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Alaska Air Guard members rescue hikers at Crow Pass
July 3, 2019
An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter operated by Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 210th Rescue Squadron takes off for aerial live-fire gunnery training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 19, 2019. A similar aircraft helped rescue a person mauled by a bear on June 10, 2019.
Idaho and Oregon security Airmen try new firearms training
July 2, 2019
Members of the 124th Security Forces Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, and the 173rd SFS, Oregon Air National Guard, participated in a new combat arms training course June 19, 2019, Gowen Field off-base range, Boise, Idaho. The training was part of a biennial joint SF field training exercise with the IDANG and ORANG.
Ohio Guard field artillery units train with Hungary partners
July 2, 2019
Soldiers with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard, conduct live-fire artillery training with their M119A3 howitzer June 12, 2019, near Varpalota, Hungary. The units participated in Breakthrough 19, a Hungarian national training exercise that utilized multiple artillery systems from the Hungarian Defence Forces, U.S. Army Europe and Army National Guard units to create a collective capability that increases the interoperability and readiness of the participating militaries.
Sisters enlist, serve and retire together after 34 years
July 2, 2019
Lt. Col. Lynn Currier, an information management branch manager, and Master Sgt. Lisa Currier, a senior logistics officer, assigned to the New York National Guard Headquarters, prepare for Lynn's retirement from the New York National Guard during a ceremony last month in Latham, N.Y. The two sisters began their military careers together in 1986 when they enlisted into the Vermont Army National Guard before transferring to the New York National Guard in the early 1990s.
National Guard responds to flooding in eastern West Virginia
July 1, 2019
U.S. Army Capt. Steven Frey and Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Marple talk with a representative of the West Virginia Division of Highways July 1, 2019, in Randolph County, West Virginia. Frey and Marple are a liaison officer team from the West Virginia National Guard who are assisting the Randolph County Emergency Operations Center with coordinating response and recovery from flooding on June 30, 2019.
Citizen-Warrior: Pa. Guard Soldier keeps comm lines open
July 1, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Courtney Petrauskas, information technology specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, poses for a photo in front of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Muir Army Airfield.
Washington Guard intel unit takes part in Panther Strike
July 1, 2019
Group photo of 341st Military Intelligence Soldiers and 6 Military Intelligence Battalion professionals at Camp Williams, Utah on June 13, 2019.
W. Va. engineer officer earns dual tab recognition
June 28, 2019
U.S. Army Capt. Richard Payne poses for a photo June 25, 2019, in St. Albans, West Virginia. Payne recently completed U.S. Army Ranger School where he earned a Ranger tab to go along with the Sapper tab he earned in 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Bo Wriston)
Iowa National Guard Soldiers participate in Saber Guardian
June 28, 2019
Staff Sgt. Joshua Baird, a military police Soldier attached to Headquarters Headquarters Company, 734th Regional Support Group (RSG), Iowa Army National Guard, works with concertina wire to secure a forward operating base during operation Saber Guardian 2019 at Cincu Training Center, Cincu, Romania, on June 4, 2019.
Airmen reinforce stateside skills at Audacious Warrior 2019
June 28, 2019
Staff Sgt. Joshua Brown, 914th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, performs electronic diagnostics on an improvised explosive device during Audacious Warrior 2019, June 20, 2019, at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin.
Kentucky Guard Soldier posts highest ACFT score yet
June 27, 2019
Spc. Ryan Sowder is an 88M truck driver for the 2112th Transportation Company based in Burlington, Ky. Sowder recently scored a 597 out of 600 points on the new Army Combat Fitness Test, which is the highest score to date across the force.
Hawaii Guard joins state partner to improve pandemic response
June 26, 2019
Hawaii National Guard medical personnel along with counterparts from the Indonesian Armed Forces, receive an intro brief during a visit to the Republic of Indonesia Center for Health Crisis Jun. 17, 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Military Police conduct training with Alabama National Guard
June 26, 2019
Soldiers of the 152nd Military Police Company, 203rd Military Battalion, Alabama National Guard, participate in Standard Field Sobriety Test training held by the 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), on Fort Campbell, Ky., June 19, 2019.
Pennsylvania Guard takes on ambitious training at XCTC
June 26, 2019
A Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier from A Company, 128th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, maintain security after a probing attack by opposing force soldiers during eXportable Combat Training Capability 19-02 at Fort Pickett, Va. on June 18, 2019.
Ore. National Guard hosts civil authorities support training
June 25, 2019
A U.S. Navy (Landing Craft Air Cushion) LCAC-75 comes ashore at the Sunset Beach are near Warrenton, Oregon, June 3, 2019. In addition to the beach landings by the hovercraft vehicles, community leaders, emergency managers, military officials and other first responders toured the USS Anchorage to learn more about the Navy capabilities to assist in mass casualty scenarios.
Airmen hone use-of-force skills with simulator in Alaska
June 25, 2019
Members of the North Carolina and Louisiana Air National Guard (ANG) conduct use of force and tactical situational practice in a Firearms Training Simulator June 12, 2019, at the 176th Security Forces Squadron in Anchorage, Alaska. The 145th Security Forces and 263rd Combat Communications Squadrons with the NCANG, and the 159th Security Forces Squadron with the LANG travel to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to train on various tactical and strategic law enforcement procedures during annual training.
NGB Vice Chief Hokanson takes over as Army Guard director
June 24, 2019
Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, congratulates Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, who became of the Army National Guard in a ceremony June 21, 2019, at the Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Station in Arlington, Virginia.
New option for Army officers’ professional military classes
June 24, 2019
Brig. Gen. Aaron Walter, commander of the 100th Training Division-Leader Development, visits the officers attending the Command and General Staff College Phase Two 4x4 Course at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 10, 2019. The 4x4 course is a pilot program that allows Army officers to complete the second of three phases in person during four weekends instead of the previous option of eight weekend classes or through distant learning.
Colorado hosts National Guard Arctic Interest Council
June 24, 2019
Spc. Roberto Terrazas, of the 220th Military Police Company, out of Colorado, maintains a checkpoint during Arctic Eagle 2018 at the Donnelly Training Area outside of Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 28, 2018. The National Guard, in partnership with active duty forces, local, state and federal agencies, can provide capabilities for homeland security and emergency response in the extreme cold-weather conditions of the Arctic region.
Natural disasters inspire Guard members to re-enlist
June 21, 2019
Maj. Drew Polen (left), executive officer of the 891st Engineer Battalion, gives the reenlistment oath to Spc. Russell O'Neill (right), assigned to 891st Forward Support Company, June 2, a top of pallets of water that are ready to be distributed to communities in Kansas devastated by flooding in May.