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States prepare to assist Louisiana in oil spill response
May 26, 2010
Pvt. Richard Jones of the Louisiana National Guard's 528th Engineer Battalion moves the intake pipe for a water pump that is used to inflate Tiger Dam water diversion system near the southwest pass of the Mississippi River delta May 20, 2010. The 1023rd Vertical Engineering Company is constructing an 7.1-mile barrier to prevent any possible oil from coming in to the wetlands.
Air Guardsmen provide humanitarian assistance in Tajikistan
May 26, 2010
A C-130 Hercules from the Illinois Air National Guard is loaded with medical supplies, hygiene kits and water in support of flood relief efforts for the people of Tajikistan at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 21, 2010.
Combat lifesaver course prepares Soldiers for battle
May 25, 2010
Sgt. Lindsey Myers, left, and Spc. Isiah White, both of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, carry a simulated casualty through a doorway during a Combat Lifesaver Course training lane at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 20, 2010. The lanes feature intense stressors, such as battle sounds, screaming instructors and fog and darkness in order to test the soldiers' skills under pressure.
South Carolina Guardsman works as liaison for those downrange
May 25, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Eplee of the 1/178 Field Artillery of the South Carolina Army National Guard cleans his weapon at Forward Operating Base Salerno, April 30, 2010. Eplee is a member of the security force element for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team and is currently working as a liaison between the brigade and PRT commanders. Paktika PRT is a joint team whose mission is to help legitimize the government of Afghanistan through development, governance and agricultural initiatives.
Airmen, Afghans execute reverse medical evacuations
May 25, 2010
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cassie Ayott, a flight-nurse advisor from the 139th Aeromedical Squadron at Stratton Air National Guard Base, N.Y., takes a moment from patient care during a flight on an Mi-17over Afghanistan, May 12, 2010. She is currently assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron.
Soldiers encouraged to maintain medical readiness
May 25, 2010
Military families eligible for free museum visits
May 24, 2010
Chief tells U.S. KFOR Soldiers deployment pace will not decrease
May 24, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Army Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, the adjutant general of North Dakota, greet Soldiers at Camp Bondsteel's dining facility in Kosovo May 23, 2010.
Georgia counterdrug forces hit woodlands for tactical training
May 24, 2010
Georgia National Guard members gather at a rally point before moving on to their objective - a sparsely wooded area being used by simulated drug dealers for a simulated drug deal at Volunteer Training Site-Catoosa in Ringgold, Ga.
Utah dental team provides villagers reason to smile during African Lion '10
May 24, 2010
Lt. Col. Shannon Lawson, a dentist with the 151st Expeditionary Medical Group of the Utah Air National Guard, prepares a man's tooth for a filling as Senior Airman Brianne Wilkins, a medic with the 151st, assists in Manizla May 18, 2010. The 151st EMG kicked off the humanitarian civil assistance portion of Exercise African Lion 2010 in Manizla, a village nestled in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, offering dental and medical services not readily available to Moroccans living in the outlying towns of central Morocco.
Maryland breaks ground on new flight facility
May 24, 2010
Louisiana Guardsmen construct Hesco wall on coast
May 24, 2010
Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard's 527th and 769th Engineer Battalions put together a wall of sand-filled Hesco concertainer units to help keep oil tainted water from reaching Bay Champagne in Port Fourchon, La., May 21, 2010.
Military families eligible for free museum visits
May 24, 2010
President Obama makes surprise visit to 29th ID officers
May 24, 2010
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with newly-promoted Lt. Col. Scott Bartlett as Bartlett displays a special presidential golf ball presented to him by Obama.
WTC celebrates unit expansion
May 24, 2010
Army Col. Steven Bapp, center, and Army Lt. Col. Robert Harris cut the ribbon outside the new WTC headquarters building May 17, 2010.
Louisiana Guardsman earns award for valor
May 21, 2010
The 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment Commander Lt. Col. Eric "Clay" Rivers awards Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Champagne with an Army Commendation Medal with V device five years after the fact for his actions, March 10, 2005, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III, as Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Sud Robertson witnesses. The 2-156th is currently deployed with the Louisiana National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to set the conditions for the responsible drawdown of U.S. armed forces and equipment in Iraq.
North Dakota military police arrive in Haiti
May 21, 2010
Spc. Ronnie Garza repacks one of his duffel bags at the Fargo Armed Forces Reserve Center on May 18, 2010. Garza, who serves with the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 191st Military Police Company, volunteered to take part on a three-week humanitarian mission in Haiti. The Soldiers left Fargo on May 19.
Mass fatality training integrates Air Guard recovery teams
May 21, 2010
Maj. Julie Carpenter, Medical (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or Explosive) Enhanced Response Force, conducts a preliminary health assessment on a firefighter from the Jersey City Hazmat Team, Jersey City Fire Department, N.J., before he conducts field operations and recovery during the Regional Mass Fatality Management Training Evolution at the U.S. Army Reserve Center/Jersey City Police Facility in Jersey City, N.J., May 11, 2010.
Tennessee Guardsmen teach transportation course to Moroccan army
May 20, 2010
A soldier from the Royal Moroccan Army translates course material about the Heavy Equipment Transport System in Agadir, Morocco, as a member of the Tennessee Army National Guard's 1175th Transportation Company looks on, May 6, 2010. The course for Moroccan motor transportation drivers was part of AFRICAN LION '10, an annually-scheduled, joint, combined U.S.-Moroccan exercise.
West Virginia wing, FEMA test prepositioning program
May 20, 2010
Members of the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing and Federal Emergency Management Agency held a joint inspection exercise at the air base recently to ensure that if a disaster strikes anywhere in the world, equipment and supplies can be delivered expeditiously and safely.