Missouri National Guard Spc. Adam Schafer (left), of the Perryville-based 800th Engineer Team (Haul), and Sgt. Joseph Broach, of the Festus-based 220th Engineer Company, work on fixing electrical wiring at Cent More
Abdul Ghafour, a local iron worker in the city of Jalalabad, adds oxygen to the fire in a forge during a blacksmithing class at Forward Operating Base Finley-Shields, Sept. 27, 2012. Ghafour is taking the class More
The Kansas and Missouri National Guard logo was painted on the infield of Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Oct 18 to 21, showcasing their partnership. The National Guard had static displays both inside and More
U.S. Missouri National Guard conducts a natural disaster exercise to prepare for real world catastrophes, Columbia, Mo., Nov. 4, 2012. The Missouri National Guard joins forces with the Missouri Air Guard to cre More
U.S. Missouri National Guard, 1438th Engineer Company, 1st Platoon Bridge Company, builds a ferry to transport assets, Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 6, 2012. The ferry is able to carry vehicles, supplies, and soldi More
Command Sgt. Maj. Rick Acosta, Gov. Jay Nixon and Lt. Col. Roger Bodenschatz proudly hold Missouri State Flag during visit.
Ariz. Gov. Janice K. Brewer poses Dec. 5 for a photo with soldiers from her home state who are currently deployed to Afghanistan with 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Inf More
Spc. Dalton Tooms (top), attempts to gain control of his opponent during the Missouri National Guard's 2013 combatives tournament. (photo by Matthew J. Wilson, Missouri National Guard)
Spc. Bryan Weidenbenner, of the Missouri National Guard's 1137th Military Police Company, explains how to take a detour to avoid a simulated flood roadblock during his unit's recent state emergency training. (P More
Missouri National Guard Chaplain David Spears leads a small group during Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. The training is a two-day course designed to help recognize and to intervene to prevent the More
During a change of command ceremony for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 835th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Capt. Kalli Fox, the unit's outgoing commander, passes the unit's colors to Lt. Col. More
The Missouri National Guard gave an orientation flight around Mizzou's campus and the Columbia area. After the aerial tour, Gary Link, the special assistant to the athletic director, gave Missouri Guardsmen a t More
Staff Sgt. Jeremy McGuire, Recruit Sustainment Program coordinator in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and his wife, Angel (pink), talk to new members of the new Family support group. (photo by M. Queiser, Missouri National Guard)
Sgt. Polston and Spc. Miller of the Missouri National Guard, 35th Engineering Brigade, Headquarters, Headquarters company, input parameters into a Timble 5600 field surveying scope during a humanitarian trainin More
Chaplains Capt. Jason Smith and Capt. Chris Bryan, prepare 25 Missouri National Guard married couples for the “Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage” segment at the Strong Bonds retreat held at Tan-Tar-A Resort i More
Fifth and sixth-grade students of Lebanon’s Joel E. Barber Elementary School took part in the Missouri National Guard environmental office’s 2013 Earth Day festivities today at the Ike Skelton Training Site in More
Soldiers from Foxtrot “Jigsaw” Company, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, New York National Guard, Task Force Falcon, react to a medical evacuation request April 28 at Combat Outpost Shukvani in Helmand p More
U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Bates,left, military police officer, 1139th Military Police Company, Missouri Army National Guard, and Sgt. Jared Sweet, Infantryman, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 76th Infantry More
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, Missouri National Guard Brig. Gen. David Newman and representatives from the Department of Public Safety meet with members of the Waynesville City Council and Pulaski, Laclede, Miller, More
Cadet Brett Carter rests after running in the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., as part of the All Army Team. (Missouri National Guard photo courtesy of 1-129th Field Artillery Regiment/RELEASED)
Capt. Noah Poeling, the communications and public affairs adviser, with Battery A, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Squadron, speaks with an officer of the Afghan Uniformed Police at the old provincial hea More
While performing a 25-hour inspection on an AH-64 Apache helicopter, Sgt. Tiara Carr, an Apache maintainer with Company C, 1st Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance), Missouri National Guard More
Captain Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot with Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, California National Guard, goes through his pre-flight checks before conducting a maintenance mission at Sh More
Capt. Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, California National Guard, inspects the blades on his Black Hawk at Shindand Air Base, Afghanista More
Staff Sergeants Adam and Jonathan Rulon, engineers with the 1438th Multi Role Bridging Company, Missouri National Guard, pose for a picture at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2013. The Rulons are twin More
U.S. soldiers of the 1438th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Missouri National Guard, disassemble an over bridge in Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2014. The over bridge was a replacement for a bridg More
Lt. Col. David Kukola, Deputy Commander of the Directorate of Mobilization and Deployment, briefs Soldiers of the 276th Engineer Company (Vertical) shortly after the unit deplaned at the Arrival/Departure Air C More
A soldier from the 1438th Multi Role Bridge Company, Missouri National Guard, bolts a bridge piece into place while conducting bridge maintenance in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2014. The 1438th has sp More
Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Stebbin, from Town and Country, Mo., repairs a bridge in Regional-Command South, Afghanistan, on one of his last missions before returning home. He is a member of the 1438th Multi-Role Bri More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Tim Forney (left), commander of the 4175th Military Police Detachment accepts the detachment’s unit citation from Lt. Col. Rebecca Segovia (right) 229th Special Troops Battalion commande More
Susana Evangelina Paiz Gonzalez, the school director, smiles after receiving a gift from Tech. Sgt. Riley Kendrick April 17. Kendrick’s son, Brandon, wrote a book and wanted his father to present it to the scho More
Missouri Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Caton Jeffries, right, member of the 311th Brigade Support Battalion, Missouri National Guard, explains the process of their water purification system to the Vice Chief of t More
Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons, Acting Director Army National Guard, meets with Bryan Brewer, Oglala Sioux Tribe President, at a drop point on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for the timber haul mission during Golde More
Spc. Morgan Copeland and Spc. Meng Martina, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialists with the 3175th Chemical Company of the Missouri Army National Guard, St. Louis, cut the clothing off of a More
Members of the 735th Field Service Company, Missouri Army National Guard call for survivors during a mock exercise at Vigilant Guard 2014. Vigilant Guard 2014, hosted by Kansas, at Crisis City, Salina, Kan., is More
Airman 1st Class Scott Trebly, biomedical maintenance technician, 184th Medical Group, Kansas Air National Guard, receives a coin from Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, the adjutant general of Kansas, as a token of all More
The 35th Infantry Division of the Kansas Army National Guard provided a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter system to headquarter Joint Task Force Santa Fe, which managed military assets during Vigilant Guard 201 More
Pvt. 1st Class Jacob Frey (right), a native of Scott City, Mo., who serves as an engineer with the 220th Engineer Company, 315th Eng. Battalion, Missouri National Guard, cuts an inner protective covering free f More
U.S. Soldiers with the Missouri Army National Guard perform a hazardous materials sweep on Monday Oct. 20, 2014, at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., prior to the start of the 2014 World Series. (U.S. Air Na More
Spc. Walter Thorne, center, a carpentry and masonry specialist, 276th Engineer Company, is welcomed home by senior leadership, at the Silas L. Copeland Arrival/Departure Air Control Group airfield Oct. 20. The More
U.S. Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Missouri National Guard’s Homeland Response Force (HRF) participate in an evaluation exercise March 18, 2015, at Camp Gruber in Braggs, Okla. The guardsmen were evaluate More
U.S. Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Missouri National Guard’s Homeland Response Force participate in an evaluation exercise March 20, 2015 at Camp Gruber in Braggs, Okla. The guardsmen were evaluated on th More
Zachary Christopher Parsons, 16, was named the first National Guard Military Child of the Year, April 16, 2015, in Arlington, Va. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill/Released)
Spc. Casey Shockey and Pfc. Austin Eldridge, of the 3175th Chemical Company, 835th Combat Sustainment Support Brigade, adjust water pressure on an M12A1 Power Driven Decontamination Apparatus before a simulated More
Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard, monitor the movement of soldiers in a virtual reality space using the Dismounted Soldier Training Syst More
Chaplain (Col.) Gary D. Gilmore recognizes individuals whose contributions made the opening of a new Resiliency Center at the Missouri National Guard Headquarters in Jefferson City, Mo. possible on July 11, 201 More
Second Lt. Jamie Ticgelaor, a physician with the Missouri Army National Guard Medical Detachment, indicates correct placement and spacing of sutures in a pig leg to simulate a human patient during a demonstrati More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Paula Prosser works in civilian clothes in her office at the Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 17, 2015 before a holiday party with her coworkers. Prosser, who has bee More
Pfc. Samantha Whitehead works in her office at her civilian job as the public affairs manager for the Military Science and Leadership department of the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri, on More
Water is pumped out of the affected areas back over the Valley Park levee on the Meramec River, Dec. 31, 2015. Soldiers and airmen with the Missouri National Guard volunteered to support the Missouri Department More
Army Pvt. John Nead, with the 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, and Air Force Capt. Rhonda Brown with the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri National Guard conduct an interview on a levee near East Prairie, Mo., More
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with soldiers assigned to the 1175th Military Police Company, Missouri Army National Guard, in Pacific, Mo., Jan. 5, 2016. Missouri National Guardsme More
Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with National Guardsmen, law enforcement and aid workers in Pacific, Mo., Jan. 5, 2016. Soldiers and Airmen with the Missouri National Guard More
Missouri Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Keith Neiman, a crew chief assigned to the 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion Army Aviation Support Facility #1, performs routine maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk u More
Spc. Bethany Goetz and Pfc. Emily Pilla, military police assigned to the 3175th Military Police Company, Missouri National Guard, pose for a “selfie” at the Szcecin-Goleniow Airport in Szcecin, Poland on May 17 More
Pfc. Justin Kershaw, an infantryman assigned to C Company, 1-138th Infantry Regiment, Missouri National Guard, aims at a pop-up target during a practice iteration of a squad live fire exercise at Fort Chaffee, More
Soldiers assigned to the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, Missouri National Guard, conduct a combined arms rehearsal in preparation for a combined arms exercise as part of annual training at Camp Clark in Nevada, More
Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Russell, an instructor at the 140th Regional Training Institute, observes soldiers clearing rooms during military operations in urban terrain training at Fort Leonard Wood on June 16, 201 More
U.S. Airmen with the 139th Airlift Wing and 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard are instructed about the operations of the fitness facility on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, June 30, 2016. The A More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stevan Sheely, a cyber transport specialist assigned to the 139th Communications Flight, teaches a networking class at RAF Mildnehall, England, July 1, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard p More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Crane, a broadcast journalist with the 139th Airlift Wing, interviews Master Sgt. James Pratt with the 139th Force Support Squadron (139 FSS) at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, Eng More
Members of the Public Forces of Panama tour the 241st Air Traffic Control Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., August 11, 2016. The Missouri National Gua More
Members of the Public Forces of Panama learn about the capabilities and procedures of the Buchanan County Emergency Management, as part of the State Partnership Program (SPP) during their visit to Rosecrans Air More
Staff Sgt. David Immler, a recruiting and retention noncommissioned officer with the Missouri National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, measures a recruit's performance during the strength deadlift, on More
The Joint Forces Headquarters color guard of the Missouri National Guard color guard present colors during the 8th Annual Missouri National Guard Birthday Ball, at Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach, Mo., December 1 More
Mayor Bill Falkner of St. Joseph, Mo., speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new training site for northwest Missouri, in St. Joseph, Mo., Dec 29, 2016. Buchanan County transferred land to the Missouri More
A member of the Missouri National Guard biathlon team waxes his skis March 4, 2017, in preparation for his next race at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt. Over 120 athletes from 23 different states ar More
A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the Missouri National Guard, waxes his skis in preparation for his next race at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt., March 4, 2017. Over 120 athletes from 23 different state More
Guardsmen with the 35th Infantry Division, with elements in both Missouri and Kansas, conduct a deployment ceremony, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., April 28, 2017. About 200 members of t More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Colton Elliott (top), a photojournalist assigned to the 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, photographs Soldiers from the Missouri National Guard laying sandbags along Highwa More
Maj. General Michael Zerbonia, the assistant adjutant general of Illinois, speaks with Sgt. Michael Rynearson, assigned to 444th Chemical Company, Illinois Army National Guard, about reenlisting in the Illinois More
Sgt. Grenilo Caspillan, and Capt. Tom Roberson, assigned to Headquarters Company, 150th Engineer Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, discuss their personnel status numbers, June 2, 2017, at the National More
Soldiers from Headquarters Company, 150th Engineer Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, stop an incoming vehicle to see if they may be enemy forces. Soldiers confirm who personnel are in the vehicle and More
Private Travis Weed, assigned to Headquarters Company, 150th Engineer Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, is guarding the perimeter during a simulated attack of the tactical operations center June 3, 20 More
Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery, participated in a rapid infiltration simulated fire exercise with Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing, out of St. Joseph, Missouri, at Fort Riley, Kansas, June More
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 709th Area Support Medical Company, Illinois Army National Guard, in process at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in support of the Golden Coyote training exercise, June 11, 2017. Golden More
Capt. Scott M. McCollum (center), a member of the Missouri Army National Guard, is presented the General MacArthur Leadership Award by Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, Gen. Mark A. Milley (left), and Patrick He More
U.S. Soldiers of the 137th Transportation Company, Kansas Army National Guard participate in the urban patrol training lane during the Golden Coyote exercise, Rapid City, S.D., June 15, 2017.The training lanes More
CAMP TAJI MILITARY COMPLEX, Iraq – Sgt. Johnathan Orbe an armament electrical avionic system repairer with the 449th Aviation Support Battalion, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, works on attaching the tail rotor b More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers and Airmen work with teams from across the country in a Homeland Response Force exercise in Nebraska in August.
Charles Ambrose (left), president of the University of Central Missouri (UCM), and Maj. Gen. Steve Danner (right), the Adjutant General of Missouri, sign a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, at the university More
Capt. Shawn Baker, Tennessee National Guard member is photographed following a passenger movement. Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the Caribbean, a joint aviation community of National Guard and military More
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return home to St. Charles, Missouri.
CW5 Paula Prosser ends her military career that started in the Women's Army Corps in 1974.
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Chief Warrant Officer 2 Carol Sprawka, 35th Infantry Division, poses with the portrait she painted of World War II Medal of Honor Recipient Staff Sgt. James Ira “Junior” Spurrier Dec. 22, More
The 135th Army band toured around Missouri, playing concerts at Mexico Middle School, Sedalia Smith-Cotton high, and Stover.
Seven soldiers selected from units all over the state converged at Camp Crowder in Neosho, MO to test their abilities in the State Best Warrior Competition April 9-13, 2018. Soldiers faced an obstacle course as More
Airman from the 139th Airlift Wing return home after a deployment May 5, 2018 at Rosecrans Missouri Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo. Family and friends welcomed them home. (U.S. Air National Guard photo More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kirk Koelzer talks about his Cyber Fair entry at Cyber Shield 18 at Camp Atterbury Indiana, May 8, 2018. Cyber Shield gathers Soldiers, Airmen and civilian cyber security professionals More
Members of the Utah National Guard Homeland Response Force (HRF) participated in regional disaster training in Missouri, May 14-18, as part of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) exercise hosted by the Missouri More
Staff. Sgt. Stephanie White, an Intelligence Non-Commissioned Officer with the Montana National Guard shows Maj. Mike Talia, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, Montana National Guard a flow-chart of current events du More
Senior military leaders speak on a panel about the National Guard's role in the U.S. military’s cyber mission force May 16, 2018, as part of Cyber Shield 18, in Camp Atterbury, Ind., an exercise bringing togeth More
Sgt. 1st Class Eli Perez, a computer technician for the Cyber Protection Team, Joint Force Headquarters out of Columbus, Ohio, works to fully identify the nature of a cyber threat May 16 as part of Cyber Shield More
FBI agents discuss a simulated search warrant with network owners during Cyber Shield 18 on Thursday, May 17 at Camp Atterbury, Ind. Cyber Shield is an Army National Guard exercise designed to assess Cyber Warr More
Spc. David Igou, an information technology specialist for the 144th Cyber Warfare Company out of Fairfax, Va. and an infrastructure consultant at Red Hat, a software development company based out of Raleigh, N. More
Members of a network defense cell review the team’s performance May 18, 2018 during the culminating exercise of Cyber Shield 18, a two week long event at Camp Atterbury, Ind. More than 800 Soldiers, Airmen, fed More
Lt. Col. Teri Williams, the director of information management, Ohio National Guard, and the Officer-in-Charge for Cyber Shield 18, checks on the status of the exercise’s cyber defenses May 18, 2018, at Camp At More
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – The 983rd Engineer Battalion presents its colors and takes over the mission from the 458th Engineer Battalion during a transfer of authority ceremony May 24, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sg More
Warrior's Best Friend visited the 139th Airlift Wing to raise awarness about PTSD support and service dogs in St. Joseph, Mo. on June 5, 2018. Warrior's Best Friend is a non-profit organization that trains serv More