United States National Guard

A South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from Det. 1, Bravo Company, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion with Soldiers from Donaldson Field in Greenville, South Carolina, responded to a request More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Army National Guard firefighters, in a line formation, extinguish the flames from a downed helicopter fire simulator during the units’ daytime portion of their search and rescu More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Sgt. Steve Trautner, wheeled vehicle mechanic for Forward Support Company, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard, performs troubleshooting procedure More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Sgt. Matthew Duke, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) crewmember for Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guar More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Sgt. Brenden Krejci (right), a critical care flight paramedic with Gulf Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Wyoming Army National Guard, makes adjustmen More

MCGREGOR RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Staff Sgt. Jason Staats (right), an infantryman for Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, gives a mission brief to his Soldiers pri More

Staff Sgt. Malcolm Davenport, a human resources specialist for Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 2nd Battalion (Combined Arms), 198th Armor Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, sorts througho More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Approximately 200 Soldiers of the ADVON (advanced echelon) party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, made their arrival at the Silas L. Copeland Arriv More

U.S. Army Sgt. Randle Enders, assigned to Cal Guard’s 40th Infantry Division checks radios for connection for mission use at Camp San Luis Obispo, California, Aug. 30, 2020 during Defender Pacific 20. The abili More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lateef Azziz, assigned to Cal Guard’s 40th Infantry Division checks fuel gauges to ensure adequate fuel is available at Camp San Luis Obispo, California, Aug. 30. 2020 during Defender Pacif More

U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Carpenter, assigned to Cal Guard’s 40th Infantry Division hammers grounding stakes to hold up antennas on Camp San Luis Obispo, California, Aug. 30, 2020 during Defender Pacific 20. Exer More

U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Carpenter, assigned to Cal Guard’s 40th Infantry Division installs cables to the command post platform to connect power from the generators at Camp San Luis Obispo, California, Aug. 30, More

Soldiers from the 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion of the California Army National Guard arrive at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Jan. 16, 2021 in preparation for deployment to Washington DC in s More

A South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from Det. 1, Bravo Company, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion with Soldiers from Donaldson Field in Greenville, South Carolina, responded to a request More

An Alabama National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Bambi bucket assembly provides aerial water delivery, at the request of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, in support of forest fire suppression More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Army National Guard firefighters, at varying angles, extinguish the flames from a downed helicopter fire simulator during the units’ daytime portion of their search and rescue More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Sgt. Steve Trautner and Sgt. Chris Ewalt (both left), respectively a wheeled vehicle mechanic and tracked vehicle repairer for Forward Support Company, 1-147th Field Artillery Ba More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) vehicle for Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard, prepares to mo More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Chief Warrant Officer 2 Preston Blocker, an air medical evacuation pilot with Gulf Company, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, More

MCGREGOR RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Sgt. Alex Zabel and Spc. Lane Luxem, infantrymen for Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, take part in an advise and assist scenar More

Spc. Darius Harris, an M1 Abrams armor crewman for Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, turns in four Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) plates at the Cen More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Approximately 200 Soldiers of the ADVON (advanced echelon) party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, made their arrival at the Silas L. Copeland Arriv More

An Alabama National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Bambi bucket assembly provides aerial water delivery, at the request of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, in support of forest fire suppression More

U.S. Army Spc. Larry Crumpton and Derek Gray, 220th Engineer Company, use wire to wrap excess chain used in securing vehicles to the trucks in Festus, Mo, Jan. 14, 2017. These Missouri National Guard Citizen-So More

Spc. Joshua Slish of the New York National Guard’s 2nd Civil Support Team (left) and New York State Police Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team (CCSERT) member Kerra Burns (right), watch as CCSERT m More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Two Army National Guard firefighters use the two-man arms carry casualty drag on a mannequin while another firefighter maintains flame suppression during the units’ daytime por More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – National Guardsmen of 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard, dispense fuel from the back of a M978A4 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (Fuel Se More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Spc. Michael Sandridge, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) crewmember for Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina Army National More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Sgt. Daniel Schoenwolf (left), a critical care flight paramedic with 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Wyoming Army National Guard, and Sgt. Kendrick McRaney, More

MCGREGOR RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Sgt. Richard Anderson, an infantryman for Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, conducts perimeter security with other Soldier duri More

Spc. Ryan Ladner, an infantryman for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, waits in line to be processed in the 210th Regional Support Group/Mobilization and More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Approximately 200 Soldiers of the ADVON (advanced echelon) party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, made their arrival at the Silas L. Copeland Arriv More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Three Army National Guard firefighters maneuver a booster hose to extinguish the flame of a downed helicopter fire simulator during the units’ nighttime portion of their search More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Spc. Geoff Adler, wheeled vehicle mechanic for Forward Support Company, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard, utilizes a socket wrench to tilt the More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) vehicle for Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard, elevates its l More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Sgt. Daniel Schoenwolf, a critical care flight paramedic with 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Wyoming Army National Guard, maintains his grip on an intraveno More

MCGREGOR RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Spc. Parker Blob, an infantryman for Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, conducts patrol movement alongside friendly force role-p More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Approximately 200 Soldiers of the ADVON (advanced echelon) party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, made their arrival at the Silas L. Copeland Arriv More

Colombian Air Force Col. Juan C. Rocha, 12th Air Force, Air Forces South liaison officer, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Arthur “Chip” Barton, 12th Air Force, ride on a South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – M1142 Tactical Fire Fighting Trucks unleash a dual stream of pressurized water onto the downed helicopter fire simulator during the units’ nighttime portion of their search an More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Spc. Tim Adair and Sgt. Jessica Anderson, both M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System repairers for Forward Support Company, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion, South Dakota Army Na More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Cpl. John Eason, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) crewmember for Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard, More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Maides, training officer for 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard, gives a mission brief prior to a CH-47F Chinook helicopter More

MCGREGOR RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Spc. Benjamin Hakes (top) and Sgt. Beau Charney, infantrymen for Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, maintain a high-low defensiv More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Approximately 200 Soldiers of the ADVON (advanced echelon) party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, made their arrival at the Silas L. Copeland Arriv More

A South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from Det. 1, Bravo Company, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion with Soldiers from Donaldson Field in Greenville, South Carolina, responded to a request More

An Alabama National Guard, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter refills its Bambi bucket assembly in a pond at Lil’ Mole Run Golf Course,  to provide aerial water delivery, at the request of the Alabama Emergency Manage More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Two Army National Guard firefighters use the two-man arms carry on a mannequin during the units’ nighttime portion of their search and rescue training exercises conducted at Wh More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Two M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System crews with Bravo Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard, fire rockets from their respective loader More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System vehicle for Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard, fires a M28A1 Reduced R More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Pfc. Colton Doyle, a CH-47F Chinook helicopter repairer with Bravo Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, toggles the Chinook More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Approximately 200 Soldiers of the ADVON (advanced echelon) party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, made their arrival at the Silas L. Copeland Arriv More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – An Army National Guard firefighter prepares a fireman’s carry on a mannequin whilst two other firefighters suppress the flame on a downed helicopter fire simulator during the u More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Two M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System crews with Bravo Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard, fire rockets from their respective loader More

OROGRANDE RANGE COMPLEX, N.M. – Spc. Jordan Meek, an Army National Guard Soldier for Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard, utilizes a socket wrench to More

DONA ANA RANGE COMPLEX, New Mexico – A CH-47F Chinook helicopter with Bravo Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, performs perimeter and securit More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Approximately 200 Soldiers of the ADVON (advanced echelon) party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, made their arrival at the Silas L. Copeland Arriv More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – An Army National Guard firefighter secures the booster hose and harnesses on an M1142 Tactical Fire Fighting Truck during the units’ nighttime portion of their search and rescu More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Blomstedt, a CH-47F Chinook helicopter pilot with Bravo Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, More

FORT BLISS, Texas – An estimated 300 Soldiers of the torch party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, boarded the aircraft bound to Jackson, Mississippi from the Silas L. More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Two Army National Guard firefighter pull the harnesses from an M1142 Tactical Fire Fighting Truck during the units’ nighttime portion of their search and rescue training exerci More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Two National Guard UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopters ascend from Biggs Army Airfield in route to a medical evaluation exercise, Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 1, 2019. National Guard Black Hawk aviat More

FORT BLISS, Texas – An estimated 300 Soldiers of the torch party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, boarded the aircraft bound to Jackson, Mississippi from the Silas L. More

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – An Army National Guard firefighter utilizes the control panel from an M1142 Tactical Fire Fighting Truck to adjust the water pressure during the units’ nighttime portion of the More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Pfc. Colton Doyle, a CH-47F Chinook helicopter repairer with Bravo Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, sits on the ramp on More

FORT BLISS, Texas – An estimated 300 Soldiers of the torch party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, boarded the aircraft bound to Jackson, Mississippi from the Silas L. More

FORT BLISS, Texas – An estimated 300 Soldiers of the torch party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, boarded the aircraft bound to Jackson, Mississippi from the Silas L. More

FORT BLISS, Texas – An estimated 300 Soldiers of the torch party for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, boarded the aircraft bound to Jackson, Mississippi from the Silas L. More

A South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter and a UH-60 Black Hawk medium-lift utility helicopter assigned to 59th Aviation Troop Command and crews based respectively in Green More

A South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter and a UH-60 Black Hawk medium-lift utility helicopter assigned to 59th Aviation Troop Command and crews based respectively in Green More

A South Carolina Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter and a UH-60 Black Hawk medium-lift utility helicopter assigned to 59th Aviation Troop Command and crews based respectively in Green More

A Buffalo Soldier Motorcycle Club member displays his colors during the first Veterans Stand Down in Sanford, N.C., Oct. 12. The North Carolina National Guard provided the facilities for the event that provide More

Promotion ceremony in honor of identical twins Army Maj. Whitney Jensen and Air Force Maj. Asheleigh Gellner as they are promoted to lieutenant colonel, 9/11 Memorial Chapel, the Pentagon, Arlington, VA, May 2, More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, left, the commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command; Canadian Army Brig. Gen. Simon Heatherington, center, the deputy commanding general of NATO Tra More

Promotion ceremony in honor of identical twins Army Maj. Whitney Jensen and Air Force Maj. Asheleigh Gellner as they are promoted to lieutenant colonel, 9/11 Memorial Chapel, the Pentagon, Arlington, VA, May 2, More

From left, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, the commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command; Canadian Army Brig. Gen. Simon Heatherington, the deputy commanding general of NATO Traini More

The following is the author's description of the photograph quoted directly from the photograph's Flickr page."U.S. Army Sgt. Dustin Bonivert, Provincial Reconstruction Team-Kunar security forces member from th More

LTC Larry A. Bailey, commanded 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, 39th Infantry Brigade, 1987-1989

The photograph is of Company H, 141st Machine Gun Battalion, an element of the Arkansas National Guard. It was published in a booklet by F.J. McCarthy and Company for Battery H, 206th Coast Artillery Regiment More

Staff Sgt. Oppong, left, and Spc. Gilbert, from the 635th Movement Control Team, direct a forklift with palletized baggage. Oppong and Gilbert are responsible to weigh and measure pallets and then provide that More

Reconnaissance Strykers from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard drive to the staging area before being loaded on a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The U.S. Army Europe’s 635th Movement Control Team, 39th Transportation More

Bradley fighting vehicles have been loaded onto the rail on their way back to home station in Germany. The U.S. Army Europe’s 635th Movement Control Team, 39th Transportation Battalion based out of Kaiserslaut More

A bottle of wine sits ready as Maj. Andrew Schulman, a rabbi with the 7th Mission Support Command in Kaiserslautern, Germany, breaks matzah during a Jewish Seder meal at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center i More

People pause on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in front the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial. The bronze statue of Mary McLeod Bethune, by Robert Berkslocated, in Lincoln Park is located at East Capitol Street and 12th St More

President Barack Obama meets with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the service secretaries, service chiefs, and senior enlisted advisors to discu More

MSgt James Brucculeri, Loadmaster with the 103rd Rescue Squadron help evacuees onto a HC-130 on St. Maarten headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of More

Mother and child wait on a HC-130 as it prepares to to take off from St. Maarten to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156 More

Loadmasters from the 102nd Rescue Squadron help evacuees leaving St. Maarten and heading to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with More

Evacuees from St. Maarten board a HC-130 headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156th Air Lift Wing provide rescue More

Evacuees from St. Maarten board a HC-130 headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156th Air Lift Wing provide rescue More

Evacuees from St. Maarten board a HC-130 headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156th Air Lift Wing provide rescue More

Mother and child wait on a HC-130 as it prepares to to take off from St. Maarten to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156 More

Members from the 106th Rescue Wing help evacuees from the destroyed airport on St. Maarten onto a HC-130 get comfortable and feel safe as they prepare to bring them to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air More

Evacuees from St. Maarten board a HC-130 headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156th Air Lift Wing provide rescue More

Evacuees from St. Maarten board a HC-130 headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156th Air Lift Wing provide rescue More

A young child with his mother watch out the window of a HC-130 as it takes off from St. Maarten to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto R More

Members from the Department of State work with members from the 106th Rescue Wing to process evacuees from St. Maarten to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging ou More

MSgt James Brucculeri, Loadmaster with the 103rd Rescue Squadron ushers evacuees onto a HC-130 on St. Maarten headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out o More

Evacuees from St. Maarten board a HC-130 headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156th Air Lift Wing provide rescue More

Evacuees sit on the floor of a HC-130 as it takes off from St. Maarten to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156th Air Lif More