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The making of an A-10C pilot: Graduation
September 14, 2010
1st Lt. Dan Griffin, a pilot with the 175th Wing of the Maryland Air National Guard, checks his aircraft on the flight line here before taking off for his final training sortie Aug. 13, 2010. It was the last milestone in his 27-week A-10C Pilot Initial Qualification Course.
Guardsmen exchange medical techniques with Congolese counterparts
September 14, 2010
Spc. Ricky Smith of the North Dakota National Guard teaches members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo how to evaluate a casualty. Smith, a member of the 814th Army Medical Support Company, Detachment 1, based in Grand Forks N.D., is in Congo as part of MEDFLAG 10 a joint military training exercise between the U.S. military and FARDC soldiers to enhance emergency response capabilities in the region.
Music, culture converge as Utah Band performs in Morocco
September 14, 2010
The Utah National Guard's 23rd Army Band performed in Kenitra, Morocco, the historic landing site of U.S. forces in World War II, July 3, 2010. Commanded by Chief Warrant Officer Denny Saunders, the band performed in these various musical teams: The Ceremonial 23rd Army Band, the Rock Band called "Article 15," the Jazz Combo, the brass quintet called "Five-star Brass" and other ensembles. The Utah National Guard joined with Morocco through the National Guard's State Partnership Program more than seven years ago. Since 2004, more than 75 events have been conducted between the Utah National Guard and the Moroccan military.
Slovenia hosts exchange training with Colorado Guard
September 14, 2010
Soldiers from Slovenian Army Special Operations and the Colorado Army National Guard's 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), practice explosive breaching techniques during a three-week Joint Combined Exchange Training exercise in Slovenia in June. Explosive breaching allows Soldiers to rapidly enter a building and disorient its occupants. This maintains surprise and momentum for friendly forces and usually results in decreased casualties on both sides.
U.S. attorney general sends off Vermont troops
September 14, 2010
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, left, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, the adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, right, participated in a deployment ceremony for about 66 members of Company C, 3-126th Aviation of the Vermont Army National Guard. The unit will deploy to Iraq later this year.
Guardsmen, Kosovo youth remember 9/11
September 13, 2010
Soldiers from Task Force Aviation, Multinational Battle Group East, pose with local teenagers after a memorial service in downtown Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo, Sept. 11, 2010. The National Guard Soldiers are part of an outreach program that is designed to teach English to local teenagers. The Soldiers joined their students to hold a memorial service to remember the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Guardsmen, ANP provide aid to Kabul's poorest children
September 13, 2010
Staff Sgt. Joshua Smith, squad leader for Police Mentor Team 7, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery of the Vermont Army National Guard, grabs a bundle of clothing for a child from the Shohadayi Salehin village during a humanitarian aid drop for needy school kids in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods in Kabul, Afghanistan Sept. 6, 2010. The Vermont Guard unit partnered with Afghan National Police to help hand out school supplies and demonstrate a goodwill initiative for the people they are helping to protect.
Rhode Island Guard conducts forensics workshop for Bahamian police, defense forces
September 13, 2010
Rhode Island National Guard workshop facilitators from left to right, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Paul Pion, Capt. Jeff Lessard, Maj. Alan White, Master Sgt. Stephen Chasse and Master Sgt. Mark Larsen, pose for a photo with participants from the Royal Bahamas Police and Defense Forces.
Earnhardt comes up short in Richmond
September 13, 2010
Dale Earnhardt Jr. races the No. 88 National Guard-sponsored NASCAR racecar Sept. 11 at Richmond International Raceway, Va.
Gordon earns spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series
September 13, 2010
Jeff Gordon races the No. 24 National Guard-sponsored Military Intelligence NASCAR racecar Sept. 11, at Richmond International Raceway, Va.
Guard reactivates only airborne battalion
September 13, 2010
Lt. Col. Douglas of O'Connell, commander of 1st Battalion of the 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), talks with Maj. Gen. Jose S. Mayorga, the adjutant general of the Texas National Guard, after the reactivation ceremony of the 1st Battalion of the 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne) at the Texas State Technical College airport in Waco, Texas, Sept. 11, 2010.
Louisiana Air Guard takes communications lead for Task Force Kout Men
September 13, 2010
Members of the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 236th Combat Communications Squadron, Master Sgt. Travis Johnson, Tech. Sgt Jeffery Mace and Master Sgt. Jamie Robertson, install a satellite dish for the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability system. This system provided initial and sustained voice and data services for Task Force Kout Men, including the Morale Welfare and Recreation internet café and phones.
McKinley honors Serbian contributions in two world wars
September 13, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, right, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Wayt, left, the adjutant general of the Ohio National Guard, lay a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala in Serbia on Sept. 11, 2010. "It was especially poignant today, on the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, when our nation was attacked, that I symbolically thank the Serbian military for their support to the United States in World War I and World War II," McKinley said. Serbia and Ohio are paired in the National Guard State Partnership Program.
Guard state partnerships great value for America, university leader says
September 13, 2010
Charles Wise, founding director of the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at the Ohio State University, seen in Karadjordjevo, Serbia, on Sept. 12, 2010, where he is accompanying an Ohio National Guard delegation pursuing National Guard State Partnership Program activities. “I’ve been extremely impressed with the contribution of the National Guard,” he said. “The more I’ve learned about [the SPP] the more I’ve been impressed by not only how effective it is but how cost-effective it is in building relationships with significant countries like Serbia.”
National Guard leaders honor newest Serbian officers
September 13, 2010
Officer cadets from Serbia's Military Academy take part in a graduation ceremony in front of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 11, 2010, attended by Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Wayt, the adjutant general of the Ohio National Guard and other Guard leaders. Serbia is Ohio's partner in the 62-nation National Guard State Partnership Program.
New York Guard leaves for South African air show
September 13, 2010
Sgt. Kevin Ressler steadies the tail of an OH-58 Kiowa assigned to the New York Army National Guard's Detachment 1, Co. A, 1st Battalion 224 Security and Support Aviation as he and other maintainers prepare the aircraft for a flight to Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., on Sept. 13, 2010. Ressler, and four other members of the detachment, will accompany the aircraft to the Africa Aerospace and Defense Exposition 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. The helicopter will be loaded on board a giant C-5A Galaxy belonging to the 105th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard.
Texas Guard trains on emergency response at Rangers Ballpark
September 13, 2010
Ambassador: Ohio Guard strengthens relationship with Serbia
September 11, 2010
Michael Fitzpatrick, foreign policy advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Jonita Whitaker, coordinator for foreign policy advisors in the State Department's Bureau for Political-Military Affairs, take notes during a meeting between Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Army Gen. William "Kip" Ward, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Aug. 12, 2010.
Officials Extend Spouse Career Program Deadline
September 10, 2010
Air Guard 400 to determine NASCAR's top 12
September 10, 2010