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Army National Guard approves wear of the tricorne 'minuteman' hat at formal events
March 31, 2017
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" and the Fife and Drum Corps perform during Twilight Tattoo and the Outstanding Civilian Service Award ceremony in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 11, 2012.
Military, civilian experience enhance Airman’s culinary endeavors
March 31, 2017
Tech. Sgt. Trisha Willis’ culinary skills go beyond her duties with the 162nd Wing and includes a civilian career as a chef. With a quick movement of her knife, she prepares ingredients for the dinner menu at the golf course where she works in Houston, Texas. “When you put out food, people will talk – good or bad,” she said.
South Dakota's 129th Soldiers sharpen public affairs skills in South Korea
March 30, 2017
U.S. Army Sgt. Austin Pearce, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, South Dakota Army National Guard, participates in a live radio broadcast at an Armed Forces Network Korea station at U.S. Army Garrison Daegu, South Korea, March 16, 2017. 129th Soldiers trained in the Republic of Korea from March 12-23 as part of the Key Resolve exercise to sharpen their public affairs and journalism skills.
South Carolina and Georgia National Guard train together to provide drinking water
March 29, 2017
U.S. Army Spc. Courtney Robinson, Alpha Co., 218th BSB, South Carolina National Guard, is presented with a coin from Lt. Col. Robert Lowe, 348th BSB battalion commander, Georgia National Guard, for her hard work during Vigilant Guard 17 at the Amerson Water Treatment Plant in Macon, Georgia, March 28, 2017.
Wyoming Airman gives insight into balancing civilian and Guard job
March 29, 2017
Air National Guard chief promoted to education role
March 29, 2017
South Carolina Guard member gets satisfaction serving others
March 28, 2017
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Natalie Miller, Detachment 1, Company B, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, leaves for a week-long training mission focused on high-altitude flight operations aboard a CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter, Greenville, S.C., Feb. 24, 2017.
Arizona Guard Soldiers provide maintenance support to the U.S. Army during annual training
March 28, 2017
Arizona Army National Guard Pvt. Adam J. Savard and Pvt. Dakota S. Bohl work to remove the half-shaft on an M1097A2 Humvee during an inspection service March 14, 2017, at the TACOM Fleet Management Expansion, Tactical Vehicle Division, on Fort Benning, Georgia. The Soldiers, who are wheeled vehicle mechanics with the 3666th Support Maintenance Company, are at Fort Benning conducting their 15-day annual training.
Youth Challenge Academy at Milledgeville, Ga., graduates its first class
March 27, 2017
Graduates of the Milledgeville Youth Challenge Academy’s inaugural class receive congratulations March 25, 2017, from David Bill, interim campus director of the Milledgeville YCA; Maj. Gen. Joe Jarrard, the adjutant general of the Georgia National Guard and retired Maj. Gen. Peter Boylan, 20th president of Georgia Military College.
Guard members dominate Army marksmanship competition
March 24, 2017
Army Sgt. Max Nickerson, an avionics mechanic with the Maine Army National Guard's Company D, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, earned first place in the U.S. Army Small Arms Championship competition, March 12-18 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Out of the competition's 23 categories, Guard members gave up first place standings in just two, and the top seven of the 35 teams competing in the team category were Guard teams.
Social media misconduct won't be tolerated, Army leader says
March 24, 2017
Harassment, bullying, hazing, stalking, discrimination, retaliation and any type of misconduct that undermines dignity and respect - including that done online on social media platforms - will not be tolerated by the Army, said Maj. Gen. Jason Evans, director of Military Personnel Management, Army G-1, during a March 22, 2017 hearing on Capitol Hill.
Washington National Guard forging partnerships in kitchens and elsewhere
March 24, 2017
Master Sgt. Darrell DeGroff speaks to a chef from Red Wind Casino in Lacey, which was talking to soldiers about job opportunities.
Texas Airmen help Texas Senate honor Doolittle Raiders
March 23, 2017
Maj. Gen. John F. Nichols, left, the adjutant general of Texas, sits with retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole prior to a Texas Senate event honoring the Doolittle Raiders of World War II, in Austin, Texas, March 6, 2017. Cole, 101, is the last surviving member of the Doolittle Raid.
Indiana Guard Soldiers take first place in march to honor GIs in Bataan Death March
March 22, 2017
Soldiers for Company D. 1-151 Infantry competing in the heavy division cross the mile 13 marker of the Bataan Memorial Death March. Pictured from left, Spc. Justin Stuart, Sgt. 1st Class Josh Chenault, Spc. Blade Cain, Spc. Adam Freese and Sgt. Ryan O’Donnell.
New York Guard's 107th Attack Wing designation reflects new mission
March 22, 2017
Staff Sgt. Stephanie Bowman, an Airman assigned to the 107th Attack Wing, alks about her experiences in the wing while it has converted from an airlift wing to an attack wing, during a ceremony announcing the 107th's redesignation from an airlift wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., March 21, 2017.
Nebraska Guard Soldier is team member for VIP visitors to Baghdad
March 21, 2017
Spc. Michael Chelewski, Joint Visitors Bureau specialist, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command - Operation Inherent Resolve, hangs a flag in preparation for a promotion ceremony in Baghdad on Dec. 3, 2016.
Guard members from several states training with Latvian forces
March 21, 2017
Tech Sgt. Jennifer Schroeder, a Weather Craftsman from the 125th Weather Flight and a native of Tulsa, Okla., and Master Sgt. Seth Huisenga, a Weather Craftsman from the 125th Weather Flight, Oklahoma Air National Guard, and a native of Bixby, Okla., conduct a shift change brief of the Staff Weather Officer station during Allied Spirit VI at the 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area. Allied Spirit VI is a multinational exercise involving 12 nations and over 2,700 troops.
Colorado National Guard joins in aerial battle against Boulder County fire
March 20, 2017
Colorado National Guard helicopter buckets, such as this one in a 2013 photo, are being used against the Sunshine Fire in Boulder County, Colo.
Nevada Air Guard members help provide relief to Lemmon Valley Flood
March 20, 2017
Members of the 152nd Airlift Wing's Security Forces Squadron, based in Reno, assist local authorities in the Lemmon Valley flood area in March, 2017. Guard personnel are helping to provide traffic control and other flood recovery services.
New York Air Guard Pararescuemen test Orion spacecraft rescue support equipment in Hawaii
March 17, 2017
Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers with the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing, supported by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing, 204th Airlift Squadron, jump from a C-17 into the waters off Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam on March 7, 2017, as they conduct training to test new spacecraft recovery techniques and equipment that will be used to recover the crew module of NASA's Orion spacecraft. The Airmen were in Hawai for two weeks as part of Operation Ardent Sentry.