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National Guard engineers make their own path in Romania
May 8, 2017
Spc. Jeffrey Nichols of the 381st Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, United States Army Reserves, bulldozes rock for a road on the Non-Standard Live-Fire Range at Joint National Training Center, Cincu, Romania, as part of Resolute Castle 17. Resolute Castle 17 is an exercise strengthening the NATO alliance and enhancing its capacity for joint training and response to threats within the region.
Missouri man serves childhood community when flooding strikes
May 8, 2017
First Lt. Kacey Proctor, the officer in charge of the Missouri Army National Guard’s 1138th Engineer Company out of Farmington, Missouri, volunteered for state emergency duty when flood waters threatened his childhood home in Poplar Bluff.
ANG to name building in honor of former NGB Chief Craig McKinley
May 5, 2017
The Air National Guard's I.G. Brown Training and Education Center mixed-use facility, Buildings 418, 414A-B, is a 46,871 square foot classroom and dormitory facility for training and education at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in east Tennessee. The facility was constructed from August 2014 to January 2017.
Salvadoran partners engage in Best Warrior Competition with New Hampshire Soldiers
May 5, 2017
Cpl. Rudy Santos Santos of Comando Especial Antiterrorista of the El Salvadoran Army operates an M249 light machine gun during the New Hampshire National Guard's 2017 Best Warrior competition at New Castle April 9. This year marked the first time two Soldiers from El Salvador, New Hampshire’s State Military partner, competed in the three-day competition alongside 22 New Hampshire Guardsmen, showing off skills in marksmanship, first aid, physical training and land navigation among others.
ANZAC Day: Task Force Spartan senior leaders pay tribute to Allies’ fallen Soldiers
May 5, 2017
Soldiers of the Australian New Zealand Army Corps commemmorate ANZAC day at the Australian Embassy in Kuwait City Kuwait April 25, 2017. The ceremony remembers the ANZAC forces landing at Gallipolli, Turkey April 25, 1915.
National Guard's senior enlisted leaders join efforts to collaborate
May 4, 2017
The director of the Air National Guard, Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, visits the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, May 2, 2017, in east Tennessee. General Rice spoke with the National Guard’s Joint Enlisted Advisory Council (JEAC), or about 90 senior enlisted National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from the states and territories here this week. He also toured TEC’s campus, meet professional military education students and attended the afternoon retreat ceremony with students and staff.
Guard and Reserve Soldiers team up for cyber-defense exercise
May 4, 2017
A group of U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard cyber Soldiers work together to defend their network during Cyber Shield 17 at Camp Williams, Utah, May 2, 2017. Cyber Shield is a National Guard exercise, in cooperation with U.S. Army Reserve, that provides Soldiers, Airmen and civilians from over 44 states and territories the opportunity to test their skills in response to cyber-incidents in a multi-service environment.
Inspectors general found support network at recent workshop
May 4, 2017
Army Maj. Gen. Leslie C. Smith, deputy inspector general, U.S. Army, speaks with National Guard inspectors generals during the IG workshop at the Herbert R. Temple Jr. Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Va., April 20, 2017. The NG IG workshop provided an opportunity for NG IGs from the 50 States, 3 Territories and District of Columbia, to collectively establish future courses of action for program improvements.
New York Army Guard NCO competes in Best Ranger contest
May 3, 2017
Sgt. 1st Class Sean Smith, a member of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry of the New York Army National Guard negotiates the Darby Queen obstacle course during the 34th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition at Ft. Benning, Ga., April 9, 2017. Smith was one of six National Guard Soldiers to complete the grueling 62-hour event.
Relationships key to senior enlisted advisor legacy
May 3, 2017
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush, the fourth senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, May 30, 2015.
Guard wades in to help Arkansas flood victims
May 3, 2017
Soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard's 87th Troop Command assisted Randolph County authorities with evacuation assistance in Pocahontas Tuesday, May 2, 2017. The Soldiers were activated in response to flooding in the area from multiple rivers.
Georgia National Guard sets standard for parachute operations
May 2, 2017
Georgia Army National Guard Sgt. Michael Romeo, a parachute rigger of the 165th Quartermaster Company, walks back to the hanger after an accomplished jump during the Parachute Operational Mishap Preventative Orientation Course. POMPOC is tailored for the airborne community with a special emphasis on mishap trends and prevention, jumpmaster duties or procedures and effective airborne program management.
Missouri National Guard on the job to manage flood aftermath
May 2, 2017
Missouri National Guard Soldiers are flying Black Hawk and Lakotas to conduct aerial river surveillance and rescue operations in support of state emergency response efforts. Guard members are conducting a number of missions across the state, including hauling sandbags and transporting first responders.
Citizen-Warrior of the month: Washington Soldier uses combat medic training as sheriff's deputy
May 1, 2017
Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergio Sanchez also serves as a combat medic in the Washington Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment. His military skills as a medic gives him an extra skill set and unique qualifications, said his sheriff’s department supervisor.
Arizona National Guard members gain experience training in Alaska
May 1, 2017
Arizona National Guard Spc. Joseph Charles, a motor vehicle operator with the 259th Engineer Platoon, operates heavy equipment during a runway extension project at Innovative Readiness Training, Old Harbor, Alaska, April 19, 2017. The project will extend the existing Old Harbor runway by 2,700 feet, which will allow larger aircraft to land in Old Harbor.