var captions = new Array();


//ARRAY FOR TODAY IN GUARD HISTORY
var TGH_description = new Array();
var TGH_image = new Array();


//NO EVENT TEMPLATE
//TGH_description[4] = "<strong>Research in Progress</strong><br/> Come back tomorrow for more \"Today in Guard History\" facts or visit the <a href=\"/news/todayinhistory/\">\"Today in Guard History\" webpage</a>. <br /> <br /><a href=\"mailto:webmaster@ngb.ang.af.mil?Subject=Historian\">Contact the Historian</a> if you have a suggestion for a submission.";
//TGH_image[4] = "/Images1/today/spacer";


//MONDAY 2/27
TGH_description[1] = "<strong>1712</strong><br/>Bath Town, NC - Colonel John Barnwell of South Carolina, commanding a combined force of white militia from North and South Carolina along with about 120 friendly Indians, moves his army to attack Hancock's Fort, main settlement of the hostile Tuscarora Indians... &raquo; <a href=\"/news/todayinhistory/february.aspx#2_27\">read more</a>";
TGH_image[1] = "/Images1/today/0227";

//TUESDAY 2/28
TGH_description[2] = "<strong>1951</strong><br/>Inchon, South Korea - Idaho's 116th Combat Engineer Battalion arrives in-country... &raquo; <a href=\"/news/todayinhistory/february.aspx#2_28\">read more</a>";
TGH_image[2] = "/Images1/today/0228";

//WEDNESDAY 2/22
TGH_description[3] = "<strong>1732</strong><br/>Pope's Creek Plantation, Virginia - George Washington is born here today. Known for commanding the Continental Army during the Revolution and for being the first President of the United States, he is often referred to as the \"father of his country\".... &raquo; <a href=\"/news/todayinhistory/february.aspx#2_22\">read more</a>";
TGH_image[3] = "/Images1/today/0222";

//THURSDAY 2/23
TGH_description[4] = "<strong>1944</strong><br/>Middle Wallop, England - In preparation for the D-Day landings to take place in June, the photo-reconnaissance aircraft of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group begins daily over flight missions along a 160-mile strip of French coastline... &raquo; <a href=\"/news/todayinhistory/february.aspx#2_23\">read more</a>";
TGH_image[4] = "/Images1/today/0223";

//FRIDAY 2/24
TGH_description[5] = "<strong>1941</strong><br/>Brainard Field, Hartford, CT - The 118th Observation Squadron enters active duty for World War II service. At first flying antisubmarine patrols along the Atlantic coast, in December 1943 it is transferred via India to China... &raquo; <a href=\"/news/todayinhistory/february.aspx#2_24\">read more</a>";
TGH_image[5] = "/Images1/today/0224";

//SATURDAY 2/25	
TGH_description[6] = "<strong>1779</strong><br/>Vincennes, IN - Virginia militia Colonel George Rogers Clark, commanding a force of backwoodsmen captures this post from the British... &raquo; <a href=\"/news/todayinhistory/february.aspx#2_25\">read more</a>";
TGH_image[6] = "/Images1/today/0225";

//SUNDAY 2/26
TGH_description[0] = "<strong>1943</strong><br/>Spean Bridge, Scotland - Army public relations officers accompany press photographers and reporters on a visit to the British Commando Depot at Camp Achnacarry... &raquo; <a href=\"/news/todayinhistory/february.aspx#2_26\">read more</a>";
TGH_image[0] = "/Images1/today/0226";

// DATES AND COUNTERS
var d = new Date();
var dCntr = d.getDay();
if (dCntr == 0) {
	var dCntr = 7;
}10