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Post 9/11: This isn't your father's National Guard
September 9, 2010
Launched from bases all over the United States, Air National Guard fighter and tankers moved quickly to protect America from further attacks on September 11, 2001. That morning 19 terrorists employed four hijacked airliners to destroy the World Trade Center in New York City and severely damage one section of the Pentagon. The attacks, which were executed by a shadowy radical Islamic group known as al-Qaeda, killed some 3,000 people during the bloodiest terrorist assault in U.S. history. American Airlines Flight 77, which had just taken off from Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia on a flight to Los Angeles, was seized by al-Qaeda terrorists and crashed through the Pentagon's western wall at 9:37 a.m. North Dakota's 119th Fighter Wing was stationed at the North American Aerospace Defense Command site on Langley AFB, Virginia. Shortly after the attack the 119th's F-16 fighters established a combat air patrol over the nation's capital. In addition to all the passengers aboard Flight 77, 125 people inside the Pentagon were killed and over 600 others were injured seriously enough that they had to be transported to local hospitals.
Guard’s foreign policy advisor nurtures State Department partnership
September 9, 2010
DoD joins in call for innovative solutions
September 8, 2010
Department of Defense Seal
Guard’s first F-35 pilot ready for action at new squadron
September 8, 2010
Maj. Jay Spohn of the Florida Air National Guard is the National Guard’s first F-35 pilot. He arrived at the 58th Fighter Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base this summer, and said he is ready to begin training and honing the skills it will take to master the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter.
Illinois, North Dakota participate in MEDFLAG 10 in Congo
September 8, 2010
Members of the 814th Area Support Medical Company of the North Dakota National Guard sort through medical supplies in preparation for MEDFLAG 10. Participants arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and began to prepare for MEDFLAG 10, a joint medical exercise focused on humanitarian assistance that will take place in Kinshasa, Sept. 6-18, 2010.
Kansas medics train with Armenian military
September 8, 2010
A team of Armenian surgeons simulates a field surgery in an expeditionary medical support system during a three-day exercise near Zarh, Armenia, Sept. 3, 2010. It was the first time the Armenian military had deployed EMEDS to the field.
Lithuanian troops to join Pennsylvania Guard in Afghanistan
September 8, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Jessica L. Wright, the adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard, recently met with Maj. Gen. Arvydas Pocius, the Chief of Defence of Lithuania.
Louisiana Guard continues mission despite drawdown
September 8, 2010
Sgt. Daniel Butts, left, an assistant convoy commander, and Sgt. Derick Woods, a convoy commander, both with the Louisiana National Guard's 199th Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), pose for a photo before a recent overnight mission.
116th to return to Iraq for start of new mission
September 8, 2010
An Iraqi Army platoon sergeant from the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade of the 4th Iraq Army Division briefs Lt. Chad Knowles, a Colts platoon leader from the Idaho National Guard's 1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery, Task Force Liberty, before a joint counter-IED and combat patrol on Sept. 11, 2005.
First lady, Dr. Biden urge troop, family support
September 7, 2010
First Lady Michelle Obama, left, and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden.
Army Guard director on Soldier suicide: "We can solve this"
September 3, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, addresses the 132nd General Conference of the National Guard Association of the United States in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 21, 2010. We are actually turning people away from our organization, Carpenter said. Who would have guessed that almost nine years into two wars we would have a volunteer Army that is turning people away.
Border mission 'not unique' for Guardsmen
September 3, 2010
Border Patrol agents observe an Arizona National Guard Soldier 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.
Colorado ANG fire chief deploys to Central Command
September 3, 2010
Senior Master Sgt. Deanna Criswell poses for a photo in the CENTCOM area of operations. She is the first female fire chief in the Air National Guard, and she is currently deployed as the Air Force's forward functional fire manager.
Massachusetts National Guard Prepares Relief from Hurricane Earl
September 3, 2010
Satellite image of Hurricane Earl
Puerto Rico Guardsmen work with Kosovo's poorest
September 3, 2010
Sgt. Radiff Vega, San Lorenzo of the Puerto Rico National Guard and a squad leader with the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team for Multinational Battle Group East, and Staff Sgt. Carlos Santiago, the noncommissioned officer in charge of team 3 of the LMTs talk to an interpreter asking him to explain to one of the extremely poor families how to use the items that the Red Cross was giving them.
101st Air and Space Operations Group stands up at Tyndall
September 3, 2010
Chief Master Sgt. Lynn Boop, chief enlisted manager of the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, unfurls the organizational flag for the newly established 101st Air and Space Operations Group at the unit's activation ceremony held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 21, 2010.
Wyoming hosts cultural resources conference
September 3, 2010
Mark Williams, left, of the Mississippi Army National Guard, Michael Peterkin, middle, of the Indiana Army National Guard, and Kenneth Keith, of the Mississippi Army National Guard, hike through the ruts in the Oregon Trail historic site near Guernsey, Wyo., in August. The trio participated in the National Guard Bureau's Natural and Cultural Resources Workshop, hosted in Wyoming. The Wyoming Guard arranged for a tour of culturally important sites during the multi-day conference.
Locals tip off Afghan army concerning weapons cache
September 2, 2010
Army North trains, assists Minnesota's 55th CST
September 2, 2010
Jeff Carter, an observer controller/trainer from Civil Support Training Activity at U.S. Army North, based in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, briefs members of the Minnesota National Guard's 55th Civil Support Team from Fort Snelling, Minn., during their annual pre-evaluation training exercise Aug. 24, 2010.
Iowa ADT helps Afghan girls school
September 2, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Brumley of the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, speaks through an interpreter to staff members of the Kunar province director of Women's Affairs in eastern Afghanistan after loading their vehicle with supplies for local schoolgirls and clothes for the families of widows in the province Aug. 19, 2010.