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SC Guard members help Bahamian hurricane victims
October 23, 2019
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. William “Cole” Sanford Jr., Charlie Company, 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion platoon leader, and U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Sam Evans, Bravo Company, 1-118th Infantry Battalion platoon leader, fly back and forth from Florida to the Bahamas while off duty in September 2019 to deliver supplies to victims of Hurricane Dorian.
Guard members train how to handle traumatic events
October 23, 2019
Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard go through a role playing exercise during the Traumatic Event Management course at Camp Rapid in Rapid City, S.D., Oct. 10, 2019. The TEM course helped to develop the organization's response and support services throughout the state.
Guard Soldier succeeds on All-Army women’s rugby team
October 23, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Samantha Coleman, a motor transport operator with the 2220th Transportation Company in Tucson, Ariz., poses with her All-Army Women’s Rugby Team jersey at Papago Park Military Reserve Oct. 20, 2019. Coleman says she has found a deep sense of family and belonging in both the Army and her rugby team.
SWAT team trains at 178th Wing
October 23, 2019
Master Sgt. Daniel Wilson, the unit training manager assigned to the 178th Security Forces Squadron, participates in advanced team tactics training with members of local law enforcement, Oct. 22, 2019, at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio.
Maryland Soldier makes history as Best Warrior runner-up
October 23, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Hunter Olson finds the grid coordinates to engage the enemy in a stress shooting lane during the 2019 HQDA Best Warrior Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Oct. 9, 2019.
Army Guard announces stationing of new cyber battalion
October 22, 2019
The director of the Army National Guard, Lt. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, announced Oct. 22, 2019, the stationing of the newly formed 127th Cyber Battalion in Indianapolis.
Credential, certification program available to Army Guard
October 22, 2019
Army National Guard Soldiers can take part in an Army-wide program allowing to obtain civilian, industry-specific credentials and certifications, beginning in January 2020.
New combat lifesavers certified
October 22, 2019
U.S. Army Soldiers roll a simulated casualty onto a litter during the culminating exercise for a Combat Lifesaver Course hosted by combat medics, with 38th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, Indiana National Guard, at Joint Training Center-Jordan Oct. 16, 2019.
Medics train for lifesaving with Army Guard medevac aircrews
October 22, 2019
New York National Guard Soldiers of the 466th Area Support Medical Company conduct medical evacuation training with medevac aircrews of C Company, 1st Battalion, 171st General Support Aviation, at Floyd Bennet Memorial Airport in Queensbury, New York, Oct. 20th, 2019. The training prepares the medics of the 466th for mobilization and deployment to Iraq in 2020.
Airman first to compete in Combatives Tournament
October 21, 2019
Participants compete in the 2019 Ohio Army National Guard Combatives Tournament Sept. 14, 2019, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. More than 65 Ohio Guard members competed in the double-elimination tournament, in its sixth year.
28th ECAB trains for water survival
October 21, 2019
Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade prepare to be submerged in a Shallow Water Egress Trainer chair, pushed by civilian and military instructors. The Soldiers had to demonstrate water survival skills, simulating exiting a submerged helicopter, during training at the pool at Somerset Area High School Oct. 19, 2019.
Georgia Guard unit makes history with unique mission
October 21, 2019
Cpt. Bryant Wine, a historian with the 161st Military History Detachment, Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe, conducts an oral history interview with 1st Sgt. Glenn Cook, Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery Regiment. Cook’s company was responsible for supporting Bravo Battery during field testing of the new M109a7 Paladin.
Colorado Guard partners to prepare for winter storm response
October 18, 2019
A Colorado National Guard Small Unit Support Vehicle used to respond to blizzards, floods and other domestic events. The SUSVs are also used by infantry troops, special forces teams and others to traverse challenging terrain during overseas contingency operations.
142nd FW Airman completes 5th Ironman Triathlon
October 18, 2019
Senior Master Sgt. Bobbi Kennedy, 142nd Medical Group superintendent, (right), poses with friend Rebekah Lemarr during the May 19, 2019, Ironman Triathlon in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
State Department honors NY Guard Soldier for Iraq service
October 18, 2019
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Jhon Ortiz, shown outside the U.S. Capitol Sept. 5, 2019, received the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award for his actions in 2018 as part of the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center to relocate the U.S. Embassy Consulate in Basra, Iraq.
All-female C-130H crew lands at international air show
October 18, 2019
Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rowland, Lt. Col. Kenda Garrett, Master Sgt. Erin Evans, Staff Sgt. Jessica McGilton, Maj. Janelle Guillebeau, Senior Airman Ashlyn Hendrickson, Technical Sgt. Nicole Beck, Lt. Col. Sarah O’Banion, and Staff Sgt. Tracie Winston after landing in Abbottsford, British Columbia, Canada, to support the annual Sky’s No Limit – Girls Fly Too aerial symposium. This is the first all-female C-130H crew in the history of the annual event.
Guard practices combat readiness in Warfighter exercise
October 17, 2019
Brig. Gen. John Rhodes, the 29th Infantry Division deputy commanding general for operations, participates in a mock media interview during the Warfighter exercise Sept. 25-Oct. 11, 2019, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.
Kansas Guard buttresses state wildland fire response
October 17, 2019
A group of Soldiers and Airmen from the Kansas National Guard spray flames with water from a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during an integrated exercise with civilian fire departments at the Smokey Hill Range in Salina, Kansas, Sept. 19, 2019.
Creating experts at Warrant Officer Candidate School
October 17, 2019
Warrant Officer Candidate Kristina Howgate of Indianapolis, Indiana, negotiates an obstacle course during phase three of Warrant Officer Candidate School at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Sept. 16, 2019.
Jordan, U.S. complete training cycle
October 16, 2019
Jordan Border Guard Force Soldiers, with the 7th Mechanized Battalion, 48th Mechanized Brigade, prepare to fire live ammunition at a range during a Jordan Operational Engagement Program (JOEP) training cycle at Joint Training Center-Jordan in September 2019. The partnership between Jordan and the United States is reinforced by persistent training with the Border Guard Forces, Quick Reaction Forces and the 77th Marine Battalion.