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Md. Guard celebrates 25 years of partnership with Estonia
May 16, 2018
Estonian Defense Force personnel from 2nd brigade conduct recon and react to contact missions May 6, 2018, during Exercise Hedgehog in Southern Estonia. Soldiers from the Maryland National Guard 629th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion worked as observers and controllers for the EDF.
South Carolina celebrates Military Spouse Appreciation Month
May 16, 2018
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster presents a proclamation recognizing May as Military Spouse Appreciation month throughout South Carolina, joined by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr. the adjutant general for South Carolina and his wife Barbara, Fort Jackson's Military Family of the Year, Staff Sgt. John Berta and his wife Agata, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Jerry Stevens and his wife Sarah, and other military members with the spouses from the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard.
Qatar, W. Va. leaders meet at onset of new state partnership
May 16, 2018
West Virginia National Guard and Qatar defense attaché leadership approach a C-17 Globemaster III from the 167th Airlift Wing as the two forces engage in meetings about the newly formed State Partnership Program May 14, 2018 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va.
Soldier fulfills her aspirations during Iraq assignment
May 15, 2018
U.S Army Sgt. Ann Kelnhofer, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Company E, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, sits alongside a fellow service member to complete mission essential tasks and prepare for the next work day at Union III Forward Operating Base. Kelnhofer works as the Air Movement Coordinator and personnel terminal for areas of operations in Union III.
NGB’s State Partnership Program celebrates 25 years
May 15, 2018
Sgt. 1st Class Harry R. Martinez, right, with the New Jersey Army National Guard, demonstrates how to load an ammunition drum on a M249 squad automatic weapon to Albanian Officer Candidate Endri Deda while training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The New Jersey National Guard and Albania are paired together as part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program, which links National Guard elements with partner nations worldwide. The SPP began with three partnerships in 1993 and now, 25 years later, includes 74 partnerships spanning the globe.
Aeromedical training teaches troops how to preserve life
May 14, 2018
The 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, United Kingdom Training Team 1 (Armored Medical Regiment) and Iraqi army aviation medical staff celebrate the completion of the phase one 10-day aeromedical evacuation training course facilitated by the 449th CAB by collectively cutting cake at Camp Taji, Iraq, May 3, 2018.
National Guard conducts annual cyber exercise
May 14, 2018
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Clinton Store studies course content during the training week of Cyber Shield 18 at Camp Atterbury Indiana, May 8, 2018. Cyber Shield gathers Soldiers, Airmen and civilian cyber security professionals to train and conduct exercises that prepare participants for roles in the National Guard’s Defensive Cyber Operations Elements.
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.