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Ga. Guard participated in 1958 Labor Day road safety blitz
August 31, 2018
Georgia Army National Guard Lt. Col. John P. Wallis identifies a roadblock position on a map for Georgia Guard Soldiers of the Elberton-based 950th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.
New Hampshire Airman lends Spanish skills in El Salvador
August 31, 2018
Staff Sgt. Kirsten E. Arends, a command post controller assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing, poses for a portrait on August 8, 2018 at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H Arends traveled to El Salvador to serve as an iterim bilateral affairs representative as part of the N.H. National Guard's State Partnership Program with El Salvador.
For two Kentucky Guardsmen, service is the family business
August 31, 2018
U.S. Army Capt. William Parker and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Parker, activated members of the Kentucky Army National Guard 613th Engineering Facilities Detachment, serve as contract officer representatives for Area Support Group-Kuwait Directorate of Public Works at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, August 6, 2018.
Ore. Airmen respond to Hurricane Lane during summer training
August 31, 2018
Oregon Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Anina Anderson, right, assists U.S. Army 1st Lt. Elizabeth Lane with preparing a patient for delivery in the Labor & Delivery section at Tripler Army Medical Center, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 28, 2018. Anderson and her fellow Airmen from the 142nd Medical Group took part in Medical Facilities Annual Training Aug. 18-31, 2018, and were able to assist in a real-world support mission when Hurricane Lane threatened to strike the Hawaiian Islands the week of Aug. 20, 2018.
Flu outbreak killed 45,000 U.S. Soldiers during World War I
August 30, 2018
Soldiers suffering from influenza at the hospital in Camp Funston, Kansas, in 1918. Camp Funston was where the influenza epidemic which would kill more than 50 million people world-wide, including 675,000 Americans, first made a major appearance. Troops from the camp carried the virus to other Army bases during World War I.
Ill. Guard member honored for saving woman from car in pond
August 29, 2018
Cpl. Nathan Jennings of the Illinois National Guard was among 11 rescuers who saved the life of a 26-year-woman who nearly drowned in her overturned car in a retention pond.
HIANG brings high level air defense expertise to Philippines
August 29, 2018
Philippine Air Force officials give a tour of the PAF’s FA-50 fighter aircraft and facilities Aug. 9, 2018, Clark Air Force Base, Philippines. The tour was part of a subject matter expert exchange between the Philippine Air Force and the Hawaii Air National Guard as part of a National Guard State Partnership Program engagement.
New York Guard school turns Soldiers into infantry members
August 29, 2018
Army National Guard Soldiers from the Northeast Region at infantry reclassification course 18-002 ruck march in the mountains during their final field training exercise at Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2018. The 106th Regional Training Institute conducted the infantry course from August 3-21, 2018 and adapted the training curriculum to meet the new infantry standards.
Idaho, Montana Soldiers practice live-fire with Thai troops
August 29, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard and Montana Army National Guard Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live-fire exercise with Royal Thai Army Soldiers at the Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Saraburi province Aug. 28, 2018, the final Hanuman Guardian 2018 training event for infantry Soldiers from both forces. Hanuman Guardian 2018, Aug. 20 – 30, builds capabilities of both armies while increasing the interoperability of U.S. and Thailand forces, longtime allies. More than 150 U.S. Army and 350 Army National Guard Soldiers and 350 Royal Thai Army Soldiers are participating in the training exercise.
Iowa Airman is direct descendant of Davy Crockett
August 28, 2018
U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Davy Crockett, 132d Medical Group laboratory NCOIC, shares a resemblance with his ancestor Davy Crockett's 1834 painting by Chester Harding.
New York's 27th Division fought first battle in August 1918
August 28, 2018
Soldiers of the 107th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Division waiting to head for the front lines and replace British troops near St. Gillis, France, on Aug. 12, 1918, in this U.S. Army Signal Corps photo. The Americans replaced season British troops and prepared to attack in the days prior to Aug. 30, 1918.
National Guard aviators converge at Northern Strike 18
August 28, 2018
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, air lifts an M777 105mm Howitzer from Camp Grayling, Mich. to an area in the vicinity of the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich. Aug. 10, 2018.
Florida Air Guard nurse practitioner aids feathered patient
August 27, 2018
Capt. Mike Yarbrough, a nurse practitioner in the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing, works to free a bird from tangled fishing line as the bird's caretaker looks on at a health services clinic in Kihei, Hawaii during Tropic Care Maui County 2018, an Innovative Readiness Training mission serving Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
Wisconsin National Guard continues sandbagging in Madison
August 27, 2018
Wisconsin National Guard troops are continuing sandbagging operations in Madison and elsewhere in the state affected by heavy rainfall.
Mattis: Guard integral to DoD effort to build lethality
August 27, 2018
Secretary of Defense James Mattis addresses National Guard leaders at the National Guard Association of the United States 140th General Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 25, 2018.
Kentucky Guard members share training practices with Djibouti
August 24, 2018
Members of the Djiboutian military visit with Kentucky Guardsmen during a leadership exchange as part of the State Partnership Program in Greenville, Ky., Aug. 16, 2018. Kentucky Guardsmen shared training fundamentals and ideas with instructors from the Djiboutian Armed Forces.
ESGR is backbone of Guard-employer alliance
August 24, 2018
Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Nance, a boom operator with the Washington Air National Guard's 141st Air Refueling Wing, guides a boom to the receiving end of an F-15C Eagle while Chandra Fox views the refueling operation from a KC-135 Stratotanker, May 5, 2018, over southern Oregon. Fox was part of a "Boss Lift," an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program that provides the civilian employers of National Guard members the opportunity to better understand Guard missions.
Colo. and Minn. National Guard troops assist in fire battles
August 24, 2018
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, equipped with aerial water buckets, from the Chief Warrant Officer 5 David R. Carter Army Aviation Support Facility based at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, drop water on the Cache Creek Fire, in Garfield County, Colorado, to support fire suppression efforts Aug. 17, 2018.
Hawaii braces as Hurricane Lane threatens
August 24, 2018
Hurricane Lane is forecast to continue inching northward into the area today, then gradually make a turn toward the west late tonight through Saturday, while passing near or just south of Oahu and Kauai.
Idaho Army National Guard and Royal Thai Army work together
August 23, 2018
Idaho Army National Guard Capt. A.J. Edwards, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion plans officer, works to complete mission analysis as part of the military decision-making process with Royal Thai Army Capt. Chawanon Musikadilok, company commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion’s 1st Riffle Company Aug. 22, 2018, at the Cavalry Center in the Sarburi province. The two are part of the more than 500 U.S. Army, Army National Guard and Royal Thai Army soldiers participating in Hanuman Guardian 2018, a bilateral exercise that strengthens capability and builds interoperability between U.S. and Royal Thai Army forces.