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Oregon National Guard engineers help maintain public lands
September 7, 2018 — REDMOND, Ore. - Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with the 224th Engineer Company, based in Albany, Oregon, worked long days during their Annual Training (AT) to improve conditions at Biak Training... MORE

An Oregon Army National Guard Soldier with the 224th Engineer Company, 1249th Engineer Battalion, smooths out a freshly resurfaced road at Biak Training Center near Redmond, Oregon, June 19, 2018. The 224th Engineer Co. spent their 2018 annual training repairing and resurfacing several miles of gravel road on the 43,000 acres at Biak, which is open to both military training and public recreational use.

Contingency Response Group Airmen train in West Virginia
September 7, 2018 — JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Group spent four days training with and working alongside Airmen from the West Virginia Air National Guard... MORE

Air National Guard Airmen train 621st Contingency Response Airmen on weather balloons at Camp Branch in Logan County, W.Va., Aug. 21, 2018. The 621st CRG spent four days training with and working alongside the 130th ANG at Camp Branch practicing semi-prepared runway operations.

South Carolina Guard discusses legal system with Colombians
September 6, 2018 — COLUMBIA, S.C. – A team of legal advisors from the Colombian army met with South Carolina Army National Guard leadership and judge advocates general to discuss the transformation of the Colombian... MORE

Republic of Colombia army judge advocates meet with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general for the South Carolina National Guard. The JAGs are visiting South Carolina to collaborate on ideas during the transformation of the Colombian military justice systems, Columbia, S.C., Aug. 29, 2018.

Army Guard space support teams give commanders a needed view
September 6, 2018 — WASHINGTON - It can sometimes be hard for commanders to get a full picture of the battlefield, whether that's on the ground in Syria or in the forests of Colorado. The "Space Cowboys" of the Colorado... MORE

Capt. Jennifer Staton, a space operations officer, and Sgt. Cassandra Quinones and Pfc. Miranda Yost, geospatial engineers, use mapping software during the multi-state, large-scale, natural disaster emergency response exercise Vigilant Guard 2014, hosted by the Kansas National Guard in Salina, Kan., Aug. 4-7, 2014.

NGB chief advises of Extended Military OneSource Benefit
September 6, 2018 — Fellow Guardsmen,I wanted to make you all aware of the Extended Military OneSource Benefit for Veterans and Families from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.For many who serve,... MORE

Ohio National Guard members practice disaster response
September 5, 2018 — COLUMBUS, Ohio - The closest ocean shoreline to Ohio is about 300 miles away, yet the Ohio National Guard is prepping for a new hurricane season. That's because a series of major hurricanes that hit... MORE

A member of the Puerto Rico militia, Luis Suarez, picks up water from a loading dock at a Federal Emergency Management Agency distribution center in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 26, 2017. FEMA, assisted by the National Guard and militia, distributes water and food to people throughout the area. Ohio Guard members recently practiced relief techniques.

Alaska Army Guard members rescue three after plane crash
September 5, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Soldiers with the Alaska Army National Guard's 1-207 Aviation Battalion rescued three individuals shortly after 10 p.m. Monday about 20 miles northwest of St... MORE

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter approaches Malemute Drop Zone during airborne training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 30, 2018. A similar aircraft rescued three people near St. Mary's after a plane crash on Sept. 3, 2018.

Gordon makes landfall; Ala., La., Miss. declare emergencies
September 4, 2018 — NEW ORLEANS – Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall late Tuesday and as of early Wednesday was located 40 miles west of Mobile, Alabama, and tracked northwest at 14 mph.Maximum sustained winds have... MORE

A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Gordon as the weather system heads toward the southeast United States.

Hawaii Guard members persevere against two natural disasters
September 4, 2018 — KEAUKAHA, Hawaii - While maintaining the response to the Island of Hawaii's latest volcanic threat from Fissure 8, the newest rotation of the Hawaii National Guard's Task Force Hawaii was bombarded by... MORE

Staff Sgt. William Muira, from the Hawaii National Guard's CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) Team, escorts FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members from California Task Force 3 while they perform a wide-area assessment in the wake of Hurricane Lane in Kea'au, Hawaii, on Aug. 27, 2018.

Ga. Guard participated in 1958 Labor Day road safety blitz
August 31, 2018 — MARIETTA, Ga. - For more than 120 years, Georgia National Guard Citizen-Soldiers, operating out of armories across the state, have partnered with state and local responders in times of emergency. But... MORE

Georgia Army National Guard Lt. Col. John P. Wallis identifies a roadblock position on a map for Georgia Guard Soldiers of the Elberton-based 950th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.

New Hampshire Airman lends Spanish skills in El Salvador
August 31, 2018 — NEWINGTON, N.H. - Surrounded by the lush, green, hilly terrain of San Salvador, one 157th Air Refueling Wing command post controller worked as a bilateral affairs representative and translator in the... MORE

Staff Sgt. Kirsten E. Arends, a command post controller assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing, poses for a portrait on August 8, 2018 at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H Arends traveled to El Salvador to serve as an iterim bilateral affairs representative as part of the N.H. National Guard's State Partnership Program with El Salvador.

For two Kentucky Guardsmen, service is the family business
August 31, 2018 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Soldiers in the National Guard and Army Reserve bring unique capabilities from their civilian occupations when they deploy. At Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, a couple brothers with the... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. William Parker and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Parker, activated members of the Kentucky Army National Guard 613th Engineering Facilities Detachment, serve as contract officer representatives for Area Support Group-Kuwait Directorate of Public Works at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, August 6, 2018.

Ore. Airmen respond to Hurricane Lane during summer training
August 31, 2018 — HONOLULU, Hawaii — What started out as a typical summer training deployment for the men and women of the 142nd Medical Group (MDG), Oregon Air National Guard, turned anything but, when the Hawaiian... MORE

Oregon Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Anina Anderson, right, assists U.S. Army 1st Lt. Elizabeth Lane with preparing a patient for delivery in the Labor & Delivery section at Tripler Army Medical Center, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 28, 2018. Anderson and her fellow Airmen from the 142nd Medical Group took part in Medical Facilities Annual Training Aug. 18-31, 2018, and were able to assist in a real-world support mission when Hurricane Lane threatened to strike the Hawaiian Islands the week of Aug. 20, 2018.

Flu outbreak killed 45,000 U.S. Soldiers during World War I
August 30, 2018 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - In September 1918 there were two killers in the world. World War I, which would claim 20 million lives by its end, and the flu pandemic known as the Spanish Flu, is estimated... MORE

Soldiers suffering from influenza at the hospital in Camp Funston, Kansas, in 1918. Camp Funston was where the influenza epidemic which would kill more than 50 million people world-wide, including 675,000 Americans, first made a major appearance. Troops from the camp carried the virus to other Army bases during World War I.

Ill. Guard member honored for saving woman from car in pond
August 29, 2018 — HUNTLEY, Ill. – An Illinois Army National Guard corporal helped save a woman's life by diving into the murky water of a retention pond and pulling her from the overturned submerged vehicle, according... MORE

Cpl. Nathan Jennings of the Illinois National Guard was among 11 rescuers who saved the life of a 26-year-woman who nearly drowned in her overturned car in a retention pond.

HIANG brings high level air defense expertise to Philippines
August 29, 2018 — MANILA, Philippines - A team of Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) air defense experts traveled to various air bases in the Philippines to conduct subject-matter expert exchanges with the Philippine... MORE

Philippine Air Force officials give a tour of the PAF’s FA-50 fighter aircraft and facilities Aug. 9, 2018, Clark Air Force Base, Philippines. The tour was part of a subject matter expert exchange between the Philippine Air Force and the Hawaii Air National Guard as part of a National Guard State Partnership Program engagement.

New York Guard school turns Soldiers into infantry members
August 29, 2018 — CAMP SMITH, N.Y. - Ten Army National Guard Soldiers from the Northeast who were not infantrymen are now qualified to wear the sky blue cord and crossed rifles of the infantry after completing a... MORE

Army National Guard Soldiers from the Northeast Region at infantry reclassification course 18-002 ruck march in the mountains during their final field training exercise at Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2018. The 106th Regional Training Institute conducted the infantry course from August 3-21, 2018 and adapted the training curriculum to meet the new infantry standards.

Idaho, Montana Soldiers practice live-fire with Thai troops
August 29, 2018 — FORT ADISORN, Thailand - Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conducted a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army soldiers at... MORE

Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Saraburi province Aug. 28, 2018, the final Hanuman Guardian 2018 training event for infantry Soldiers from both forces. Hanuman Guardian 2018, Aug. 20 – 30, builds capabilities of both armies while increasing the interoperability of U.S. and Thailand forces, longtime allies. More than 150 U.S. Army and 350 Army National Guard Soldiers and 350 Royal Thai Army Soldiers are participating in the training exercise.

Iowa Airman is direct descendant of Davy Crockett
August 28, 2018 — DES MOINES, Iowa - At the 132d Wing here, Master Sgt. David "Davy" Crockett, the 132d Medical Group lab non-commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC), tends to the medical needs of Iowa Guard members... MORE

U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Davy Crockett, 132d Medical Group laboratory NCOIC, shares a resemblance with his ancestor Davy Crockett's 1834 painting by Chester Harding.

New York's 27th Division fought first battle in August 1918
August 28, 2018 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - On Aug. 31, 1918, the New York National Guardsmen of the 27th Division entered their first big fight. From Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, 1918, Guardsmen fought the Battle of Vierstaat... MORE

Soldiers of the 107th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Division waiting to head for the front lines and replace British troops near St. Gillis, France, on Aug. 12, 1918, in this U.S. Army Signal Corps photo. The Americans replaced season British troops and prepared to attack in the days prior to Aug. 30, 1918.

Louisiana Guard, Active Component Airmen Complete Air-to-Air Integration Training

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise