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 Air National Guard Citizen Airmen work close
Missouri Air National Guard Citizen Airmen work close beside their comrades in the Army National Guard and local civilians to hold back flood waters in Eureka, Mo., May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo... More
Missouri Army National Guard Brig. Gen. David Boyle,
Missouri Army National Guard Brig. Gen. David Boyle, director of the joint staff, and Col. Thomas Burson meet with LUH-72 crews who flew a wide range of missions including search and rescue, aerial observation ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Luis Vivas, of Naval Mobile
Petty Officer 3rd Class Luis Vivas, of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23, based in Fort Belvoir, Va., greets future students outside the school he and his fellow Seabees helped construct in Morales, Hondur... More
With flood waters continuing to rise, Citizen-Soldiers
With flood waters continuing to rise, Citizen-Soldiers from 3175th Chemical Company, 1035th Maintenance Company, 735th Quartermaster Company, 835th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, along with Citizen-Airme... More
Missouri Army National Guardsmen support the civilian
Missouri Army National Guardsmen support the civilian volunteers in building sandbag walls in Eureka, Mo., May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
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 Task Force North commander
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North commander Lt. Col. Lance Shaffer visits Spc. Caneka Stewart and Pfc. Canesha Roy in Pacific, MO May 6, 2017. Stewart and Roy were tasked with area security as the ... More
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North commander
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North commander Lt. Col. Lance Shaffer meets with city council members on Starling Airport Rd., near Arnold City Park in Arnold, MO May 2, 2017. During his visit to the a... More
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
Missouri Army National Guardsmen work alongside civilians
Missouri Army National Guardsmen work alongside civilians in Eureka, Mo., to construct a sandbag wall around local businesses May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North commander
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North commander Lt. Col. Lance Shaffer and High Ridge firefighter Capt. Dan Brown observe the flooded District 2 Water Treatment Plant in High Ridge, MO May 2, 2017. Lt.... More
Missouri National Guard mortarmen with the 1-138th
Missouri National Guard mortarmen with the 1-138th Infantry Regiment establish a mortar firing position for 81 mm and 120 mm mortars. The several inches of snow on the ground and freezing temperatures did not d... More
Missouri Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Gabe
Missouri Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Gabe Medina speaks with Lizzy Schott of Heritage Presbyterian Church about the number of clean up kits her church has donated to members of the Pacific, MO communi... 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
Missouri National Guard Soldiers and Airmen work together
Missouri National Guard Soldiers and Airmen work together to sandbag in Eureka, Mo., on May 2. More than 500 Missouri Guardsmen are on duty fighting floods throughout the eastern part of the state. (U.S. Army N... More
Chief Petty Officer Chet Kowalski, of Altoona, Pa.,
Chief Petty Officer Chet Kowalski, of Altoona, Pa., receives a warm welcome from the future students of a school he and his fellow Seabees built in Morales, Honduras, June 27. The Seabees from Naval Mobile Cons... More
Missouri State Command Chief Master Sgt. Laura Clark
Missouri State Command Chief Master Sgt. Laura Clark leads the first meeting of the Missouri Air National Guard Women's Mentorship Council at Ike Skelton Training Site. (Missouri National Guard photo by Sgt. Ma... 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. 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 Air National Guard service members work close
Missouri Air National Guard service members work close beside their comrades in the Army and local civilians to hold back flood waters in Eureka, Mo., May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
Missouri Army National guardsmen of the 1175th Military
Missouri Army National guardsmen of the 1175th Military Police Company are visited by Lt. Col. Lance Shaffer, Capt. Joe Pence, and Command Sgt. Maj. Gabe Medina of Task Force North at a traffic control point in... More
Missouri Army National Guardsmen work alongside civilians
Missouri Army National Guardsmen work alongside civilians in Eureka, Mo., to construct a sandbag wall around local businesses May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
Missouri Army National Guard engineers of the 220th
Missouri Army National Guard engineers of the 220th Engineer Company prepare a sandbag filling machine in Arnold, MO May 2, 2017. The engineers were dispatched to Arnold to conduct sandbag-placing operations to... More
After stepping off a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Kansas
After stepping off a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Kansas City, Lt. Dylan Rohr (right) and radio telephone operator Spc. Brandon Iloilo lead their platoon away from the landing site. About 35 Guardsmen from Headq... More
MWSU Military Appreciation Day with Missouri Army National Guard
Sporting new camouflage basketball uniforms provided by the Missouri Army National Guard are Missouri Western State University’s senior guard Dylan Frantz (left) and senior forward Heather Howard (right). Sgt. ... More
While using night vision goggles, scouts with Headquarters,
While using night vision goggles, scouts with Headquarters, Headquarters Company 1-138th Infantry Regiment from Kansas City clear a building during a training exercise to make sure it is free of any insurgents.... More
Missouri Air National Guard Citizen Airmen work close
Missouri Air National Guard Citizen Airmen work close beside their comrades in the Army and local civilians to hold back flood waters in Eureka, Mo., May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
The clean up kits the members of the Heritage Presbyterian
The clean up kits the members of the Heritage Presbyterian Church handed out were donated by the charity Mission to North America. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
Petty Officer 3rd Class Luis Vivas, of Naval Mobile
Petty Officer 3rd Class Luis Vivas, of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23, based in Fort Belvoir, Va., greets future students outside the school he and his fellow Seabees helped construct in Morales, Hondur... More
Missouri Army National Guard Pfc. Candice Robinson
Missouri Army National Guard Pfc. Candice Robinson indicates a flooded area in her zone of responsibility May 6, 2017. Even though the water has begun to recede soldiers of the 1175th Military Police Company r... 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
A Eureka, Mo., volunteer looks over the sandbag wall
A Eureka, Mo., volunteer looks over the sandbag wall holding back the floodwaters May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North commander
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North commander Lt. Col. Lance Shaffer visits Spc. Caneka Stewart and Pfc. Canesha Roy in Pacific, MO May 6, 2017. Stewart and Roy were tasked with area security as the ... 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
Missouri Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. John
Missouri Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. John Matthews, the operations maintenance superintendent of the131st Civil Engineer Squadron, leads from the front as he and his Airmen aid in the construction of ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Luis Vivas, of Naval Mobile
Petty Officer 3rd Class Luis Vivas, of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23, based in Fort Belvoir, Va., greets future students outside the school he and his fellow Seabees helped construct in Morales, Hondur... More
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
Trudging through snow, mortarmen with Headquarters,
Trudging through snow, mortarmen with Headquarters, Headquarters Company 1-138th Infantry Regiment from Kansas City move out on mission after a successful air insertion via a CH-47 Chinook. This mortar team is ... More
Missouri Army National Guard 220th Engineer Company
Missouri Army National Guard 220th Engineer Company arrives on Starling Airport Rd., in Arnold, MO with heavy equipment to support the local community and place sandbags around the subdivision to hold back floo... More
Missouri Army National Guardsmen support the civilian
Missouri Army National Guardsmen support the civilian volunteers in building sandbag walls in Eureka, Mo., May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
Army National Guard offers ‘Career Direction’ for high school students
Juniors at Lathrop High School participate in the Career Direction program with Sgt. 1st Class Jordan Bennett of the Missouri Army National Guard. Students explored different career options and took an aptitude... More
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North commander
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North commander Lt. Col. Lance Shaffer meets with city council members on Starling Airport Rd., near Arnold City Park in Arnold, MO May 2, 2017. Lt. Col. Shaffer’s arriva... More
Army National Guardsmen arrive in High Ridge to assess
Army National Guardsmen arrive in High Ridge to assess the damage to the District 2 Water Treatment Plant May 2, 2017. Capt. Joe Pence, the chaplain for the 205th MP Battalion, Lt. Andrea Ellis of 3175th MP Com... More
Missouri Army National Guard engineers of the 220th
Missouri Army National Guard engineers of the 220th Engineer Company prepare a sandbag filling machine in Arnold, MO May 2, 2017. The engineers were dispatched to Arnold to conduct sandbag-placing operations to... More
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
Missouri Army National Guard 220th Engineer Company
Missouri Army National Guard 220th Engineer Company arrives on Starling Airport Rd., in Arnold, MO with heavy equipment to support the local community and place sandbags around the subdivision to hold back floo... More
Soldiers and civilians gather to honor Spc. Taylen
Soldiers and civilians gather to honor Spc. Taylen Winchell of Lamar, Missouri, a member of the Missouri Army National Guard, who was awarded the Joint Service Achievement Medal for distinguished service includ... 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
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North leaders
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North leaders Lt. Col. Lance Shaffer and CSM Gabe Medina observe the flooded High Ridge Water District 2 Water Treatment Plant in High Ridge, MO May 2, 2017. Task Force N... More
Missouri Army National guardsmen of the 1175th Military
Missouri Army National guardsmen of the 1175th Military Police Company are visited by Lt. Col. Lance Shaffer, Capt. Joe Pence, and Command Sgt. Maj. Gabe Medina of Task Force North at a traffic control point in... More
A Missouri National Guard sniper team with the 1-138th
A Missouri National Guard sniper team with the 1-138th Infantry Regiment sets their sights on a target during a recent three-day training exercise. The team endured eight hours of laying motionless in the freez... 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 Army National Guardsmen of the 835th MP Battalion
Missouri Army National Guardsmen of the 835th MP Battalion and 1035th Maintenance Company fill sandbag alongside civilian volunteers in Eureka, Mo., May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
Lt. Col. Joshua Stewart, a division chief with the
Lt. Col. Joshua Stewart, a division chief with the U.S. Transportation Command, headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, presents Spc. Taylen Winchell of Lamar, Missouri, a member of the Missouri Army N... More
Task Force Tropic commander Lt. Col. Robert Jones (center),
Task Force Tropic commander Lt. Col. Robert Jones (center), of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Maj. Jose Rony Rodriguez (left), of Pembroke, Fla., prepare for the ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly-built clinic in O... More
Missouri National Guard Lt. Col. Robert Jones, commander
Missouri National Guard Lt. Col. Robert Jones, commander of Task Force Tropic, helps cut the ribbon outside the newly-built medical clinic in Ociente, Honduras June 27. The Navy Seabees of Naval Mobile Construc... 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
Missouri Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. John
Missouri Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. John Matthews, the operations maintenance superintendent of the131st Civil Engineer Squadron, leads from the front as he and his Citizen Airmen aid in the construc... More
Children in the town of Morales, Honduras, prepare
Children in the town of Morales, Honduras, prepare to enter their newly-finished school for the first time on June 27. The Navy Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23, based in Fort Belvoir, Va., had... More
Retirement ends 76 years of service for Missouri National Guard twins
Master Sgt. Shelva Combs (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Elva Combs (right) spend their last Missouri Army National Guard military drill together in Springfield, Mo., May 5, 2013. The twin brothers, shown with Missou... More
Missouri National Guardsmen pump fresh water into a
Missouri National Guardsmen pump fresh water into a reserve tank at the clinic they are building in Quimistan, Honduras, June 25. The soldiers are building the clinic as part of as part of U.S. Army South’s Bey... More
Sgt. Matt Schmitt, left, and Sgt. David Koenig, left,
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 in Quimistan, Honduras, June 25. The soldiers are b... More
Missouri Army National Guardsmen aid Eureka, Mo., civilian
Missouri Army National Guardsmen aid Eureka, Mo., civilian volunteers in building up the sandbag wall around local businesses May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North commander
Missouri Army National Guard Task Force North commander Lt. Col. Lance Shaffer visits Spc. Caneka Stewart and Pfc. Canesha Roy in Pacific, MO May 6, 2017. Stewart and Roy were tasked with area security as the ... More
Missouri Army National Guardsmen of the 835th MP Battalion
Missouri Army National Guardsmen of the 835th MP Battalion and 1035th Maintenance Company fill sandbag alongside civilian volunteers in Eureka, Mo., May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
Missouri Army National Guardsmen of the 835th MP Battalion
Missouri Army National Guardsmen of the 835th MP Battalion and the 1035th Maintenance Company support first responders in Eureka, Mo., May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)
Soldiers from the 1438th Engineer Company, including
Soldiers from the 1438th Engineer Company, including Spc. Thomas Bell, of Kirksville, Mo., put the finishing touches on a clinic Missouri National Guard soldiers are building in Quimistan, Honduras, June 25. Th... More
Missouri Army National guardsmen of the 1175th Military
Missouri Army National guardsmen of the 1175th Military Police Company are visited by Lt. Col. Lance Shaffer, Capt. Joe Pence, and Command Sgt. Maj. Gabe Medina of Task Force North at a traffic control point in... More
Missouri Army National Guard Brig. Gen. David Boyle,
Missouri Army National Guard Brig. Gen. David Boyle, director of the joint staff, and Col. Thomas Burson meet with LUH-72 crews who flew a wide range of missions including search and rescue, aerial observation ... More
Soldiers from the 880th Engineer Team, including Pvt.
Soldiers from the 880th Engineer Team, including Pvt. 2nd Class James Dean, worked towards completing a schoolhouse in Micheletti, Honduras, June 25. The soldiers are building the schoolhouse as part of U.S. Ar... More
Missouri Army National Guard senior officers and senior
Missouri Army National Guard senior officers and senior enlisted of Task Force North meet with High Ridge Fire Department Capt. Dan Brown to discuss the impact of the flooded District 2 Water Treatment Plant Ma... More
Honduran soldiers stand at ease as Maj. Gen. Simeon
Honduran soldiers stand at ease as Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas praised the cooperation of American and Honduran forces and the success of Beyond the Horizon-2012. Beyond the Horizon 2012 is a U.S. Army South ... More
Missouri National Guard Lt. Col. Robert Jones, commander
Missouri National Guard Lt. Col. Robert Jones, commander of Task Force Tropic, helps cut the ribbon outside the newly-built school in Morales, Honduras June 27. The Navy Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Bat... More
Receiving instruction from Sgt. 1st Class Dwayne Washington
Receiving instruction from Sgt. 1st Class Dwayne Washington (right), of Liberty, Spc. Kenneth Caton (center), of Lee’s Summit, and Pvt. Skyler Goyen (left), of St. Joseph, conduct two-man CPR on an infant resus... More
Missouri Army National Guard Brig. Gen. David Boyle,
Missouri Army National Guard Brig. Gen. David Boyle, director of the joint staff, and Col. Thomas Burson meet with LUH-72 crews who flew a wide range of missions including search and rescue, aerial observation ... 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
Missouri Army National Guardsmen of the 835th MP Battalion
Missouri Army National Guardsmen of the 835th MP Battalion and 1035th Maintenance Company fill sandbag alongside civilian volunteers in Eureka, Mo., May 2, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by PFC Garrett Bradley)