Mary Lohnes at 18, wearing traditional Native American
Mary Lohnes at 18, wearing traditional Native American Regalia, prior to joining the Army in 1984 (Photo courtesy of Mary Lohnes)
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Spc. Duskey Graham, a traditional small arms repair
Spc. Duskey Graham, a traditional small arms repair specialist, and his wife Shana, discuss the “Speaker-Listener” technique at the Strong Bonds retreat held at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Mo., on March 23... More
The Missouri National Guard gave an orientation flight
The Missouri National Guard gave an orientation flight around Mizzou's campus and the Columbia area. After the aerial tour, Gary Link, the special assistant to the athletic director, gave Missouri Guardsmen a t... More
All Army Ten-Miler team and coaches for the 29th annual
All Army Ten-Miler team and coaches for the 29th annual run. (Missouri National Guard photo courtesy of 1-129th Field Artillery Regiment/RELEASED)
Missouri Guard medics lend support to Disaster Recovery Jobs Program
Army Spc. Mark Lopez, a medic assigned to Task Force Phoenix; Missouri National Guard, places colored tape on the hard hat of a worker employed through the Disaster Recovery Jobs Program in Joplin. The medics u... More
Missouri Governor meets with troops deploying to border.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson met with deploying troops with the Missouri National Guard July 5, 2018 in Jefferson City Missouri.
Soldiers from the 220th Engineer Company including
Soldiers from the 220th Engineer Company including Sgt. Matt Schmitt, left, and Sgt. David Koenig, left, both of St. Louis, work on a drainage project outside the clinic the Missouri National Guard is building ... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return home to St. Charles, Missouri.
Soldiers from the 880th Engineer Team, including Pfc.
Soldiers from the 880th Engineer Team, including Pfc. Samantha Radford of Hillsboro, Mo., work towards completing a schoolhouse in Micheletti, Honduras, June 25. The soldiers are building the schoolhouse as par... More
Missouri Army National Guard Soldiers from the 35th
Missouri Army National Guard Soldiers from the 35th Engineer Brigade unload sandbagging gear from a vehicle in Clarksville, MO on 30 May 2019. Guardsmen were requested by the city to provide relief and assista... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 835th
The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 835th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion underwent a change of command ceremony in Jefferson City recently. Capt. Katharyn Mudd, a Jefferson City resident and Mon... More
Staff Sgt. Jeremy McGuire, Recruit Sustainment Program
Staff Sgt. Jeremy McGuire, Recruit Sustainment Program coordinator in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and his wife, Angel (pink), talk to new members of the new Family support group. (photo by M. Queiser, Missouri National Guard)
The Missouri National Guard, 35th Engineer Brigade,
The Missouri National Guard, 35th Engineer Brigade, team Mo Muleskinners endured the harrowing 26.2 mile trek through the stifling New Mexico desert and crossed the line in first place in the National Guard Hea... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Surface Maintenance Manager earns Army Award for Maintenance Excellenc...
Photographed in front of the State Maintenance Office at the Ike Skelton Training Site in Jefferson City. Lt. Col. Robert Geiser, State Maintenance Officer; Maj. Michael Jett, Deputy State Maintenance Officer; ... More
Alexis Krejci, 10, and Caitlin Egan, 11, sift through
Alexis Krejci, 10, and Caitlin Egan, 11, sift through soil samples as part of the Missouri National Guard environmental office’s Earth Day. The most common finds were pieces of pottery or rocks that had been ch... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Missouri Guard welcomes Crowley as new Guard officer
Sgt. Grant Crowley of the Missouri National Guard receives his certificate of completion of Officer Candidate School from his girlfriend Faye Schlechta April 29, 2013, during a ceremony held at the Ike Skelton ... More
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return home to St. Charles, Missouri.
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return home to St. Charles, Missouri.
Missouri Army National Guard Sgt. and St. Louis Firefigher,
Missouri Army National Guard Sgt. and St. Louis Firefigher, Joshua Roth shakes hands with Governor Mike Parson as he is awaded the Governor's Medal. The 57th Governor of Missouri presented Roth the award for ac... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers from the 220th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers from the 220th Engineer Company, 1438th Engineer Company, 880th Engineer Team and 1138th Engineer Company are finish a clinic in Quimistan, Honduras by adding final touches, inc... More
Guard parents instill value of service in Missouri Guard children
Retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Rich McConnell, younger Rich’s wife Cassandra, Rich, Sarah, Nick and their mother Paula pose outside of their Jefferson City home. The McConnell father is proud of his son wh... More
Cordell Snow, 11, displays the Army battledress uniform
Cordell Snow, 11, displays the Army battledress uniform worn by deployed soldiers. Charles Machon, museum director for the Museum of Missouri Military History, discusses how the gear has been known to weigh bet... More
A bust of Douglas A. MacArthur on the desk of Capt.
A bust of Douglas A. MacArthur on the desk of Capt. Scott M. McCollum, a member of the Missouri Army National Guard, at the Ike Skelton National Guard Training Site, in Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 22, 2017. McCol... More
Charles Ambrose (left), president of the University
Charles Ambrose (left), president of the University of Central Missouri (UCM), provides a tour to members and employees of the Missouri National Guard of the university’s new Missouri Innovation Campus, in Lee’... More
Missouri Veterans Recognition Program expands to include Gulf War, Ira...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s Veterans Recognition Program is now accepting applications from Veterans who served on active duty during recent conflicts in Iraq. The Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield and ... More
During a change of command ceremony for Headquarters
During a change of command ceremony for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 835th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Capt. Kalli Fox, the unit's outgoing commander, passes the unit's colors to Lt. Col.... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Specialist Kenneth Ray Thompson, a Guardsman from St.
Specialist Kenneth Ray Thompson, a Guardsman from St. Joseph, Missouri, assigned to the 35th Engineer Brigade, works to reinforce a sandbag barrier in Clarksville, MO on 30 May 2019. More than 500 meters of sa... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
During a change of command ceremony for Headquarters
During a change of command ceremony for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 835th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Sgt. 1st Class Julie Keating, the company detachment sergeant, passes the unit's col... More
Members of the Missouri National Guard Command Team
Members of the Missouri National Guard Command Team led six separate Town Hall meetings at armories and installations across Missouri to discuss Command Review Boards, the new Army Combat Fitness standards and ... More
Sgt. 1st Class Charles Wickes, of Union, Mo., pumps
Sgt. 1st Class Charles Wickes, of Union, Mo., pumps fresh water into a reserve tank at the clinic Missouri National Guardsmen are building in Quimistan, Honduras, June 25. The soldiers are building the clinic a... More
Spc. Dalton Toombs (right), is declared the winner
Spc. Dalton Toombs (right), is declared the winner of the welterweight class during the Missouri National Guard's 2013 combatives tournament. (photo by Matthew J. Wilson)
Sgt. Adam Wells, of the Missouri National Guard's 1137th
Sgt. Adam Wells, of the Missouri National Guard's 1137th Military Police Company, directs vehicles through a traffic control stop during his unit's recent state emergency training. (Photo by Michelle Queiser)
Capt. Katharyn Mudd takes command of Headquarters and
Capt. Katharyn Mudd takes command of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 835th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion.
Spc. John Crawford, of Rogersville, Mo., paints a doorway
Spc. John Crawford, of Rogersville, Mo., paints a doorway inside the clinic Missouri National Guard soldiers are building in Quimistan, Honduras, June 25. The soldiers are building the clinic as part of U.S. Ar... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Missouri Guardsmen deliver Valentine's Day balloons
Pfc. Harley Dennis, of Anderson, who serves with the Missouri National Guard's 276th Engineer Company in Pierce City, assists Sgt. 1st Class Eric Corcoran in a show of local community support for the McDonald C... More
Missouri National Guardsman promotes pancreatic cancer awareness
Alan and Debbie Becker stand outside City Hall with the Proclamation in hand stating Jefferson City, Mo., recognizes November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Debbie dyed her hair purple to raise awareness... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Specialist Kenneth Ray Thompson, a Guardsman from St.
Specialist Kenneth Ray Thompson, a Guardsman from St. Joseph, Missouri, assigned to the 35th Engineer Brigade, helps a resident access her flooded home in Clarksville, MO on 30 May 2019. Missouri Guardsmen wer... More
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return home to St. Charles, Missouri.
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return home to St. Charles, Missouri.
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Cadet Brett Carter runs in the Army Ten-Miler in Washington,
Cadet Brett Carter runs in the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., as part of the All Army Team. (Missouri National Guard photo courtesy of 1-129th Field Artillery Regiment/RELEASED)
Missouri National Guardsmen of the 1137th MP Company
Missouri National Guardsmen of the 1137th MP Company arrive for a morning EOC briefing in Perryville, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015. (Missouri National Guard photo)
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Spc. Dalton Tooms (top), attempts to gain control of
Spc. Dalton Tooms (top), attempts to gain control of his opponent during the Missouri National Guard's 2013 combatives tournament. (photo by Matthew J. Wilson, Missouri National Guard)
The Missouri National Guard conducted a HRF Exercise
The Missouri National Guard conducted a HRF Exercise Sept 23-27 at the Missouri Task Force One training site and National Guard Armory in Columbia Missouri.
Soldiers from the 880th Engineer Team, including Spc.
Soldiers from the 880th Engineer Team, including Spc. Nathan Hunter of Nashville, Ill., work towards completing a schoolhouse in Micheletti, Honduras, June 25. The soldiers are building the schoolhouse as part ... More
Members of the Missouri National Guard Command Team
Members of the Missouri National Guard Command Team led six separate Town Hall meetings at armories and installations across Missouri to discuss Command Review Boards, the new Army Combat Fitness standards and ... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brent Beckley flanked by members
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brent Beckley flanked by members of his team and representative from the 4th Infantry Division participate in a ceremony marking the opening of the Rodat Area Agriculture High School. Beckley... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Sgt. 1st Class Nic Miller, a maintenance noncommissioned
Sgt. 1st Class Nic Miller, a maintenance noncommissioned officer from Linneus, Missouri, assigned to Battery B, 1-129th Field Artillery in Chillicothe, Missouri, guides a container full of sandbags to the groun... More
Closing ceremony marks winding down of Guard’s Honduras mission
American and Honduran soldiers stand in formation during the closing ceremonies for Beyond the Horizon-Honduras exercise June 26. Beyond the Horizon 2012 is a U.S. Army South exercise deploying military enginee... More
Missouri Guard exceeds recruiting goals in fiscal year 2018
Staff Sgt. Corey R. Innis, a recruiter with the Missouri Army National Guard, motivates a potential recruit to complete a fitness routine with ropes at William Woods University, in Fulton, Missouri, Oct. 11, 20... More
Spc. Bryan Weidenbenner, of the Missouri National Guard's
Spc. Bryan Weidenbenner, of the Missouri National Guard's 1137th Military Police Company, explains how to take a detour to avoid a simulated flood roadblock during his unit's recent state emergency training. (P... More
Nangarhar Agribusiness Development Team V commander,
Nangarhar Agribusiness Development Team V commander, Lt. Col. Brent Beckley, delivers an address during ceremonies marking the opening of an agriculture high school servicing the Rodat district of the Nangarhar... More
Roger Dudenhoeffer, Jefferson Bank of Missouri, enjoys
Roger Dudenhoeffer, Jefferson Bank of Missouri, enjoys an orientation flight around Columbia, Mo. on a Missouri National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The flight was part of a day of tours between the Misso... More
Rodat District Tenant Farmer, Abdul Aziz, strolls down
Rodat District Tenant Farmer, Abdul Aziz, strolls down the sidewalk of the recently completed Rodat Agriculture High School, as U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Richard Coplin surveys the instructional space. ... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers from the 35th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers from the 35th Engineer Brigade and local emergency responders fill and place sandbags to contain Mississippi River flood waters in Clarksville, MO on 30 May 2019. Several sandb... More
Welcoming the future of Afghanistan, a teacher leads
Welcoming the future of Afghanistan, a teacher leads elementary aged students into a ceremony marking the official opening of the first agriculture high school within the district of Rodat, Nangarhar province. ... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers from throughout the
Missouri National Guard Soldiers from throughout the state and local emergency responders load a container with sandbags in Hannibal, MO on 30 May 2019. A crane was used to lift the sandbags onto the raised le... More
Children in the town of Morales, Honduras, inspect
Children in the town of Morales, Honduras, inspect their newly-finished classrooms for the first time June 27. The Navy Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23, based in Fort Belvoir, Va., had recentl... More
Capt. Katharyn Mudd, the Headquarters and Headquarters
Capt. Katharyn Mudd, the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 835th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion new commander, addresses her unit for the first time as the commander during a change of command cer... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
National Guard and Reserve soldiers from Missouri,
National Guard and Reserve soldiers from Missouri, Minnesota, Florida, Tennessee and Texas spent weeks building a school in Micheletti, Honduras, as part of Beyond the Horizon-2012. U.S. Army South’s Beyond the... More
Chaplains Capt. Jason Smith and Capt. Chris Bryan,
Chaplains Capt. Jason Smith and Capt. Chris Bryan, prepare 25 Missouri National Guard married couples for the “Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage” segment at the Strong Bonds retreat held at Tan-Tar-A Resort i... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23,
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23, based in Fort Belvoir, Va., stand in formation at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the clinic they built in Ociente, Honduras June 27. The Seabees worked under ... More
(From left to right) Sgt. David Wing, Spc. Jesse McElroy
(From left to right) Sgt. David Wing, Spc. Jesse McElroy and Sgt. Kyle Mayberry, all of the Missouri National Guard's 1137th Military Police Company, map out a detour during a simulated flood roadblock during t... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Cody Waters of the Nangarhar Agribusiness
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Cody Waters of the Nangarhar Agribusiness Development Team joined by students from the Rodat District area participates in festivities marking the opening of a local agriculture high school. W... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers from the 70th Troop
Missouri National Guard Soldiers from the 70th Troop Command pass sandbags to reinforce the levee against flood waters in Hannibal, MO on 30 May 2019. The day's efforts resulted on 250 meters of sandbags added... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23,
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23, based in Fort Belvoir, Va., watch the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a school they built in Morales, Honduras, with some of the students who will soon be attend... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Mary Lohnes, on patrol during a winter exercise while
Mary Lohnes, on patrol during a winter exercise while an Active Guard Reservist with Nebraska Army National Guard. (Photo by Courtesy of Master Sgt. Mary Lohnes)
Brig. Gen. David Newman, chief of the Missouri National
Brig. Gen. David Newman, chief of the Missouri National Guard Joint Staff, briefs the Missouri National Guard's aviation capabilities to a group of University of Missouri coaches, some MU staff, and other guest... More
Missouri Guard biathlon team competes in 2013 events
The Missouri National Guard’s biathlon team recently placed 5th in the National Guard Bureau’s Biathlon Championships held between Feb. 22 and March 1, at Camp Ripley, Minn. "Missouri is getting better each yea... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Cadet Brett Carter was 22nd out of 35,000 participants
Cadet Brett Carter was 22nd out of 35,000 participants overall and ninth in the military division with a time of 51:09. The All Army Team finished in a close second to the Brazilian team. (Missouri National Gua... More
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return
Soldiers from the First of the 138th Infantry return home to St. Charles, Missouri.
Missouri Army National Guard Sgt. and St. Louis Firefigher,
Missouri Army National Guard Sgt. and St. Louis Firefigher, Joshua Roth shakes hands with Governor Mike Parson as he is awaded the Governor's Medal. The 57th Governor of Missouri presented Roth the award for ac... More
Missouri National Guard Lt. Col. Robert Jones (center)
Missouri National Guard Lt. Col. Robert Jones (center) thanks Angel Trinidad Rapa, a village leaderr in Ociente, Honduras, after receiving a plaque of appreciation for Task Force Tropic’s efforts June 27. The N... More
Sgt. Joshua Roth is recognized by The Adjutant General
Sgt. Joshua Roth is recognized by The Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard, Brig. Gen. Levon Cumpton during the National Guard Birthday Ball 2019. Roth, a Firefighter in St. Louis, was saved the life... More
Sandbags line the street to contain Mississippi River
Sandbags line the street to contain Mississippi River flood waters in Clarksville, MO on 30 May 2019. Missouri National Guard Soldiers from the 35th Engineer Brigade joined Clarksville emergency response worke... More
With flowers in the backdrop serving as a symbol of
With flowers in the backdrop serving as a symbol of the bright future of Afghanistan, village elders representing communities across the district of Rodat, Nangarhar province gather in celebration of an agricul... More
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer
Missouri National Guard Soldiers of the 1135th Engineer Battalion work to lay sandbags against rising flood waters May 28 in Brunswick, MO.
Spc. Dalton Tooms, attempts to gain control of his
Spc. Dalton Tooms, attempts to gain control of his opponent during the Missouri National Guard's 2013 combatives tournament. (photo by Matthew J. Wilson, Missouri National Guard)
The Missouri National Guard conducted a HRF Exercise
The Missouri National Guard conducted a HRF Exercise Sept 23-27 at the Missouri Task Force One training site and National Guard Armory in Columbia Missouri.