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Air National Guard leadership school original staff at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee in 1970, from left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ed Morrisey, Chief Master Sgt. Richard “Dick” Vincent, S More

Sgt. Lucis A. Cherry, Airman 1st Class P. Linberg and Airman 1st Class A. Kraft, wait for inspection during leadership school. The Airmen were among 22 Women in the Air Force, or WAFs, in 1970 at the I.G. Brown More

Faded gold-painted bars and purple letters were sidewalk markers that the Air National Guard’s Academy of Military Science officer candidates once used for daily formations at the I.G. Brown Training and Educat More

Descendants of Maj. Gen. Winston P. Wilson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau (1963-1971), stand outside Wilson Hall, Nov 9, 2001, during the building’s dedication at the I.G. Brown Training and Education More

Staff Sgt. Trevor Crutcher, a recruiter from Recruiting Sub Station Mount Juliet, Recruiting Station Nashville, explains different career options in the Marine Corps to college student attending the 40th Annual More

Students in Air National Guard Leadership School 81-AL in 1981 at the Professional Military Education Center on McGhee Tyson Air Guard Base in East Tennessee. (U.S. Air National Guard file photo)

Millington, Tennessee. (March 1, 1987) Kathy Gebhard shakes hands with Gen. Paul Xavier Kelley, then Commandant of the Marine Corps, during her enlistment as a Marine. Gebhard’s story is one of four in the Fac More

This is an aerial view of J. Percy Priest Dam under construction June 13, 1967 on the Stones River in Nashville, Tenn. The project was dedicated by President Lyndon B. Johnson June 29, 1968. The U.S. Army Corps More

The U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps leads the procession for 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman Jr. at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept. 27, 2015. Bonnyman joined Marine Forces Reserve in Ju More

The gun turret of the USS Arizona battleship sits at the surface of the water where the ship was sank on Dec. 7, 1941 during the attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The site is a memorial to the1177 service member More

A full-scale replica of the Gemini adapter section and base of capsule is being prepared for simulated high altitude test of emergency abort system occurring in 1963 in the AEDC J-1 test cell at Arnold Air Forc More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Robert Heckman, Arnold Engineering Development Complex superintendent, front left, hosts Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s, first Chief Master Sgt. U.S. Air Force retired More

An electronic sign welcomes drivers to McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee. The base's and airport's McGhee Tyson name honor Navy Lt. j.g. Charles McGhee Tyson who was assigned in the U.S. Na More

Senior Master Sgt. Frank Erine Joseph instructs World Affairs in the Air National Guard’s NCO academy in 1969 to students on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee. Sergeant Joseph was among the More

Marine Sergeant Haili Shimko (left), and Marine Captain Tina Terry assist Bernice "Bee" Hadu, veteran pilot of Women Air Service Pilots (WASP), conducting pull-ups at the Women in Aviation International Symposi More

In celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Dale Hollow Dam on the Obey River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District invites the public for a free tour of Dale Hollow Dam Hydropower Plant in Celina, More

A photo illustration of a 29-foot Response Boat celebrating the birthday of the Coast Guard Reserve Feb 18, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. The Coast Guard Reserve celebrated its 79th birthday on Feb. 19, 2 More

General view of Construction Bridge from North shore, showing fourth track partially in place.

Arthur “Art” Orville Petty Jr., a Marine Vietnam veteran, stands in his Marine museum he created from a farm house on his property in Woodbury, Tenn., June 19, 2015. Petty enlisted into the Marine Corps March 1 More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Jan. 3)--The Coast Guard Cutter Kankakee homeported in Memphis, places about 350 navigational buoys along a 140-mile stretch of the Mississippi River. USCG photo by YN2 Sam Rich

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Nov. 17)--Coast Guard members from Marine Safety Office and Electronic Support Detachment Memphis participate in a City of Memphis Storm Water Program along with the Insituform Technologies, Inc More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Nov. 17)--Coast Guard members from Marine Safety Office and Electronic Support Detachment Memphis participate in a City of Memphis Storm Water Program along with the Insituform Technologies, Inc More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Nov. 17)--Coast Guard members from Marine Safety Office and Electronic Support Detachment Memphis participate in a City of Memphis Storm Water Program along with the Insituform Technologies, Inc More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Nov. 17)--Coast Guard members from Marine Safety Office and Electronic Support Detachment Memphis participate in a City of Memphis Storm Water Program along with the Insituform Technologies, Inc More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Nov. 17)--Coast Guard members from Marine Safety Office and Electronic Support Detachment Memphis participate in a City of Memphis Storm Water Program along with the Insituform Technologies, Inc More

Memphis, TN (Jan. 3)--During a routine patrol on the Mississippi River the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kankakee began its day with something very unusual for the Memphis, Tenn. area... huge chunks of ice ban More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Apr. 5)--Coast Guard Seaman Apprentices David Salazar and Kristal Larosa (foreground) get ready to enter the engine room of the Coast Guard Cutter Kankakee to fight a mock fire as the Number 2 H More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (April 3, 2003)--Petty Officer 1st Class Roy Prater of Marine Safety and Security Team 91104 from Galveston, Texas, conducts training on Coast Guard boarding techniques to local Coast Guardsmen f More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (April 3, 2003)--Petty Officer 3rd Class Don Warden is preparing to show a class member how to get non-compliant subject, Petty Officer 3rd Class Martin Schuler, to follow orders as if in a Coast More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (April 1, 2003)--Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Batt, of MSST 91104 from Galveston, Texas, speaks with a recreational boater during a patrol in the Mississippi River near Memphis, April 1. USCG p More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (April 3, 2003)--Petty Officer 1st Class Roy Prater of Marine Safety and Security Team 91104 from Galveston, Texas, conducts training on Coast Guard boarding techniques to local Coast Guardsmen f More

MEMPHIS, Tenn (April 3, 2003)--Petty Officer 2nd Class William Switoyus and petty officer 3rd Class Martin Schuler show how to get a non-compliant subject, Petty Officer 3rd Class Don Warden, to follow orders a More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (April 3, 2003)--Petty Officer 1st Class Roy Prater of Marine Safety and Security Team 91104 from Galveston, Texas, conducts training on Coast Guard boarding techniques to local Coast Guardsmen f More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (April 1, 2003)--Two Marine Safety and Security Team 91104 boat crews from Galveston, Texas, patrol the Mississippi River near Memphis, April 1. USCG photo by PA3 Kyle Niemi

MEMPHIS, Tenn (April 3, 2003)--Petty Officer 3rd Class David Schuster, from Marine Safety Officer Memphis, watches as Petty Officer 3rd Class Martin Schuler shows how to get non-compliant subject, Petty Officer More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (April 1, 2003)--An MSST 91104 boat crew from Galveston, Texas, patrols the Mississippi River near Memphis, April 1. USCG photo by PA3 Kyle Niemi

NASHVILLE, Tenn., (Apr 18, 2004)-- Coast Guard Academy Rugby Team chants victory during a game at Vanderbilt University . USCG photo by Cadet Michael Manuel

AN F-18 HORNET FROM THE DEMONSTRATION TEAM THE BLUE ANGELS, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, TAKES ON FUEL MID-FLIGHT FROM A KC-135 STRATOTANKER AIRCRAFT FROM THE 134TH AIR REFUELING WING, TENNESSEE.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Maritime Safety and Security Team small boat crew patrols the Mississippi River, 2005. MSSTs were created by the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) in direct response to the More

Army Reserve Ambassador John Dyess talks to a audience during the Army Reserve 100th Anniversary Ball earlier this year in Chattanooga, Tenn

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Joe R. Campa Jr. addresses the E-8 selection board at the base chapel on Naval Support Activity Mid-South. During MCPON's visit he also took time to visit Sailors and hold More

Judy Thomsen is a finalist in the 2008 Mother of the Year competition held by Nashville television station WSMV.

Sailors assigned to the USS Constitution and the NASCAR number 88 Navy car team, render honors to the national anthem at the beginning of the, June 28, New Hampshire Motor Speedway race. The Navy Recruiting Com More

Madison, Tennesse (July 8, 2008) -- With vital life saving literature in the foreground, David N. Vanhoven, FSO-MS-VE, Flotilla 11-02 teaches a class on Boating Safety at Boaters World. Photo by Bill Mason, USCGAux.

Nashville, Tennesee (September 30, 2008) -- Hugh McNaughten, host of the TV show "Southern Woods and Waters", dedicated his entire one hour program in helping the flotillas of middle Tennessee with a membership More

Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing record holiday greetings Oct. 10, 2008. The greetings will be sent to local media outlets to be aired during the upcoming holidays so family members and friends can s More

Fire Controlman 1st Class Bethany Ross, assigned to Navy Personnel Command, makes notes in her data book to plot her shot at a target 600 yards away during the Tennessee State Open Rifle Championships near Memp More

Chief Master Sgt. Lynn E. Alexander, retired, former senior enlisted adviser to the director of the Air National Guard, speaks to more than 400 airmen here, Oct. 31, 2008, who honored Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley More

Ali Alfoneh, a professor from the Royal Danish Defense College, gave a presentation on Iran's Revolutionary Guards/Qods Force and Basij to over 160 U.S. Army Central Soldiers during a three-day seminar, Nov. 3- More

Air National Guard members Senior Master Sgt. Timothy J. Kumes, Master Sgt. Paul G. Rayman, and Tech. Sgt. Jeela S. Matthews perform a guidon exchange ceremony at The I. G. Brown Air National Guard Training and More

Chief Yeoman Endy Gutierrez's son prepares to pin chief petty officer anchors on his mother during a special pinning ceremony at Navy Personnel Command. Gutierrez was one of three Sailors Navy-wide selected for More

Vice Adm. Mark E. Ferguson, Chief of Naval Personnel, presents Rear Adm. Sonny Masso, commander of Navy Personnel Command (NPC), with the Navy Distinguished Service Metal during his change of command ceremony. More

The front of Navy Recruiting Command building 784 is re-landscaped to remove the grass to be maintenance free. There will be command seals representing all 26 Navy Recruiting District's as well as Navy Recruiti More

Spc. Jakob McDaniel, 229th Military Intelligence Battalion, won the Better Opportunities for Single Service members beach talent competition with three original songs he had written. "I like to come out and per More

Representatives of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South join U.S. Congressman John Tanner, center, in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Child Development Center (CDC) on base. Funded under the American More

During Vice Admiral Harry Harris visit to Knoxville Tn. in support of Knoxville Navy Week he made a stop to meet with the 4-H Youth Development staff to express his appreciation for the life skills he attained More

Lt. Cdr. Kevin West of the Navy Office of Community outreach is interviewed by WVLT Channel 8's Nate McClaughlin as sailors prepare to deliver food for the Meals on Wheels program. Around 16 Sailors volunteere More

U.S. Sailors with Navy Personnel Command view images and stories of veterans on the Wall of Honor at Millington Elementary School in Millington, Tenn., Nov. 12, 2009. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communicatio More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Mindy Frazier, a detailer with Navy Personnel Command, answers a call from a Sailor in the fleet at her desk in Millington, Tenn., Nov. 17, 2009. Frazier is responsible for More

Students from the Putnam County School System wear BOAT US Foundation Life jackets to illustrate the importance of water safety in Cookeville, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Sondra Carmen)

BUCHANAN, Tenn. - Chief Petty Officer Toby VanWormer, executive petty officer with the Coast Guard Cutter Chippewa, explains the importance of flotation devices and safety on the water to Cub Scout Pack 57, Oct More

BUCHANAN, Tenn. - Coast Guard crewmembers with Coast Guard Cutter Chippewa, stop for a group photo with Cub Scout Pack 57, Oct. 2, 2010. The Cub Scouts traveled from Murray, Ky., with their parents to tour the More

BUCHANAN, Tenn. - Coast Guard Cutter Chippewa, a 75-foot river buoy tender with an attached 130-foot barge, moors alongside Coast Guard Cutter Cimarron, a 65-foot river buoy tender with an attached 130-foot bar More

Fire rescue personnel evacuate family members from base housing at Naval Support Activity Mid-South. Major flooding resulted after two days of rain May 1 and 2 dumped more than 14 inches in the area, causing a More

U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead answers questions from Service Members and their families during a visit to Naval Support Activity Mid-South, Tenn., May 3, 2010. Roughead visited to surve More

U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, second from right, and Vice Adm. Mark E. Ferguson, second from left, the chief of naval personnel and deputy chief of naval operations, meet with naval of More

Col. Richard Parker, officer in charge of the 3rd ESC’s G3 section and native of Knoxville, Tenn., addresses the 3rd ESC commander’s conference June 29. The conference brought together 3rd ESC command teams fro More

The 3rd ESC G-4 officer in charge, Lt. Col. Teresha Goolsby, a native of Silver Spring, Md., joins the discussion during the 3rd ESC’s STAFFEX in Fort Knox’s Skidgel Hall July 7. The exercise lasted from July 6 More

A multiple launch rocket system team from the 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, fire rockets from a MLRS during a field exercise located at Fort Hood, Texas, July 19. The unit went out for a few day More

Dr. Tim Mullaly, chief economist, FedEx Corporate Economics Department (Photo courtesy of FedEx)

The Air National Guard's car #26 with driver Jeff Green behind the wheel drives in the IRWIN Tools Night Race to finish 24th, Aug. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)

Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, the chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks with Corps employees during a town hall meeting at the Nashville District Aug. 30-31. During More

(Left to Right) Leslie Combs, Kentucky representative; Chandler Smith; Lt. Col. Anthony Mitchell, Nashville District commander; Brandon Smith, Kentucky represenative; Alice Hazen, wife of Nicey Hazen; Kentucky More

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- A 25-foot Response Boat-Small from Marine Safety Detachment Nashville, is moored to a pier on the Cumberland River near downtown, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Members of Marine Safety Detachment N More

Rear Adm. Robin Graf, deputy commander of Navy Recruiting Command, shakes hands with Midshipmen Chrishanna Edgeston after presenting her with a Naval ROTC scholarship check during the 21st Southern Heritage Cla More

Tim Dunn attended the 2010 CATCH (Caring Adults Touching Children with Hope) event at Center Hill Lake. This was an event in which we partnered with Lighthouse Christian Camp and many others to provide children More

Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson, left, commander of Navy Personnel, is briefed at Navy Recruiting Command Headquarters in Millington, Tenn., by Cmdr. Brent Phillips, director of marketing and advertising, on his staff' More

Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson, commander of Navy Personnel, holds an all-hands call with sailors assigned to Navy Personnel Command and Navy Recruiting Command at Naval Support Activity Mid-South. (Photo by: Chris Desmond)

Warrant Officer 4 Merle Goodall, Task Force Eagle, Assault UH-60 Black Hawk standardization instructor pilot, demonstrates the difficulties pilots have trying to force the aircraft's pilot ballistic armor wing More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District command staff participates in an emergency management functional exercise at the headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 13, 2010.

U.S. Airmen with 134th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard demonstrate how to construct an in-place patient decontamination unit during a training exercise at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, More

U.S. Airmen with 134th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard demonstrate how to decontaminate a potentially contaminated patient during an in-place patient decontamination training exercise at McGhee More

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District contract diver emerges from Kentucky Lake with a bag of mussels collected Oct. 28 to determine the presence or absence of potential mussel habitat or mussels pr More

BUCHANAN, Tenn. - A crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Chippewa removes a rusted buoy from the Mississippi River, Nov. 9, 2010. The crew removed and replaced damaged and defective buoys. U.S. Coast Guard phot More

Lt. Col. Anthony Mitchell, district commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District presents Paul Weaver a graduation certificate from the Employees Achieving Greatness and Leadership Excellen More

BUCHANAN, Tenn. - Pictured here is the 75-foot Coast Guard Cutter Chippewa on the Mississippi River, Nov. 10, 2010. The cutter was put into service in 1965 and has since maintained navigation aids on the Missis More

Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, 1st left, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Army Major Gen. Terry M. Haston, 2nd left, Adjutant General for Tenn. review marchers in the Veterans Day parade in Knoxville, More

BUCHANAN, Tenn. - Coast Guard Cutter Chippewa crewmembers drag buoys alongside a 24-foot flat-bottom Kann boat across the Mississippi River, Nov. 13, 2010. The Chippewa's area of responsibility runs from mile m More

U.S. Congressman Zack Wamp (Left) of Tennessee District 3 and Maj. William L. Judson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy district engineer, shake hands at the conclusion of a ceremony, Dec. More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rangers and staff at the Dale Hollow Lake, Tenn., hosted their annual free Eagle Watch tour on Jan. 15, 2011, at the Lilly dale recreation day facility. The tour consisted of a Corp More

Lt. Col. Anthony P. Mitchell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, answers media questions during a press conference at the Metro Center, Feb. 15. A joint team comprised of the U.S. Army C More

Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Michael Ackerman shows off photos of the numerous Predators events in which he has participated before the game, March 15. As one of the 12 original wounded warriors, he has worked w More

Samantha, age 5, daughter of Sgt. Timmothy Garrigus plays dress up during a pre-deployment Yellow Ribbon event held at the Knoxville, Tenn., Convention Center, March 19, 2011, where she bonded with other childr More

The pilot of an F-22 Raptor from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, prepares to refuel mid-flight from a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 134th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee.

Park Ranger Tyler Matthews, (left to right), from the Lake Cumberland Resource office shoots photos of artifacts at a simulated crime scene as Kathryn Firsching, from the Office of Counsel logs entries on March More

Spc. Thomas Weikle nails the target with his bullet as the shotgun shell ejects and a loud sound echoes through the air. Weilke and hunting guide Eric Tummins practice at the range before heading into the field More

Rear Adm. Robin L. Graf, commander of Navy Recruiting Command, delivers remarks after relieving Rear Adm. Craig S. Faller during a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Mid-South. Faller will ser More

Cpl. Keith Cerrato, a trumpet player with Marine Band New Orleans, performs at a ceremony following the Armed Forces Day parade in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 6.

MEMPHIS -- Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Kankakee disembark their river tender by way of a makeshift brow due to flooding near Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River, May 10, 2011. The Coast Guard i More

MEMPHIS -- Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Kankakee embark their river tender by way of a makeshift brow due to flooding near Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River, May 10, 2011. The Coast Guard is s More