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National Guard, first responders DAART into action
February 28, 2019
A landslide shuts down a portion of Tennessee State Road 66 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, in February 2019.
West Va. Guard and Qatar share insights through exchange
February 28, 2019
Members of the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) and the West Virginia National Guard pose for a photo Feb. 14, 2019, while touring the QEAF facilities at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
Republic of Fiji; Nevada Guard to expand Oceania partnership
February 28, 2019
Brigadier General William R. Burks, Adjutant General for the State of Nevada (left) with Rear Admiral Viliame Naupoto, Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces enter the island country into the State's Partnership Program.
Ohio Medal of Honor recipient: From slavery to freedom
February 28, 2019
Powhatan Beaty is one of the 13 African-American Soldiers who earned the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm in Virginia, Sept. 29, 1864. Most of the fighting at Chaffin’s Farm was done by black troops, who sustained more than 50 percent casualties in the charge.
Guardsmen optimize readiness by enhancing Combatives program
February 27, 2019
U.S. Air Force Maj. Fredrick Cruz, pins down a fellow Airman during a U.S. Army Combatives course exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
Wash. Guard builds school, teach kids during Cobra Gold 2019
February 27, 2019
Spc. Edward McClure, 176th Engineer Company, Washington National Guard, uses his experience as a civilian contractor to put the finishing touches on the concrete slab at the Bankoh-I-Duan School in the Tak Province, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 30, 2019
Health initiative to target hard-to-reach Guard members
February 26, 2019
The Veteran Center Outreach Initiative, a Veterans Affairs program, is designed to give Guard members access to the same type of counseling services often available in more populated areas.
Deployed father and daughter reunite
February 26, 2019
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Lemens, a helicopter maintenance test pilot assigned to the 935th Aviation Support Battalion, Missouri National Guard, and his daughter U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Jordan Lemens, a route clearance platoon leader assigned to the 2nd platoon, B Co., 326th Brigade Engineer Battalion, pose together for a family photo at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2019.
250 New York Guard members mobilize for windstorm relief
February 25, 2019
Spc. Kevin Morales assigned to Delta Company, 427th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Buffalo cuts into a log with a chainsaw, while Spc. Ethan Brown assigned to Bravo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, assists him during training at Youngstown Local Training Area, Feb. 24, 2019.
New Hampshire Airman has passion to keep old aircraft aloft
February 25, 2019
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark McCassin, assigned to the 157th Maintenance Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, stands in front of a KC-135R Stratotanker, Jan. 31, 2019, at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. McCassin is the crew chief assigned to tanker serial number 57-1419, the oldest aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory.
Wyoming National Guard partners with police in drug fight
February 25, 2019
Wyoming Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Diane Smith, the coordinator of the Wyoming Counterdrug Program.
Missouri Guard members partner with Iraqi Army Aviation
February 25, 2019
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Johnson, the powertrain shop chief assigned to B Company, 935th Aviation Support Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard, arm wrestles with an Iraqi aviation engineer during a break from organizing the portable maintenance shop containers at an Iraqi hangar at Camp Taji Military Complex, Oct. 1, 2018. The Iraqi Air Enterprise will ultimately provide Iraq with the self-sufficient air capabilities required by a sovereign nation to protect its borders and defeat internal threats.
Army National Guard director visits Soldiers in the Pacific
February 22, 2019
Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, director, Army National Guard, visits with Soldiers conducting the Homeland Defense of Guam Mission. For the first time, the Guam ARNG took over a mission from the U.S. Army’s 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command to provide security forces support for Task Force Talon, responsible for operating the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery at Andersen Air Force Base.
National Guard holds funeral honors training in New Orleans
February 22, 2019
National Guard members from Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, Oklahoma and New York practice drill and ceremony at a Military Funeral Honors Level II Instructor Certification Course at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Feb. 12, 2019. Soldiers who graduate this course demonstrate mastery in rendering veterans’ final honors and can instruct new MFH members.
Massachusetts National Guard co-hosts robotics seminar
February 21, 2019
Springfield Technical Community College students participate in The Massachusetts National Guard S.T.E.M. Robotics Seminar, Feb. 20, 2019, at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, Massachusetts. The event challenges students to engineer a robot which can navigate a unqiue obstacle course with the objective of finding and removing an object within a specified time.
West Virginia Army National Guard rescues stranded motorist
February 21, 2019
A West Virginia Army National Guard HH-60 Black Hawk assigned to Company C, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion (GASB), prepares to land in the parking lot of Ritchie County High School in Ellenboro, W.Va., following an aerial rescue mission of a stranded motorist Feb. 20, 2019.
Wash. National Guard makes wildfire preparedness a priority
February 20, 2019
Hand crews train for wildfire season during Evergreen Ember in 2014.
It’s not about your hair; it’s about your heart
February 20, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Imani Gayle, a motor transport operator with the New Jersey National Guard's 2-113th Infantry Regiment, poses for a portrait in Irvington, N.J., Jan. 17, 2019. Gayle has alopecia, a condition that causes baldness. Gayle, a part-time fashion model, is studying biology pre-med, and hopes to one day be a dermatologist.
Her first, his last: father and daughter deploy together
February 19, 2019
Chief Master Sgt. Ralph Chandler, 385th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Det. 2 chief, and Staff Sgt. Madison Chandler, 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aviation resource manager, pose for a photo in front of a C-130 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 18, 2019.
National Guard units partner for joint aviation training
February 19, 2019
Aviators with the Minnesota, Texas and Utah National Guards, led by the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, practice landing and taking off during deck landing qualification training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) in the Arabian Gulf on Feb. 4, 2019.