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Kansas Army Guard medic serves his county and his country
June 3, 2019
Kansas Army National Guard Sgt. Kenneth Kester and Sgt. Christopher Rectenwald, 242nd Engineer Company, discusses the outer perimeter of the tactical assembly area June 1, 2019, at Fort Irwin, California. Rectenwald is assigned to the 242nd Engineer Company as a 68W combat medic.
Alaska Army National Guard aviation preps for new operations
June 3, 2019
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Franklin Bithos, battalion standardization pilot, and Capt. Anthony Rivas, commander, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, fly a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, April 26, 2019. Soldiers with the Alaska National Guard from 1-207th conduct cross-country training flights during their final annual training as an air assault unit ahead of their pending transition to becoming a part of a larger general aviation support battalion, expected to finalize this year.
Like father like sons, Idaho's Bundy brothers serve together
June 3, 2019
Idaho Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Zane Bundy and Sgt. Nathan Bundy pose for a selfie while training together at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California May 29, 2019. The brothers, from Mountain Home, Idaho, both serve in the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team’s 2nd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment.
Ill. National Guard helps civilian agencies fight flooding
June 3, 2019
A team of Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 123 Field Artillery Regiment, work on levees near Winchester, Illinois, on June 1, 2019. Hundreds of Illinois Guard Soldiers are on state active duty assisting with flood control.
Citizen-Warrior: Iowa Soldier finds passion for running
May 31, 2019
Sgt. Ayrin Hamner-Ripperger, the administration and supply non-commissioned officer with the Iowa Army National Guard’s 831st Engineer Company, stands at Camp Dodge, Iowa, with the race medals she has earned on her quest to run a half-marathon in all 50 states. Hamner-Ripperger is slated to finish her quest in October, when she runs in South Dakota.
Guard ‘ready’ as 2019 hurricane season kicks off
May 31, 2019
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary Chavis of the North Carolina National Guard monitors the loading of cots and blankets onto a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV), which were transported to various American Red Cross shelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Fayetteville, Sept. 16, 2018.
Kentucky Air Guard participates in Immediate Response 2019
May 31, 2019
Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft conduct a nonstandard-load training flight in the airspace above Venice, Italy, May 20, 2019, while carrying equipment from U.S. Army Europe’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team as part of Immediate Response 2019. The exercise is designed to improve readiness and interoperability among participating allied and partner nations integrated into a multinational battalion.
N.Y. Soldier gets surprise final flight after 33-year career
May 31, 2019
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. Joseph Marino sits with his wife Brenda, in Latham, N.Y., May 29, 2019, after returning from a final flight in a UH-72 light utility helicopter. Marino, a federal technician maintenance supervisor, was honored with a final flight because he was retiring after 33 years of service at the New York Army National Guard's Latham flight facility.
W. Va. National Guard, partners rehearse for football games
May 30, 2019
A member of the West Virginia National Guard's 35th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) prepares equipment alongside support agency personnel May 29, 2019, during Operation Rough Ride, a West Virginia University full-scale exercise involving more than 150 participants from 25 departments/units representing 18 organizations from campus, local, state and federal agencies.
Chaplain from troubled home now helps strengthen families
May 29, 2019
Idaho Soldiers join other units in Fort Irwin exercise
May 29, 2019
Idaho Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jermey  Raush and 1st Lt. Tyler June, engineer officers with the 116th Brigade Engineer  Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, make a plan to get their platoon of Bradley Fighting Vehicles' Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System Equipment installed May 25, 2019, at the National training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team is training at the NTC May 24 to June 20 to prepare for its wartime missions.
N.Y. National Guard Soldiers hone nuclear response skills
May 28, 2019
Soldiers of the 369th Sustainment Brigade man their command post on May 12, 2019 during exercise Guardian Response 19 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. One hundred and sixty New York National Guard Soldiers took part in the major national exercise.
New York National Guard prepares for 2019 hurricane season
May 28, 2019
New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Tammy Street, center, commander of the logistics readiness squadron of the 109th Airlift Wing, moves a placard representation of a wing response element during the rehearsal of New York military forces plan for a coastal storm during the 2019 hurricane season at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in New Windsor, N.Y., May 23, 2019.
Brothers serve together in the Ohio Air National Guard
May 28, 2019
Brothers Tyler Jenkins, Senior Airman Anthony Thielman and Dylan Jenkins, all members of the 200th REDHORSE Squadron, May 19, 2019, at the 200th REDHORSE Squadron, Mansfield, Ohio. Dylan and Tyler recently enlisted into the Ohio Air Guard, following in the footsteps of their older brother.
Oklahoma, Kansas Guard support communities after storms
May 28, 2019
Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, stack sandbags in order to slow the spread of flood waters in Sandy Parks, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers assisted several Oklahoma communities following record rain fall and numerous tornados. The Guard members' assistance included swift water rescue, filling and distributing sandbags and delivering purified, potable water.
Psychological coordinator works to normalize mental health
May 24, 2019
Michelle Pennington, 104th Fighter Wing director of psychological health.
La. National Guard dedicates memorial to fallen Soldiers
May 24, 2019
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, render a salute as taps is played during a ceremony for a new monument honoring fallen Louisiana Guardsmen at Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park in Baton Rouge on May 21, 2019.
N.Y. Air Guard's 106th Rescue Wing welcomes new aircraft
May 23, 2019
A HC-130J Combat King II sits on display at the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, during a ceremony at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., May 17, 2019. The 106th presented the rescue aircraft during a ceremony, the first of four brand new such models from Lockheed Martin, the first time in the 106th's 72 year history that is has received aircraft new from the manufacturer and will be flown by the wing's 102nd Rescue Squadron, the oldest unit in the Air National Guard.
Pennsylvania Guard cyber branch supports primary election
May 23, 2019
Maj. Christine Pierce, left, Pennsylvania cyber branch chief, works with branch senior noncommissioned officer Sgt. 1st Class Elefterios E. Ginnis May 21 at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) to ensure the integrity and security of the commonwealth’s primary elections.
Ohio Airman is Air National Guard's Firefighter of the Year
May 22, 2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Ginikos, crew chief in the fire department at the 121st Air Refueling Wing, stands for a portrait May 5, 2019, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Ginikos won the 2018 Chief Albert Fitzpatrick Award for Air National Guard Firefighter of the Year.