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Ga. Air Guard provides route clearance in wake of Hurricane Michael
October 12, 2018
Georgia Air National Guard Airmen with the 116th Air Control Wing depart from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, in support of Hurricane Michael recovery efforts, October 11, 2018

Va. National Guard supports Hurricane Michael recovery
October 12, 2018
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 1173rd Transportation Company drive through high water to deliver supplies to shelters Sept. 17, 2018, in North Carolina.

From Mexico to Mansfield, an Ohio Air Guardsman’s story
October 12, 2018
Staff Sgt. Arsenio H. Hernandez, Cyber Security Specialist at the 179th Airlift Wing Communications Squadron, poses for a photo Oct. 09, 2018 at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio.

Wisconsin, Ohio Guard troops head to Fla. for Michael relief
October 11, 2018
Approximately two dozen Soldiers assigned to medevac units at the Wisconsin National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility 1 in West Bend, Wis., prep UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters Sept. 14, 20128, for movement to Maryland in response to Hurricane Florence, where the crews will remain in a standby status to be available in the event that civil authorities request their services. Crews are enroute to Florida now for Hurricane Michael relief.

Utah Guard special unit assists with ricin investigation
October 11, 2018
The Utah National Guard’s 85th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (CST) assisted federal investigators Oct. 10, 2018, at a house in Logan, Utah, during a probe of ricin-tainted mail sent to U.S. officials.

National Guard, other DoD assets respond to Michael
October 11, 2018
​Members of the 106th Rescue Wing, assigned to the New York Air National Guard, prepare to deploy in support of the Hurricane Michael rescue efforts at the 106th Rescue Wing, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Oct. 10, 2018.

N. Y. Guard deploys Army, Air assets for Michael response
October 10, 2018
Airman 1st Class Melissa Mantilla  (in white suit) and Senior Airman Hopeton Gordon, members of the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air Natonal Guard, prep an HC-130 search and rescue aircraft for departure at Gabreski Air Natonal Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., on Oct. 10, 2018, as the unit prepared to deploy a team to Gulfport, Mississippi, as part of the response to Hurricane Michael.

Oregon Guard Soldiers saw more training due to Army 4.0 program
October 10, 2018
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, conduct live-fire gunnery training with M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams main battle tanks, April 17, 2018, at the Orchard Combat Training Center near Boise, Idaho.

Physician assistant helps to put New York Guard Soldiers first
October 10, 2018
New York Army National Guard Maj. Stephen Carson, second from left, is seen with his aeromedical flight crew at Udairi Airfield after a mission during his deployment to Kuwait in 2013-14. Carson, then a captain, served as a Physician’s Assistant in support of the New York Army National Guard’s 642nd Support Battalion, part of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

Indiana Guard members reflect on Pacific Pathways exercises
October 9, 2018
Soldiers with the Indiana Army National Guard's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and their Indonesian counterparts from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia army kick off Garuda Shield 18 by conducting a "Yel-Yel," a cry-and-response war dance, July 29, 2018, in Indonesia. Garuda Shield 18 is the third exercise in U.S. Army Pacific's second iteration of Pacific Pathways, a series of multinational engagements with ally and partner militaries in the Indo-Pacific region.

Guard members mobilize as Hurricane Michael strikes Fla.
October 9, 2018
Satellite image of Hurricane Michael, which is expected to make landfall on Oct. 10, 2018.

New York National Guard's Rainbow Division helped end WWI
October 9, 2018
National Guard Soldiers of the 165th Infantry (formerly the 69th Regiment, New York National Guard) prepare to move forward with weapons at the ready during an attack at Landres-et-St. Georges in October 1918. The 165th Infantry fought as part of the 42nd “Rainbow” Division during St. Mihiel in September and Meuse-Argonne in October, part of the American Expeditionary Force 100 days offensive that brought an end to World War I.

New York Guard honors 21st president Chester A. Arthur
October 5, 2018
New York Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Timothy J. LaBarge, the NewYork National Guard director of Joint Staff, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Maureen Dooley, the senior ranking noncommissioned officer for the New York Air National Guard, present a wreath from President Donald Trump at the gravesite of President Chester A. Arthur in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, N.Y., on Oct. 5, 2018.

Airman heads south for Operation Deep Freeze
October 4, 2018
Staff Sgt. John S. Worcester, Communications Navigations and Defensive Systems Technician at the 179th Airlift Wing, works to maintain the LC-130 in support of Operation Deep Freeze Jan. to Feb., 2018,

Exercise allows Ohio Guard to integrate with state partners
October 4, 2018
Hungarian, Serbian and Ohio National Guard Soldiers gather for a group photo Sept. 20, 2018, after the culminating training event during Exercise Neighbors 2018 in Ujdorogd, Hungary.

Airman brings support to mothers through innovation
October 4, 2018
Master Sgt. Cortney R. Fleming, assigned to the 179th Airlift Wing Maintenance Group, assembles the Mamava Lactation pod with support of fellow Airmen Oct. 1, 2018, at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio. Mamava Lactation Pods are designed to provide mothers a private, clean, comfortable place to pump and breastfeed.

Va. crews train, build trust with W. Va. special operators
October 3, 2018
Virginia National Guard flight crews provide aviation support to Soldiers assigned to the West Virginia National Guard’s 19th Special Forces Group Sept. 5, 2018, over Lake Erie near Buffalo, New York. The flight crews, assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, dropped the operators into the lake while boats from Hamburg Water Rescue, Town of Hamburg Police, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security worked together to retrieve the troops and return to land.

Ky. engineers build foundation with Djiboutian counterparts
October 3, 2018
Forces Armee Djibouti (FAD) Lt. Meraneh, liaison officer, explains design and construction planning to Kentucky Guardsmen Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry Sipe, 201st Engineer Battalion, and Maj. Christopher Hettinger, Bilateral Affairs Officer for the State Partnership Program in Djibouti, at an Engineer Regiment Camp, Sept. 23, 2018. As part of the State Partnership Program, Service members from Kentucky and Djibouti met to discuss engineering best practices.

Citizen-Warrior: Puerto Rico Air Guard doctor serves community
October 2, 2018
The Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s state air surgeon, Air Force Col. Victor Toraño, the air surgeon with the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, stands in one of the medical clinics set up as part of an Innovative Readiness Training event in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

Struck by lightning, Idaho Soldier lives life to the fullest
October 2, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. A.J. Edwards poses for a photo while tossing a football Sept. 27, 2018, on Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Edwards was struck by lightning on Sept. 30, 1998, at a football practice in Inkom, Idaho. He was wearing the helmet and holding the football shown. His teammates signed the football.