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Veterans Affairs and South Carolina National Guard conduct 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony
March 31, 2016
Leanne Weldin, director of the Columbia, S.C. VA Regional Office, speaks during a 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony for Vietnam veterans at the South Carolina Army National Guard Armory in Rock Hill, S.C., March 29, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs Columbia VA Regional Office, in conjunction with the South Carolina National Guard Service Member and Family Care Directorate, held the ceremony to thank and honor veterans of the Vietnam War.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue three near Marcus Baker Glacier
March 31, 2016
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, is on a training flight near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in February 2013.
Friends who deploy together stay together
March 30, 2016
California Army National Guard Capt. Eric Lancaster, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael DeCosta, Lt. Col. Nader Araj and Lt. Col. Brian Goldsmith meet up on the airfield at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 28. They all live and work in the Folsom community back home in California, and deployed together with the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade.
Kansas National Guard fights fire from the sky
March 29, 2016
Four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters piloted and crewed by Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment (two from Army Aviation Support Facility #2, Salina, Kansas and two from Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Topeka) joined the Anderson Creek wildfire fight March 26. The helicopters arrived in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, Saturday morning, and are dropping water from Bambi Buckets™ on active flames and hot spots as directed by incident officials. The fire in south central Kansas has burned more than 400,000 acres.
40th Combat Aviation Brigade and USS Ponce conduct interoperability training exercise
March 29, 2016
AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, land aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training exercise in the Persian Gulf March 17. The exercise tested the ability of 40th CAB and the USS Ponce to work together to perform stability operations in the surrounding region.
New York Army National Guard Cooks compete for Army cooking honors at Camp Smith
March 28, 2016
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 369th Sustainment Brigade enjoy lunch prepared by unit food service personnel participating in a preliminary round of the Army-wide Philip A. Connelly cooking competition at Camp Smith, NY on March 19, 2016. (Photo by US Army National Guard Cesar Leon/RELEASED)
Iowa National Guard Soldiers compete for Best Warrior
March 28, 2016
Sgt. John G. Finken, a Johnston, Iowa resident and military police officer with the 186th Military Police Company at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa climbs an obstacle as part of a course during the Iowa Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa, on March 20. Finken placed first out of 14 sergeants and staff sergeants who competed for the Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year title over three days of challenges testing the Soldiers’ physical, mental and professional skills.
Hoosiers, Slovaks trade intelligence best practices
March 24, 2016
Indiana National Guard Soldiers and members of Slovakia’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Battalion pose for a group photo during a visit to Slovakia by the Hoosier Guardsmen in January 2016.
Iowa National Guard Soldier competes under guidance of Soldier-father
March 24, 2016
Spc. Ethan Estabrooks, a helicopter crew chief with Company C, 2-147th Aviation, Iowa Army National Guard, performs a search on his sponsor and father, 1st Sgt. Gary Estabrooks, at the Iowa Best Warrior Competition at Camp Dodge March 19, 2016.
Georgia National Guard's 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team selected for Army pilot program
March 24, 2016
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crew assigned to the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), fires the M230 130mm chain gun at targets in a combined arms live-fire exercise during the 48th IBCT's eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) rotation at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Sept. 19, 2013.
Behind the scenes, Louisiana Guard’s commodity distribution plays vital role
March 24, 2016
Louisiana National Guard members from the 1086th Transportation Company load and stack bottles of water to be delivered and distributed to affected parishes during emergency flood operations in Bunkie, Louisiana, March 13, 2016. The LANG has been assisting local officials in the flood fight since March 9.
Total Army working together to forge future, senators told
March 23, 2016
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, testifies at a hearing on the posture of the National Guard and Reserves before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Mar. 16, 2016.
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.