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Rhode Island National Guard infantrymen pound ground in Louisiana
July 19, 2016
Rhode Island Army National Guard Pfcs. Adam Tighe and Christopher Comery, assigned to Co. A, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry, East Greenwich, R.I., rehearse infantry techniques at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 13, 2016. The infantrymen join more than 5,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force.
New York Chinooks pick it up at 5,000-Soldier exercise
July 18, 2016
A CH-47 Chinook from the Maryland National Guard's B Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation, prepares for takeoff at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 13, 2016. The aviators join more than 5,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force.
National Guard engineers partner with other units to build cohesion in Associated Units Pilot Program
July 18, 2016
Private 2nd Class Blake Burtzlaff, horizontal construction engineer, directs a front-loader operated by Spc. Jacob Lane, horizontal construction engineer, both of 842nd Engineer Company, 153rd Engineer Battalion, 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota National Guard, July 12, 2015, at the Fort Carson Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, during the Iron Strike field training exercise conducted by 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, from July 7-22.
'Beeline March' to Cambridge: National Guard roots of Army's founding
July 15, 2016
Dressed in typical attire of back-country riflemen, Revolutionary War living historians in Virginia prepare for a reenactment. The round hats and hunting shirts are the same as those described in the accounts of the first riflemen within companies such as the Berkeley County Rifles who made the “Beeline to Boston.”
Multi-state Army National Guard helicopters enable European special forces training
July 15, 2016
An Army National Guard Helicopter Taskforce Blackhawk crew chief helps secure his UH-60L at Illesheim airfield July 11. The task force is comprised of four UH-60L Black Hawks and Soldiers from the Colorado, Utah and Kansas Army National Guard and will be supporting Special Operations Command - Europe’s components during training and exercises throughout Europe for the next few months.
Wisconsin Guard medevacs dialysis patients out of area isolated by flooding
July 15, 2016
Crewmembers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s West Bend, Wis.-based Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation assist a dialysis patient from the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter July 13, 2016, after conducting a medevac mission from the reservation to Ashland, Wis., for treatment. Torrential rains and severe weather that struck the area July 11 cutoff road access to the reservation and left five members of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa unable to get to a medical facility for dialysis.
Minnesota Guard member experiences 'new things' as he helps renovate a schoolhouse
July 14, 2016
Spc. Jesse Mendiola takes a break during a reconstruction and remodel at the primary school June 10, 2016, in Karlovac, Croatia. Soldiers of the Minnesota Army National Guard 851st Vertical Engineer Company, Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th and 133rd Civil Engineer Squadron along with the Croatian Army Engineering Horizontal Construction Company work together for repairs and to rebuild parts of a primary school in Karlovac. The project is a Humanitarian Civic Assistance project made possible by the U.S. European Command in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia.
Becoming a father while deployed
July 13, 2016
Ave, daughter of Staff Sgt. Kevin Reed, an information technology specialist who’s currently deployed to the Middle East with the 17th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Theater Support Command, was born Feb. 17, 2016. Thanks to modern technology, Reed can video chat with his wife and daughter on a daily basis.
Airman continues family’s Air Force legacy
July 12, 2016
Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Phillips, the 22nd Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire section chief, right, poses with his grandfather, retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Raymond Hopper, in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., June 25, 2016. Phillips is assigned to the KC-135, one of the same airframes his grandfather worked on nearly 60 years before.
New York Air National Guard hones cold weather skills in Greenland
July 12, 2016
LC-130 "Skibirds" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, sit on the runway at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 27, 2016. Four LC-130s and 80 Airmen from the Wing recently completed the third rotation of the 2016 Greenland season. Airmen and aircraft for the 109th Airlift Wing stage out of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, during the summer months, supplying fuel and supplies and transporting passengers in and out of various National Science Foundation camps throughout the entire season and also train for the Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica. The unique capabilities of the ski-equipped LC-130 aircraft make it the only one of its kind in the U.S. military, able to land on snow and ice.
Colorado National Guard assists with Cold Springs fire response
July 11, 2016
A Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk from Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., drops water in support to civil authorities at the Cold Springs Fire in Nederland, Colo., July 11, 2016
Pennsylvania Air Guard members build clinic and forge bonds in Guatemala
July 8, 2016
Pennsylvania National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Ronald Hinsey, 201st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational repair Squadron Engineers structures superintendent, grinds a mounting plate to size for a new medical clinic May 3, 2016.
Chief Master Sgt. Bill Dixon says goodbye to Alaska Air Guard after 41 years
July 8, 2016
Retired U.S. Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Bill Dixon says his final farewells to his friends and co-workers at the interior-Alaska Air Guard wing where he finished 41 years of military service, here at Eielson AFB, Alaska, June 29, 2016. The ceremony was attended by more than 200 people and was held in the maintenance bay, which was Dixon’s home-away-from-home for almost 20 years.
Louisiana National Guard honors former adjutant general; called 'legend among legends'
July 8, 2016
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, with members of the Louisiana National Guard’s command group render honors to retired Maj. Gen. Ansel M. Stroud, Jr., during his interment July 7, 2016 at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, La. Maj. Gen. Stroud was the adjutant general of LANG from 1980 – 1997, and served under four governors in La.
Governor honors Washington Youth Academy director for leadership of National Guard-related program
July 7, 2016
Gov. Jay Inslee honored Washington Youth Academy Director Larry Pierce as well as 21 other state agency managers who have demonstrated outstanding leadership. The 2016 Governor’s Award for Leadership in Management was presented at an awards luncheon June 30, 2016, at the Executive Residence.
In the air, on the water, underground: 9th Civil Support Team radiation drills push the limits
July 6, 2016
The California National Guard's 9th Civil Support Team (CST) tests a platform and hoist system the team designed for the QinetiQ Talon robot during a May exercise in San Diego focused on preventing international smuggling of radiation sources. The Los Alamitos-based CST specializes in responding to incidents involving a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear contaminant.
Alaska Air National Guard saves hiker who toppled 65 feet
July 6, 2016
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, performs a simulated search and rescue pattern in Alaska. The 210th Rescue Squadron is part of a network of search-and-rescue organizations that save hundreds of lives in and around Alaska every year.
California Guard assisting with firefighting operations at two sites
July 5, 2016
A California National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk crew drops water on the Ponderosa wildfires near Redding, Calif., in 2012. Guard assets are currently working to fight fires in the state.
Teamwork between National Guard and firefighters helped save countless West Virginia flood victims
July 5, 2016
Capt. Will Hargis of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s CERF-P team and Kevin Clendenin, fire chief for the town of Clendenin, W. Va., discuss the details of WVARNG and other first responders’ efforts in saving lives the night of June 23. Sudden, severe flooding threatened the lives of people in the area of Clendenin. The WVARNG worked hand-in-hand with other civilian first responders to quickly react and save lives.
Congressional staff and NGB members host State Partnership Program gathering
July 1, 2016
U.S. Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) speaks at the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program informational event held June 16, 2016, at the U.S. Capitol.