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New York Soldiers use backyard dry firing, private ranges to prep for National Guard shooting match
July 12, 2017
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Studd, Staff Sgt. Raphael Ramos, Staff Sgt. Michael Kapela and 1st Lt. Christopher Tornabene, Soldiers with the 152nd Engineer Support Company, New York Army National Guard, will represent the New York National Guard at the annual Winston P. Wilson marksmanship competition at the Robinson Manuever Training Center at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, July 23-27.
Indiana railhead mission improves efficiency and provides training opportunity
July 12, 2017
An Indiana National Guard member fastens and inspects equipment being loaded onto the railcar at Camp Atterbury, Ind. on July 6, 2017. Guard members from Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania joined together in support of Task Force Hoosier to assist the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in transporting their equipment to Fort Polk, La. for an upcoming Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation.
New York National Guard reported for World War I duty 100 years ago
July 11, 2017
New York National Guard Soldiers assigned to Company G, 1st New York State Infantry gather outside their armory in Oneonta, N.Y. sometime in July , 1917, following their mobilization for duty in World War I. The men not in uniform were new recruits.
Georgia National Guard Soldiers of the 648th Mobile Enhancement Brigade in Europe for Saber Guardian 17
July 11, 2017
Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade reconnoiter possible bridging sites on the Olt River in preparation for Exercise Saber Guardian 17 on July 7, 2017.
California Guard called up to fight fire; Colorado expands its fire role
July 10, 2017
Helicopter bucket operations performed June 21, 2013, by a CH-47 Chinook crew from the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion of the 135th Aviation Regiment, stationed at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colo. Guard members in Arizona, California, Colorado and Wyoming are assisting in fire operations.
Colorado and Wyoming National Guard troops helping wildfire battles
July 7, 2017
A Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off from Laramie Regional Airport July 6, 2017, to assist in fighting the Keystone Fire. Visible at left is the helicopter's water bucket.
Pennsylvania National Guard hosts exchange with Lithuanian partners
July 6, 2017
Lithuanian reserve component soldiers train with Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division June 16, 2017, at Fort Indiantown Gap during the annual platoon exchange, part of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
Ohio Guard group balances joint medical training with real-world medical care
July 6, 2017
Tech Sgt. Dac Chaplin, 178th Medical Group dental assistant, marks notes for Lt. Col Simon Nguyen, 178th Wing Medical Group dental surgeon, during a dental exam for a soldier who reported dental pain during field exercises at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. Airmen from the 178th Medical Group and 121st Medical Group participated in joint medical training while completing their annual training requirements, June 11-23, 2017.
Ohio National Guard conducts water crossing exercises with Hungarian forces
July 6, 2017
GYOR, Hungary - Military vehicles belonging to 1st squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany, are ferried over the Danube River during a rehearsal river crossing at Gyor, July 4. The ferry is employed by 837th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Ohio National Guard, and 37th Engineer Regiment, Hungarian Ground Forces. The exercise, Szentes Axe, a Hungarian-led exercise under Saber Guardian, facilitates the freedom of movement for 2nd Cavalry Regiment as the unit moves into Romania for more training with NATO Allies and partners. Saber Guardian is the largest exercise in the Black Sea Region and will take place in three countries. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shiloh Capers) (Photo Credit: Sgt. Shiloh Capers)
New Hampshire National Guard sponsors 'welcome home' for Vietnam vets
July 6, 2017
Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Norman Page Sr., left, and his brother, retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Page, pose for a photo during the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony, at Alvirne High School in, Hudson, N.H., June 17, 2017. The brothers served in Vietnam during 1970.
Airmen maintain security at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq
July 3, 2017
Senior Airman Sionte Campbell, 443d Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron entry controller, speaks to Capt. Jeffrey Robertson, 407th ESFS operations offficer June 22, 2017, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Robertson visited security forces members at Al Asad to check on his Airmen forward deployed there and the current status and capabilities of the unit to accomplish the mission.
Army Guard members train for taekwondo competitions
June 30, 2017
Army Pvt. Nicklas Poland, an infantryman with the Colorado Army National Guard, employs an axe kick to Spc. Phillip Moses, a combat engineer with the South Carolina Army National Guard, during a sparring drill June 26, 2017, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Poland and Moses are part of 2017's All-Army Taekwondo Team, training for the U.S. National Taekwondo Championship and subsequent matches.
Deployed Air National Guard officer combines architecture, military career
June 30, 2017
Lt. Col. Heidi Gibson, 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron commander, poses for a photo June 7, 2017, at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia. Gibson enlisted in the California Air National Guard in 1986 then later commissioned. She has had success in her civilian and military career, holding the titles of principal in her very own architecture firm and field grade officer with the Air National Guard as the 163rd Civil Engineer Squadron commander at March Air Reserve Base, Calif.
NGB team recognized for program that improves info flow during domestic response ops
June 30, 2017
Soldiers with the California Army National Guard’s 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion and 40th Brigade head out while responding to wildfires in July 2016. Last year’s California wildfire response saw one of the first uses of the Domestic Operations Awareness and Assessment Tool, or DAART, a web-based program that pulls together geospatial information from a variety of sources including terrain and mapping data, video feeds from overhead aircraft and satellite imagery.
Citizen-Warrior: Airman with Ohio Air Guard uses engineering background in repair-shop innovation 
June 30, 2017
Tom Burden, a weapons mechanic with the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, stands with the tool mat he invented using his civilian background in mechanical engineering. While working on one of his unit’s F-16 Fighting Falcons, Burden almost fell while trying to retreive a tool that had slid down the aircraft’s curved surfaces. Burden’s mat allows mechanics to safely keep needed tools handy, even on curved surfaces.
Before firing their field artillery, safety checks are paramount for South Carolina Soldiers
June 28, 2017
The South Carolina Army National Guard’s 1-178th Field Artillery conducted a live-fire training exercise with the paladin during drill weekend at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina, June 23-25, 2017, practicing to safely fire the equipment.
European exercise helps Ohio National Guard strengthen partnership
June 28, 2017
Lt. Col. Brian Moran, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, flies alongside a Hungarian JAS 39 Grippens during exercise Load Diffuser 17 at Kecskemet Air Base, Hungary, May 25, 2017.
New York military police Soldier finds path to civilian law enforcement career
June 27, 2017
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Joseph Selchick, a military police Soldier with the National Guard’s 727th Military Police Law and Order Detachment, applied his military skills and experience to graduate from the Rockland County Police and Public Safety Academy in Pomona, New York, June 23, 2017. Selchick credits his military service for providing a foundation of experience for his success at the academy.
Wisconsin's 115th Fighter Wing practices damaged-aircraft movement
June 27, 2017
Members of the 115th Fighter Wing Crash, Disaster or Disabled Aircraft Recovery Team in coordination with Wausau city officials, police and city workers move a 1969 A-7 Corsair II aircraft through the streets of Wausau behind a 1966 John Deere 4020 tractor June 13, 2017 in Wausau, Wis.
Massachusetts National Guard Soldier knew what to do when neighbor was shot
June 27, 2017
Spc. Julissa Maldonado, 21, a member of the Massachusetts National Guard, used her combat lifesaver training on May 7, 2017, rushing to aid her neighbor after he was shot and wounded in the arm.