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Oregon Guard sends off first group from 41st brigade
May 5, 2009
Col. Dan Hokanson, commander of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, prepares for his unit's mobilization ceremony at the Portland Coliseum in Portland, Ore., May 2. Nearly 2,700 soldiers will mobilize in communities throughout Oregon, giving residents of Bend, Medford, Eugene and Portland, a chance to send off Oregon's soldiers in what is the largest deployment of Oregonians since WWII.
Kentucky Guard supports historic Derby run
May 5, 2009
Soldiers and airmen of the Ky. National Guard practice for their duties as the Winner's Circle security contingent at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Oaks and Derby horse races on Friday and Saturday, May 1-2, 2009.
Construction begins on $14.56 million pararescue facility
May 5, 2009
Michael Jacobs, chairman of the Board of the Friends of the 106th, Col. Michael F. Canders of the 106th Rescue Wing, Congressman Timothy Bishop, New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele, Maj. John D. McElroy of the 103rd Rescue Squadron, and Keith Wood, supervisor for Racanelli Construction, break ground for a new building to house the 103rd Rescue Squadron at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., on May 2, 2009.
Air Force, Navy combine for air combat skills training
May 5, 2009
Aircraft maintenance airmen from the Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wis. worked along side their naval counterparts from the Strike Fighter Squadron 2 (VFA-2), Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. Staff Sgt. David Bizefski, an F-16C Fighting Falcon crew chief from the 115th FW, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Sammy Holmes, aviation administration from VFA-2, share experiences during a two-week air-to-air combat skills training mission at NAS Key West, Fla.
Holocaust survivor tells her story
May 5, 2009
Elzbieta Strassburger recounts her experiences as a child in Poland during the years of the Holocaust during a presentation at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Thursday, April 30, 2009. Strassburger, born in 1938 in Poland, spent several years living with her mother under an assumed name before finally being reunited with her father in Italy after the war. The family emigrated to the United States where they settled with an aunt, the only other family member to survive. Strassburger, who went on to earn a master's degree in social work and work with troubled children, volunteers at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., where she speaks about her experiences as a child.
Guard assists elderly couple on 'Rebuilding Day'
May 4, 2009
National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and civilians from the National Capital Region repair a home in Nanjemoy, Md., April 25 during a Christmas in April volunteer project that assisted an elderly couple on National Rebuilding Day. It was the 15th year that Guardmembers volunteered in the event, which takes place annually on the last Saturday in April.
Maryland cavalry unit goes 'long range'
May 4, 2009
Soldiers of Troop C, 1st Squadron, 158th Cavalry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, stand at ease during a ceremony unifying and repurposing the troop. Soldiers of the unit will now add Long Range Surveillance duties to their reconnaissance specialties, which include combat diving, high-altitude, low-opening parachuting, and Airborne capabilities to support the 58th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade.
Guard Initial Entry Training liaisons can make a difference
May 1, 2009
Mississippi Air National Guard receives first MC-12 aircraft
April 30, 2009
Mississippi's 186th Air Refueling Wing welcomed the arrival of the first MC-12W yesterday at Key Field, Meridian, Miss., April 27. The arrival of the aircraft is part of an agreement between the Air Force and Air National Guard to establish a temporary MC-12 mission qualification training detachment. The MC-12 is the Air Force's newest intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform.
Guard's 7th Civil Support Team aces external evaluation, earns validation
April 30, 2009
Air Guard chief selected as NORTHCOM advisor
April 30, 2009
Construction at Army, Air readiness centers on track
April 27, 2009
Construction workers pour cement and attach exterior glass on an addition to the Air National Guard Readiness Center April 16 during a warm spring day. The multi-million dollar expansion project is about 40 percent complete and it will provide office space for the nearly 1,400 Air Guard members that will work there by 2011.
From field to nuptials during training at Guard site
April 24, 2009
Maj. Mark Woodsmall and his new bride, Beth, greet their wedding guests for the first time as husband and wife. The couple was married early April in the chapel at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind. Woodsmall was attending weekend training with the 38th Infantry Division's Special Troops Battalion in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan.
"Passport" program helps Soldiers, families re-unite
April 24, 2009
Wyatt discusses ASA mission with Congress
April 24, 2009
Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt, director of the Air National Guard, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Wes Chadwick, an avionics technician with the 115th Fighter Wing, Wis., at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington April 22 in a congressional hearing on the state of the nation's Air Sovereignty Alert (ASA) operations. The Air Guard operates 16 of the 18 ASA sites located across the United States to protect the nation's airspace.
Army, Marine Corps juggle high demands for ground forces
April 24, 2009
Federally employed Guardsmen eligible for extra pay
April 24, 2009
Illinois Guard leads task force training for Afghan army, police
April 24, 2009
Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, walks with Brig. Gen Steven P. Huber, commander of Task Force Phoenix VIII, during a recent visit to Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan. McKinley was visiting the National Guard Troops assigned to Camp Phoenix in March.
National Guard responds to Myrtle Beach wildfires
April 24, 2009
North Carolina Army National Guard SGT Joseph Elmorel, a crew chief, looks out of a UH-60 Blackhawk while the aircraft drops water using a "Bambi Bucket" onto fires nearby Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Four UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters and crews from the North Carolina Army National Guard's Company C, 1st Aviation Assault Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment based in Salisbury, N.C. have been deployed to help extinguish the wildfires.
New 'Operation Purple' program provides family retreats
April 23, 2009