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Defense Department Offers Tax Preparation Help
February 9, 2009
Virginia Guard aviators train under water with U.S. Navy
February 9, 2009
Soldiers enter the water while strapped in to the seats of the Modular Egress Training System. Once under water, the Soldiers unstrapped their seatbelts and safely swam to the surface.
Florida alert detachment honored for inspection success
February 9, 2009
Tech. Sgt. Aaron Hartley of the Florida Air National Guard's Det. 1, 125th Fighter Wing, guides an F-15 Eagle Fighter Wing on the flightline at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 5, 2009.
Alabama Guard joins forces with Healthy Marriage Initiative
February 6, 2009
Alabama Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Abner C. Blalock, addresses attendees of the 2009 Regional Healthy Marriages, Healthy Families, and Responsible Fatherhood Conference about the importance of knowing what resources are available to military families and how to obtain those resources.
Stryker brigade first Guard unit to get non-lethal sets
February 6, 2009
Members of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, practice laying out spike strips during non-lethal capability set training at Fort Dix, N.J.
NCO corps 'heart and soul' of Army Guard
February 6, 2009
Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. John Gipe visits National Guard troops at an entry control point to the International Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2008. "The National Guard is playing a vital role," Gipe said. "The Soldiers are doing a great job."
California Guard adds water trucks to firefighting inventory
February 5, 2009
Pfc. Ryan Rovito and his crew from the 233rd Engineer Fire Fighting Team take pride in detailing the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) based Water Tenders (HEWATT) in preparation for the California National Guard press conference highlighting the newly acquired enhanced firefighting capabilities, January 30, 2009.
Kentucky Guard delivers record number of meals, water
February 5, 2009
Soldiers of the 307th Component Repair Company take cases of MREs from a C-23 Sherpa aircraft and load them on a 2.5 ton truck for transport to the distribution facility at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky. on February 2, 2009.
Cold weather won't stop the training
February 5, 2009
Sgt. Gordon Gilliam warms up next to a barrel fire while training at Camp Atterbury, Ind., for an upcoming deployment to Iraq. Gilliam is an armament repair sergeant from Lineville, Ala., in the 158th Support Maintenance Company, Alabama National Guard.
Guard leaders discuss successes, challenges with ROA
February 4, 2009
Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Carpenter, special assistant to the director of the Army National Guard, talks about the effectiveness of the Guard's Agriculture Development Teams in Afghanistan at the reserve component chief's panel discussion at the Reserve Officers Association's Annual Mid-winter Conference and Reserve Component Expo Feb. 3 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. He's flanked by Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. (left) of the Air National Guard.; and Maj. Gen. Kelly K. McKeague (right), chief of staff at the National Guard Bureau.
Illinois Guardsman tapped for VA post
February 4, 2009
Tammy Duckworth, Illinois director of Veterans Affairs, speaks to community members before her presentation recognizing Disabilities Awareness Month in the Casablanca Room on Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, Oct. 16.
Idaho Guard supports Special Olympics
February 4, 2009
Army Guard Staff Sgt. Laura Schmitt, assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters in Idaho, loads snowshoe equipment at the Sun Valley Nordic Center during the Special Olympics Invitational Games held last February. The event helped all organizations involved plan for this year's big event.
Air Guard, Coast Guard train and save together
February 4, 2009
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91105 descend from a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., onto the Coast Guard cutter Tern in the San Francisco Bay Jan. 28, 2009. Crewmembers conducted vertical insertion training, which is a fast-paced technique used to effectively deploy law enforcement teams to a high-risk situation. Shortly after the training was completed, the 129th RQW and Coast Guard crews rescued a downed pilot near Pillar Point, Calif.
Idaho Guard rescues two boys with new hoist
February 3, 2009
Soldiers of Company A 1-168th Aviation perform hoist training on a UH-60 Blackhawk at Gowen Field on September 16, 2008. The hoist was recently installed on the UH-60 and will be used during emergency rescues for the units state mission.
Illinois Guard unit donates surplus food to shelter
February 3, 2009
Spc. Tameka Gray, Capt. Bradley Roach, Staff Sgt. Ashley Laws and Chief Warrant Officer (2) Michael Decker help two Holy Angels helpers unpack the surplus food that they delivered to the Holy Angel Homeless Shelter. Soldiers of the 1344th Transportation Company based in East St. Louis will deliver food to different shelters throughout their community after each drill.
'Nearly perfect' deployment pays off for Florida unit in Iraq, commander says
February 3, 2009
SPC Belinda Arblaster (C/146th) performs Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) on a Lightweight High Gain X-Band (LHGXA) Satellite Antenna supporting a Phoenix Satellite System at Victory Base Camp.
Washington youth academy convenes inaugural class
February 3, 2009
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, Rep. Norm Dicks, Maj. Gen. Timothy Lowenberg, First Gentleman Mike Gregoire, and Mr. Steve Hyer officially break ground for the Washington Youth Academy building on Jan. 10, 2009.
New Air Guard director promoted in Pentagon ceremony
February 2, 2009
Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, center, is pinned by Gens. Norton A. Schwartz, left, Air Force chief of staff, and Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Wyatt was recently named the director of the Air National Guard, and previously served as the adjutant general of the Oklahoma National Guard.
GI Bill has new eligibility, benefits for Guard
February 2, 2009
WI brigade completes training, prepares to deploy in late February
February 2, 2009
Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team dismount from their vehicle during a convoy training exercise at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Florida. The 32nd is conducting training in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Iraq.