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National Guard leaders observe Israel’s nationwide exercise
May 27, 2010
Reporters surround Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, in Ramdan, Israel on May 26, 2010. A National Guard delegation is visiting the country to strengthen a relationship with the Israeli Defense Force's Home Front Command and observe National Level Exercise Turning Point 4.
Missouri Guard to help Louisiana with oil spill response
May 27, 2010
Army Guard pilots support missions in Alaska
May 27, 2010
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Timothy Curran, an Alaska Regional Flight Center UC-35 pilot, flies the twin-engine 7-passenger plane during a short hop from Fort Greely to Elmendorf Air Force Base April 26, 2010.
Louisiana aviators launch into battle with oil spill
May 27, 2010
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter belonging to the 1/244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, State Aviation Command, Louisiana Army National Guard performs sling-load operations in support of the state of Louisiana's response to the Deepwater Horizon, in Hammond, La., May 11, 2010.
Troop care tops nation's obligations, Biden says
May 27, 2010
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Missouri Guard Blackhawk, crew responds to oil spill
May 27, 2010
Missouri National Guard Capt. Nicholas Pianalto makes equipment adjustments in the pilot's seat of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on the air field of the Christopher S. “Kit” Bond Army Aviation Support Facility at Fort Leonard Wood. Pianalto, who lives in Waynesville, and three other Missouri Guardsman took off from Fort Leonard Wood to help with the response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico May 26, 2010.
Illinois Guardsmen leave for oil spill duty
May 27, 2010
Montana ANG repeats as best in food service
May 27, 2010
Summer programs expand for military children
May 27, 2010
More MRAPs to roll into Camp Atterbury
May 27, 2010
Deploying Soldiers will drive Mine Resistant Ambush Protective vehicles during driver training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center. With the proposed increase in MRAPs on Camp Atterbury, deploying units will be able to train on theater specific MRAPs, like these Maxx-Pros, which see more use in Iraq.
Colorado Guard, Slovenia team to mentor Afghan army
May 26, 2010
Descendant of Revolutionary War hero serves in Iraq
May 26, 2010
Army Spc. Scott D. Warren, a New York National Guard soldier serving at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, is a direct descendant of Maj. Gen. Joseph Warren, a Revolutionary War hero.
National Guard, Israeli Home Front Command trade lessons from experience
May 26, 2010
An Israeli officer briefs Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, from an observation post overlooking the Gaza strip near the Israeli city of Sderot on May 25, 2010. A National Guard delegation is visiting the country to strengthen a relationship with the Israeli Defense Force's Home Front Command and to observe National Level Exercise Turning Point 4.
Air Guard successfully tests back-up for messaging systems
May 26, 2010
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Vermont Guardsman creates with metal
May 26, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Theodore Sweet, a welder with Company E, 3rd Battalion of the 172nd Infantry Regiment stands behind a mount for an M240B that he created for an all-terrain vehicle, May 18. The mount was used during a fire fight by special forces Soldiers recently. Sweet, of Burke, N.Y., welds this and many inventions from scrap metal that would normally be made by industrial machinery at his metal shop on Forward Operating Base Lightning.
Minnesota BCT to deploy next summer
May 26, 2010
North Carolina public affairs officer meets with Moldovan counterparts
May 26, 2010
Army Maj. Matt Handley, state public affairs officer for the North Carolina National Guard, meets with Moldovan Ministry of Defense Public Affairs personnel on May 3, 2010 in Chisnau Moldova as part of the State Partnership Program. The five-day workshop was to exchange best practices regarding public affairs and public information.
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.