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Sept. 30, 2019

"God, country and family" describe Guardsman's life

Capt. Jose "Joe" Llamas had already served his country during World War II and was eligible for retirement from the Kansas Army National Guard when he was called to duty in Vietnam in May 1968. "I have to go with my men," he said.

June 28, 2019

170th Support Maintenance Company conquers daunting task at Fort Polk

Soldiers from the 170th Support Maintenance Company perform repairs on a MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at the South Fort motor pool, Fort Polk, Louisiana, May 23, 2019. (Photo by Sgt. Michael Steed, 105th Mobile Public Affairs Detac...

June 26, 2019

Synchronous Training and Academic Credit program sees first graduate

Staff Sgt. Tracy Marble receives his associate's degree in applied technical studies from Salina Area Technical College. Marble is the first graduate to receive a degree under the Synchronous Training and Academic Credit program.......

June 20, 2019

New APFT prompting Soldiers to up their game

Staff Sgt. Matthew Weller (left), Cpl. Jacob Brown (center), and Sgt. Patrick Montgomery (right), 170th Support Maintenance Company, Wichita, workout with exercise machines and free weights to prepare for the new Army Combat Fitness Test during their...

June 20, 2019

Guard opens the doors of opportunity

Wichita East High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students speak to local college representatives at the Kansas National Guard Heartland Preparedness Center, April 11, 2019. The students were given the opportunity to learn about the Kans...

June 20, 2019

Memorial Day concert honors the fallen

Members of the 35th Infantry Division Band, the Kansas Army National Guard, stand as they play ?The Army Song? during their Memorial Day concert in Leavenworth, Kansas, May 25. (Photo by Capt. Lauren Orr, 105th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)......

June 19, 2019

Reinvigorated Guardsmen reenlist

Maj. Drew Polen (left) gives the reenlistment oath to Spc. Russell O'Neill a top of pallets of water that are ready to be distributed to communities in Kansas devastated by flooding during the month of May. O'Neill was one of two National Guardsmen f...

June 3, 2019

Kansas Army National Guard engineers support 116th CBCT

Soldiers from the 891st Engineer Battalion?s 772nd Engineer Mobility Augmentation Company prepare to move into position June 1, 2019, at the National Training Center in in Fort Irwin, California. The 772nd MAC is one of two Kansas Army National Guard...

June 3, 2019

Kansas Army National Guard medic serves Jefferson County, country

A D7 bulldozer sit on a trailer park in the 242nd Engineer Company in the company?s tactical assembly area June 1, 2019 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. (Photo by Sgt. Sgt. Mason Cutrer, Idaho Army National Guard)......

April 26, 2019

190th's own named Food Network champion

Master Sgt. Lucretia Cross (right), operations manager for the 190th Civil Engineer Squadron, prepares a dish with her daughters Shana Watson (left) and Erion Francois as part of competition for Food Network's "Family Food Showdown" program. (Screens...