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Air Force redesignates Georgia wing as active association
November 23, 2010
The E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System is the only airborne platform in operation that can maintain realtime surveillance over a corps-sized area of the battlefield. A joint Air Force - Army program, the Joint STARS uses a multi-mode side looking radar to detect, track, and classify moving ground vehicles in all conditions deep behind enemy lines.
Alaska Guardsmen meet with Hollywood stars
November 23, 2010
Capt. Brett Haker, a maintenance officer with the Alaska National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility, poses with John Krasinski and Dax Shepard during a meet and greet event Nov. 6, 2010. The two actors are starring in "Everybody Loves Whales," for which Haker provided technical advice to one of the stars portraying a pilot.
South Carolina Guard creates folding procedure for state flag
November 23, 2010
Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachel Hill of the 169th Medical Dental Group, and Army Sgt. Stephen Beasly of Company C, 1/151st Attack Recon Battalion, fold the South Carolina State flag, while Army Staff Sgt. Trevor Dean of Joint Forces Headquarters keeps the flag pulled tight. The South Carolina National Guard Army and Air Honor Guard teams have crafted a standard procedure for folding the state flag.
Army Guard hopefuls battle for spot in 'Best Ranger' field
November 22, 2010
Army Staff Sgt. Tony Genovese of the Illinois National Guard makes his way down the Confidence Climb obstacle during an assessment for the 2011 Best Ranger Competition held at Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 17, 2010.
Gates visit underscores strong relationship with Chile
November 22, 2010
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from left, reviews the troops with Chilean Defense Minister Jaime Ravinet at Salon Bernado O'Higgins during an honors arrival ceremony commemorating Gates' visit to Santiago, Chile, Nov. 20, 2010.
New Hampshire wing practices response to public health emergency
November 22, 2010
Senior Airman Leslie M. Wood of the 157th Air Refueling Wing Medical Group administers an annual seasonal flu shot to 2nd Lt. Jeffrey C. Hill during a Point Of Dispensing (POD) exercise at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Nov. 6, 2010. POD exercises test roles, responsibilities and flow of people in dispensing immunizations.
Gates notes Guard partnership with Chile
November 22, 2010
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Chilean Defense Minister Jaime Ravinet talk with the members of the Fuerte Lautaro, Chilean Special Forces, in Colina, Chile, Nov. 20, 2010.
Army showcases newest version of Lakota
November 22, 2010
Members of the 121st Medical Company, Air Ambulance of the District of Columbia National Guard prepare for a mission in Hohenfels, Germany. The unit conducted its first medical evacuation with the UH-72 Lakota helicopter in Germany on Aug. 10, 2010.
Army Guard enlisted leader stresses the ‘New Norm’
November 22, 2010
Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch briefs participants at the 2010 Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting and exposition in Washington D.C., Oct. 25, 2010. He issued a memorandum on Nov. 19, 2010 about the "New Norm," which makes asking for assistance a priority.
Army Guard flight instructors serve at Fort Rucker
November 22, 2010
First Lt. Laz Murphy, right, an Army National Guard instructor pilot, reviews a final check of a UH-60 Black Hawk with a student.
Handbook helps troops' families, friends
November 19, 2010
Handbook helps troops' families, friends
November 19, 2010
Louisiana Guardsmen, families spend night on USS KIDD
November 17, 2010
Over 100 service members, including 28 Army and Air National Guard families, participated in Louisiana National Guard Reintegration Office’s Child and Youth Program along with Louisiana Operation: Military Kids as they welcomed military families aboard the historic USS KIDD for an overnight camp in downtown Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 12-13, 2010.
VA officials expand support for families of low-income veterans
November 16, 2010
Air Force selects Stewart ANGB for C-17 aircraft
November 16, 2010
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Park Service offers free admission on Veteran's Day
November 9, 2010
STARBASE OK teaches kids all about sciences
November 9, 2010
A group of Wilson Elementary students get a lesson in engineering as part of STARBASE OK, an initiative funded by the Oklahoma Air National Guard at Fort Still, Okla., Oct. 27, 2010. The students donned hard hats to volunteer as Brad Carter, civil engineer, used simple exercises to explain engineering terms like compression, tension and deflection.
Engineers test eight-blade prop for C-130
November 5, 2010
North Dakota Guard readies for winter emergencies
November 5, 2010
Connecticut Airmen get first look at C-27J
November 4, 2010
Capt. Garrett Caponetti pilots the C-27J Spartan during a familiarization flight over New England Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. Caponetti is currently assigned to the 118th Airlift Squadron at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Conn., and was among the first of the Flying Yankees to fly the new light cargo aircraft that visited the base to give members there a glimpse of their future mission.