Mississippi Army National Guard First Sgt. Michael Nobles presents the nation's colors to Janie Farlee during funeral services for Army Pfc. Harvey Nichols Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Braxton Cemetery. Nichols, More
The Military Funeral Honors Detail of the Mississippi Army National Guard accept the remains of Army Pfc. Harvey Nichols Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, during a ceremony at Medgar-Evers International Airport in Jacks More
U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Specialists prepare to provide close air support during Southern Strike 2020, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Feb. 3, 2020. Southern Strike is a lar More
The Mississippi Army National Guard uses the Army Strong Bonds Program to give married service members and their spouses a fun weekend away as well as valuable training to strengthen their relationship. The cha More
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi Army National Guard, boards a UH-60 Black Hawk to conduct airborne operation training at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center April 22, 2015.
Members of the United States military and personnel from 19 Caribbean partner nations remove debris from Keys Beach in St. Kitts and Nevis, June 8. The cleanup joined Tradewinds 2015 participants with local Ag More
Members of the United States military and personnel from 19 Caribbean partner nations remove debris from Keys Beach in St. Kitts and Nevis, June 8. The cleanup joined Tradewinds 2015 participants with local Ago More
Members of the Gulfport-based 890th Engineer Battalion, 250th Engineer Detachment based out of Purvis, 251st Engineer Detachment in Lumberton and the 168th Engineer Brigade, headquartered in Vicksburg are provi More
Capt. Sidney Collins, 859th Engineer Company commander, places a red streamer on the unit's guidon during a ceremony June 20, 2015, at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center. The unit was awarded the meri More
Heath Sidaway, center, 2014 Civilian Firefighter of the Year recipient, poses with Lt. Col. Berry McCormick, 172nd Air Wing base civil engineer, and Senior Master Sgt. Gregory Marks, Combat Readiness Training C More
Former President George W. Bush speaks during the First Responders Remembrance at Jones Park in Gulfport for Hurricane Katrina's 10th anniversary on Aug. 28, 2015. Police, fire, military and emergency personnel More
Maj. Amanda Villeret was named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s 50 Leading Business Women for 2015.
Airmen of the 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron direct air traffic in and out of the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center during exercise Southern Strike 16 on Nov. 2, 2015. Southern Strike 16 is a large More
Staff Sgt. Robert Balla describes the hook up for hoisting operations to members of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense at Thompson Field Jan. 11. Five members of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense visited Missi More
Maj. Gen. Allen E. Brewer, assistant adjutant general - Army of the Mississippi National Guard, swears in Sgt. 1st Class Tim Mize at the home of Phil Robertson in Monroe, La., Feb. 11. Mize worked as Robertson' More
Mississippi Army National Guard soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment stand in formation at the units Change of Command ceremony Feb. 21 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center.
Col. Jeffrey Van, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team commander, Lt. Col. Bryan Olier, 2nd Battalion 198th Armored Regiment incoming commander and Lt. Col. Jacques Byrd conducts a Pass and Review of the Regiment More
Jennifer Milner, Mississippi Department of Environmental recycling coordinator, presents the Mississippi Recycling Coalition State and Federal Government Recycle of the Year award to James Taylor, the Camp Shel More
Bryan Fedrick and Capt. Grant Stone, a natural resources manager for the Mississippi National Guard, net fish in 2014 to measure size at Lake Walker. The seining determined bream overpopulation were keeping dow More
Lt. Col. Joy Alexander is the first female officer of the Mississippi Army National Guard to command an engineer battalion.
Second Lt. Nate Davis poses with the 820 lbs. he squatted raw in 2013 to set a new world record in the 220 lb. weight class. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Williams, JFH-MS Public Affairs Office)
Capt. Willie Mays serves in the surveyor and design team with Mississippi Army National Guard's 168th Engineer Brigade.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jesse Lindsey, Mississippi Army National Guard 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Thomas Evans, 80th Training Command deputy commanding general after graduat More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jesse Lindsey, Mississippi Army National Guard 155th Brigade Combat Team, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Thomas Evans, 80th Training Command deputy commanding general Aug. 18, after gradua More
Soldiers of the 155th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, form up for a change of command ceremony in 2013. The 155th BSTB recently transitioned More
Dignitaries and Gold Star Families throw the first shovel of dirt during the memorial groundbreaking ceremony at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center's Mississippi Armed Forces Museum Jan. 11, 2017. Pic More
Approximately 150 members of the Mississippi National Guard depart from Flowood, Mississippi, Jan. 18, 2017, to support the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. More than 7,500 citizen-Soldiers/Ai More
Soldiers of the 3656th Maintenance Co., 184th Sustainment Command, assist local authorities in disaster relief efforts after a tornado swept across southern Mississippi on Jan. 26, 2017. Four people were killed More
The Mississippi Task Force trains on how to secure and breach walls during an exercise at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center on February 2, 2017. Patriot South 17 is taking place at multiple locations acr More
Members of Companies A and D, 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (1-185th AV), leave Jackson, Miss. for Fort Hood, Texas, on May 14, 2017 for eventual service in Kosovo. Approximately 130 Soldiers are dep More
Sgt. Kyle Thomas of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team was tragically killed in a training accident May 29, 2017 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California.
Children and volunteers attending the 2017 Kids Annual Training summer camp at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, just South of Hattiesburg, Miss., attend morning formation Sunday, June 25, 2017, for More
The Victory Belles perform in front of special guests and service members during a celebration of Camp Shelby's 100-year anniversary at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., July 13, 2017. ( More
LTC Christian Patterson, APR+M Director of Public Affairs, Mississippi Military Department Jackson, Miss. Public Affairs Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, MSNG Jackson, Miss.
Airmen from the 255th Air Control Squadron train to shoot with the M4 Carbine at range at the Gulfport CRTC-Battlefield Airmen Center. The training is in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
Lieutenant Col. Joy Alexander stands in front of Lt. Col. Stacy Johnson before a change of command ceremony at Camp McCain, Elliott, Mississippi, Aug. 13, 2017. Johnson became the new commander of the 223rd Eng More
Colonel Bobby Ginn, Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center commander, welcomes guests to the opening day ceremonies for the Common Unmanned Aircraft System Site at the post Aug. 22, 2017. The event marked the More
Lieutenant Col. David Martian holds the Recruiting and Retention Battalion guidon during a change of command ceremony Aug. 30. Martian assumed command of the battalion from Lt. Col. Brent McCullough. (U.S. Army More
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Lieutenant Colonel Louisa R. Bargeron takes command of the 1192th Deployment & Distribution Support Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve Change of Command during a change of command ceremony on Sept. 9, 2017. Bargeron More
Staff Sgt. Jacob Lindsey, an air traffic controller with 2d Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, directs 20 UH-60M Black Hawk and 17 CH-47F Chinooks with the 110th Aviation Train More
Eighty-nine gopher tortoises were returned to the wild today at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center as part of a joint multi-agency effort to restore the population of this endangered species. It was t More
Airmen of the Mississippi Air National Guard's 183d Airlift Squadron, 172d Airlift Wing, secure a vehicle inside a C-17 Globemaster III at Thompson Field in Flowood, Miss., Sept. 28, 2017. More than 200 Mississ More
Mississippi Army National Guardsmen from the 298th Support Battalion Log Task Force conduct operations at Joint Force Headquarters Virgin Islands, headquartered on St. Croix Oct. 1, 2017, during hurricane relie More
U.S. Virgin Islands National Guard Soldiers load up supplies at the Joint Force Headquarters Virgin Islands on St. Croix, to be distributed to local residents at a nearby school. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin More
Mississippi Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1387th Quarter Master Company, headquartered in Greenville, Miss., assist with putting up a tent at the Joint Incident Support Base on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin More
Virginia National Guardsmen from 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry, assist with clean up efforts at the Joint Force Headquarters, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Oct. 5, 2017. These Soldiers make up Task Force Norm More
Spc. Hayden Warner and Pfc. Diamond Singleton, both petroleum supply specialists with the 185th Aviation Brigade, conduct refueling missions on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Both Guardsmen are part of Task Fo More
Sgt. 1st Class Sylvester Brookins, a drill sergeant with the Mississippi National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, motivates the warriors of the Recruit Sustainment Program during a "shark attack" Oct. More
Soldiers of the 859th Engineer Company, based out of Pascagoula, Miss., conduct damage assessment and provide relief to fellow Mississippians affected by Hurricane Nate on the Gulf Coast Oct. 8.
Soldiers of the 859th Engineer Company and Facilities Management Office talk with representatives of the Richton School District in the drill hall of the readiness center, which was returned to the district Nov More
Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi, cuts the cake with Command Sgt. Maj. John Thomas and Col. Michael Cleveland during Camp Mccain Training Center's 75th anniversary celebration Dec More
The 112th Military Police Battalion color guard prepares to move forward as the change of command ceremony begins, Jan. 18, 2018 at the Canton Army National Guard Readiness Center. (U.S. Army National Guard pho More
Lt. Col. Robert S. Watras, outgoing commander, 112th Military Police Battalion, reflects on his service with the unit and welcomes Lt. Col. Bartran back to the battalion. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Lt. More
Lt. Col. Robert R. Bartran III assumes command of the 112th Military Police Battalion during a change of command ceremony, Jan. 6, 2018 at the Canton Army National Guard Readiness Center. He takes over for outg More
Members of the 113th Military Police Company salute the colors during the Star Spangled Banner. The "Marshals" are headquartered in Brandon, Miss. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Christian Patterson, APR+M)
Maj. Terry Adair, administrative officer, 112th Military Police Battalion, approaches the official party to close the change of command ceremony, Jan. 6, 2018 at the Canton Army National Guard Readiness Center. More
Maj. Terry Adair, 112th Military Police Battalion administrative officer tells Lt. Col. Bartran that the unit is "formed and ready" for further orders following the battalion change of command ceremony, Jan. 6, More
Capt. Billy Weems, commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 112th Military Police Battalion, salutes during the Star Spangled Banner portion of the battalion change of command ceremony, Jan. 6, 2018. T More
Former 112th Military Police Battalion commanders honor America during the national anthem portion of the unit's change of command ceremony, Jan. 6, 2018 at the Canton Army National Guard Readiness Center. (U.S More
Sheila Watras, wife of outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Robert S. Watras, craddles a bouquet of red roses received for her service with the 112th Military Police Battalion. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Lt. Co More
Brig. Gen. John M. Rhodes, commander, 66th Troop Command thanks outgoing 112th Military Police Battalion commander, Lt. Col. Robert S. Watras for his service during the battalion change of command ceremony, Jan More
Angie Bartran, wife of incoming commander, Lt. Col. Robert Bartran, receives a bouquet of yellow roses from Staff Sgt. Lacie Jo Hunt. The flowers serve as her official welcome to the 112th Military Police Batta More
Soldiers from Clinton's 114th Military Police Company stand at parade rest just prior to the start of the 112th Military Police Battalion change of command ceremony, Jan. 6, 2018 at the Canton Army National Gua More
Brig. Gen. John M. Rhodes, commander, 66th Troop Command thanks outgoing 112th Military Police Battalion commander, Lt. Col. Robert S. Watras for his service. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Christi More
Lt. Col. Robert R. Bartran III charges the 112th Military Police Battalion to "never give up" in the pursuit of excellence during his remarks. He assumed command of the unit during a change of command ceremony, More
The 113th Military Police Company's Sgt. Allison Dufour prepares to move to the position of attention during the 112th Military Police Battalion change of command ceremony, Jan. 6, 2018 at the Canton Army Natio More
Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Riggs was honored to have his friend and fellow sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Lindgren of the 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, travel from Delaware to join him in Miss More
Retired Master Sgt. Glenn Husted, Mississippi Armed Forces Museum Collections Manager, demonstrates how to remove the bolt and bolt assembly from an AK-47 rifle during a Foreign Weapons and Ammunition Familiari More
Sgt. Dustin Hines, with the 154th Regional Training Institute, hurries to his feet to throw a training hand grenade during the overhead units' Best Warrior Competition at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training C More
Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi (left), receives an update on exercise Patriot South from Lt. Col. Bradley Howe (right) in the Joint Operations Center at the Camp Shelby Joint Fo More
Tech Sgt. Thomas Rushing, of the 186th Air Refueling Wing in Meridian, Miss., crosses a rope bridge during the confidence course portion of the Mississippi National Guard 2018 Best Warrior Competition at the Ca More
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Parker, with the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center - Battlefield Airmen Center, uses his determination and grit to push himself during the obstacle course during the Mississippi Nation More
Spc. Darrell Washington, of the 3656th Maintenance Company at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, scales a wall on the confidence course during the Mississippi National Guard 2018 Best Warrior Competi More
Staff Sgt. Todd Surla, of the 1108th Aviation Group, takes a compass reading to his first point on the land navigation course during the Mississippi National Guard 2018 Best Warrior Competition Feb. 27, 2018. ( More
Mississippi Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Thomas D. Rushing, 186th Security Forces Squadron, takes an exam during the opening event of the Mississippi Best Warrior Competition Feb. 26, 2018. The Best Warrior Com More
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Parker, with the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center - Battlefield Airmen Center, uses his determination and grit to push himself during the ruck march during the Mississippi National Gu More
Spc. Tristan King, of 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, shoves 1st Sgt. David Brooks, of the 154th Regional Training Institute, into the wall during close quarter combat while competing in th More
Spc. Newman Kazery, of the Joint Force Headquarters - Mississippi (right), defends himself against 1st Sgt. David Brooks, of Camp Shelby's 154th Regional Training Center, Feb. 28, 2018, during the Mississippi N More
1st Sgt. Jeff Collins, of Headquarters Company, 106th Brigade Support Battalion, comforts his granddaugher, McKeber, 3, during comments following a sendoff march through their hometown of Monticello, Miss., Mar More
Mississippi National Guard leaders maintain strong relationships with state and local government to ensure we are working toward mutual goals to best serve our communities and our great state. This week, Missis More
Sgt. 1st Class Bernice Jackson with the 367th Maintenance Company, 184th Sustainment Command, prepares dinner chow in a mobile field kitchen during annual training at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Cente More
Leonard Scardino, a Gold Star Family member, shakes hands with Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant during the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument Ceremony May 16, 2018, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center. Go More
Airmen assigned to Flowood's 172d Airlift Wing present the U.S. and Netherlands colors during a commemoration and memorial ceremony honoring Capt. Pieter A. Cramerus and The Dutch Flyers at the Cedar Lawn Cemet More
The Blue Angels invite Mississippi National Guardsmen and their families to take a close look at their F/A-18 Hornet planes at the Combat Readiness Training Center - Battlefield Airmen Center in Gulfport, Miss. More
"How is Your Hearing" ad, Summer 2018 Guard Detail magazine.
The 186th Air Refueling Wing represents the Mississippi Air National Guard in the "Blues Over Biloxi" Air Show over the beach in Biloxi, Miss., July 21-22, 2018. The unit featured one of its KC-135 Stratotanker More
Secretary of the Army Mark Esper answers a question from a Basic Leaders Course student at the 3rd Non-Commissioned Officers Academy at the 154th Regional Training Institute on Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training More
COL. Glen Flowers, commander of the 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, cuts the ribbon on the new $40 million Corrosion Control/Paint Hangar Sep. 27, 2018 in Gulfport, Miss. The addition of More
Technical Sgt. Derek Neicase, Technical Sgt. Christopher Holt and Technical Sgt. Charles Britt of the 209th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron secure a new acquired, more modern collective protection sm More
The University of Southern Mississippi invited service members to take part in Military Appreciation Day during a home game in Hattiesburg, Miss., November 3, 2018. Southern Miss allowed hundreds of the Mississ More
The University of Southern Mississippi shows its appreciation for the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces by holding a Military Appreciation Day during a home game in Hattiesburg, Miss., November 3, 201 More
Soldiers of Company G, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment file into the pews at St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church January 3, 2019, during a deployment sendoff ceremony. Approximately 60 Soldiers are dep More
Airman First Class William Young of the 172d Airlift Wing's Maintenance Squadron conducts an inspection during Southern Strike 19 prior to the take off a a C-17 Globemaster. Southern Strike 19 is a total force More
Tech. Sgt. Adam Grover of the 172d Airlift Wing's Maintenance Squadron inspects the tires of a C-17 Globemaster prior to a flight from the Combat Readiness Training Center, January 18, 2019. Southern Strike 19 More