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JOSAC recognizes three Guard flying units
March 19, 2010
Lt. Col. Rick Omang, commander of the 178th Airlift Squadron of the North Dakota Air National Guard, performs a preflight inspection before conducting combat operations while deployed in Southwest Asia July 26, 2009.
Guard quick response force helps in Lidgerwood
March 19, 2010
Staff Sgt. Benji Boll directs a quick response force dump truck into place so that it can unload dike building material in Lidgerwood, N.D., March 18, 2010. The North Dakota Army National Guard truck is being driven by Sgt. Tracy K. Muller. The QRF personnel and equipment from the 188th Engineer Company in Wahpeton, N.D., quickly responded to the emergency request for help in Lidgerwood.
National Guard must maintain readiness, McKinley tells panel
March 19, 2010
NASCAR honors Air Guard at Bristol this weekend
March 19, 2010
The new Number 26 Air National Guard car takes some practice laps at the Bristol Motor Speedway in preparation for the Food City 500 in Bristol, Tenn., this weekend. The car will be driven by David Stremme.
'Extreme Home' for Mississippi Guardsman airs March 21
March 18, 2010
Staff Sgt. Sherman Heathcock of the Mississippi National Guard and his family were recently selected as the recipients of the new house from the ABC television show, "Extreme Makeover - Home Edition." The house was built Dec. 3-10. Heathcock is currently deployed to Iraq with the 155th Brigade Combat Team which is scheduled to return home in February.
Guardsmen volunteer to help a deployed Soldier's family
March 18, 2010
Konny Zins stands in the backyard of her home March 17, 2010 as North Dakota Army National Guard members rally to her aid by building a sandbag flood barrier to hold back the rising water of the Sheyenne River. Her husband, Sgt. Darin Zins, is a North Dakota Army National Guard member, who is currently deployed to Kosovo as part of the NATO peacekeeping forces in Kosovo Force 12.
Stavridis discusses 'smart power' with Florida Guardsmen, students
March 18, 2010
Guard completes munitions site inventory
March 18, 2010
Illinois Guard helps prepare Polish army for Afghanistan
March 18, 2010
Guard completes munitions site inventory
March 18, 2010
Fighting 69th welcomes Irish army battalion for St. Patrick's Day
March 18, 2010
Members of the Irish Army's 58th Infantry Battalion render honors as Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment pass outside Saint Patrick's Cathedral during the annual march up Fifth Avenue in the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City on March 17. 2010.
Senators: National Guard integral to national security
March 18, 2010
Herschel Walker shares a personal challenge with Guardmembers
March 18, 2010
Herschel Walker signs autographs at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Virginia March 18 after speaking about how to recognize and overcome mental health challenges.
Wisconsin shows support for wounded warriors
March 18, 2010
Air Force Brig. Gen. Don Dunbar (left), adjutant general of Wisconsin, meets with wounded warriors at Fort Knox, Ky., March 11, 2010. The Soldiers are receiving medical care at the Warrior Transition Unit following their year-long deployment to Iraq. Dunbar and other senior leaders visited the Soldiers to show support and let them know that their health and welfare is a priority.
Southern Steel rolls out, Bootleggers take the wheel
March 17, 2010
Command Sgt. Maj. John Cartwright Sr., squadron command sergeant major of 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee National Guard, shakes hands with 1st Sgt. Brian Belue, interim command sergeant major of the 1st Squadron, 98th Cavalry Regiment of the Mississippi National Guard, after a flag presentation during a transfer of authority ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, March 10, 2010. The flag was presented to the 1/98 Cavalry from the 3/278 Cavalry as a gesture of southern hospitality.
North Dakota leaders meet with Guardsmen during sandbagging operations
March 17, 2010
Senior Airman Travis Besette, of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, center, catches a sandbag to pass along a human chain of National Guard members March 16, Fargo, N.D. The North Dakota Airmen from the 119th Wing were woven in between local high school student volunteers in sandbag lines that extended from pallets on the street and in driveways, through garages and out back doors. The quickly rising river behind them reminded them of the urgency of their mission.
Missouri engineers move cargo, supplies to needy bases
March 17, 2010
Four Oregon engineers return from Haiti
March 17, 2010
Master Sgt. Ken Campbell of the Oregon Air National Guard is interviewed by a local television station at the Portland International Airport on March 16, 2010 following his team's return from helping with recovery and relief efforts in Haiti following the devastating earthquake there in January. Campbell and three other Airmen are members of the 123rd Weather Flight, which is part of the 101st Combat Operations Group, at the Portland Air National Guard Base in Portland, Ore.
Puerto Rico to cancel previously issued birth certificates
March 17, 2010
Air Guard strikes 'Silver' in green construction project
March 17, 2010
A validation test of the high expansion foam system is performed at the 188th Fighter Wing's new consolidated maintenance facility. It recently received a LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.