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S.C. employers learn about life as a Citizen-Soldier
August 7, 2019
Eli Wishart, chair of the South Carolina Employment Support of the Guard and Reserve, prepares for a C-17 Globemaster III flight during the South Carolina National Guard hosted the South Carolina Employment Support of the Guard and Reserve Bosslift at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina, July 24, 2019.
Ohio Guard tests disaster response with civilian partners
August 6, 2019
Members of the 61st Civil Support Team, Arkansas National Guard, brief their incident response plan to the West Licking Joint Fire District chief during Vigilant Guard 19-4, Aug. 5, 2019, at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Vigilant Guard brings together over 3,000 personnel from more than 90 local, state and federal agencies to train and develop disaster response capabilities in the largest exercise of its kind in the state’s history.
235th Air Traffic Control Squadron stands up in Germany
August 5, 2019
Members of the 235th and 260th Air Traffic Controller Squadrons (ATCS) receive generator training from U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeffrey Van Joolen, in Ramstein, Germany, June. 3rd, 2019. The North Carolina Air National Guard, along with New Hampshire and Maine Air National Guard, flew to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to work with active duty 1st Combat Communications Squadron. The Air National Guard units assisted in training the active duty unit with set-up, use, and tear-down of a mobile tower and deployable tactical air navigation system.
Alaska Airmen rescue 2 injured hikers in separate incidents
August 5, 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.
Beware these social media scams which target the military
August 5, 2019
Military experts are constantly warning service members about social media scams that can affect them and their families.
Georgia Army National Guard welcomes 230 new Soldiers
August 5, 2019
Pvt.1st Class Terry Brown of Albany, Georgia, and Pfc. Caleb Bennett of Rockmart, Georgia, were among the Soldiers recognized with an Army Achievement Medal during a battle handoff ceremony at Fort Stewart. Brown, of the Cumming-based 420th Signal Company and Bennett of the Statesboro-based Georgia Southern Cadet Detachment were the honor graduates of their basic combat training classes.
Illinois National Guard completes flood operations
August 2, 2019
Soldiers from Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery place sandbags shoring up concrete barriers in Grafton, Illinois, during flood operations in June.
Wisconsin National Guard continues to respond to storms
August 2, 2019
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen help clear storm debris in Barron County, Wis., July 30.
New York National Guard cooks test their culinary skills
August 1, 2019
Pfc Victoria Clark, Spec Sorin Tatah, and Pfc Delmar Osorio-Ortiz, assigned to the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, New York Army National Guard, cook inside the Containerized on July 27th for their annual training at Fort Indian Town Gap, PA as part of the Connelly competition evaluation.
Citizen-Warrior: Maryland Airman finds 'personnel' success
August 1, 2019
Air Force Staff Sgt. Lorena Royale, a personnel specialist with the Maryland National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters, collects mail at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, Maryland, for distribution to the Joint Forces Headquarters’ personnel office.
Indiana Guard teams up with South Bend Fire Department
August 1, 2019
Sgt. Todd D. Overbeck, with C Company, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, assists Brent VanBruaene, with the South Bend Fire Department, as he boards a UH-60 Black Hawk during hoist operations at Kingsbury, Indiana, July 23, 2019. Overbeck and VanBuraene are members of the Indiana Helipcopter Aquatic Rescue Team, a small team of National Guard members and firefighters with the South Bend fire Department.
Northern Strike 19 fosters Michigan-Latvia cooperation
August 1, 2019
An Airman from the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Security Forces Squadron acts as the point man for a joint Security Forces and Latvian patrol during Northern Strike 19 while training in Rogers City, Mich., July 31, 2019.
West Virginia Airmen practice lifesaving skills
August 1, 2019
Two Airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, W.Va., look on as a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to Company C., 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion (MEDEVAC), Williamstown, W.Va., prepares to extract aircrew members from the field during combat survival training for Sentry Storm 19 held July 29, 2019, at the Hobet Mine site in Boone County, W.Va.