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25th anniversary: Ohio-Hungary partnership more like family
May 14, 2018
Maj. James Eriksen, left, commander of Operational Mentor and Liasion Team (OMLT) 9.1, talks with a Hungarian army counterpart while on duty in Afghanistan, circa 2009. The ONG and Hungarian military partnered for several rotations in the early 2010s to train the Afghan National Army.
Idaho hosts Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Seminar
May 11, 2018
Attendees of the Humanitarian Assistance / Disaster Response seminar held in Boise, Idaho pose for a group photo May 8, 2018.
Okla. National Guard provides expertise to Estonian forces
May 11, 2018
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Laurence Paradis, Tactical Air Control Party member with Oklahoma National Guard’s 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, advises Estonian Defense Force on Joint Terminal Attack Controller capabilities May 9, 2018, during Exercise HEDGEHOG 2018 in Southern Estonia. The TACP personnel served as advisers to the Estonian Defense Force to create combined fires between U.S. Army and multinational aviation assets.
A tribute to military moms for Mother's Day
May 11, 2018
Tech. Sgt. Lisa Menken, a contract specialist with the 136th Mission Support Group, Texas Air National Guard, poses with her daughter Charrisa Menken April 29, 2018 in the 136th Airlift Wing Public Affairs studio at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas.
Michigan National Guard works with partner nation Liberia
May 10, 2018
During a visit to the Linda Thomas Greenfield Preparatory School, Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, the adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, was presented with a plaque in appreciation of his support to the Edward Binyah Kesselly facility and the families of the Armed Forces of Liberia. The children greeted him in their classrooms and showed him what they were learning.
NGB Chief Lengyel pens letter to Airmen and Soldiers
May 10, 2018
Estonian Defense Force personnel from 2nd brigade conduct recon and react to contact missions on May 6th during Exercise Hedgehog in Southern Estonia with Soldiers from the Maryland National Guard's 629th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion. The MDNG members worked as observers and controllers for the EDF while celebrating their 25 year partnership in the State Partnership Program.
WWI hero Henry Johnson fought for his life with a bolo knife
May 9, 2018
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Henry Johnson, circa 1919. Johnson was part of the 369th Infantry Regiment, the Hellfighters from Harlem, who fought under French command in WWI as an all-black combat unit. Johnson received the French Croix de Guerre for his actions in defending his outpost and his comrade Needham Roberts on the night of May 15, 1918.
Maryland Soldiers protect vital sites in Vigilant Guard 18
May 9, 2018
A Soldier, from D Company, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, guards a downed cell tower as part of Vigilant Guard 18 on May 8, 2018 in Sykesville, Maryland. The downed cell tower represents a portion of Vigilant Guard’s various real-world scenarios designed to prepare soldiers and emergency personnel for a potential hurricane landfall. A Soldier, from D Company, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, guards a downed cell tower as part of Vigilant Guard 18 on May 8, 2018 in Sykesville, Maryland. The downed cell tower represents a portion of Vigilant Guard’s various real-world scenarios designed to prepare soldiers and emergency personnel for a potential hurricane landfall.
Rider offers reminders for Motorcycle Safety Month
May 8, 2018
Obetz police respond to a fatal vehicle accident April 13, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. The collision occurred when the automobile made a left turn in front of the motorcyclist.
S.D. Guard members honored for car-crash assistance
May 8, 2018
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Neal Stratman, 2nd Battalion, 196th Regional Training Institute, South Dakota Army National Guard, right, Capt. Carl Stearns, 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard, middle right, and Sgt. 1st Class Matt Tjaden, 1742nd Transportation Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, receive the Outstanding Citizen Award from Police Chief Matt Burns, Sioux Falls Police Department, in Sioux Falls, S.D., April 26, 2018. The award was presented for their actions and initiative at the scene of a car collision in Sioux Falls, S.D., March 7, 2018.
The National Guard in South Korea: 10 things you need to know
May 7, 2018
"We are raising our readiness," Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said during visits with Guard members in South Korea, May 1-4, 2018. "It's our job."
Lengyel: Community support vital to military success
May 7, 2018
"[T]he support, the trust, and the confidence of the American people ... may well be the most important weapon in our nation's arsenal," Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, told attendees at the 50th Anniversary Military Appreciation Banquet in Fairbanks, Alaska, May 4, 2018.
National Guard marathon winners announced in Nebraska
May 7, 2018
Florida National Guard Capt. Kimberly Quinn of Gainesville, was named the overall female National Guard winner of the Lincoln National Guard Marathon with an unofficial time of 3:11:29.
Kentucky Guard MPs aid in rainy Derby day festivities
May 7, 2018
Kentucky Army National Guard member Spc. Mackenzie Kline, 617th MP Company, talks with an attendee at the 144th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs May 5, 2018.
Iowa Guard partners with Kosovo Security Force for exercise
May 7, 2018
Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jennifer Simmons 132nd Wing, and Lt. Col. Emile Fernando 185th Air Refueling Wing, both of the Iowa Air National Guard, carry a patient to a helicopter during a medevac training exercise near Pristina, Kosovo, on May 2, 2018. Airmen from the Iowa Guard are in Kosovo participating in a two week exercise held annually as part of the state partner program with Iowa and Kosovo.
Va. National Guard hosting Vigilant Guard response exercise
May 7, 2018
The Virginia National Guard’s 34th Civil Support Team participates in a training exercise with the Virginia State Police, the FBI and local law enforcement Oct. 24, 2017, near Richmond, Virginia. The 34th CST provided reconnaissance, decontamination, incident command and sampling support for the exercise. The event aimed to increase interagency coordination and integration. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)
Florida officer first Guardsman to complete SFAB training
May 7, 2018
Maj. Jay Robinson, the first National Guardsman to complete the Combat Advisors Training Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, participates in a block of instruction on call for fire. Throughout the 28-day course, participating Soldiers learn about the unique Security Force Assistance Brigades’ mission.
Eastern Civilian Marksmanship games underway in N.C.
May 4, 2018
Rodney Abbott adjusts the stock of his riffle into his shoulder during the 2018 Eastern Civilian Marksmanship Program Games and Matches, hosted by North Carolina National Guard's Camp Butner Training Center, in Stem, North Carolina, May 1, 2018. Camp Butner has been home to the Eastern Games for 12 years with 1,800 competitor entries for the 2018 competition.
Service honors Puerto Rico Air Guard plane crash victims
May 3, 2018
Puerto Rico's adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Isobel Rivera, says, "It is important to take the time to reflect and internalize the difficult moments we are living," at the service May 2, 2018, in San Juan to honor the Airmen killed in a May 2 plane crash.
Michigan Guard and Latvia celebrate 25-year partnership
May 3, 2018
Maj. Gen. Leonard Isabelle, Michigan Air National Guard commander, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia Nancy Pettit, Latvia's Minister of Defense, Raimonds Bergmanis, Lt. Gen. Leonids Kalniņš, Latvia's National Armed Forces commander, and event moderator Kaspars Galkins, prepare to toast the 25th Anniversary of the Latvia-Michigan partnership during a special ceremony, April 27, 2018 in Riga, Latvia.