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Guardsmen from New England train in handling disasters
April 30, 2018
Senior Airman Jesse D. Hyam and Staff Sgt. Alexander J. Barnhart, medical search and extraction team members assigned to the 157th Medical Group, N.H. Air National Guard, work to lift debris during a simulated exercise on April 11, 2018 at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass. Hyam and Barnhart participated in a weeklong regional deployment readiness exercise as members of the N.H. CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package team.
Texas Guardsmen improve disaster response skills in Slovakia
April 30, 2018
Texas Army National Guard engineers from the 836h Engineer Company, 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, work alongside soldiers from the Indiana National Guard, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in support of Operation Toxic Lance, a search and rescue exercise involving a chemical warfare scenario, March 12-23, 2018, at Training Area Lest in central Slovakia. The soldiers were brought together as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program that focuses on building interoperability and strengthening international relationships through military-to-military exchanges.
Cal Guard Soldiers get multinational experience in Sarajevo
April 30, 2018
Multi-National Battle Group - East Cmdr. Col. Nick Ducich, members of his staff and Soldiers from NATO Headquarter -Sarajevo pose for a picture at Camp Butmir in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 24, 2018. Each Kosovo Force (KFOR) rotation provides Soldiers for NATO Headquarters- Sarajevo to oversee Camp Butmir, support the Bosnia and Herzegovina training mission, and provide essential services on the camp for the European Union Force Althea (EUFOR Althea) peacekeeping element.
Lengyel: Guard mirrors National Defense Strategy priorities
April 30, 2018
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau testifies at a hearing to review the 2019 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserve before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, in Washington, D.C., Apr. 17, 2018. Lengyel spoke over the weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Indiana Guard strengthens state partnership with Niger
April 27, 2018
Nigerien Armed Forces conduct a key leader engagement training with 20th Special Forces Group during Flintlock 18 in Niger, Africa, on April 16, 2018. Flintlock 2018, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people.
Louisiana Guard member practices jungle warfare in Belize
April 27, 2018
Louisiana National Guard Kenrick Cormier, second from left, back row, stands with his fellow graduates from the Belize Defence Force’s Jungle Warfare Instructor Course in Belize. Cormier was the first Guardsman to participate in the course.
National Guard's 'Military Child of the Year' is named
April 26, 2018
Aaron Hall, the 2018 Operation Homefront National Guard military child of the year, stands during the National Anthem at a gala event held in Arlington, Va., April 19, 2018. Joining Aaron was Lt. Gen Daniel R. Hokanson, the 11th Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Kansas National Guard fulfills ill teenager's wishes
April 25, 2018
Seth Cummings flies above Topeka, Kansas, aboard a Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Battalion 108th Aviation Regiment as part of a Make-A-Wish foundation dream come true on March 30, 2018.
Freedom Award finalists named for 2018
April 24, 2018
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Air Guard, Reserve wings kick off annual MAFFS training
April 24, 2018
MAFFS training underway in California
National Guard takes top honors in DoD environmental awards
April 23, 2018
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Ga. Air Guard unit spearheads Puerto Rico hurricane recovery
April 23, 2018
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Mark Buchanan, right, superintendent, Staff Sgt. Charles Chalk, center, cable and antenna technician, and Staff Sgt. Wilson Gardner, airfield systems technician, from the 202d Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS), Georgia Air National Guard (ANG), review technical drawings at Muñiz ANG Base in San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 19, 2018. The 202d EIS deployed to the Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th Airlift Wing as part of the Hurricane Irma and Maria recovery efforts to spearhead a large-scale project relocating communications systems cabling and equipment to a new hardened facility.
S.C. Guard exchanges maintenance tips with Colombian army
April 23, 2018
U.S. Army Sgt. Diego Franco translates from English to Spanish for Judson Hockman of General Dynamics Land Systems on M1135 Stryker maintenance during a State Partnership Program subject matter expert exchange April 18, 2018. Five soldiers from the Colombian army spent a week with Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard during the exchange on maintenance best practices.
Army multi-component worst-case exercise tests the force
April 23, 2018
Exercise officials for Guardian Response 18 tour Muscatatuck Urban Training Center ahead of Guardian Response 18 exercise, April 11, 2018. More than 4,500 Soldiers from across the country participated in GR18, a multi-component training exercise to validate U.S. Army units’ ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities in the event of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear catastrophe.
West Virginia National Guard and Qatar selected as partners
April 19, 2018
The West Virginia National Guard and Qatar are the latest partners in the State Partnership Program.
Air National Guard unit trains for combat in Arkansas
April 19, 2018
A Tactical Air Control Party specialist listens to his team on his radio while participating in a field training exercise, or FTX, at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center in Arkansas, April 14, 2018.
N.Y. Guard Soldiers survived U-boats, crowded ships in 1918
April 18, 2018
Soldiers of the 105th Field Artillery on board the troopship Mercury in Newport News, Virginia, in May 1918 as the 27th Division, the New York National Guard's division, leaves the United States for France in World War I. This photograph appeared in Maj. Gen. John F O'Ryan's book, "The Story of the 27th Division."
W. Va. Guard’s Patriot Guardens program taking root
April 18, 2018
Participants are receiving supplies from West Virginia State University Extension Service for those of the West Virginia National Guard's Patriot Guardens educational program. Each participant receives seeds, a 3x8 raised bed and 2 bales of Pro Mix Soil to get started. The participants then purchase additional soil and compost to add to the raised bed as their contribution.
Okla. National Guard assisting firefighters on wildfires
April 18, 2018
An Oklahoma National Guard Black Hawk helicopter was dispatched to help with firefighting efforts Thursday.
Gen. Lengyel details Guard's contributions in Senate hearing
April 18, 2018
Tim Stampley, a Department of the Army Civilian observer controller trainer, and his crew, speaks to Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and gives him a tour of the training during Guardian Response 18 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., April 14, 2018.