A pregnant woman sits on the floor with her 1-year-old boy looking up at the Puerto Rico National Guard soldiers from the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team for Multinational Battle Group East as they came to visit More
Staff Sgt. Fredy Rodriguez, Coamo, Puerto Rico, former petroleum supply specialist, now government specialist with the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team, Multinational Battle Group East, holds a kindergarten studen More
Candles line a concrete flower planter as part of a memorial service in downtown Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo, Sept. 11. Soldiers from Task Force Aviation, Multi-National Battle Group East, joined local teenagers t More
Ukrainian Sgt. Nikolai Sverdleuko(left), Ukraine COY, looks on as Armenian Sgt. Hrachik Mirzoyan, medic, Hellas COY, prepares a bandage during a Quick Reaction Force training exercise Crep/Crepana, Sept. 18. Sv More
Soldiers with Multinational Battle Groups Center and East stand in formation prior to the Transfer of Authority Ceremony, Sept. 30, at Camp Ville, Kosovo. MNBG E officially took over Quick Reaction Force and Cr More
Staff Sgt. Ismael Rodriguez-Rivera (left) and Sgt. Carlos Rodriguez-Reyes, both of A Company, 296th Infantry, Multinational Battle Group East, pose for a photo at the finish line of the Dancon March, Oct. 10. R More
Matthew JC and the AllStars perform for the soldiers of Multinational Battle Group East at the theater at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Oct. 20. The show, which is called Matthew JC and the AllStars Rock Runway Show, More
Turkish Sgt. Maj. Yilmaz Cay, a medic with the 6th Motorized Turkish Company, works on cleaning and bandaging wounds on Turkish Sgt. Mirsat Uykan. Uykan was made to look injured for the Turkish Quick Reaction F More
Spc. Emilio Rivera, Coamo, Puerto Rico, personnel service clerk, 92nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Puerto Rico National Guard, leads a group of local students and Multinational Battle Group East soldiers from More
Capt. Melissa Shipman (left), North Little Rock, Ark., logistics officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-114th Security and Support Aviation Battalion, Arkansas National Guard, smiles and recoils a More
Staff Sgt. Frederick Ferrigno, Long Branch, N.J., and Spc. Daniel Maier, Fayetteville, N.C., clean the dog’s living area during weekly sanitation while deployed at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. (Photo by: Sgt. Joshua Dodds)
Staff Sgt. Otoniel Rivera-Perez, Laiza, Puerto Rico, training and operations battle desk non-commissioned officer, Multinational Battle Group East, leads the pack of bike riding children throughout the municipa More
Myles Morrison, 27-year-old comedian, laughed along with the audience as he talked about the massive amounts of waffles he had for breakfast at the soldier run waffle house at Camp Bondsteel Sunday Nov. 7. Morr More
1st Lt. Walt Austin, Griffin, Ga., intelligence battle captain, Multinational Battle Group East, sang an original piece called “Fallen Angels” during the Veterans Day talent show at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Aust More
A U.S. Army-piloted UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter takes off after dropping off a Quick Reaction Force team during a QRF exercise in Gllagoc, Kosovo, Dec. 8. The QRF team was comprised of members of Multinational B More
Sgt. Matthew Howard, a cannon crew member with C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard, prepares to leap over a wall during the final event of the Army National Guard's Natio More
Sgt. Mark Fuggiti, a recruiter with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion, low crawls through a water obstacle during the final event of the Army National Guard's National Be More
Second Lt. Andrew Shetland of Griswold, Conn., receives a standing ovation at the Joint Commissioning Ceremony Officer Candidate School Class 57 on Aug. 18 at Camp Niantic. Shetland stands in front of 17 other More
1st Lt. Nicholas Plocar views an exhibit in the National Guard Museum in Washington D.C. alongside Sgt. Mark Fuggiti. Plocar is a member of one of the Army National Guard's Best Ranger Team 2012. Fuggiti is Sol More
Sgt. John Cummings, A Company, 102nd Infantry Division, Connecticut Army National Guard, climbs a vertical rope obstacle during the "Spartan Run" portion of the Connecticut SWAT Challenge in Avon, Conn., Aug. 2 More
A member of the Connecticut National Guard uses a forklift to move pallets of bottled water into position at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Conn., Oct. 30. The National Guard set up a commodity distribution p More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a load of lumber as it approaches Great Gull Island. The lumber was one of three deliveries made by Detachment 1, Company B, 2/104th Aviation from Groton to the island on Apri More
A United States Air Force C-130 aircraft picks up speed readying for take-off from Hohenfels Training Area, July 29. The Air Force was testing the capabilities of the recently resurfaced and extended Short Take More
A soldier from the Czech army’s 73rd Tank Battalion, 7th Mechanized Brigade guides a T-72M4CZ tank onto a flatbed trailer at the train station in Parsburg, Germany, Aug. 3. The tanks were transported to the Uni More
Soldiers from the Czech Republic Army’s 7th Mechanized Brigade prepare to breach and clear a building during a simulated training exercise as part of Exercise Allied Spirit II at the U.S. Army’s Hohenfels Train More
A Soldier assigned to the Connecticut National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG) practices using a compass during a land navigation training exercise at Camp Nett, Niantic, Conne More
Soldiers assigned to the Connecticut National Guard unload a CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment from an Alaska National Guard C-17 Globemaster at the Army Aviation Supp More
A Student in the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Combat Medic reclassification course takes notes as Staff Sgt. Ryan Will, a flight medic with C Company, 3rd Battalion, More
An Airman assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing talks about the security features of the Bradley Air National Guard Base's new entry control point to Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, Jane Garibay, state repre More
Connecticut National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, addresses media after a meeting with local officials and representatives from the power company in Branford, Connecticut, Aug. 28, 2020. Evon More
A Soldier assigned to the Connecticut National Guard's 143rd Regional Support Group hugs his family at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn. prior to departing for an overseas deployment in More
Col. Francisco J. Neuman, Ponce, Puerto Rico, commander of Multinational Battle Group East, and a member of the Puerto Rico National Guard, moves toward the altar inside the crowded Church of the Black Madonna More
Puerto Rico National Guard soldiers Sgt. Radiff Vega, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, a former wheeled vehicle mechanic, now a squad leader with the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team for Multinational Battle Group East, More
A child watches on as soldiers from the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team, Multinational Battle Group East, hand out school supplies to his fellow students. LMT soldiers visited schools throughout Kosovo to hand ou More
Capt. Joshua Owens, Conway, Ark., a member of the Arkansas National Guard and commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-114th Security and Support Aviation Battalion, passes out candles during a memor More
Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters land in a field in Crep/Crepana during a Quick Reaction Force training exercise, Sept. 18. The helicopters were used to deploy and extract Armenian soldiers.
German army Maj. Gen. Erhard Buhler (left), commander, Kosovo Force, looks on as U.S. Army Col. Francisco J. Neuman, Ponce, Puerto Rico, commander, Multinational Battle Group East, addresses members of the loca More
Participants in the Oct. 10 Dancon March in Mitrovica/Mitrovice, Kosovo, take a break from the road at one of the rest stops along the 26-kilometer course. The Dancon March is a Danish tradition that dates back More
Turkish soldiers unload from American UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters during a Quick Reaction Force exercise Oct. 22. in Crep/Crepana, Kosovo. The soldiers were validated on their abilities to unload the aircraft More
Master Sgt. Baez-Hernandez, Caguas, Puerto Rico, assistant non-commissioned officer in charge of personnel, Multinational Battle Group East, and Staff Sgt. Otoniel Rivera-Perez, Laiza, Puerto Rico, training and More
Sgt. Matthew Howard (right), a cannon crew member with C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Courtney Carr, Special Assistant to the Director, More
Sgt. Matthew Howard, the National Guard's Best Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, views an exhibit of the Army National Guard's history at the National Guard Museum in Washington, D.C. This tour was a part of More
A team of soldiers from the Connecticut Army National Guard's 102nd Infantry Division carry one of their team members on a stretcher during the "Spartan Run" portion of the Connecticut SWAT Challenge in Avon, C More
Dozens of Federal Emergency Management Administration trailers are lined up near Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Conn., Oct. 31. The trailers, loaded with bottled water, Meals Ready to Eat, cots and blankets, More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivers a load of lumber to Great Gull Island, a 17-acre island in the Long Island Sound. The lumber was one of three deliveries made by Detachment 1, Company B, 2/104th Aviation fro More
A soldier from the Czech army’s 73rd Tank Battalion, 7th Mechanized Brigade loosens the straps on a T-72M4CZ tank at the train station in Parsburg, Germany, Aug. 3. The 7th Brigade will command the brigade head More
Soldiers from the Czech Republic Army’s 7th Mechanized Brigade work together to clear a building against oppositional forces during a simulated training exercise as part of Exercise Allied Spirit II at the U.S. More
U.S. Army Spc. Sean Mead, a member of the Connecticut National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG), listens to Sgt. Courtney Mckelvey as she gives a block of instruction on how to More
Staff Sgt. Ryan Will, a flight medic with C Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, explains what is in a flight medic's medical pack to Students in the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Regiment, Reg More
Left to right: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, Susan Bysiewicz, lieutenant governor for the state of Connecticut, Jane Garibay, state representative for th More
Soldiers assigned to the 143rd Regional Support Group stand in formation in front of family and friends at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn. prior to departing for an overseas deploymen More
An aerial view of a World War I/World War II 16-inch gun emplacement on Great Gull Island in the Long Island Sound. The island was the location Fort Michie, one of the barrier island coastal forts from 1896-194 More
Chaplain (Maj.) Angel Sanchez, Villalba, Puerto Rico, Multinational Battle Group East, reads the Gospel during a Mass celebrating the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Aug. 15 in Letnica/Letnice, Kosovo. S More
Puerto Rico National Guard soldier Sgt. Danny Galarza, a former military police officer, now a squad leader with the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team for Multinational Battle Group East, hands out candy to some of More
Army 1st Sgt. Cesar Rivera, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, first sergeant for the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team, Multinational Battle Group East, and Staff Sgt. Luis A. Ortiz, Yobucoa, Puerto Rico, former military More
Puerto Rico National Guard Sgt. Efrain Munoz, San German, Puerto Rico, Multinational Battle Group East, climbs a mountain trail in Kosovo, Oct. 10, during the Dancon March, a 26-kilometer (16-mile) course that More
Turkish soldiers load the injured onto an American UH-60 Medical Black Hawk Helicopter during the Quick Reaction Force validation exercise Oct. 22. Calling in for a MEDEVAC was one of the tasks covered in the Q More
Sgt. 1st Class Craig Wester, the Best Recruiter of the Year, and his wife Chantal (top left), 1st Lt. Nicholas Plocar, a member of one of the Best Ranger Teams in the National Guard, and his father Scott (botto More
Pfc. Tyvan Blackwell, A Company, 102nd Infantry Division, Connecticut Army National Guard, pulls his way up an oil-coated hill during the Connecticut SWAT Challenge in Avon, Conn., Aug. 23. Blackwell and the re More
A United States Air Force C-130 aircraft comes to a stop at Hohenfels Training Area, July 29. The aircraft was used to test the capabilities of the recently resurfaced and extended Short Take Off Landing strip More
A soldier from the Czech army’s 73rd Tank Battalion, 7th Mechanized Brigade drives a T-72M4CZ tank onto a flatbed trailer at the train station in Parsburg, Germany, Aug. 3. The tanks were transported to the Uni More
U.S. Army Sgt. Courtney Mckelvey teaches Spc. Sean Mead, both from the 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG), how to shoot an azimuth during a land navigation training exercise at Camp Nett, More
Students in the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Combat Medic reclassification course load a simulated casualty onto a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Stones Ranch Militar More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, Governor Ned Lamont, and a representative from the local power company examine damage caused by recent storms in Branford, More
Major Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, addresses the family and friends of the 143rd Regional Support Group at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn. p More
Lt. Col. Siegfried Weber, chaplain for Kosovo Forces, administers the Catholic Sacrament of Communion to Lt. Col. Epifano Jimenez, outside the Church of the Black Madonna in Letnica/Letnice, Kosovo, during a Ma More
Puerto Rico National Guard Soldier Sgt. Gisela Maldonado, a former petroleum supply specialist, now a U.S. Army sergeant with the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team for Multinational Battle Group East, holds a 3-yea More
Army 1st Sgt. Cesar Rivera, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, first sergeant for the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team, Multinational Battle Group East, sits with children at a school in the mountains in the Ferizaj/Urose More
(From Left to Right) Sgt. 1st Class Craig Wester, National Guard Recruiter of the Year for Arizona, 1st Lt. Nicholas F. Plocar, 6th Place Best Ranger of the Year of the Wisconsin National Guard, Sgt. Mathew S. More
An aerial view of Great Gull Island and its neighbor, Little Gull Island. The islands sit between Fishers Island and Plum Island in the Long Island Sound. Great Gull Island was home to Fort Michie during World More
A United States Air Force C-130 aircraft begins to lift off from the Short Take Off Landing strip at Hohenfels Training Area, July 29. The aircraft was used to test the capabilities of the recently resurfaced a More
U.S. Army Sgt. Courtney Mckelvey teaches Spc. Desirae Glaude, both from the Connecticut National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG), how to use a compass during a land navigation More
Staff Sgt. Ryan Will, a flight medic with C Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment examines a simulated casualty during a field training exercise for the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Regiment, Re More
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont examines damage caused by recent storms in Branford, Connecticut, Aug. 28, 2020. Strong winds and tornadoes wreaked havoc in the southern area of the state, just days after Hurri More
Major Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, addresses the Soldiers of the 143rd Regional Support Group at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn. prior to th More
Sgt. 1st Class Craig Wester, the Best Recruiter of the Year, and his wife Chantal (far left), 1st Lt. Nicholas Plocar, a member of one of the Best Ranger Teams in the National Guard, and his father Scott (eft) More
Staff Sgt. Sean Ofiara, 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo noncommissioned officer in-charge, transports a luggage pallet to a C-130H Hercules during a large-scale readiness exercise at Bradley Air Natio More
A compass and map of Camp Nett sits on a picnic table during the Connecticut National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group's (TASMG) land navigation training exercise in Niantic, Connecticu More
Students in the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Combat Medic reclassification course transport a simulated casualty to a Blackhawk helicopter during a field training ex More
An area of scorched earth where a fallen power line caused a fire lay parallel to a road in Branford, Connecticut, Aug. 28, 2020. Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, and More
Everett Koster, 4, shows Brig. Gen. Ralph Hedenberg, chief of staff for the Connecticut National Guard, photos on his camera during a farewell ceremony for the 143rd Regional Support Group at at the Army Aviati More
Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, congratulates Sgt. 1st Class Criag Wester, National Guard's Best Recruiter of the Year, after he receives a certificate of achieveme More
Senior Airman Stephanie Dennis, 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo specialist, palletizes luggage at the Small Air Terminal during a large-scale readiness exercise at Bradley Air National Guard Base in Ea More
A UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter lands at Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, Conn. as part of the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Combat Medic reclassification c More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, approaches a resident of Branford, Connecticut to talk about his experiences with the recent storm that ravaged the area, Au More
Soldiers assigned to the 143rd Regional Support Group walk past family and friends at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn. as they depart for an overseas deployment in support of Operation More
Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, congratulates Sgt. Matthew Howard, National Guard's Best Noncommissioned Officer, as he receives a certificate of achievement during More
An explosive device is detonated to simulate an attack during a large-scale readiness exercise at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Conn. on March 4, 2020. The exercise tested the 103rd Airlift Wi More
Soldiers assigned to the 143rd Regional Support Group board an airplane at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn. as they depart for an overseas deployment in support of Operation Spartan Sh More
Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, Senior Enlisted Leader to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, congratulates Sgt. Mark Fuggiti, the National Guard's Best Soldier of the Year at the Hall of Heroes in the P More
Zora, Connecticut National Guard Military Working Dog, notifies her handler, U.S. Army Spc. Trey Shifflett, of contraband inside passenger baggage at the Small Air Terminal during a large-scale readiness exerci More
Family and friends of the Soldiers assigned to the 143rd Regional Support Group watch as the unit's plane departs the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn., Oct. 4, 2020. The 143rd is deploying More
First Lt. Nicholas Plocar, a member of one of the Best Ranger Teams in the National Guard, receives a handshake from Maj. Gen. William E. Ingram, Director of the Army National Guard following a ceremony at the More
Master Sgt. Nicholas Augelli, 103rd Security Forces Squadron, finishes putting on Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear during a large-scale readiness exercise at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Gran More
Lt. Gen. William E. Ingram, Director of the Army National Guard shares a laugh with Sgt. Mark Howard, the National Guard's Best Non-commissioned Officer of the Year and Sgt. Mark Fuggiti, the Best Soldier of th More
Staff Sgt. Kaitlin Cardello, 118th Airlift Squadron loadmaster and Staff Sgt. Adam Collomy, 103rd Operations Group aircrew flight equipment specialist, place a cordon around a simulated unexploded ordinance dur More