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Texas Air Guard inspection technician is on a journey of recovery
July 29, 2016
Master Sgt. Charles Ramirez, a nondestructive inspections technician with the 149th Maintenance Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, inspects aircraft support equipment using magnetic particle inspection techniques at the NDI section June 3, 2016, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
New York troops train, teach logistics lessons in Louisiana heat
July 29, 2016
New York Army National Guard Spc. George Mentiply, a driver assigned to Co.. E, 427th Brigade Support Battalion based in Glenville, N.Y., secures his vehicle during training at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Ft. Polk, La, July 26. Approximately 3,000 Soldiers from New York joined 2,000 other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force.
Massachusetts Soldiers save New Jersey woman from hot car
July 29, 2016
The four Massachusetts Guard members who saved a New Jersey woman from her stranded Cadillac pose in front of an ambulance.
South Carolina Air National Guard deploys to South Korea for Theater Security Package
July 28, 2016
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard prepare to board a Boeing 767 transport aircraft at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., July 13, 2016. Approximately 300 U.S. Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire JNGB, S.C., are deploying to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, as the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of the U.S. Pacific Command Theater Security Package.
ANG's Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year says it's all about putting others first
July 28, 2016
Senior Master Sgt. Mark Farmer, a space systems operations superintendent assigned to the 114th Space Control Squadron at Patrick AFB, Florida, monitors satellite networking equipment June 3, 2016. Farmer is the Air National Guard's 2016 Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year and one of the U.S. Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.
Michigan National Guard issues climate preparedness and resilience plans
July 28, 2016
The Michigan Army National Guard helps put out a fire about six miles north of Newberry in Luce County and about 10 miles from Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan.
New York Army Guard records expert helps National Guard vets prove service
July 27, 2016
Steve Essex, the inactive/active records officer for the New York Army National Guard Military Personnel Office with the index cards which indicate which former National Guard Soldiers have paper records stored by the New York State Archives on Monday, July 18, 2016. Essex accesses records dating back to 1945 to assist former National Guard Soldiers in finding their state service records.
New York’s 'Fighting 69th' faces off against opposing force and tests skills
July 27, 2016
New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Raymond F. Shields Jr., commander of the New York Army National Guard, speaks to soldiers of the 812th Engineer Co., Ohio Army National Guard, after a live fire training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., July 25, 2016.
Chief Master Sgt. Amy Giaquinto becomes command chief of New York Air National Guard
July 26, 2016
New York Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Amy Giaquinto and former N.Y. Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Richard King display an award following Change of Authority ceremonies at New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters in Latham, N.Y. on Monday, July 25, 2016.
Air National Guard units join forces in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve
July 26, 2016
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, performs a fly-by over Papa Air Base, Papa, Hungary. In support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard from Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, has deployed approximately 200 Airmen to Papa Air Base, Hungary, to conduct familiarization training alongside our NATO ally, Hungary.
Pennsylvania National Guard marks 100th anniversary of Mexican border mobilization
July 26, 2016
Pennsylvania’s 16th Regiment conducting rifle training along the Mexican border during the 1916 crisis.
New Mexico military police give a makeover to Costa Rican school site
July 25, 2016
New Mexico National Guard Spc. Justin Langlitz and Spc. Xavier Romero participate in area beautification at the site of a future school for the community of Cuajiniquil July 20, 2016. Langlitz and Romero are members of 1st Platoon, 919th Military Police Company, New Mexico National Guard which were guests at the Escuela Nacional de Policía in nearby Murciélago for their Annual Training. The project was part of their community improvement day.
Spc. Rachel Mayhew welcomed as Texas Army Guard's first female combat engineer
July 22, 2016
The Texas Army National Guard welcomed Spc. Rachel Mayhew into its ranks as the first woman to be awarded the 12B combat engineer military occupational specialty. Mayhew graduated June 17, 2016, from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, during a rigorous two-week MOS transition course that included the High Physical Demands Tests which includes a series of tasks geared toward combat engineers to ensure force capability and readiness.
Joint Readiness Training Center is making it real for Massachusetts Soldiers
July 22, 2016
Massachusetts Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Michael Rockett, a non-commissioned officer assigned to the 387th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Co. based at Camp Edwards, Cape Cod, Mass., explains a training objective to Massachusetts Air National Guard Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the Mass. National Guard adjutant general, during training at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 20, 2016.
Military members pitch in to maintain public health
July 22, 2016
U.S. Army cadet Angel Camilo, 48th Combat Support Hospital, and Staff Sgt. Kellee Carraway, 789th Preventive Medicine Detachment training non-commissioned officer, check water chlorine levels in a water tank during the Greater Chenango Cares Innovative Readiness Training mission July 19, 2016, in Norwich, N.Y. In a field environment, the tank is used to provide a clean, drinkable water source in the event that local potable water isn't available.
New York Guard Soldier to represent United States in Taekwondo competition
July 21, 2016
Spc. Nashayla Harper, a member of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, right, poses with her aunt and coach Mechelle Smith after winning the welter-weight class for 18 to 32-year old females at the 2016 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Taekwondo National Championships held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from July 4 to 9.
There’s no place like home
July 20, 2016
Senior Master Sgt. Helen Crouch, 174th Medical Group medical technician, gives medical history paperwork to a patient at the Greater Chenango Cares Innovative Readiness Training mission July 20, 2016, Norwich, N.Y. Before the patients are taken to dental, medical, or optometry, they are initially in-processed by medical technicians, gathering their height, weight, history, and vitals information.
Task Force Redhawk hones response and recovery skills during Operation Poseidon
July 20, 2016
A UH-60 Black Hawk flight crew from Multinational Battle Group-East's Task Force Redhawk, sling loads supplies from Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo to Gjakova, Kosovo during Operation Poseidon July 15, 2016. U.S. and NATO forces have contributed to the United Nations-mandated peacekeeping mission in Kosovo since June 1999.
New York medics have double role in joint-readiness training
July 20, 2016
New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Mercy Ukpe and Sgt. Shawn Wilson, assigned to Headquarters Co., 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry assess a Soldier for medical care during a mass casualty exercise at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Saturday, July 16, 2016. More than 3,000 New York Army National Guard Soldiers deployed for a three week exercise at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, July 9-30, 2016.
Combating international crime on agenda as partners tour Florida Guard facility
July 19, 2016
Army Col. Erick Rolando Montiel Aldana, commander, 1st Infantry Brigade from Guatemala, discussed the capabilties of the Browning M2 machine gun with members of the 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group during a convoy live fire demonstation at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, July 13, 2016.