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Two months after being split among four nations, Airmen reunite in Bulgaria
May 31, 2016
U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard members stationed at Amari Air Base, Estonia,are reunited with their 104th Fighter Wing members stationed to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, May 27, 2016. Wing members are part of a theater security package deployed to multiple European locations in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
From Port-au-Prince to West Point: Maryland Guard's first graduate
May 27, 2016
Newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Alix Schoelcher Idrache, became the Maryland Army National Guard's first United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, graduate on May 21, 2016. Idrache, originally from Haiti, graduated at the top of his class in physics and will attend Army Aviation school at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Wisconsin takes top honors in this year’s Army National Guard Army Communities of Excellence awards
May 26, 2016
Army Maj. Gen. Richard Gallant, special assistant to the director of the Army National Guard, presents Wisconsin National Guard representatives with the Overall Winner of the Army National Guard Communities of Excellence award at a ceremony held at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., May 23, 2016.
Nevada coaches record number of agencies in Tonga on drug identification
May 26, 2016
A record number of agencies, 10, were on board for the Nevada National Guard/Kingdom of Tonga State Partnership Program exchange here May 9-13 that focused on drug identification and included two maritime sessions that spotlighted ship embarkment and evidence discovery.
New Mexico National Guard medics share knowledge with Costa Rican Coast Guard members
May 25, 2016
Twenty-two Costa Rican Guarda Costas attended a two-day workshop conducted by Sgt. 1st. Class David Muniz and Sgt. Michael Marfia, medics from New Mexico National Guard, as part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program. Marfia explains how to properly apply a tourniquet to a leg wound to half of the participants. Muniz and Marfia shared their medical knowledge with the Coast Guard members on topics ranging from anatomy, triage, assessing breathing and consciousness, applying a tourniquet, splinting broken limbs and responding to a mass casualty incident.
Georgia Air Guard engineers partner with Armenia to renovate elderly center
May 24, 2016
U.S. Army Europe Commander, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges and Kansas National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, pose with Airmen, Armenian contractors, embassy staff and institute staff, during their visit to Yerevan Elderly Institute No. 1 to view progress of a renovation being conducted by the 116th Civil Engineer Squadron, 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, in partnership with Armenian contractors in Yerevan, Armenia, May 23, 2016.
Indiana National Guard fills many roles during exercise
May 23, 2016
Army Spc. Robin Hefner, a human resource specialist assigned to U.S. Army North, goes over Vibrant Response 16 battle plans with another Tactical Operations Center soldier at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, May 3, 2016. VR 16 is led by ARNORTH and brings military, federal, and state agencies together to train to respond to a national emergency.
Wyoming National Guard helps bolster river's banks
May 23, 2016
Wyoming Army National Guard Sgt. Jordan McDonald, of Evanston, and Spc. Miura Yuki, of Laramie, fill sandbags on the bank along the North Platte River in Saratoga,Wyoming, on May 20. Gov. Matt Mead activated more than 70 members of the Wyoming National Guard to assist local emergency management officials with flood prevention and mitigation efforts in light of rising spring temperatures.
New York Guard experts meet Raven's Challenge with lunchbox explosive
May 23, 2016
A charge ignites a remotely fired shotgun-like device which blasts a suspected bomb during the Raven's Challenge at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany New York, on Wecdnesday, May 18.
California National Guard makes historic Gray Eagle repairs
May 20, 2016
Army National Guard sheet metal repairers in Company B, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, work on an MQ-1C Gray Eagle composite frame at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 5. This is the first ASB to work on Gray Eagle composite parts during an overseas deployment.
South Dakota Guard, Suriname military collaborate to protect environment, Soldiers
May 19, 2016
Suriname Army Capt. Henri Kasanradji, logistics officer, left, discusses equipment used by Lt. Billy Potter, firefighter with the Rapid City Fire Department, during hazardous material spill response, as Army Capt. Ulrich Morgan, Air Force Capt. Radjindrekoemar Soemai and Army Capt. Joeri Kasandiredjo, all members of the Suriname Defense Force, look on during a subject matter expert exchange in Rapid City, S.D., May 15, 2016. The exchange focused on the handling, containment and disposing of hazardous materials and conducted as a part of the Suriname-South Dakota State Partnership Program.
South Carolina Soldiers trying out a new Lifestyle Enhancement Achievement Program (LEAP)
May 19, 2016
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from across the state overcome a variety of obstacles as they progress through the confidence course, May 15, 2016, at Ft. Jackson, S.C as part of the brand-new Lifestyle Enhancement Achievement Program. The two-week class is designed to teach healthy lifestyle choices and improve physical fitness to help retainment of SCNG Soldiers. Those completing the program will then use their new found skills to assist others in their units who may also be having health and fitness challenges.
Illinois Air National Guard hosts Warsaw Air Operations Center officers
May 19, 2016
Dan McSeveney, left, commander of the 183d Combat Operations Squadron,discusses air operations with Brig. Gen. Slawomir Zakowski, center, and Col. Robert Weissgerber, right, from the Air Operations Center-Air Component Command, Warsaw, Poland, during a simulated battle exercise as part of an information and training exchange visit May 12 - 16, 2016, in Springfield, Ill.
USO tour helps to maintain National Guard Soldiers' resilience
May 18, 2016
Gen. Frank J. Grass, 27th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited Soldiers at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, with the USO May 17, 2016. The USO's May Madness Variety Tour included celebrities: Tim Kennedy, Matthew Lillard, Jerrod Niemann, Robert Patrick and Sam Perkins.
Texas Guard members support Emergency Network Tracking for disasters
May 18, 2016
Spc. Victoria Diaz of the Texas National Guard's Joint Task Force 136 (Maneuver Enhancement Brigade) role plays as a disaster evacuee during a training scenario with the Texas Division of Emergency Management to test their new Emergency Tracking Network May 12, 2016, at the Round Rock Armed Forces Reserve Center. The scenario allowed the National Guard and civilian authorities to work together while also creating a training video product for use once the new tracking system goes online June 1.
South Carolina National Guard prepares for hurricane season
May 17, 2016
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general for South Carolina, joins Gov. Nikki Haley and state agency leaders for a press conference following the annual hurricane table top exercise in Columbia, S.C., May 13, 2016. South Carolina is a hurricane state that has felt the impacts of hurricanes and state leaders want to ensure the public plans ahead to be ready should they be impacted during the 2016 hurricane season, which begins June 1 and runs until Nov 30.
Maryland Air Guard member earns track medals at Invictus Games
May 16, 2016
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Seekell congratulates Maryland Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Gideon Connelly after they finish the 200-meter dash during the track and field competition at the Invictus Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla., May 10, 2016. The Invictus Games are the United Kingdom’s version of the Warrior Games, bringing together wounded veterans from 14 nations for events including track and field, archery, wheelchair basketball, road cycling, indoor rowing, wheelchair rugby, swimming, sitting volleyball and a driving challenge.
Minnesota National Guard to begin largest rail movement in more than a decade
May 13, 2016
Members of the Minnesota National Guard load vehicles and equipment onto rail cars, at Camp Ripley, for movement to a training site out of state Sept. 18, 2015. Similar evolutions are underway now as the Minnesota Guard prepares for a massive rail convoy.
Indiana hosts Vibrant Response to prepare responders for nuclear bomb detonation
May 12, 2016
Department of Defense personnel react to a simulated nuclear detonation in Pittsburgh during Vibrant Response 2016 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., May 10, 2016. The annual exercise prepares military and civilian emergency response personnel to react to a national emergency.
Spouses of South Carolina National Guard and Colombian leadership share family readiness concepts
May 11, 2016
Barbara Livingston, wife of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general for South Carolina, stands with spouses of Colombian military leaders following a family programs presentation during a state partnership program engagement in Bogota, Colombia, April 15, 2016.