year.

Retired Army nurse praised for stellar military service
February 23, 2016 — WASHINGTON — After nearly three decades of medical military service in the District of Columbia Army National Guard (DCNG), Lt. Col. Monika R. Graham closed the chapter on a long, storied career of... MORE

District of Columbia Army National Guard (DCNG), Lt. Col. Monika R. Graham, medical detachment commander is presented a certificate of retirement by the DCNG Chief of Staff, Col. Aaron R. Dean during her retirement ceremony, DC Armory, Washington, Feb. 21. Graham received several awards for 27 years of distinguished service and countless achievements through her career to include the Legion of Merit and the DCNG Meritorious Service Medal.

Iowa National Guard develops future Total Army technicians
February 23, 2016 — JOHNSTON, Iowa - For today’s Army to grow their next generation of skilled mechanics and diagnosticians, it takes proper training, knowledgeable instructors, certifiable skill sets and a basic... MORE

Maj. Gen. Flem B. Walker, Jr., the Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics (G-4) for U.S. Army Forces Command, observes students training at the Sustainment Training Center, located in Johnston, Iowa. Walker toured the Iowa National Guard facility during a recent visit to Camp Dodge.

New Jersey Air Guard revolutionizing intelligence
February 22, 2016 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Closed off from all non-essential personnel in a secured, vault-like work environment known as a Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Facility, the 204th... MORE

Graphic representation of Tech. Sgt. Jason Valleley, 204th intelligence analyst, as he simulates manipulating data in Google Earth. Valleley headed the development for a way to use classified Google Earth with integrated intelligence gathered from multiple sources to aid United States' military units throughout the world. The images employed in this illustration are purely representational and do not reflect any current or past intelligence operatons. (U.S. Air National Guard illustration by Senior Airman Kellyann Novak/Released)

Alliance, endurance on display at Exercise Allied Spirit IV
February 22, 2016 — HOHENFELS, Germany -- More than 2,400 service members from seven nations are conducting tactical training in the cold and snowy conditions of Bavaria, Germany, during Exercise Allied Spirit IV. This... MORE

During Allied Spirit IV, a Soldier from the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, playing a forward observer, uses snow-covered brush for concealment while scanning a nearby road Jan. 22 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area (JMRC HTA), Germany. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

Army Mountain Warfare students take a walk on the wild side at Smugglers' Notch
February 19, 2016 — JEFFERSONVILLE, Vt. - Soldiers from the basic and advanced courses at the Army Mountain Warfare School climbed Smugglers' Notch as the culminating event of two weeks of training in Jeffersonville,... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kim Siner, the command chief warrant officer of Vermont, rappels a cliff face during the Mountain Walk at Smugglers' Notch in Jeffersonville, Vermont, Feb. 18, 2016. Vermont National Guard leadership performed the Mountain Walk with basic and advanced mountain warfare students to gain a better understanding of the Mountain Warfare School and to refresh their mountaineering skills.

Connecticut National Guard Soldiers operate to complete retrograde mission in Afghanistan
February 19, 2016 — BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Six Soldiers from the 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, an Army National Guard unit from Groton, Connecticut, are serving at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan... MORE

Staff Sgt. William Leuck works to maintain warehouse operations at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, as part of a nine-month duty tour. Leuck and five other members of the 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group from Groton, Connecticut, are there to focus on a large aviation retrograde mission involving aviation material and equipment in theater to a destination in the United States.

Alaska Air National Guard rescue choppers train in Nevada desert for first time
February 19, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - About 50 Alaska Air Guard members from the 176th Operations Group and 176th Maintenance Group returned Feb. 16 from Red Flag 16-1 hosted on Nellis Air Force... MORE

First Lt. Seth Peterson, left, a pilot with the 210th Airlift Squadron, and Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Dietrich, a special mission aviator with the 176th Operations Group, prepare for take off in an HH-60 Pave Hawk on Nellis AFB, Nev., during Red Flag 16-1 on Feb. 11, 2016. The two were a part of approximately 50 Air Guardsmen from the 176th Operations Group and 176th Maintenance Group participating in the combat training exercise.

New York Guard ordnance experts train local police in avoiding IEDs
February 17, 2016 — CAIRO, N.Y. – "Move, move, move!" was shouted. Then, "go, go, go!" was echoed in response. Then four police officers dressed in green jumpsuits and body armor - watched by bomb disposal experts from... MORE

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Evan Putman, a Soldier in the 1108th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), places a bomb disposal tool in position while wearing a protective bomb suit during a training tactical operation with the Columbia-Greene County Shared Services Response Team at the 911 Call Center in Cairo, New York, Feb. 2, 2016. Four Soldiers from the 1108th conducted training for the law enforcement agencies.

Michigan National Guard Soldier saved Flint resident's life during water crisis
February 17, 2016 — FLINT, Mich. - While helping to hand out water to the citizens of Flint, a National Guard Soldier helped save a Flint resident's life. "This is why I joined the military, to help people," said Spc... MORE

Spc. Charles Colwell stands outside his assigned distribution site, Fire Station 1, Flint, Michigan, Feb. 12, 2016. Colwell played an instrumental role in providing assistance to a Flint resident last week.

Father and son deploy with West Virginia aviation regiment
February 16, 2016 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Some Soldiers join the Army National Guard as a way to better their lives. Others join to learn a trade. Still others join to continue a family tradition of military service... MORE

West Virginia Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Lawrence Copley (far right) and his son Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joseph Copley (far left), get together with some of their fellow Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, get some quality time together shortly after Joseph’s promotion at Camp Buehring Kuwait, Jan. 30. The Copleys deployed with the 40th CAB to Kuwait in December. (Courtesy Photo)

Arizona Guard aviation unit controls skies in Kuwait
February 16, 2016 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Imagine for a moment you're in the cockpit of a $30 million helicopter. You're monitoring gauges, and controlling the aircraft as you fly back to home base the morning flight... MORE

Nashville, Tenn., resident Sgt. Brian Bertram, Glendale, Ariz., resident Sgt. Nicholas Robinson, San Tan Valley, Ariz., resident Cpt. Sherri Gregoire, Tucson, Ariz., resident 1st Sgt. Trevor Varney, and Phoenix resident Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Stockard gather outside their company headquarters for Company F, 1st Battalion, 168th Air Traffic Services, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, at Camp Buehring Kuwait, Feb. 8. Capt. Gregoire and 1st Sgt. Varney are the command team for Company F, which provides Air Traffic Services for all friendly aviation assets. (Photo by 1st Lt. Aaron DeCapua, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs)

Promotion brings Guard member full circle in 101st Airborne Division
February 12, 2016 — FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – An officer with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the division's headquarters Feb. 11, bringing the Soldier full circle... MORE

Lt. Col. Cory Mulhern, a liaison officer for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), smiles at his daughter, Sierra, as she pins on his rank during his promotion ceremony in the division headquarters, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Feb. 11, 2016. Mulhern, a guardsman with the Wisconsin National Guard, is part of the 101st’s multi-component unit, a pilot program where Guard and active duty Soldiers train and deploy together.

Louisiana Guard, Active Component Airmen Complete Air-to-Air Integration Training

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise