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Two Missouri Air National Guard members save lives in two separate incidents
June 6, 2012
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Army National Guard duo set to test limits of human potential
June 6, 2012
Sgt. 1st Class Sterling Deck and Army Maj. Cary Gilman, both from the National Guard Bureau Office of the Inspector General, navigate a shallow stream while carrying heavy logs on their shoulders Apr. 6, 2012 in Arlington Va. Deck and Gilman were training for the Spartan Death Race, a 48 hour endurance race scheduled for June 15 in Pittsfield, Vt. Their training session also included sprinting up and down hill while carrying heavy packs and tires, simulating wood chopping with a sledgehammer and tire and performing other exercises in timed circuits.
Kosovo: Army National Guard Soldiers clear roadblock in northern city of Rudare, open greater freedom of movement for those in the area
June 6, 2012
U.S. Soldiers with the Georgia Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment work with other Kosovo Force soldiers to remove a roadblock on the outskirts of Rudare, Kosovo, opening up greater freedom of movement for those in the area June 1, 2012.
Army Guard unit among first Army-wide to receive updated battle tank
June 6, 2012
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Honduras: Missouri Guard member embodies National Guard spirit in Honduras
June 5, 2012
Missouri Army National Guard Sgt. Devlin Hutchins works on his computer serving as the S-3 operations noncommissioned officer during his two-week annual training mission in support of Beyond the Horizon 2012. Hutchins is a noncommissioned officer with the 1140th Engineer Battalion of the Missouri National Guard. U.S. Army South, in partnership with Honduras, is conducting various medical and civic action programs, providing focused humanitarian assistance
National Guard Bureau Homeland Security Institute hosts executive seminar at Harvard University
June 5, 2012
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, answers a question as Army Brig. Gen. Julie Bentz, director of strategic capabilities policy, National Security Council, listens during a panel discussion on the military's role in disaster response at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government recently. The panel was the conclusion of the second annual General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar at Harvard University. Fifty professionals throughout the country from the rank of colonel to major general and Defense Department civilians attended the course designed to provide a broad understanding of federal and state emergencies, crisis decision making and multi-agency collaboration.
Vermont National Guard members help wounded bicyclist on way home from serving as Honor Guard
June 5, 2012
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Afghanistan: Joint units make for unique differences, solutions
June 4, 2012
Army Sgt. Maj. Ronald Morse, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, and Army Master Sgt. Doten James, Agriculture Development Team, discuss potential areas for a future project May 16, 2012 in northern Qalat, Afghanistan.
New York Air National Guard Wing trains MQ-9 pilots and sensor operators for entire Air Force
June 4, 2012
A student pilot and sensor operator, man the controls of a MQ-9 Reaper in a ground-based cockpit during a training mission flown from Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York. The 174th Fighter Wing is the only Air National Guard unit in the country to operate a MQ-9 Formal Training Unit to train aircrews from the active duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
Vermont Air National Guard tests flight line equipment to make a greener Air Force
June 4, 2012
Air Force Senior Airman Sean Gilbert of the Vermont National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron, performs a cockpit inspection February 2011.
Site gives National Guard, Reserve Soldiers easier access to legal assistance
June 1, 2012
Assisted by Army Master Sgt. Denise Underwood from the 81st Regional Support Command, Army Sgt. Amanda Lockwood-Engel goes through the JAGCNet website, May 24, 2012, in order to determine whether or not she needs any assistance from the Staff Judge Advocate office. The website now has a function specifically for Army Reserve Soldiers and is accessible to all Army component service members.
Two officers reunite eight years after meeting at Officer Basic Course
June 1, 2012
Honduran Capt. Sergio Israel Ballesteros (left), a member of the 1st Engineer Battalion, and Army Capt. Juan Valencia, a battle captain for Beyond the Horizon 2012 Honduras, and a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1140th Engineer Battalion, 35th Engineer Brigade, work together after meeting each other eight years ago at the U.S. Army Engineer Officer Basic Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Minnesota National Guard Soldiers train with partners in Croatia
May 31, 2012
Soldiers from the Minnesota Army National Guard's 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment train with members of the Croatian army in Knin, Croatia, May 16, 2012 during Guardex 12.
California Air Guard Airmen break language barrier during rescue mission
May 31, 2012
An HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing hovers over a Chinese fishing vessel, the Fu Yuan Yu #871, March 12, 2012. Guardian Angel pararescuemen from the 129th rescued two fishermen who were severely burned during an onboard diesel fire approximately 700 miles off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico.
Kentucky National Guard's CERFP shatters records during evaluation
May 31, 2012
Army Lt. Col. Dan A. Manning, a physician's assistant with the Kentucky National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear High-Yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package training and a mission certification at Muscatatack Urban Training Center, Butlerville, Ind., May 23, 2012. During the certification, evaluators said members of the Kentucky CERFP surpassed many previously-held training records and is among the best CERFP's in the country.
Kosovo: Wisconsin Guard members get close-combat training
May 31, 2012
Soldiers assigned to Multinational Battle Group East participate in the basic combatives course at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo May 11, 2012. The course, which began May 7 and was part of Modern Army Combatives, is the entry level program to prepare Soldiers to defeat the enemy in hand-to-hand combat.
VA, EPA Program Connects Disabled Vets with Jobs
May 30, 2012
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Afghanistan: New Mexico Army National Guard MEDEVAC crew puts service before self to rescue wounded Marine
May 30, 2012
Soldiers from C Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, land in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a training flight on Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan. Soldiers from the unit recently transported a critically wounded Marine who had live rocket propelled grenade round embedded in his leg. Without the quick thinking of the air crew, the Marine would not have survived.
Afghanistan: Caring for the warrior's soul, Air Guard chaplain reflects on experiences at Bagram Airfield
May 30, 2012
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Bohlman, chaplain with the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, meets with and prays with a severely injured Afghan girl at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, May 26, 2012. Bohlman works the night shift at the hospital and routinely visits patients, American and Afghan, throughout the night helping them to cope with their circumstances. The hospital here employs 528 joint medical staff.
Afghanistan: Louisiana National Guard transportation company braves one of Afghanistan's deadliest roads under cover of darkness
May 29, 2012
A convoy led by the Louisiana National Guard's 1086th Transportation Company, Task Force Muleskinner, makes its way through Kabul May 23, 2012. The unit was completing a 400-mile convoy from Bagram Air Field to Forward Operating Base Warrior and back as security for more than a dozen Afghan-owned cargo trucks, taking one of Afghanistan's most dangerous roads - Highway 1.