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Rhode Island Guards hosts Operation Purple camp this week
August 23, 2010
Army Guardsman receives Purple Heart from World War II
August 23, 2010
Sgt. James Ader of the New York Army National Guard's 501st Ordnance Battalion congratulates John Sidur after he was presented long overdue recognitions 65 years after his actions in the Pacific during WWII.
Kentucky ADT delivers motorcycles for inspectors
August 23, 2010
Members of the Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team with Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir delivered four brand-new Corola motorcycles to the Panjshir Province National Environmental Protection Agency director on Aug. 17, 2010. Now, the director says the agency can enforce standards and do the government’s work.
Guardsmen volunteer to fight fires, save lives on Camp Phoenix
August 23, 2010
First Lt. Joelle Mulder, left, a volunteer firefighter with the South Dakota National Guard's 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade listens and watches as Pfc. Josh Haley, the captain and volunteer firefighter with the Massachusetts National Guard's 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery explains the proper way to use a hand saw at the Camp Phoenix Fire Station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2010. Mulder and other volunteers at the fire station train twice a week to better prepare themselves for any fire emergency that might happen at Camp Phoenix.
Massachusetts transportation company moves heavy equipment in Iraq
August 23, 2010
Sgt. John Spagna, a driver with the Massachusetts National Guard's 2nd platoon, 1166th Combat Heavy Equipment Transport Company, 164th Transportation Battalion, secures a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle to a CHET trailer, Aug. 15, 2010. The MRAPs, were picked up from Forward Operating Base Warrior and delivered to Contingency Operating Base Speicher in support of the responsible drawdown of forces in Iraq. From COB Speicher, the MRAPs will go to Kuwait, from there, the Army will send them to the U.S. or to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom.
Alaska Guard trains with Mongolian armed forces
August 23, 2010
Capt. James Johnson, 761st Military Police Battalion of the Alaska National Guard, discusses logistics with Capt. Michael Moller, Khaan Quest 2010 exercise observer from the German armed forces, in the Battalion Tactical Operations Center at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, Aug 16, 2010. Moller is one of several observers from countries in the surrounding area.
Louisiana, Belize strengthen partnership during Haiti mission
August 23, 2010
From left to right, Task Force Kout Men Commander Col. Michael J. Borrel, Lt. Rogelio Pop with the Belize Defence Force, Belize Denfence Force Commander Brig. Gen. Dario O. Tapia, Louisiana National Guard’s Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau and Louisiana’s State Senior Enlisted Advisor Command Sgt. Maj. Caillier tour the Desronvilles engineering site in Gonaives, Haiti, Aug. 19, 2010.
Virginia Guard chaplains serve Soldiers in Gulf
August 23, 2010
Chaplain (Capt.) Jeffery Hicks, left, provides chaplain services to Louisiana National Guard Soldiers. Two Virginia National Guard chaplain support teams headed to Louisiana in late July to provide chaplain services to military personnel from all over the country assisting with recovery operations for the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. A chaplain support team consists of one chaplain and one chaplain’s assistant, and the teams provide chaplain support in the form of religious services, Bible study and counseling.
Texas father, son reunite in Afghanistan
August 23, 2010
Army Sgt. 1st Class Marc Seal, left, stands with his son, Army Pfc. Nolan Seal, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2010.
California Guardsmen honored for valor during fire fight
August 23, 2010
Illinois ADT trains at Carbondale university
August 23, 2010
Sheryl King, director of equine studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, demonstrates the correct way to clean a horse's hoof to members of the Illinois National Guard's Agriculture Development Team. The team of agricultural specialists will deploy to Afghanistan in 2011 as part of a program to bring more modern agricultural practices to Afghanistan.
Rhode Island Guards hosts Operation Purple camp this week
August 23, 2010
Civilian, military leaders: Guard is America’s solution in changing times
August 23, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 132nd general conference of the National Guard Association of the United States in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 21, 2010. "Maybe for the first time in our 364 years, we're more operational than we've ever been for a sustained period," he said.
Salem designated as National Guard birthplace
August 20, 2010
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signs legislation designating the city of Salem as the birthplace of the National Guard as local and state legislature, veterans groups and members of the Massachusetts National Guard look on during an official ceremony held at the Salem city hall, Aug. 19, 2010. The origins of the National Guard are traced back to Salem Common, the location of the fist muster of militiamen in 1637.
Volk Field to host inaugural NATO exercise
August 20, 2010
Center seeks paperless Air Guard records
August 20, 2010
Alaska Guard, U.S. Army to recover Black Hawk on Knik Glacier
August 20, 2010
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter waits five miles from the Knik Glacier crash site for the weather to clear before making another attempt to reach the survivors of a plane crash Aug. 8, 2010.
South Dakota Guardsman claims national summer biathlon title
August 20, 2010
Pfc. Mike Scharn of the South Dakota Guard's 200th Engineer Company leaves the range during the 2010 Summer Biathlon National Championships in Tukwila, Wash., Aug. 19, 2010. He was the winner of the pursuit race in the junior men's division. Running while one hand is on the barrel of the rifle is allowable in summer biathlon.
Alaska, Washington Guardsmen experience Mongolian culture
August 20, 2010
Capt. Chad Ausel, a member of the 761st Military Police Battalion of the Alaska Army National Guard, pets a camel to get more comfortable before taking a ride on its back during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation day in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Aug. 15, 2010.
National Guard aids in Pakistan flood relief
August 20, 2010
Vermont Army National Guard members from 1st Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 172nd Cavalry of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team along with members of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade pull a liner open to spread it out, before placing a fuel bladder on top as part of a forward area refueling point in Rubicon. The team worked as part of the flood relief effort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Aug. 10, 2010.