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MAFFS tackle largest wildfires in California history
October 30, 2020
About 150 feet above a tree line, a California Air National Guard C-130 aircraft releases 3,000 gallons of water, covering nearly a quarter mile, during aerial wild land firefighting training June 15-19, 2020, at the Tahoe National Forest.
Indiana Guard helps long-term care facilities fight COVID-19
October 30, 2020
Indiana National Guard Brig. Gen. Dale Lyles, the adjutant general, speaks to Citizen-Soldiers Oct. 30, 2020, on the importance of their mission supporting long-term care facilities throughout the state for the rest of the year. More than 1,300 members of the Guard will assist with COVID-19 testing and other measures at the facilities.
SFC White retires from Guard with 40 years of service
October 30, 2020
After 40 years of service, Virgin Islands National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Mercedes White – shown Oct. 29, 2020 – says it's time to turn in her Army greens.
Command chief’s plan to support Airmen takes flight
October 29, 2020
A U.S. Army pilot flies a UH-60 Black Hawk during an incentive flight in New Castle, Delaware, Oct. 21, 2020, for wing-level award recipients. The Army Aviation Support Facility has been providing this incentive since March 2020.
Married to the job: two first sergeants tackle leadership
October 29, 2020
David and Trisha Katzfey are first sergeants and full-time Soldiers who provide new meaning to the word team in the Missouri National Guard.
Foreign military attachés visit Kansas National Guard
October 29, 2020
Thirty-two foreign military attachés accredited by the U.S. and posted in Washington, D.C., listen to presentations about the Kansas National Guard during a visit to the Museum of the Kansas National Guard in Topeka, Kansas, Oct. 27, 2020. The visit was part of an orientation program coordinated by the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Foreign Liaison Directorate.
Tennessee National Guard aircrew rescues injured hiker
October 29, 2020
A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter from the Tennessee National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company C, 1-171st Aviation Regiment, prepares to depart from Joint Base McGhee-Tyson in Knoxville at approximately 2:15 a.m. Oct. 28, 2020, en route to rescue an injured hiker on a mountain in North Carolina.
Innovation funds help Nebraska National Guard firefighters
October 28, 2020
Firefighters Michael Budke and Craig Behrens, 155th Civil Engineering Squadron, run through a realistic fire scenario on a pump operations simulator Oct. 15, 2020, at Nebraska National Guard airbase in Lincoln, Nebraska. The squadron bought the simulator with the aid of U.S. Air Force innovation funds.
NC Guard Employment Center celebrates 3,000th job placement
October 28, 2020
North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey L. Copeland, left, assistant adjutant general, sustainment, congratulates Gladys Ngari and her family on her becoming the NCNG Employment Center's 3,000th hire at a ceremony at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 19, 2020. Ngari's husband, right, is NCNG Army 1st Lt. Joseph Muraguri.
NY National Guard supports COVID-19 travel safety operations
October 28, 2020
Army Sgt. Benjamin Zawacki and Spc. Kevin Hamilton, Soldiers assigned to 105th Military Police Company, Buffalo, N.Y., sanitize their hands between flight arrivals at Buffalo-Niagara International Airport Oct. 23, 2020. The team meets arriving passengers to distribute the State Department of Health traveler form to people coming from restricted states.
Army National Guard exceeds strength goals for fiscal year
October 27, 2020
Sgt. 1st Class Edward Santiago, a drill sergeant with the New Jersey Army National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Battalion, instructs New Jersey Army Guard recruits at the New Jersey National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, N.J. More than 43,000 people enlisted in the Army National Guard in fiscal year 2020. That, combined with a 101% retention rate and more than 4,100 transitions from the active component to the Army Guard, allowed the Army Guard to meet its congressionally mandated end strength of 336,000 Soldiers.
No rest for Wisconsin National Guard medics
October 27, 2020
Sgt. Ethan Peterman, a combat medic with the 135th Medical Company, performs a needle decompression procedure on a simulated casualty during the unit's annual training at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 12, 2020. Approximately three-quarters of the 135th Medical Company served on orders for five months, supporting the state's COVID-19 response, before transitioning to annual training.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue injured hiker
October 27, 2020
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2015. The 210th Rescue Squadron provides emergency rescue services for the citizens of Alaska in addition to training for wartime combat search and rescue missions.
891st Engineer Battalion trains with Kuwaiti soldiers
October 26, 2020
Soldiers from Forward Support Company, 891st Engineer Battalion, team up with soldiers from the Kuwaiti Land Forces to reconstruct fighting positions in the Land Force Institute’s combat course Oct. 7, 2020. Soldiers from both nations will continue to partner throughout October.
Diverse skills key to success for 149th MEB at warfighter
October 26, 2020
Members of the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) took part in the XVIII Airborne Corps Warfighter Exercise 21-1 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 1-15. The exercise provided the 149th MEB the opportunity to integrate and train with its active-duty counterparts.
NH Guard strives for net-zero energy use at training site
October 26, 2020
Photovoltaic panels are affixed to buildings at the New Hampshire National Guard Training Site in Center Strafford. The panels produce enough power to run the site's operation center, known as Cooper House. The NHNG aims to achieve energy resiliency at the site.
Colorado Guard joins fight against East Troublesome wildfire
October 26, 2020
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Scott M. Sherman, Lt. Col. Michael J Bruno and other leaders conduct a wildfire situation brief in the Joint Operations Center, Centennial, Colo., Oct 22, 2020. The team was reviewing fire development throughout Colorado.
Airmen recognized on National Day of the Deployed
October 26, 2020
Aircraft maintenance technicians, assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, walk the flightline looking for debris that could damage an aircraft engine at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, before the day’s training sorties Jan. 29, 2019. The Patrick AFB deployment allowed the 180FW Airmen to train in realistic environments to ensure the highest levels of proficiency and readiness for worldwide deployment.
Flour, eggs and milk: A recipe for pancakes (and resilience)
October 23, 2020
Capt. David Schlador scrambles an egg at the weekly pancake breakfast hosted at Joint Force Headquarters, Madison, Wis., Oct. 2, 2020. Schlador implemented the breakfast after seeing its success in other units. He said the eggs-to-order part was his idea and that it quickly became more popular than the pancakes.
Marines repair Harrier jet engine at Virginia Guard facility
October 23, 2020
Marines assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 223, Cherry Point, North Carolina, install a new engine in an AV-8B Harrier jet Oct. 1, 2020, at the Virginia National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility in Sandston, Virginia.