WWII veterans who served with the 30th Infantry Division, put on blue jackets made for their trip to Maastricht, Netherlands, after arriving at their hotel on Sept. 11, 2019. North Carolina National Guardsmen, More
Cots set up by North Carolina National Guard Soldiers of the 1450th Transportation Company line the back of a flat-bed trailer in preparation for spending the night in the motor pool while at a base in Iraq in More
Capt. Timothy Thomas, a North Carolina National Guardsman with 1st Battalion, 130th Aviation Regiment, stands in front of his Apache Helicopter in Morrisville, North Carolina, August 2010, shortly after the hel More
Army Sgt. Eric Burgos, A North Carolina National Guardsman and an employment specialist with the Employment and Education Center for the North Carolina Guard, teaches a workshop on building a good resume at Joi More
Miles Atkins, mayor of Mooresville, N.C., speaks to soldiers of the 1131st and 1132nd Engineer Detachment, 505th Engineer Battalion at a welcome home ceremony held in their honor in Mooresville, N.C., Dec. 8. T More
Spc. Christopher Isaac, a North Carolina National Guardsman serving in B Company, 690th Brigade Support Battalion, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is interviewed by a board of brigade senior enlisted leaders More
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Syriac, a military police officer with the North Carolina National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, stands in the motor pool behind his uni More
Senior Airman Joshua Garrison, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, 145th Air Wing, aims a M9 Pistol towards pop-up targets on a range at Camp Butner, N.C., March 4, 2 More
Sgt. 1st Class Juan Rojas, with the North Carolina National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion, 60th Troop Command, nears the finish of a six-mile road march in Butner, N.C., March 5, 2014. Rojas is one More
Sgt. Jamie Cummings, a North Carolina National Guardsman with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty during the urban operation More
Army Capt. Richard Kirby, commander of C Company, 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, runs toward the finish line of a 12-mile road march at Camp Butner, N.C., April 28, 2014, during the North Carolina Nati More
Two North Carolina National Guard Black Hawk Helicopters fly over Lake James in Nebo, N.C., May 7, 2014. The NCNG and the North Carolina Helicopter and Aquatic Rescue team spent the day hoisting team members on More
Sgt. Travis Brooks, with the 210th Military Police Company, 105th MP Battalion, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, carried the company guidon as he enters the welcome home ceremony held in his units honor at t More
Sgt. Philip Ford, of Gastonia, N.C., with the 621st Survey and Design Team, 505th Engineer Battalion, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, carries his unit’s guidon as they enter the farewell ceremony held in th More
A Carry The Fallen fundraising team walks through downtown Raleigh, N.C., on May 31, 2013, while wearing weighted rucksacks, to raise money for Active Heroes and awareness of the high rate of veteran suicides. More
Service members with the North Carolina and West Virginia National Guards prepare a C-130 cargo plane for take-off at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 8, 2014, during an air drop training mission. This was the first tim More
Family and friends hold signs and wait for Soldiers of the 211th Military Police Company, 105th Military Police Battalion, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade to land at the Asheville Regional Airport in Frankli More
Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard's Military Funeral Honors fold an American flag during a practice funeral service in Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 4, 2014. Last year, the NCARNG MFH program provided hono More
Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 30th Special Troops Battalion stand with their hands over their hearts while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance during the opening ceremony of the Bull City Stan More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Benton, an Apache pilot with the North Carolina National Guard's 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, performs pre-flight inspections before taking off from the flight facilit More
A Soldier with the 42nd Civil Support Team takes readings outside a building at the Buncombe County Public Safety Training Facility near Asheville, during a training scenario on Sept. 25, 2014. The 42nd CST spe More
Pfc. Kemarie Belton, a supply technician with the North Carolina National Guard’s B Battery, 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment, looks through a woman’s bag before she enters the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the More
North Carolina National Guard Chaplain, Maj. Melissa Culbreth, sits on the front porch at Serenity Grace Farm on Oct. 12 while friends braid her hair in preparation to have her head shaved at a party in her hon More
Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 211th Military Police Company stand by their seats prior to the start of a welcome home ceremony in their honor in front of the Haywood County Court House on Oc More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jack Cardwell is presented a certificate and the North Carolina Meritorious Service Medal by Brig. Gen. Kenneth Beard, NCNG’s assistant adjutant general for sustainment, during a retirem More
Maj. Kent Caldwell, the director of Design and Project Management for the North Carolina National Guard's Construction and Facility Management Office, discusses the progress of the construction project at the B More
Spc. Joseph Gonzalez, an infantryman with A Company, 1-120th Infantry Regiment, stands in the terminal at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 23, 2014, waiting to board a plane to the CENTCOM region fo More
Retired North Carolina National Guardsmen and current Guardsmen talk about their service at Joint Force Headquarters Dec. 12, 2014, prior to the official start of Tarheel Homecoming. The event, in its ninth yea More
North Carolina National Guard Staff Sgt. Raul Gonzalez, with Company B, 252nd Armor Regiment, talks with cadets of the Tarheel Challenge Academy at Camp Butner, N.C., Jan. 21, 2015. The cadets were there for a More
Soldiers and Airmen take off at the beginning of a two-mile run as part of the Physical Fitness Test at the North Carolina National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition, at Camp Butner, on March 3, 2014. The compet More
Senior Airman Nathan Connolly, with the North Carolina Air Guard’s 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, navigates the “over and under” on the obstacle course at Camp Butner on March 4, 2015 during the North C More
Spc. Ashley Carter, a North Carolina National Guard Soldier assigned to the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team headquarters, tightens the straps on her protective mask during Chemical, Biological, Radiological an More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment, take a knee while conducting a tactical patrol during a training exercise April 12, 2015, at Fort Pickett, Va. The trainin More
Brig. Gen. James Ernst (center-left), the North Carolina National Guard’s assistant adjutant general for maneuver, listens to a mission overview by Maj. James Bowen (right), the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team More
Capt. Paul Preddy (left), the Headquarters and Headquarters Company Commander for the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, shows a group of 30th ABCT Soldiers how to make space between a defender and attacker duri More
West Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 150th Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, watch their lane for targets during a limited visibility weapons qualification event May 11, 2015, at McGr More
Staff Sgt. Clayton Moore, a member of the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team headquarters, inspects a piece of his M50 protective mask during a class May 15, 2015, at McGregor Range, N.M. After inspecting their m More
An Alabama National Guard Soldier assigned to the 666th Ordnance Company (EOD) attaches a water charge to a TALON Tracked Military Robot during a training exercise May 20, 2015, at McGregor Range, N.M., as part More
Spc. Marcella Hoye, deployed to Kosovo with the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, runs on Camp Bondsteel on July 19, 2015, during one of her first training runs in preparation for the Athens Marathon in Greece. More
Sgt. Mark Leffew, a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier deployed to Kosovo with the 345th Combat Support Hospital, watches as a group of festival-goers try to untangle themselves while playing a 'human knot' game Aug. 22 More
Local emergency response personnel carry a patient from a simulated bus accident to a Multinational Battle Group-East medevac helicopter during Operation Stonewall, a combined exercise for civil authorities and More
Students fill the foyer of a school in Kacanik, Kosovo, waiting to register and sign in for an Oct. 17, 2015, Violence Free Future tolerance event hosted by the Rotary Club out of Pristina, Kosovo. More than 10 More
A Multinational Battle Group East Soldier pulls security during a simulated patrol, part of a basic leader course exercise held Oct. 22, 2015, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The BLC is a required course for promoti More
Staff Sgt. Sara Motyka (left), a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier deployed to Kosovo with the 345th Combat Support Hospital, instructs 1st Lt. Beatriz Munoz-Lamos, a North Carolina National Guard Soldier with the 30th More
U.S. Army Spc. Jasmine Cardenas, a medic deployed to Kosovo with the Multinational Battle Group-East Southern Command Post, and Polish Navy Lt. Cmdr. Krzysztof Grunert, an MNBG-E senior leader and liaison, look More
Sgt. Erica Henshey, in the North Carolina National Guard, signs the tribute motorcycle that was given for Jimmion Clayton before a ceremony in his honor May 20, 2016, in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. The cerem More
Runners take off at the start of the 4th Annual Minuteman Muster 5k and 8k race put on by the North Carolina National Guard Association in Raleigh, North Carolina, May 21, 2016, celebrating Armed Forces Day and More
Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard’s 105th Engineer Battalion toss ropes to simulated victims in the water at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, June 13, 2016 during More
Joshua Cain, Director of Service to Armed Forces for the Eastern N.C. Region of the Red Cross, stands with Wendi Bell, Master Sgt. Ramona Robertson and Staff Sgt. Tammy Fowler, all part of the North Carolina Na More
Morrisville, N.C. - Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Whitaker, the senior enlisted leader for the North Carolina National Guard’s 60th Troop Command, hands our American flag patches like the ones Soldier’s wear on their More
Raleigh, North Carolina – Hank Stairs, a WWII Veteran of the 30th Infantry Division adjusts the salute of one of the many North Carolina National Guardsmen who lined the walkway leading up to Joint Force Headqu More
NEW LONDON, N.C. – Tarheel Challenge Academy Staff and members of the State Employee’s Credit Union Foundation stand below the sign on the new barracks at the Tarheel Challenge Academy in New London, North Caro More
Soldiers from A Co, 1-252 Armor Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), conduct pre-checks on tactical vehicles in Eastern North Carolina for the Hurricane Matthew State Active Duty support on Oct. 6, 2016.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Brigadier Gen. Todd Hunt, Director of Joint Staff for the North Carolina National Guard, attaches a lapel pin to the color of a Vietnam Era veteran during a ceremony that took place during the a More
These wings were pinned to all three generations of the North Carolina National Guard Capt. Timothy Thomas' family who are Army Aviators, starting with his Grandfather. Thomas is the third in a line of Army Avi More
Spc. Wilson Meadows, a carpentry and masonry specialist assigned to the 429th Concrete Platoon, 105th Engineer Battalion, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade smooth's freshly poured concrete near an entrance to More
Army Staff Sgt. Valarie Mitchell, a heavy equipment operator assigned to the 725th Engineer Support Platoon, 105th Engineer Battalion, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, ground guides a Soldier driving a wheel More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participating in Operation Potomac stand in front of a minuteman statue at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Washington, D.C. on July 11, 2017. Operat More
Army Capt. Sean Daily, the North Carolina National Guard Museum Director, hands out t-shirts commemorating the one hundredth birthday of Old Hickory before a three-mile run in Raleigh, North Carolina, July 18, More
Soldiers with the NCNG’s 113th Sustainment Brigade complete helicopter sling load familiarization with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 13, 2017 The brigade nicknamed the "S More
Fayetteville, North Carolina - Master Sgt. Joshua Chandler, a Fires Operations noncommissioned officer, left, and Army Maj. Jamie Hicks, the Fire Support Officer, both with Headquarters and Headquarters Company More
Raleigh, North Carolina - Nathan Jones, son of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bruce Jones, the Force Integration Readiness Officer with the North Carolina National Guard (NCNG), sits in a waiting area with his family More
Fort Bragg, North Carolina - Spc. Oliver Westmoreland, an Unmanned Aerial System maintainer with Detachment 1, D Co., 236 Brigade Engineer Battalion, radios across the airfield near Fort Bragg to the operators More
Raleigh, North Carolina - Lt. Col. Jonathan Heitman, a North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Chaplain, gives invocation at the beginning of the 9-11 remembrance ceremony held at the NCNG’s Joint Force Headquarte More
A Soldier with the North Carolina National Guard’s 42nd Civil Support Team (42nd CST), walks around the perimeter of the PNC Arena towards an unidentified package during a training scenario in Raleigh, North Ca More
Lauren Houston holds hands with her husband Sgt. 1st Class Martcello ‘Martello’ Houston while recovering from kidney transplant surgery at the University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. on More
Army Capt. Krista Bordatto, commander of the North Carolina Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, 60th Troop Command, as well as a Judge Advocate General Corps officer, speaks to a class of La More
Maj. Gen. Elizabeth Austin welcomes distinguished guests to her retirement ceremony at the North Carolina National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., Dec. 1.
Command Sgt. Maj. Diana Staton, the incoming senior enlisted leader for 60th Troop Command, addresses the audience during a change of responsibility ceremony at the North Carolina National Guard’s Joint Force H More
Command Sgt. Maj. Diana Staton, the incoming senior enlisted leader (SEL) for 60th Troop Command, inspects a noncommissioned officer sword after it was handed to her during a change of responsibility ceremony a More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jim Herring, the Command Chief Warrant Officer for the North Carolina National Guard, entertains service members and their families while dressed as Elvis Presley, during the Headquarter More
Col. Chuck Freeman, the Senior Army Advisor to the North Carolina National Guard (SRAAG) and a First Army Soldier, stands in the hallway near his office at Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, D More
Lt. Col. Benny Collins, commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade talks to the crew of an incoming UH 72 Lakota Helicopter at Rogers Lane Elementary School in Rale More
Army Sgt. Danielle McElroy, a dental specialist assigned to the North Carolina Army National Guard’s Medical Detachment, completes the push-up event of the Army Physical Fitness Test during the 60th Troop Comma More
Currently, five of the 14 Major Subordinate Command leadership positions in the North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) are held by females, a historic first within the state. The NCNG celebrates and recognizes th More
Army Col. Richard Berthao, the Chair of the Information Management Advisory Council (IMAC) assigned to the Massachusetts National Guard, stands and talks to a group during a break-out session at the IMAC hosted More
The North Carolina National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk passes a North Carolina flag to Lt. Col. Benny Collins, commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) during the More
Soldiers with the 382nd Public Affairs Detachment stand in front of family, friends and fellow North Carolina National Guardsmen gathered to say farewell during a mobilization ceremony at the Claude T. Bowers M More
Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 514th Military Police Company walk to their seats at the start of a mobilization ceremony held in their honor at the East Carolina University Pirate Club in Gre More
Lakota Helicopter pilots with the North Carolina National Guard assists in search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 17, 2018. Helicopter take off daily, searching the flooded area More
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper arrives at the North Carolina National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility in Morrisville, N.C. before boarding a Black Hawk helicopter, Sept. 19, 2018. (U.S. Army Photo by More
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare for take-off from the North Carolina National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility 1(AASF1) in Morrisville, North Carolina, Sept. 18, 2018 as part of the recovery efforts More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to the Maryland National Guard prepares for take-off at the North Carolina National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility 1 in Morrisville, North Carolina on Sept. 19, 2018 More
Tammy Fowler, a retired Staff Sergeant with the North Carolina National Guard points to a photo of her and fellow Soldiers she deployed with to Iraq in 2005 that hands over her desk where she works as a Regiona More
Shawn Slape lays her hand on the flag-draped casket of her husband Sgt. James Slape during his honorable transfer at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Nov. 9, 2018. Slape was killed in action October 4, 20 More
Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk, The Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. John Swart, the Command Senior Enlisted Leader for the NCNG, share a laugh during Swart's retirement c More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Wagner, with the North Carolina National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion, 60th Troop Command, adjusts his hat during the North Carolina Best Warrior Competition March 4, 2019, More
Staff Sgt. Jeff Wyatt, left, adjust straps on Spc. Alizi Douglas' gear prior to the start of the 12-mile ruck march during the North Carolina National Guard's Best Warrior Competition, March 5, 2019, at The Cam More
Former and current Soldiers who deployed with the North Carolina National Guard’s 1450th Transportation Company, take a group photo during their reunion at the American Legion Post 48 in Hickory, North Carolina More
Children of North Carolina National Guardsmen look at fish swimming in the aquarium above where they will be sleeping during the Sleeping With the Fishes event March 23, 2019, at the North Carolina Aquarium at More
North Carolina National Guard Officer Candidate Patrick Henson briefs the rest of the 139th Regional Training Institue's Officer Candidate School Class 61 on important decisions made during the Battle of Chance More
190710-Z-GT365-0010 A North Carolina Air National Guard C-17 flies over the runway at the Botswana Defense Force’s Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 10, 2019. More than 170 Army and Air Guardsmen from More
Sgt. 1st Class Mark Medlin, the readiness Noncommissioned officer and a saxophone player with the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band, practices before performing during a 4th of July celebration, J More
Members of the Botswana Defense Force and U.S. Army and Air Guardsmen participate in the opening ceremony for Upward Minuteman 2019 at the Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 11, 2019. More than 170 Army More
Spc. Adam Bates, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, shovels dirt from around water and sewer pipes, in preparation for replacing a sewer line at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana More
A North Carolina National Guard Soldier with B Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group demonstrates how to properly hold a pistol to a group of Botswana Defense Force Commandos before firing the weapo More
Musicians with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army Band play traditional and popular music together for an audience of U.S. Army and Air National Guardsmen, and service More
Tech. Sgt. Caitlyn Walker, with the Alabama Air National Guard’s Security Forces Squadron, 187th Fighter Wing teaches a class about securing an aircraft crash site to Soldiers with the Alabama National Guard’s More
Private 1st Class Devin Pittman, with the Alabama National Guard’s 214th Military Police Company, is searched by a service member with the Botswana Defense Force during a personnel search class at Thebephatshwa More
Senior Airman Amy Amakihe, with the New Jersey National Guard’s 108th Medical Group, works with Botswana Defense Force service members to provide free blood pressure screenings at a community in Molepolole, Bot More