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Arizona Guard’s Bushmaster Riders inaugurate rider safety program
January 6, 2011
Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Powers weaves between cones during the Arizona Army National Guard Motorcycle Safety Basic Rider Course at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix, Dec. 11. There are 10 hours of riding instruction to complete the safety course requirement.
In hospital bed ceremony, Kentucky Guardsman gets Purple Heart
January 6, 2011
Kentucky Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Eden was awarded the Purple Heart Nov. 6 after receiving wounds in an IED explosion in Afghanistan on Oct. 30. Eden was presented the award by Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, adjutant general for Kentucky, in a small ceremony at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Eden is a member of the Guard's 2123rd Transportation Company and a police officer for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Police.
Missouri Guard strengthens ties with Panama
January 6, 2011
Senior leaders from the Missouri National Guard visited Panama in early December to help promote the State Partnership Program. From left: Capt. Mike Roberts, the adjutant general’s aide-de-camp; Brig. Gen. John Owen, director of the joint staff; Lt. Col. Rebecca Segovia-Johnson, the Missouri Guard’s director of the State Partnership Program; Command Sgt. Maj. James Schulte, the state command sergeant major; Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Danner, adjutant general for the Missouri Guard; Capt. Juan Valencia, a Missouri Guardsman who was the group’s interpreter, and 1st Lt. Jonathan Holem, a Missouri Guardsman that stationed in Panama as a traditional commander activities coordinator.
National Guard veterinarians learn Afghan capabilities
January 6, 2011
Army Maj. Loren Adams, a New Liberty, Iowa, resident and a veterinarian with the Iowa National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, examines an anthrax slide through a microscope in the Central Veterinary Research and Diagnostics Lab in Kabul City here during a tour Dec. 28. The tour gave a group of Army vets a better understanding of the lab’s capabilities which they will pass on to the Afghan veterinarians they work with, in their respective provinces.
Oregon Guard unit to receive Presidential Unit Citation
January 6, 2011
41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team shoulder sleeve insignia
Pennsylvania Guardmembers partner with Afghan security forces
January 6, 2011
Servicemembers defend the wall after an improvised explosive device detonates on Forward Operating Base Lightning on Dec. 5, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert) (Released)
Study of Minnesota Guardmembers ties problems to post-traumatic stress
January 6, 2011
Army Sgt. Mike Peterson receives hugs and kisses from his wife for the first time since coming home from Iraq at Brooklyn Park Armory in Minnesota on July 17, 2007. Peterson is a Soldier with Alpha Company, 134th Brigade Support Battalion, who was in Iraq with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division. 34th ID Guardmembers participated in a study that suggested some post-deployment challenges arise from post-traumatic stress rather than traumatic brain injury
Air Guard prepares for new medical mission
January 5, 2011
Air Force Master Sgt. Theresa Sheheen (left) and Air Force Capt. Michelle Mulberry tend to a litter patient on an aeromedical evacuation mission June 22, 2007, from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Sheheen is a 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight medical technician and Captain Mulberry is a 455th EAEF flight nurse. They both were deployed from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Cheyenne, Wyo.
Alaska Guardmembers recognize veterans with final honor
January 5, 2011
Members of the Alaska National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team fold the American flag during a ceremony honoring Alaska Territorial Guardmembers who never received military funeral honors. The Guardmembers travelled to Akiachak to present the flag to family members and honor those who served their state and country.
Final weeks to nominate for 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
January 5, 2011
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve logo.
Nevada Guardmembers benefit from New Year’s mission
January 5, 2011
Army Spc. Jesus Garcia Salazar and Army Pfc. Josh King, both with the 72nd Military Police Company, stand guard at McCarran International Airport for the ninth annual Vigilant Sentinel exercise here, Dec. 31, 2010. Nevada National Guardmembers supported Las Vegas Metro Police by providing extra security for the holiday.
Nevada Army National Guard supports New Year’s Eve security effort in Las Vegas
January 5, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Jason Steele and Army Pvt. Chelsea Neil, 72nd Military Police Company, patrol the baggage claim area at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas during the annual Vigilant Sentinel exercise. This is the ninth year Nevada Guardsmembers have trained with civilian authorities during the New Year's holiday.
Institute fosters community support of military
January 4, 2011
Indiana State Flag
Wisconsin Guard Agribusiness Team eyes year of growth
January 4, 2011
Sgt. Jason Stevens, a horticulturist with the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division Agribusiness Development Team, gathers a soil sample from a field alongside the main road in Marawara, Afghanistan, on Nov. 23, 2009. The ADT stopped in Marawara to meet with local farmers about their crop output and farming in the area, as well as to gather soil samples to learn how crop production might be increased in the area.
New Year, new medical mission for Air National Guard
January 4, 2011
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Senior Wisconsin Guard leaders visit deployed troops
January 4, 2011
Wisconsin National Guard
Facilities transfer marks continued progress
January 3, 2011
Army Lt. Col. Nicole Balliet, Contingency Operating Base Adder garrison commander with the 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), met with Brig. Gen. Hakeem Aboud, commander of Ali Air Base, and Mr. Hassan Hammoudeh, Government of Iraq commander of logistics, to sign documents and to turn over several facilities to the GoI Dec. 23 at COB Adder, Iraq.
Napolitano visits Afghanistan, focuses on border security
January 3, 2011
Janet Napolitano, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, tells the 131st National Guard Association National Conference meeting in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 13, 2009, that the National Guard is essential to homeland security.
National Guardmember steps into war zone a second time
January 3, 2011
Iowa National Guardsmen Army Spc. Renata Hadzic works on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected combat vehicle during her deployment to Iraq. Hadzic lived in the war-torn country of Bosnia until she moved to Idaho.
Oklahoma Army National Guard expands resiliency training
January 3, 2011
Oklahoma State Flag.