by CPT Joe Legros | Jul 11, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, National Guard Chaplain
Michigan National Guard Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Catherine Farrell provides insight on suicide prevention July 8, 2019 in Lansing, Michigan. Key Michigan leadership and junior enlisted Soldiers will be highlighted throughout the month as they discuss different suicide awareness and prevention techniques, as well as personal stories. September is Suicide Prevention month throughout the Department of Defense. (Video by Capt. Joe Legros)
by SGT Sebastian Nemec | Jul 9, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, National Guard Chaplain
Chaplain (Capt.) Scott Adkins of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1-151st Field Artillery, and his son are met by Minnesota Twins pitcher, José Berríos after they complete the first run of the game at the 16th annual Minnesota Twins Armed Forces Appreciation Day on July 7, 2019, at Target Field in Minneapolis. Adkins’ son is a big Minnesota Twins fan. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Sebastian Nemec)
by SSgt Melissa Dearstone | Jul 6, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, National Guard Chaplain
134th Air Refueling Wing chaplain, Maj. Derick Wakefield, teaches a class about appreciation in the workplace to Volunteer Airmen here, July 5. The chaplains were able to work and support the local chaplain team as part of their annual training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa Dearstone)
by SGT Christopher Lindborg | Jun 28, 2019 | Army Chaplain, DVIDS Chaplain, National Guard Chaplain
United States Army Sgt. Linsey Williams, right, a public affairs mass communications specialist assigned to the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, maneuvers out of a hold by Army Capt. Joshua Harmon, a chaplain with 8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, during a combatives tournament at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, June 23, 2019. U.S. Army Central promotes good unit moral which enhances unit cohesion and reinforces the importance of excellence.
(Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Christopher Lindborg)
by Capt. Wayde Minami | Jun 27, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, National Guard Chaplain
Twenty-eight members of the Maryland Air National Guard recently completed a 14-day mission to provide healthcare to underserved communities in Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois.
by TSgt Thomas Swanson | Jun 20, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, National Guard Chaplain
The Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 102nd Intelligence Wing dedicated an F-86H static display in honor of Apollo 9 astronaut Capt. Russell “Rusty” L. Schweickart and crew chief Chief Master Sgt. Bernard Suszinski in a ceremony held on Otis Air National Guard Base on June 8, 2019.
Speaking at the event was 102nd Intelligence Wing Commander Col. Virginia I. Gaglio, Commander of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, Brig. Gen. James M. LeFavor and Capt. Russell “Rusty” L. Schweickart.
Schweickart flew the F-86H Sabre during the early 1960’s while assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 101st Tactical Fighter Squadron.
During Schweickart’s tenure, the 101st TFS deployed to Phalsbourg, France to provide close air support to NATO ground forces and performed air interdiction during the Berlin Wall Crisis in 1961. In all, the 102nd Tactical Fighter Wing deployed 82 Sabres for the operation.
