Air National Guard

During my time in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, which is a branch of the United States Air Force, I have had many positive experiences. From the places I have been able to see to the people I have met, the privilege of being able to wear the uniform has provided me with better involvements and experiences than most will have in their lives. About a year and a half ago, I earned the rank of Technical Sargent, which was my greatest personal achievement to the current moment in my career. However due to unforeseen or better put situations, I had neglected to notice in the past that my single greatest achievement had become my most bittersweet one as it often left me feeling isolated and alone. In the rank structure of the Air Force, Technical…

I have had a long a varied career in the Air National Guard that is approaching 28 years of military service. I have had and continue to have a very blessed life. Has a simple country boy from Mississippi I have had the opportunity to see and visit a variety of places and countries that most folks that I grew up with will never be able see. Since I joined the Air National Guard in 1989 it has been a blessed career with both on the enlisted as a maintenance personnel and an officer in…

As part of the terms of losing, the Prussians were to occupy Paris for two days. During this time, the Parisians closed all of their shops in protest. The National Guard was unhappy of the compromises due to the war and they teamed up with some of the Parisians to voice this. This ended up with the deaths of two generals. This didn’t stop until June when the leader was killed. It was not before the slaying of an Archbishop that helped the people during the bitter winter of the Siege along with…

A watershed event is defined by the Oxford dictionary as an event or period marking a turning point in a course of action or state of affairs. One such watershed event that affected me professionally as well as personally was being selected to serve as an officer in the Air National Guard. After eleven years of serving as an enlisted member of both Active Duty Air Force and the Georgia Air National Guard (GANG), I applied and was selected for a commission as an officer in the GANG. At the time…

It all started as a typically cool mid-winter day. *******Insert more details here about this day – touch, taste, smell, hearing, sight******* Little did I know that by the end of this day, my life would be drastically changed forever. This was going to be the day I would be Called to Arms. I enlisted in the Florida Army National Guard in October of ’97 as a Fire Support Specialist. This job mostly entailed being on the front lines with the Infantry, calling in fire support and suppression of…

The gate was wide open and there were off-duty soldiers scattered in three different spots playing random games. Two guard were at the bridge sitting there and didn’t notice them until they went right in front of them. They had barely anything to say but the captain arrived and asked Gen, the Magus and Sophos to follow them. When they followed the off-duty got suspicious and followed too. A beefy solider came by and took Sophos hands out of Gen shoulders. When they did, that Sophos yelled…

that nobody else sees..” Freddy stood by the guards doorway smirking “Open up.. you wont last forever..” he chanted laughing slightly. He heard a small whimper from the backstage area and blinked in confusion. He walked to the backstage area and opened the door slowly “Chica..? Bonnie..?” he asked looking in. He saw a small girl huddled up in the corner, she was covered in some blood and wearing a black jacket and small purple dress. Freddy’s eyes widened as he remembered the small girl from…

usually went out to eat when they visited their families our they stayed at home and watched movies and eat popcorn. They had stopped at a gas station and they got all kinds of fans crowd around them so they had to be escorted to their car from a security guard. They said thank you to the security guard because he was so nice to them. The next stop was back to there old school to see what the principle believed and if he did . The group walked into the school and as they walked into the…

Only seven guards and two handmaidens remained. Princess Alara felt ashamed at how she dragged them across Sway, only for them to perish along the way. While she grieved, her surviving company consoled her and thanked her for her strength and wit that saved them from the monster in the marsh. Alara dried her tears and prepared for the last part of her…

in the JFHQ is the National Guard Counterdrug (CD) Program. Since 1989, the National Guard, works with their state Governor in conjunction with interagency organizations to perform interdiction and anti-drug activities in a fight against illicit drugs. The type of military support provided by the National Guard can range reconnaissance, technical assistance, general support, civil operations, and counterdrug training. "Interagency partners include state, local, and tribal law enforcement…