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Washington's 10th CST builds partners during Konfitma 18
August 22, 2018
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tara Broad, survey member in the 10th Civil Support Team, Washington National Guard, takes pictures of raw materials that could be used to create nefarious chemicals, explosives or drugs during exercise Konfitma Aug. 17, 2018, on the island of Saipan. Konfitma is an all-hazards CBRNE environment threat-based training exercise designed to test an agency’s capabilities, policies and procedures and to identify capability and interoperability gaps.
DoD makes tire changes after Ky. Guardsman discovers defects
August 21, 2018
Vietnam vet's daughter connects with him through service
August 21, 2018
Vietnam veteran John Schilinski and his daughter, Staff Sgt. Rachel Kovach, a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 112th infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, share an afternoon together comparing experiences with the military.
Military training mission serves thousands in Maui County
August 21, 2018
U.S. Air Force Col. William Bray, the commander of the 181st Medical Group, 181st Intelligence Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard, speaks to a community member during a physical screening at the Mitchell Pauole Community Center in Molokai, Hi., Aug. 13, 2018.
Hanuman Guardian 2018 underway with the Royal Thai Army
August 21, 2018
More than 150 U.S. Army and Army National Guard Soldiers and 300 Royal Thai Army soldiers participated in Hanuman Guardian 2018’s opening ceremony Aug. 20, 2018, at the Royal Thai Army’s Cavalry Center in Thailand’s Saraburi province. Hanuman Guardian is an 11-day bilateral army-to-army exercise that strengthens capability and builds interoperability between U.S. and Royal Thai Army forces.
W. Va. Guard hosts Peruvian senior enlisted leaders
August 20, 2018
West Virginia Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Cantrell poses for a photo with Técnico Jefe Superior Pedro Espinoza, sergeant major of the Peruvian army Aug. 16, 2018, at the West Virginia National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Charleston, West Virginia.
New York National Guard Soldier helps save boy's life
August 20, 2018
New York Army National Guard Spc. Nicole McKenzie, shown here in a personal photo, a member of Company sA, 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, used her combat life saver skills to help save the life of a 12-year old boy who jumped from an overpass in Yonkers, N.Y. on August 3, 2018.
Alaska Air Guard rescues five people in two weekend incidents
August 20, 2018
A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier. Alaska Air National Guard members used similar aircraft to rescue five people in two incidents over the weekend.
Two instructors build intellects, physiques on same campus
August 17, 2018
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ebonie S. Hills stands outside the classroom building, August 16, 2018, where she instructs Airman Leadership School to junior Airmen at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee. Hills is a single mom who body builds in her spare time. She recently placed 1st in both the True Novice and Open classes for the Figure category at her first competition in Knoxville, Tenn.
New York Army Guard engineers build houses in Puerto Rico
August 17, 2018
Soldiers of the 204th Engineer Battalion at work on the construction of a three-family home being built by Habtiat for Humanity in San Juan, Puerto Rico on August 7, 2018. The battalion sent 45 Soldiers to Puerto Rico to assist in the construction as part of the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training Program.
Guard members bring combat skills to fighting Western fires
August 16, 2018
Members of the 163d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,163d Attack Wing, California Air National Guard, conduct a preflight check on the wing's MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft before a fire support mission, Aug. 1, 2018, at March Air Reserve Base, California. The wing is supporting state agencies that are battling numerous wildfires in Northern California, including the Carr Fire and Mendocino Complex Fire.
Moldovan and North Carolina Guard Soldiers become one team
August 16, 2018
Combat medic soldiers with the 230th Brigade Support Battalion and Moldovan Combat Medics work together conducting life-like combat casualty care training with Soldiers injured in the battlefield. Soldiers train on medical technique and medical intervention at a training area near Ft. Bliss, Texas, during the 30th Armored Brigade's eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise, August 6 – 21, 2018.
200 New York National Guard members respond to flood threat
August 15, 2018
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, rescue a person stranded by flooding near Benton, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13, 2018.
Thousands of Guard members battling western wildfires
August 14, 2018
Airmen from the Washington Air National Guard fight the Sheep Creek fire Aug. 6, 2018, near Northport, Wash. Washington Army and Air National Guardsmen made up 102 of the 350 personnel assigned to fight the Sheep Creek fire.
Air National Guard pararescuers train at Northern Strike 18
August 14, 2018
Pararescue specialists from the 103rd Pararescue Squadron, Westhampton Beach, New York, execute a rescue training mission for Northern Strike 18, Aug. 10, 2018.
Guard troops’ quick response saves woman’s life in Hawaii
August 14, 2018
U.S. Air Force Maj. Bryan Mathieson, a nurse practitioner assigned to the 181st Intelligence Wing, speaks to the woman whom he, U.S. Air Force Col. William Bray, Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Loh and Air Force 2nd Lt. Brandon Wilmer provided medical assistance on Aug. 12, 2018, at the Mitchell Pauole Community Center in Molokai, Hawaii.
Airmen respond to medical emergency before training mission
August 13, 2018
U.S. Air Force Capt. Kelli Marietta, the officer in charge for the Molokai team for Tropic Care Maui County 2018, poses for a portrait photo at the Mitchell Pauole Center, Molokai, Hwaii, Aug. 18, 2018. Tropic Care Maui County 2018 provides medical service members and support personnel “hands-on” readiness training to prepare for future deployments while providing direct and lasting benefits to the people of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai, August 11-19. She assisted at a serious car wreck until EMS personnel arrived.
Md. Guard Special Ops win in international airborne contest
August 10, 2018
Army Master Sgt. William Stout, Md. National Guard Special Operations Detachment, takes first place, out of 300 paratroopers, in the individual jump event with a time of two seconds during Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug 5, 2018.
Patriot Warrior brings cyber operators together in Wisconsin
August 10, 2018
Airmen and Soldiers gather during Exercise Patriot Warrior for cyber defense training on Aug. 8, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wisc. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command’s premier exercise, providing an opportunity for Reserve Citizen-Airmen to train with joint partners in the combat support training exercise.
Blending in, Air Force to begin wear of OCP uniform
August 9, 2018
Starting October 1, 2018, the Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform will be the new uniform of the U.S. Air Force. The OCP Replaces the Airman Battle Uniform, which has been the standard uniform since 2011, when it replaced both the woodland camouflage Battle Dress Uniform and Desert Camouflage Uniform.