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Guardsmen hone in on successful missile defense test
December 9, 2008
Alaska National Guard members of Bravo Crew, 49th Missile Defense Battalion, operate the ground-based midcourse defense portion of the Ballistic Missile Defense System May 5, 2007, at Fort Greely, Alaska. The system has been manned 24/7 since achieving limited defensive capability in 2004.
Washington state Blackhawk pilot earns Distinguished Flying Cross
December 8, 2008
Chief Warrant Officer Four Noel Larson, a Washington Army National Guard Blackhawk pilot, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Dec. 5 for conduct that was "nothing less then heroic," according to his citation. Larson is assigned to C Company, 1-140th Aviation. On March 25, Larson was the pilot and mission coordinator onboard a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter when it supported a raid being conducted by coalition forces.
New York Guard hosts South African partners
December 8, 2008
New York State Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Joseph Taluto speaks with Ms. Susan Shabangu, the South Africa Deputy Minister for Safety and Security during the National Guard's State Partnership Conference in Latham on September 4. Leaders from the South African Defense Forces and New York National Guard met to discuss emerging opportunities for military to military relations and continuing partnerships with New York's government agencies.
ND helps Ghana with disaster management, construction
December 8, 2008
Doug Friez, a project advisor with the State Partnership Program, presents a soccer ball to a teacher at a school in Ghana, Africa. Friez and Lt. Col. Mark Tibor (right) were in the country to provide a Disaster Management Workshop. At left are employees with Ghana's National Disaster Management Organization, or NADMO, who participated in the workshop.
ANG providing more than just fuel at Gitmo
December 5, 2008
Air Force Master Sgt. James Butts observes the filling of a fuel bladder at Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Camp Justice, Nov. 24, 2008. These 10,000 gallon bladders are filled five times a week to ensure continuous power is maintained at Camp Justice and the Expeditionary Legal Complex. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detained enemy combatants, including those convicted by military commission and those ordered released. The JTF conducts intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination for the protection of detainees and personnel working in JTF Guantanamo facilities and in support of the Global War on Terror. JTF Guantanamo provides support to the Office of Military Commissions, to law enforcement and to war crimes investigations. The JTF conducts planning for and, on order, responds to Caribbean mass migration operations.
39th prepares for home; 56th prepares for Victory
December 5, 2008
Members of the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team stand in formation during a transfer of authority ceremony in Baghdad Iraq Dec. 1. The ceremony marks the end of the 39th's second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and symbolizes the brigade's transition of authority to the Texas Army National Guard's 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
NJ celebrates 15 years with Albania
December 5, 2008
Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth (left), the Adjutant General of New Jersey and His Excellency Mr. Gazmend Oketa (right), minister of defense for the republic of Albania, cut a special anniversary cake commemorating the 15-year partnership between New Jersey and the Republic of Albania in December. Mr. Oketa's visit coincides with the 15th anniversary of his nation's participation in the State Partnership Program with the New Jersey National Guard. This week, Albania achieved its long-standing goal of membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Shepperd named 2008 AFA distinguished grad
December 4, 2008
National Guard pioneers long-term tracking of blast exposures
December 4, 2008
Firing back jobs: Guard helping to nurture local businesses in Iraq
December 4, 2008
Brigade Combat Team as project manager with the Iraqi-Based Industrial Zone at Joint Base Balad, talks on Oct. 19, 2008, with Hiadel Hassah, project manager for an Iraqi business that refurbishes shipping containers on base. I-BIZ is a designated secure area on a coalition base where a variety of Iraqi businesses can operate, and the Indiana National Guard spearheaded the I-BIZ effort at Joint Base Balad.
Former Guardsman honored for contributions as space and civil rights pioneer
December 4, 2008
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist congratulates Lt. Col. Alton Yates, 72, after presenting him with the Governor's Medal of Merit last month while Gwen Yates, his wife of more than 40 years, looks on. As the state's highest award, the medal is reserved for those in the military who have demonstrated exceptional service while on duty.
One specialist's long, hard road to Iraq
December 3, 2008
A Sudanese refugee at 16, his father dead in a civil war, Titus Abure came to the United States alone at 25 years old. He enlisted in the National Guard at 38 to give something back and, at 41, he is serving as a paralegal with the Nebraska National Guard's 110th Multifunctional Medical Battalion at Victory Base Complex, Iraq, where he's seen here on Oct. 22, 2008.
Guard chief: Time for our people to stand out
December 3, 2008
Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Craig McKinley (center) receives a briefing on mobile communications systems from Sgt. Bernard Fuller of the Florida Army National Guard during a visit to the Robert Ensslin Armory in St. Augustine, Fla., Dec. 2, 2008. Gen. McKinley was in St. Augustine for the Region III Adjutant's General conference, and visited the Florida National Guard's Joint Operations Center Tuesday for a briefing on the state's emergency operations capabilities.
Guard's Only Stryker Brigade Prepares for Iraq Deployment
December 2, 2008
Defense Department plans travel card switchover Nov. 30
December 1, 2008
Distinguished Service Cross recipient chooses a third Iraq deployment
December 1, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Nein, 39, with the Kentucky National Guard's 223rd Military Police Company, at Camp Taji, Iraq on Oct. 18, 2008. Nein was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions as a squad leader with the 617th Military Police Company during an ambush on March 20, 2005, during his second deployment. He is now serving on his third deployment. "I probably didn't have to be here this time, but I don't think that I would have missed it," Nein said. "We're helping transform the Iraqi police to be a more relevant force and a professional force."
Soldiers Improve Life for Citizens in Baghdad District
December 1, 2008
Soldiers Improve Life for Citizens in Baghdad District
Vermont Soldier completes long tour as Afghan mentor
December 1, 2008
A team photo with Master Sgt. Lesley Urban of the Vermont Army National Guard.
Guard families eligible for child care subsidy
December 1, 2008
South Dakota STARBASE graduates its 200th class
November 26, 2008
A fourth grader from Vanderberg Elementary prepares his rocket for flight on Oct. 28, 2008, at Camp Rapid during the 200th class of STARBASE. Funded by the Department of Defense, the STARBASE goal is to raise interest and improve students' knowledge and skills by exposing them to a technological environment and positive role models found on military bases. The students attend one, five-hour class each week for five weeks studying subjects like Newton's laws of motion, the four forces of flight and the physics describing lift on an aircraft's wing known as Bernoulli's Principle.