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National Guard launches mobile education lab
September 30, 2010
Cadets from the Maryland Freestate ChalleNGe Academy participate in one of the interactive components of the National Guard's mobile Energy Lab during the unveiling at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2010. The Energy Lab, part of the Guard's Mobile Learning Center program, is designed to promote interest in the sciences and technology fields through interactive, game-based scenarios. The lab is scheduled to travel to throughout 10 states as a way to encourage and develop interest among high school juniors and seniors in the sciences.
VA extends coverage for Gulf War veterans
September 30, 2010
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Washington Guard, Thailand hone emergency response capacity
September 30, 2010
Thai firefighters respond to simulated personnel injuries during emergency response exercises held at the Port of Bangkok, Thailand.
Air Force finds 'Best Practices" in New York Air Guard unit
September 29, 2010
Air Force Gen. Gary L. North, commander of Pacific Air Forces, second from left, meets with the 105th Airlift Wing Maintenance Steering Group 3 Validation/Verification Team, winner of one of the Chief of Staff Best Practice here Sept 15, 2010. From left are: Capt. Ed DeFalcon from New Hampton, N.Y.; North; Staff Sgt. Robivar Atienza from Suffern, N.Y.; and Senior Master Sergeants Dave Pritchard from Campbell Hall, N.Y. and Robert Diresta of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The team has two Air National Guard Team Excellence awards and a total of five Air Force and Air National Guard level Best Practices awards for their work to streamline C5 maintenance.
Florida Guardsman takes on joint-service security mission at Gulf port
September 29, 2010
A Stryker vehicle drives aboard a cargo vessel Sept. 12, 2010 at the Sea Port of Debarkation in Kuwait, where 1st Lt. Shawn E. Britton, a Florida National Guard Soldier with Battery B under 2nd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, and his fellow Seminole Soldiers have been pulling security since March.
Kentucky Guard holds security reins at equestrian event
September 29, 2010
Kentucky National Guard Pfc. Justin Piercy, a soldier assigned to Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery, provides security at one of the horse competitions at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky., Sept 25.
Air Force uniform phaseout dates draw near
September 29, 2010
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Florida Guardsman wears Americal patch in Afghanistan
September 28, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class William Pegler, the battalion fuel handler for the Florida National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group deployed to Camp Montrond, Afghanistan, still wears an Americal Division combat patch he earned while serving in the Vietnam War. His unlit cigar is also a staple for the 58-year-old grandfather.
Georgia Guardsman pulls double duty as math professor
September 28, 2010
Spc. Doug Lane, an intelligence analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), explains an algebraic equation to his math class at the COB Adder Education Centeron Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Sept. 19, 2010.
Iowa ADT discovers complexity of Kunar agriculture at demo farm
September 28, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Tanner Ruble, a military policeman with the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agri-Business Development Team of the Iowa National Guard, provides security as U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bennett Groth, production agriculture specialist for the ADT, speaks through an interpreter to Mohammed Ismael, manager of the Salar Bagh Demonstration Farm, Sept. 21, 2010. The farm is owned and operated by the government of Kunar Province near Asadabad, Afghanistan. The soldier and airman were part of a mission to assess the farm, which produces corn, soybeans, tea and locust trees for timber. The ADT found the demonstration farm to be superbly run and the farm manager to have a high degree of agricultural expertise, leading the ADT to focus on methods of transferring the farm manager's skill-set to farmers throughout the province.
South Dakota DOIM connects Kabul base cluster
September 28, 2010
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Clinton Store, network operations and satellite terminal technician for the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of the South Dakota Army National Guard does a routine check on a satellite network terminal at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2010. The satellite allows for secure network access in almost any remote field location to provide internet and telephone services to field units where normal ground communication lines are not available.
Vermont's Delta company finally sees a few familiar faces
September 27, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Nadeau, an infantryman from Brattleboro, Vt., with Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment of the Vermont National Guard gives snacks to a child during a patrol in Rahman Kheyl village Sept. 15, 2010.
Idaho wing readies for Hawgsmoke 2010
September 27, 2010
The Idaho Air National Guard will host the A-10 community for Hawgsmoke 2010 at Gowen Field in Boise from Oct. 13-16, 2010.
Patriot Academy holds second graduation ceremony
September 27, 2010
About 35 former high school dropouts toss their patrol caps in the air after receiving their high school diplomas at the National Guard Patriot Academy graduation held in Butlerville, Ind., Sept. 23, 2010.
DoD launches Absentee Voting Week
September 27, 2010
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Grass nominated for deputy slot at Northcom
September 24, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Frank Grass, currently the director of operations for U.S. Northern Command, speaks to National Guard officers attending a domestic operations workshop in National Harbor, Md., on March 23, 2010. He was nominated today to be the next deputy commander, U.S. Northern Command/vice commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
Family advocates take cause to Capitol Hill
September 23, 2010
Family advocates take cause to Capitol Hill
September 23, 2010
Indiana Guard retires howitzer with direct fire event
September 23, 2010
The 2nd Battalion, 150th Field Artillery M-198 155mm Towed Howitzer crew from the Indiana National Guard fires the final round during a historic retirement ceremony at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Sept. 18, 2010. The last shot fired marked the end of an 18-year-long era for the 2-150th firing the M-198.
Kentucky Air Guard divers hold exchange with Ecuadorian military
September 23, 2010
Members of the Ecuadorian Military and pararescuemen from the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron of the Kentucky Air National Guard prepare to conduct a dive while tethered to a rope in order to perform a sweep of the nearby area at a State Partnership Program exchange at Dale Hollow Lake in Albany, Ky., Sept. 17, 2010.