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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.
Alaska Guardsmen provide medical support at Khaan Quest 2010
August 20, 2010
Sgt. Edward Antonio, a medic with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 297th Military Police Company, from Juneau, Alaska treats a cut on the arm of Sgt. Galbadrehk Galae, Mongolia Armed Forces, in the Songinokhairkhan district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Aug. 16. Sgt. Antonio is working with the 797th Engineering Company (Vertical) from Barrigada, Guam and the Mongolian Armed Forces during Khaan Quest 2010. Sgt Antonio’s is responsible for providing medical support to both US and Mongolian participants.
Army secretary visits Indiana Guard training sites
August 19, 2010
Secretary of the Army John McHugh, center, visits with Army Lt. Col. Andy Veres, commander of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, as the team participates in a training scenario at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 18, 2010.
Royal Netherlands pilots to train with Arizona Air Guard
August 19, 2010
Army Guardsman receives Soldier’s Medal for bravery
August 19, 2010
Army Maj. Nathlon Jackson receives the Soldier’s Medal from Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during a ceremony at the Army Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Aug. 18, 2010. Jackson received the award for her bravery on Jan. 11, 2010, when she entered a burning home and rescued Shirley Rollins, who had been overcome by smoke from the fire. The Soldier’s Medal is the Army’s highest non-combat medal.
Governor, military leaders visit California border troops
August 19, 2010
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger greets California National Guard troops during a visit to the border in San Diego County on Aug. 18, 2010. About 250 California Guard members will work with Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents along the border for a year.
Kentucky Guard trains for possible deployment
August 19, 2010
Spc. James Farris, an assistant instructor with the 238th Regional Training Institute, demonstrates to Soldiers of the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, the proper way to consturct a Entry Control Point at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., Aug. 2, 2010. Entry Control Point instruction is part of the 149th's annual training in preparation for possible deployment in 2011.
Three Soldiers from same small Washington town cross paths in Iraq
August 19, 2010
Three Soldiers originally from Monroe, Wash., took different paths to a reunion of sorts in Joint Base Balad in Iraq: Pfc. Kevin Wehmeyer, left, of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 950th Clearance Company; Spc. Christopher Rhodes, of the active Army's 36th Engineer Brigade; and Pfc. Adam Chhour of the Army Reserve's 739th Multi-Role Bridge Company.
A journey in another Airman's footsteps
August 19, 2010
Staff Sgt. Abraham Pena, a security forces craftsman, radios information on a traffic violator to the security dispatcher. Pena returned to active duty with the wing in mid-July after serving nearly six months in Iraq.
Minnesota battalion receives commendation for 22-month deployment
August 18, 2010
Retired Army General John W. Vessey Jr., with the assistance of 1st Brigade commander Col. Eric Kerska, attaches the meritorious unit streamer to the battalion colors during a ceremony at Camp Ripley, Minn., Aug. 15, 2010. The 1/34th Brigade Special Troops Battalion was awarded the commendation for its exceptionally meritorious conduct during its 1st Brigade Combat Team deployment in 2006.
Cauley’s Corner: Built in memory of a fallen Guardsman
August 18, 2010
Training key to decreasing Guard’s motorcycle fatalities
August 18, 2010
Ohio Air Guard welcomes first new C-27J
August 18, 2010
Members of the 179th Airlift Wing bid farewell to the C-130 Hercules and welcomed the C27J Spartan Joint Cargo Aircraft, pictured here, at Mansfield Lahm Airport in Mansfield, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2010.
One COMM Link One Fight
August 18, 2010
Spc. Andre Viseur, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Kurt Lingle assemble communication equipment as part of deploying the JISCCat Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, Ariz., July 28, 2010. The JISCC bridges multiple communication gaps and opens the lines of communication between military and local agencies