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Texas Guard hosts multinational combat arms exercise
March 28, 2011
Two Texas Army National Guard Uh-60 Black hawks conduct training missions during a Red Flag exercise March 2-6, 2011. The Black hawks were preparing to insert the Czech/US Multi-National Assault Force near the enemy village, amid heavy surface to air fire.
Air Guard diminishing the ‘human factor’ one Airman at a time
March 28, 2011
Air Force Staff Sgt. Ramey Hubbard completes an inspection after making fuel leak repairs on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. Aircraft maintainers like Hubbard are embracing Maintenance Resource Management at an increasing rate to reduce the human factor in preventable mishaps. Under MRM, all risks are assessed before an Airman picks up his tools and any maintainer, regardless of rank, can halt operations if a danger is perceived.
Colorado Guardmembers, Reservists rescue civilians from wrecked, burning car
March 28, 2011
Remains of a green sedan following a fiery, one-car crash on Airport Road in Aurora, Colo., March 6, 2011. Seven Soldiers and Airmen rescued two victims from the burning car. The group was composed of Colorado National Guardmembers and Army Reservists who were on their way to drill that morning.
Guard part of Total-Force team supporting Operation Tomodachi
March 28, 2011
Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Lee talks with the rest of the crew before unloading a pallet of water March 26, 2011, at Sendai Airport, Japan. The water that was airlifted to Sendai Airport is part of the more than 1.5 million pounds of water being moved from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Northern Japan, in support of Operation Tomodachi. Lee is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron.
Study: Suicide prevention programs work
March 28, 2011
Department of Defense Seal
Defense Department asks spouses to share employment ups, downs
March 25, 2011
Department of Defense seal
Cannabis substitute 'Spice' now illegal
March 25, 2011
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Defense Department asks spouses to share employment ups, downs
March 25, 2011
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Guardmembers, community give Afghan infant new chance at life
March 25, 2011
Army Capt. Regan Norgaard, 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota National Guard, listens to Asma's heart on Jan. 2, 2011, at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan as Mr. Jim O'Neil looks on. Norgaard was able to assess her condition before being able to fly to America to receive a life-saving heart surgery.
Young Afghan pros help Iowa ADT enhance agricultural efforts
March 24, 2011
Abdul Wali and Said Obaidullah, Afghan agricultural professionals who are part of the internship program initiated by the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, talk about an upcoming field day March 19, 2011, with Army 1st Lt. Scott Shirk, ADT project manager for the Chowkay District, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Don Kuehl, ADT project manager for the Sarkani District
Hard fought 11th place finish puts Dale Jr. in nine place position for points race
March 24, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, is pictured sitting in the driver’s seat during a pit stop at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., March 20, 2011. Dale Jr. finished the day with an 11th place finish, moving him into ninth place in the points race.
Iowa National Guard leadership visits Red Bulls downrange
March 24, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Tim E. Orr, right, adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard, talks with Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Pries, left, an engineer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, and Army Staff Sgt. Scott Murray Jr., center, a squad leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, March 22, 2011, during his visit to Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan.
McKinley: State Partnership Program National Guard crown jewel
March 24, 2011
Botswana Defence Force Brig. Gen. George Tlhalerwa fires a squad automatic weapon as Army Col. Jeffery Brotherton, North Carolina National Guard, observes, Aug. 17, 2009, at the Camp Butner National Guard Training Center in North Carolina. The event, a State Partnership Program initiative, gave a delegation of officers and civilians from Botswana an opportunity to see U.S. training facilities and weapons ranges.
Guardmember remembered as strong family man, great Soldier
March 24, 2011
Master Sgt. William Scott Pitts.
Website links unemployed vets, spouses to jobs
March 23, 2011
A user-friendly Web portal makes it easier for veterans - including Reserve component members, their families and wounded warriors - to land jobs with civilian employers who value their military experience.
Romanian Air Force officers visit Alabama Guard unit
March 23, 2011
Romanian Air Force officers look over an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet at the Alabama National Guard's 187th Fighter Wing during a recent visit as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.
Alaska Guardmembers deploy in support of Mongolian Expeditionary Forces
March 23, 2011
Alaska Army National Guard Master Sgt. Eric Schlemme and Mongolian Armed Forces Senior Sergeant Battulga Baatar discuss tactics and techniques used by the Mongolian Expeditionary Force executing a traffic control point training lane at Five Hills Training Area in Mongolia during Khaan Quest 2009. Schlemme also deployed with the MEF to Afghanistan as an embedded U.S. liaison.
Nation’s busiest air sovereignty alert unit, D.C. Guard’s 113th Wing, earns award
March 23, 2011
The 113th Fighter Squad, District of Columbia Air National Guard aircraft number 509 proudly shows off the unit's latest tail flash. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gareth Buckland/Released)
National Guard recognizes Border Patrol chief
March 23, 2011
Border Patrol agents observe Arizona National Guard Soldiers training for Operation Copper Cactus at an undisclosed location in Arizona on Aug. 25, 2010. Operation Copper Condor is the Arizona National Guard's contribution to the up to 1,200 National Guard troops being deployed to support the Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the four Southwest border states.
Now it’s 63: National Guard State Partnership Program pairs Iowa, Kosovo
March 23, 2011
Army 1st Lt. Aaron Rosheim, a helicopter pilot with the Iowa National Guard's C Company, 2-147th Aviation Battalion, explains an essay assignment to a group of students at the Youth Center in Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo, Aug. 3, 2010. Rosheim wass among a group of MNBG-E Soldiers, who visited the youth center twice a week to prepare a group of students to take an English language test. Rosheim was deployed as a part of MNBG-E in support of the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.