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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.
Two from 69th Infantry are New York Army Guard Best Warriors
May 2, 2018
Best-warrior winners in N.Y. National Guard
Ore. Guard troops work with Canadians to enhance readiness
May 2, 2018
Oregon National Guard Staff Sgt. Jon Paul Hanson, a sniper with the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, enters the 'Leschi Town' training area during an early morning advancement during Exercise Cougar Rage, April 28, 2018, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. U.S. and Canadian soldiers took part in four-days of joint training to enhance operational readiness, April 26-29.
180th Cavalry Regiment brings ‘Run to Remember’ to Kabul
May 1, 2018
Oklahoma Army National Guard Troopers with 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, deployed as part of the Kabul Security Force in support of the NATO-led train, advise and assist Resolute Support Mission, brought a 17-year tradition to Kabul on April 27, 2018, by conducting a 5-kilometer "Run to Remember" in conjunction with the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon held in Oklahoma City each year.
Citizen-Warrior: Military, civilian experience enhances Soldier’s situational awareness
May 1, 2018
As a watch analyst with the Department of Homeland Security in Arlington, Virginia, Stephen Caldwell monitors potential national threats that could pose harm to critical infrastructures.