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Guard teams finish in top 15 of Best Ranger event
May 11, 2010
Capt. Christopher J. Ahlemeyer of Rhode Island Air National Guard low crawls during an event in the 27th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger competition held at Fort Benning, Ga., May 7-10, 2010.
Guardsman, referee sees it all in international rugby
May 11, 2010
1st Lt. David Bryant (light blue shirt in background), a member of the Indiana National Guard, was chosen as a referee for the USA Rugby Military Club Championship at Fort Benning, Ga. In this game, the Marine team from Camp Lejeune N.C., fights to gain another inch on the rugby field as Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas try to push them back during the consolation finals for the April 30, 2010. The Marines won 15-12 against Fort Hood.
North Dakota Guard helps students 'Stay on Track'
May 11, 2010
Lt. Patrick Joyce teaches a program called "Stay on Track" to a group of Turtle Lake, N.D., students. The program is an evidence-based drug and alcohol prevention course aimed at teaching middle school students healthy choices.
TRICARE launches one-stop information portal for Guard
May 10, 2010
Dog tags connect families to loved ones
May 10, 2010
Serving in Afghanistan, Sgt. 1st Class Maryland Hoyett places a dog tag into an envelope to mail to her 12-year-old daughter Ciare in Nashville, Tenn.
Louisiana Guard delivers oil booms to Amelia
May 10, 2010
Transportation Company, Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, transport oil boom material to Amelia, La., to be used in operations related to the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana, May 8, 2010.
Soldiers train on Bambi bucket to fight fires in Kosovo
May 10, 2010
A flight crew from MNBG E aviation works together to safely fill a Bambi bucket during firefighting training recently held in Kosovo.
Louisiana Guard engineers fill in breach
May 10, 2010
Horizontal Engineer Company, 769th Engineer Battalion, bulldoze sand to close a strait between two peninsulas near Grand Isle, La., May 7, 2010. The closure will be a secondary defense in addition to the boom line in the Gulf of Mexico to prevent any oil from reaching further inland.
Louisiana Guard builds bridge for oil spill boom distribution
May 10, 2010
Louisiana National Guardsman Maj. James S. Slaven, executive officer of the 205th Engineer Battalion, inspects a 300-foot improved ribbon bridge built by the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, out of Marrero, La., at the Frank Campo Marina in Shell Beach, La., May 6. The 2225th constructed the bridge to serve as a temporary wharf for oil spill boom distribution in St. Bernard Parish.
Kentucky ADT mobilizes for Afghanistan
May 10, 2010
Maine Guard conducts its first ever air assault in Afghanistan
May 10, 2010
Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, of the Maine National Guard, prepare to board UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, after successful completion of their first combat air assault mission in Lalakeh village, Paktya Province, Afghanistan, May 1. During the mission, a weapons cache was found and destroyed, and multiple arms dealers and insurgent militants were captured.
New York MPs teach Iraqis emergency response techniques
May 10, 2010
Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 206th Military Police Company monitor the Iraqi Emergency Response Battalion search and seizure procedures during a training course held at the Basra Operations Center in Basra, Iraq March 15, 2010.
Colorado Guard joins Slovenia to train Afghan army
May 10, 2010
148th Fighter Wing becomes first Guard StormReady community
May 10, 2010
Michael R. Stewart, a meteorologist in charge of the Duluth, Minn., National Weather Service (right center) presents the 148th Fighter Wing with certification as a StormReady Community at the Duluth, Minn., ANG Base May 3, 2010. The 148th Fighter Wing has become the first National Guard unit to be certified by the National Weather Service as a StormReady Community.
President issues 'Military Spouse Day' proclamation
May 7, 2010
Vermont Soldiers celebrate Mother's Day in Afghanistan
May 7, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Maureen A. Houston and Spc. Brion Houston, both of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Vermont Army National Guard, are currently deployed together to Afghanistan.
Army Guard continues search for those eligible for earned pay
May 7, 2010
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National Guard chief views MQ-9 Reaper in New York
May 7, 2010
General Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with instructors at the 174th Fighter Wing's Field Training Detachment, which trains all MQ-9 Reaper maintenance personnel to perform various maintenance functions. The detachment is responsible for training all Air Force components: active duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personne
Casey says Army changes will be institutional
May 7, 2010
Connections with Hooligans continue after Ghana mission ends
May 7, 2010
Airmen with the North Dakota National Guard's 119th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron work on gutting a building in Accra, Ghana. The Airmen are on a two-week humanitarian mission as part of the Department of Defense-sponsored State Partnership Program.