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Louisiana Soldiers provide medical training to Iraqi army
May 18, 2009
Louisiana Army National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Adam Sanchez of Pineville, La., has a member of the 11th Iraqi Army Engineer Regiment apply an improvised tourniquet during first aid training on May 13. Combat medics from the 225th Engineer Brigade of Pineville, La., taught members of the 11th Iraqi Army Engineer Regiment life-saving skills to include basic first aid, litter carry procedures, dressing a wound and how to apply a tourniquet.
Guard 'T-bird' pilot wheels enthusiasm at nation's capital
May 15, 2009
Air Force Lt. Col. Derek Routt, "Thunderbird No. 7," looks across the flight line on Andrews Air Force Base, Md., May 14, before an upcoming air show. Routt is a Nevada Air National Guard member in his first season as Operations Officer for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds."
Nominee vows to strengthen homeland defense
May 14, 2009
Guardsman saves two lives in a moment's notice
May 14, 2009
Louisiana National Guard engineer, Pfc. Jeremy Easley, rescued two people May 13 after their glider crashed in Franklinton, La.
Summer camps offered for Guard kids
May 13, 2009
A Soldier watches a member of Blue Platoon conquer a rappel tower during the Indiana National Guard Youth Camp at Camp Atterbury, Ind. The camp is designed to give military children a chance to spend a week in their parent's shoes while learning about the importance of team-building and peer support.
PDHRA assists Guardsmen in redeployment
May 13, 2009
Hand-off between 10th Mountain, Red Bulls ... again
May 13, 2009
This is actually the second time in a century that the hand-off of battle has occurred between the 10th Mountain Division and the 34th Infantry Division. The 10th Mountain Division is transferring command of Multi-national Division-South to the Red Bulls later this month.
Colorado celebrates Band Soldier of the Year
May 13, 2009
Colorado Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Nathanial Johnson is congratulated on his selecation as the Army Band Junior NCO of the Year for Reserve Components at a ceremony in Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 22.
California Air Guard pilot graduates with top honors
May 13, 2009
Second Lieutenant Cory Sambol recently completed his Undergraduate Pilot Training, earning five of six awards presented to his class: the Academic Excellence Award, the Flying Excellence Award, the Distinguished Graduate, the Top Formation Pilot and the Wing Commander's Trophy.
Commander highlights progress north of Baghdad
May 13, 2009
Col. Marc Ferraro (center), commander of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Linda Specht (right) leader of the embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team working with the 56th SBCT, and Capt. Cory Angell (left), 56th SBCT public affairs officer, listen to a question from an Iraqi journalist during a press conference May 12 in the International Zone, Baghdad.
Air Guard helicopter responds in self-defense
May 12, 2009
MacArthur awards go to Guard company-grade leaders
May 12, 2009
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. presents the MacArthur Award to Capt. Cliff A. Morales from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard during a Pentagon ceremony Friday as the MacArthur Foundation's Henry Harris III observes the presentation.
A New Kind of "Boss Lift"
May 12, 2009
The 2009 U.S. Army Soldier Show commences this month with their national tour, and members of the Guard and Reserve are encouraged to attend the show and bring their civilian employer.
Montana Guardsman 'mothers' unit in Iraq
May 12, 2009
Army Sgt. Anne M. Mitchell misses her children in Montana while she's deployed in Iraq, but those her serve with her say she brings her mothering instincts to their unit, the 143rd Military Police Detachment, Baghdad, 2009.
New York Air Guard conducts 100th shuttle mission
May 12, 2009
Col. Michael Canders, commander of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, based at Westhampton Beach, explains how NASA astronauts would bail out of the Atlantis Space Shuttle (background) if a parachute descent to safety was required, known as a Mode 8 Emergency Egress. On May 11, 2009, the 106th Rescue Wing participated in its 100th mission in support of NASA's Space Shuttle launch program at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Three states respond to spring floods
May 12, 2009
Breathitt County, Ky. resident Jeffrey Johnson (left) surveys the remains of his mobile home with Army Spec. Deborah Holbrook, Det. 1, 207th Engineer Co., following flash flooding that swept through Jackson, Ky, on Saturday, May 9, 2009.
Sexual assault prevention videos available from DoD
May 11, 2009
New MAFFS system prepares for fire season
May 11, 2009
Guardsman sets up Camp Ramadi education center
May 11, 2009
Army Spc. Ryan Severson from Headquarters Company, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, spends his off time working at the Camp Ramadi testing and education center. Severson and some of his friends and co-workers created the testing center after he discovered how few education resources were available on Camp Ramadi, Iraq.
266th MP Company makes a difference in Iraq
May 11, 2009
Staff Sgt. Michelle Smith of Henrico, Va., watches to make sure that the training being taught is well received after every demonstration. Members of the 266th assisted Al Hartha police officers by conducting weapons training and movement techniques.