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DoD works to lessen impact of deployments on children
June 23, 2009
President acknowledges military father's sacrifices, contributions
June 22, 2009
A 59-year-old Florida National Guard Soldier serving in Iraq got an early Father's Day present recently as he met up with his 21-year-old grandson, who is also deployed to the combat zone. Staff Sgt. Paul Weekley, a member of B Company, 146th Signal Battalion, reunited with his grandson Spc. Cory Lincourt briefly at Victory Base Complex shortly before Father's Day. Lincourt is an Air and Missile Defense crewmember attached to the 108th Airborne Brigade. Prior to deploying to Iraq last Fall, Weekley said he hoped to cross paths with grandson while in Southwest Asia. "If I can get over there and get with him, I'm gonna try," Weekley said before his unit left Florida. "It isn't every day you get a grandfather and grandson serving together over there." Weekley is also a Vietnam veteran, and joined the Florida National Guard in 1973. His unit is based in Pensacola, Fla., and is scheduled to return later this year.
Kids deserve medals too
June 22, 2009
Capt. Derwin Allen acknowledges his nine-year-old son Colby after placing the Yellow Ribbon Program's hero medal around his neck during a ceremony in Colby's fourth-grade class at Lone Tree Elementary School on June 2, 2009. The hero medal acknowledges the sons and daughters of deployed parents. Colby's father was deployed to Afghanistan for nine months and he did not see him for a year.
Wives and mothers of fallen Illinois Guard Soldiers enjoy a day of pampering
June 12, 2009
Lisa Otto of Oregon, Ill., mother of fallen hero Spc. Norman Cain, was treated to her first manicure yesterday at Dana Spa in Chicago as part of the USO of Illinois Diva for a Day. Otto and other Illinois Army National Guard mothers and wives were pampered with manicures, pedicures, facials and massages. Cain, who was assigned to 1st Battalion 178th Infantry in Woodstock, Ill., was killed in action in Afghanistan March 15.
Army identifies primary crisis intervention resources
June 4, 2009
City in Oklahoma appoints ambassador to military families
June 3, 2009
The city commission of Enid, Okla., has appointed Teresa Vance as the city's official ambassador to military families. Vance was born into an Army family and married a career naval officer.
Illinois agencies help prepare for returning Soldiers
May 20, 2009
'Her War' podcast aims to help military wives
May 20, 2009
ANG bands build 'bonds of friendship' through music
May 20, 2009
Airman 1st Class Johanna Brooks, Air National Guard - Band of the Northwest member, sings a pop song as part of their concert practice following a full day of pre-deployment training at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., April 17. Two other bands participated in the training which readies 30 ANG band members to deploy overseas to aid a strained active duty band element this summer.
Highlander Infantry Soldiers promote good fun
May 20, 2009
Capt. David N. Redmond, of Everett, Wash., with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, leads the Highlander pack at the start of the 5K run during the Highlander games at Joint Base Balad, Iraq April 30.
KFOR removes barriers in Kosovo
May 20, 2009
Soldiers with the Alpha Company Aztecs, 79th BSTB, Task Force Nightstalkers, and with Liaison Monitoring Team One Task Force LMT move sandbags from a Hercules Engineering Solutions Consortium (HESCO) barrier during a mission to beautify the Kamenica Cultural Center in Kamenica/Kamenice, Kosovo.
Biden announces expansion of Pentagon housing program
May 19, 2009
New manpower chief vows to strengthen Army family
May 19, 2009
Retired Col. Thomas Lamont was unanimously confirmed May 18 as assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He served more than 25 years with the Illinois National Guard, retiring in 2007 after serving as the staff judge advocate general.
Virginia Guard assists with flood clean up in West Virginia
May 19, 2009
Private Justin Bean of Tazewell adds water to the coolant system of a 5-ton dump truck May 17 in preparation for a convoy movement to West Virginia. The Virginia National Guard's 1033rd Engineer Company based in Cedar Bluff, Va., departed May 18 to assist with debris removal and flood recovery in West Virginia. The unit is scheduled to be on duty for up to 30 days.
New book for children of troops buried in Arlington
May 18, 2009
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife Deborah, center, present commemorative books "For Children of Valor" to U.S. Army Capt. Marissa Alexander and her twin children Avery and Alaya at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 15, 2009.
Air Force leaders chart way forward for service
May 18, 2009
Air Force leaders testify on infrastructure budget
May 18, 2009
McKinley: Peacekeeping one likely Guard mission in era of persistent conflict
May 18, 2009
Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks with the deputy commander for operations, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, Army Maj. Gen. Michael S. Tucker, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2 about Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen serving in Operation Enduring Freedom as well as Guard-initiated programs being employed.
New York MPs train with Marine IED team
May 18, 2009
New York Army National Guard Private 1st Class Jerald Russell from the 206th Military Police Company mans the gunner position during reactions to an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) while training at the New York State Emergency Preparedness Center in Oriskany, N.Y. on May 13. The Army National Guard Soldiers completed their IED training as part of their preparation for mobilization and deployment to Iraq later this summer.
Pennsylvania Guardsmen provide food to Iraqi widows
May 18, 2009
A soldier stands guard as Iraqi women wait to receive food aid from the Iraqi National Police in Taji, Iraq, May 16, 2009. Multinational Division Baghdad civil affairs soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team coordinated with the Iraqi National Police to release 12 pallets of United Nations relief food discovered in a warehouse to Iraqi widows.