1st Lt. John Salas, holding U.S. flag, is surrounded by operations and intelligence staff Aug. 26 at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan, prior to accepting his new role as commander of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294 More
Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, center, commander, Task Force Guam, and Command Sgt. Maj. Mel Hennegan, Task Force Guam command sergeant major, conduct a Pre-Deployment Site Survey with Lt. Col. Andrew Zieseniss, bat More
Outgoing Bravo Company commander Capt. Glen Mesa, left; Task Force Guam commander Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, center; and incoming Bravo commander 1st Lt. Shawn J. Meno share a laughing moment prior to a Change o More
The winning duo from the Guam Army National Guard's 1-294th Infantry Regiment display their impact Army Achievement Medals Aug. 22 at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan. Sgt. Gordon G. Blackmon of Headquarters-Hea More
First Sgt. Noel Leon Guerrero, first sergeant of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, makes a point about soldier promotions, Sept. 18, during Task Force Guam's Sen More
Sgt. Manolito (Manny) Molinos, left, and brother Spc. Mark Molinos of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, once carried the weight of Guam on their soldiers as nation More
Spc. Brittney S. Igitol, a resident of As Matuis, Saipan, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, currently serves Operation Enduring Freedom as a combat driver for Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, More
Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, commander, Task Force Guam, opens the Sept. 28 command summit brief challenging his company leaders and command staff to come up with ideas for their 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regi More
Spc. Charles C. Pangelinan, left, and Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Losongco of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, display their Army Achievement Medal certificates after ea More
Staff Sgt. Clarence L. Elicio, squad leader for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, leads civilian contractors and military representatives into a newly built compou More
Maj. Florante Manoloto, outgoing commander for Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, gives his departing remarks Sept. 20 during a change of command at Kandahar Airf More
Members of the Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, relax during an early-morning, exhausting flight from northern Afghanistan to northern Kabul International Airport aboard a C-16 More
Sgt. Joseph M. Camacho, right, a medic noncommissioned officer with Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, receives an Army Achievement Award from Brig. Gen. Patrick J. More
Guam Guardsman guards - Spc. Ignacio D. Meno of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, scans his sector during a security mission late October at Main Operating Base La More
Sgt. Cliff A. Taijeron, fire team leader for Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, prepares to launch a Raven, an unmanned aerial vehicle, late October at Spin Boldak, More
Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, share certificates of honors with friends from a Denmark unit stationed at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afgh More
Taking pictures in a tight, bumpy military vehicle is still a challenge for renown photojournalist Ben Bohane, who attempts to shoot a Guam Army National Guardsmen late October during a mission in Kabul, Afghan More
Members of the Guam Army National Guard stretch before conducting physical training Nov. 16 at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Eddie Siguenza/Released)
Soldiers from Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, display the Guam flag at Camp Blackhorse, Kabul, Afghanistan, between rows of Multi-Strike Force Vehicles of the More
Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, right, commander of Task Force Guam, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, meets Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, Nov. 9 at Camp Pho More
More than a hundred care packages are ready to be distributed to soldiers from Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, Nov. 20 at Camp Phoenix, Kabul More
Sgt. Jacob S. Carriaga, left, team leader, and Spc. Keithrichard T. Muna, grenadier/gunner for Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, earned top NATO Training Mission-Af More
Delta Company's Sgt. Eric M. Mondia, Spc. Jeffrey C. Cepeda Jr., Spc. Layla T. Jesus and Spc. David J. Li of 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, stand before children's artwork at More
Sgt. McMillan "Kit" Kitalong, a fire team leader for Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, collected donations from unit members recently to aid the island of Palau, wh More
Spc. Jacob J. Olivas, a combat medic with Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, patrols a Kabul street in early December with other members of his platoon. This is one More
Capt. Joey C. San Nicolas, right, commander of Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, performs a guardian angel mission with his soldiers at Forward Operating Base Light More
Spc. James Nangauta Jr., center, and Staff Sgt. Walter H. Rozanski Jr. of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, load duffel bags onto a vehicle in More
Utah resident Capt. Dustin Wiggins exits Camp Eggers in Afghanistan en route to a mission for Task Force Guam. Wiggins serves as Task Force Guam's assistant intelligence officer during the Guam Army National Gu More
Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, left, Task Force Guam commander, and Capt. Joey C. San Nicolas, commander of Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, watch as soldiers board a C More
First Sgt. John T. Johnson, right, first sergeant of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, cases his unit colors as HHC closed out its Operation En More
Patrick McCafferty, a retired Canadian military warrant officer, shows his gratitude to Staff Sgt. Erico Santos after Santos' Task Force Guam donated more than 120 pairs of boots to McCafferty's security compan More
Master Sgt. Duane Perez, first sergeant for Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, carries duffel bags and leads troops to a CH-47 Chinook as they departed Camp Phoenix, More
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Sablan, left, and Spc. Gabriella Malsol of the Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook Dec. 25 from Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanista More
Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Flores of the Guam Army National Guard's Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, straps a Guam flag to his hand carry bag and next to Freedom, a stuffed animal he uses as a More
Members of the Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, load equipment onto a CH-47 Chinook Dec. 25 as they commence movement out of Afghanistan. Task Force Guam's last group of Soldie More
Command Sgt. Maj. Mel Hennegan, left, command sergeant major of Task Force Guam, and commander Lt. Col. Michael A. Tougher secure their Battalion guidon Dec. 26 at North Kaia, Kabul, Afghanistan, signifying the More
Twenty-thousand feet above earth, Capt. Brandon Leigh, left, and Capt. Jeff Pecora of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Detachment 1 based out of Manas Transition Center, Kyrgyzstan pilot a C-17 Globemas More
Task Force Guam soldiers deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom finally returned to the United States Dec. 31 at Gulfport International Airport, Miss., and are greeted by representatives from th More
1st Lt. John Salas, current operations officer for Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, holds honors presented by the battalion's operations-intel More
At left, Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Severino, command sergeant major for 4th Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, arrives at the Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 23 and meets Command Sgt. Maj. More
Former commander of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, Capt. Glen Mesa, left, and new commander 1st Lt. Shawn J. Meno unite Aug. 31 after Meno officially assumed hi More
Spc. Eric G. Gatmen of Charlie Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, receives an impact Army Achievement Medal Aug. 22 from Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, commander, Task Force Guam, after Ga More
First Sgt. John Carbullido, first sergeant, and Sgt. 1st Class Zachary Barcinas, platoon sergeant, discuss a personnel issue during Task Force Guam's Senior Enlisted Leader Conference Sept. 18 at Camp Leatherne More
Sgt. Manolito (Manny) Molinos, left, team leader and electronics warfare noncommissioned officer for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, instructs Spc. Danangelo Bic More
Driving around southern Afghanistan is Spc. Brittney S. Igitol's role as a member of Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard. The 20-year-old Saipan resident of the Com More
Capt. Shawn Meno, commander, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, briefs others leaders on his unit's status during the Sept. 28 command summit brief at Camp Spann, B More
Command Sgt. Maj. Judson A. Gee Jr., left, command sergeant major of Regional Command-North, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), awards Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Losongco, squad leader of Alpha Company, 1st B More
Incoming and outgoing commanders of Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard: Capt. Kristin Y. Ramos, left, replaces Maj. Florante Manaloto during a Sept. 20 change of c More
Sgt. Tommy M. Benavente, driver-team leader for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, eyes his sector as other Guam Guardsmen stage themselves around a building at Cha More
Capt. Kristin Y. Ramos, commander, Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, prepares to board a UH-60 Black Hawk from Camp Spann in northern Afghanistan en route to Maz More
Spc. Joseph Mantanona, right, a tactical driver for Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, receives an Army Achievement Award from Brig. Gen. Patrick J. Reinert, command More
Traffic coordinator - Staff Sgt. Franklin T. Pangelinan, squad leader for Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, watches civilian traffic in downtown Kabul, Afgh More
Staff Sgt. Frank P. Quenga of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, calls out coordinates via a monitor during a pre-launch check of a Raven, an unmanned aerial More
Staff Sgt. Randy Eustaquio, left, squad leader for Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, receives a certificate from Danish soldier Sgt. Hans Melchior after Eustaquio More
Soldiers from Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, escort photojournalist Ben Bohane at Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, during an October mission to co More
Typhoon Haiyan devastated the northern island of the Republic of Palau in the south Pacific Ocean. Former Palau resident Sgt. McMillan "Kit" Kitalong, a Guam Army National Guardsman with Echo Company, 1st Batta More
Members of the Guam Army National Guard enter the Kandahar Airfield Morale, Welfare and Recreation gym Nov. 16 to conduct physical training. Close to two dozen Guam Guardsmen were brought to Kandahar Airfield, More
Second Lt. Matthew Manglona, platoon leader, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, listens to Robert C. Faille Jr., program manager for Textron Marine and Land Syste More
From left: Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau; Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, commander of Task Force Guam, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard; Capt. Eugene Guerrer More
Spc. Benjamin Terlaje, left, and Spc. Andrew I. Penafiel of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, pass out Project Minagof care packages Nov. 20 at More
Members of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, display honors from Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, Nov. 8 at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanist More
Spc. Phillip C. Escribano, left, and team leader Sgt. Anthony R. Francisco of second platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, prepare a pre-mission brief More
The chief of Guam Fire Department, Chief Joey C. San Nicolas, commands almost 300 medics, paramedics and civilians in his duties as a Government of Guam official. For the past year, San Nicolas has served Opera More
Capt. Dustin Wiggins, center, serves as Task Force Guam's assistant intelligence officer during the Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment's Operation Enduring Freedom mission. At lef More
Maj. Rickey M. Flores, left, Task Force Guam executive officer, and Capt. Stephanie L. Taijeron, medical officer, prepare for movement out of Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, recently. The pair was part of Gua More
Capt. Eugene S.A. Guerrero, commander for Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, leads his soldiers who escorted tactical vehicles out of Camp Phoen More
Capt. Joey C. San Nicolas, left, commander, Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, and Master Sgt. Duane Perez, first sergeant, furl their unit colors, signifying Echo's More
Guam National Guard soldiers and staff of 177th Armored Brigade prepare a roast pig for a Christmas celebration during 1st and 294th Infantry Regiment’s demobilization process. Task Force Guam returns from a se More
Task Force Guam's Sgt. 1st Class Frank J. Limtiaco assists Patrick McCafferty, a retired Canadian army warrant officer, unload new and used boots from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National More
The Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, organize duffel bags, ruck sacks and themselves Dec. 25 in preparation to leave Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan during the final phase of More
Soldiers from Task Force Guam, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook Dec. 25 from Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, during Guam's last push out of th More
Spc. Doris Parr of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, smiles Dec. 25 before boarding a helicopter flight to North Kaia, Kabul, Afghanistan. Parr is one of Task Fo More
In this "fisheye" shot, soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, prepare for their Dec. 26 Casing Ceremony at North Kaia, Kabul, Afghanistan. The historic ceremony officia More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, display the Guam flag after boarding a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft Dec. 28 at North Kaia, Kabul, Afghanistan. The soldiers More
Task Force Guam soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard disembark a chartered aircraft Dec. 31 at Gulfport International Airport, Miss., from Manas Transit Center, Bishkek More
Maj. Ricky Flores, kneeling front left, commander of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, gets one final photo opportunity with his soldiers Aug. 26 in Kabul, Afgha More
From left: Lt. Col. Andrew Zieseniss, battalion commander, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division; Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Severino, command sergeant major for 4t More
In U.S. Army tradition, Capt. Glen Mesa, left, former commander of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, receives the unit guidon from 1st Sgt. John Pangelinan, Bravo More
Sgt. Gordon G. Blackmon of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, receives an impact Army Achievement Medal Aug. 22 from Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, commander, Tas More
Command Sgt. Maj. Mel Hennegan, Task Force Guam command sergeant major, opens the Sept. 18 Senior Enlisted Leader Conference advising his veteran noncommissioned officers on what to expect at Camp Leatherneck, More
"I wanted to challenge myself. I wanted to see if the military is for me," Spc. Brittney S. Igitol said when asked why she joined the Guam Army National Guard while still in high school in 2011. Now, she'll ear More
Section leaders of the Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, listen to Capt. Kristin Ramos, left, Foxtrot Company commander, left, during the Sept. 28 command summit brief at Camp S More
Command Sgt. Maj. Judson A. Gee Jr., left, command sergeant major of Regional Command-North, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), awards Pfc. Charles C. Pangelinan of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th I More
Sgt. 1st Class Celso M. Leonen, platoon sergeant for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, guides a tactical vehicle into a combat operating post in Khilagay, Afghanis More
Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, left, Task Force Guam commander, congratulates, thanks and accepts the unit guidon from Maj. Florante Manaloto after Manaloto relinquished command of Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 29 More
Members of the Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, tightly fit into a UH-60 Black Hawk en route to Mazar-I-Sharif from Camp Spann in northern Afghanistan, Sept. 30. Shown, from le More
Staff Sgt. Ryan G. McIntosh, right, administrative noncommissioned officer for Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, receives an Army Achievement Award from Brig. Gen. More
The throw home - Sgt. Clifford A. Taijeron, fire team leader of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, launches a Raven, an unmanned aerial vehicle, during a late Octob More
Spc. Michael A. Franquez of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, holds a Raven, a lightweight unmanned aircraft system, late October during a pre-launch check at Spin More
Capt. Shawn Meno, right, commander of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, congratulates Capt. Karina Wobbe, Denmark operations officer, after Wobbe earned an expert More
Photojournalist Ben Bohane, Australian and Vanuatu resident, shares a moment in late October with Afghan Police cadets at Kabul's Police District IX. Bohane traveled with Guam Army National Guardsmen photo-docu More
Spc. Robert Pendon, left, and Spc. Francisco Camacho of the Guam Army National Guard utilize stationary exercise bikes for fitness training Nov. 16 at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, during a More
Sgt. Tulen K. Nena, a fire team leader for Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, provides security for Multi-Strike Force Vehicles of the Afghan National Army at Cam More
National Guardsmen representing five states and territories raise their hands at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan, when Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, asked if anyone has served multiple depl More
Capt. Venesia R. Luzanata, left, executive officer for Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, and Chief Warrant Officer Steve P. Pangelinan, assista More
Sgt. James J. Gumabon, a fire team leader for Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, steps away from Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, early No More
Members of Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, show their enthusiasm after receiving children's artwork late November at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar province, Afgh More
Staff Sgt. Ray D. Aromin, a squad leader with Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, patrols a Kabul street and meets an Afghan civilian in early December with other mem More
During an obstacle challenge, Guam Fire Department Chief Joey C. San Nicolas carries a bag late last year. Since March 2013, San Nicolas traded his civilian attire to serve Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghani More