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Marine enlists into Illinois Army National Guard
August 8, 2016
Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Bowman, Land Component Command Sergeant Major, Illinois Army National Guard, shakes hands with Sgt. Joshua Isom, of Chicago, Aug. 3, 2016, at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, after an enlistment ceremony.
Vermont and Massachusetts National Guards conduct live-fire exercise of Picatinny howitzers
August 5, 2016
Working with Picatinny Arsenal, the Vermont and Massachusetts National Guards conducted a live-fire testing of their new M777A2 and M119A3 Howitzers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix on July 27, 2016
Oregon National Guard dedicates solar array in Pendleton
August 5, 2016
Betsy Kauffman, with Energy Trust of Oregon, presents a check for $84,319 to Col. Kenneth Safe, construction and facilities management officer for the Oregon Army National Guard, as part of the dedication of the Oregon Military Department's new solar panel array at the Oregon Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF #2) at the airport in Pendleton, Oregon, August 4. The Oregon Military Department partnered with Energy Trust of Oregon, the federal government and Pacific Power to bring the project to completion, working toward the larger goal of making the Oregon National Guard net zero by 2020.
Indiana National Guard sponsors environmental event to track bat sounds
August 4, 2016
Mike Peterkin, deputy chief of conservation, right, and Todd Eubank, biologist for threatened and endangered species are tracking a bat roost at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, as part of the Acoustic Bat Training class held by the Environmental Management Office from July 11-16, 2016. The purpose of the class was to train the environmentalists on new methods of capturing ultrasonic bat calls that are used to recognize and identify the calls with the species they belong to. This information will further their understanding about the bat habitats, and how Camp Atterbury’s training affects their ecosystem.
Gen. Joseph Lengyel becomes 28th chief of National Guard Bureau
August 3, 2016
Defense Secretary Ash Carter administers the oath of office to incoming National Guard Bureau chief Air National Guard Gen. Joseph Lengyel, Aug. 3, 2016, at the National Guard Bureau change of responsiblity ceremony at the Pentagon.
New York Guard team catches unusual ride to work for Vigilant Guard exercise
August 3, 2016
New York Army National Guard CH-47 F model left the Army Aviation Support Facility in Rochester, N.Y. for Stratton Air National Guard Base in Schenectady, N.Y. on July 27, 2016, aviators and crew members from Detachment 1, Company B, 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation Regiment picked up service members from the New York National Guard’s 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) and landed at the Burlington Air National Guard Base in Vermont. The Battalion is part of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
Aerial and ground Guard forces mobilize to fight Western blazes
August 3, 2016
California National Guard Soldiers learn how to cut a line with a shovel Aug. 3, 2016. After a few tries they scraped clean a 3-4 foot wide path free of vegetation.
Outstanding Airman of Year is driven to support her Air National Guard teammates
August 2, 2016
Staff Sgt. Jennifer D. Masters, of the 178th Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, poses for a photo at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 6, 2016. Masters is the 2016 Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year.
New Jersey air group brings more than 1,300 years of experience to Air Force exercise
August 1, 2016
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Romero, left and Senior Airman Mark Cavanaugh, crew chiefs with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, work inside the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag 16-3, July 20, 2016, on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
Missouri Guard unit completes National Training Center rotation
August 1, 2016
Soldiers assigned to the 548th Transportation Company, 311th Brigade Support Battalion, Missouri National Guard, headquartered in Trenton, Missouri, prepare for one of over 40 tactical convoy training missions during their training at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California.