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OSAA Guardsmen welcome veterans for Hanks, Spielberg show
March 17, 2010
Sgt. Tammie K. Carr of the Operational Support Airlift Agency (OSAA), based at Fort Belvoir, Va., proudly shakes the hand of a very happy World War II veteran. On March 11,2010, about 250 veterans visited the National World War II Memorial and were honored by producers Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg in advance of their new HBO series, "The Pacific."
Colorado Guard recovers Coast Guard helicopter from crash site
March 17, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Brett Meredith (center) inspects the rigging used to secure specialized rigging to a sling point on a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T "Jayhawk" helicopter that crashed March 3, approximately 50 miles east of Salt Lake City. The Colorado National Guard successfully recovered the boom and the 15,700 pound fuselage in a daring three-hour high-altitude salvage operation using a CH-47 Chinook helicopter and a specialized 150-foot long remote controlled cable.
Air Guard members help plan for civil aviation in Haiti
March 16, 2010
Members of the 118th Civil Engineering Squadron remove lumber from the back of a truck as they begin work on various construction projects at the New Life Children's Home in Port au Prince, Haiti, Friday, March 12, 2010. Members of the squadron have been working at the home, a local orphanage that has also taken in many children injured by the January earthquake, building cabinets, storage areas and a medical clinic.
National Guard equipment levels improving, Renuart says
March 16, 2010
New York Guardsmen fire new guns at Camp Blanding
March 16, 2010
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment's Gun Three team fire a high-explosive round from their M119A2 howitzer during the unit's gun crew qualification March 12 on Camp Blanding, Florida.
'Rock star' students inspire Guard officers
March 16, 2010
Watched by an audience that includes members of the Senate Youth Program, a Soldier guards the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on a rainy March 12, 2010. National Guuard officers served as military mentors for the 104 high schoolers selected for a week in the nation's capital that included meeting the president, a Supreme Court justice and other leaders from the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.
Care plan to include parents with custody
March 15, 2010
'Civilian surge' comes to life at Camp Atterbury
March 15, 2010
Army Staff Sgt. Ken Fodrie of the Indiana National Guard teaches an emergency-aid class to Defense Department civilians at the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in central Indiana, March 3, 2010. The class is part of a five-day course designed to mobilize the civilians to deploy to Iraq.
Care plan to include parents with custody
March 15, 2010
Chief: Oregon partnership with Bangladesh 'vitally important'
March 15, 2010
Lt. Col. Lance Englet, commander of the 102 Civil Support Team of the Oregon National Guard, left, briefs Bangladeshi Maj. Gen. Abdul Wadud, principle staff officer for the Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh, on the capabilities and mission of his unit, outside the Anderson Readiness Center, in Salem, Ore., March 7, 2010 as Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, the adjutant general of the Oregon Guard, right, looks on. Members of the Bangladeshi military visited the Anderson Readiness Center and the Oregon Military Department prior to the kick off of the State Partnership Program, March 8-10, held in Portland, Ore.
North Dakota Guard mobilizes for flood duty today
March 15, 2010
Col. Ron Solberg, commander of the 119th Support Group of the North Dakota National Guard, right, addresses full-time North Dakota Air National Guard personnel as he initiates personnel mobilization plans for the regional flood fight beginning in the Red River Valley in Fargo, N.D., March 15, 2010. The North Dakota National Guard plan calls for 300-400 personnel to be voluntarily placed on state active duty orders within 24-hours. The plans provide for all of the same flood fighting missions that the North Dakota National Guard provided in the historic flood fight in the spring of 2009.
Air Guard engineers help Haitians return to homes
March 15, 2010
An Airman with the 118th Civil Engineering Squadron, gives candy to a child at the New Life Children's Home in Port au Prince, Haiti, Friday, March 12, 2010. Members of the squadron have been working at the home, a local orphanage that has also taken in many children injured by the January earthquake, building cabinets, storage areas and a medical clinic.
Army celebrates delivery of 100th Lakota
March 15, 2010
Army Guard strives to improve medical readiness
March 15, 2010
Sgt. Nicole Davidson undergoes a dental exam as part of the Sustained Readiness Program at Marseilles Training Center in preparation for the deployment of 440 Illinois National Guard Soldiers to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Davidson is a member of the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment based in Milan, Ill., which is scheduled to deploy to Egypt in May. The Soldiers will be part of the Multinational Force and Observers. The international peacekeeping force oversees the terms of the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
Oregon Guardsmen provide force protection at entry control points
March 15, 2010
Sgt. Mark Benson, a force protection noncommissioned officer at entry control point 13 with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oregon National Guard scans the eyes of a local national before allowing him to enter Victory Base Complex, Iraq, March 8, 2010.
Army, Air Guard directors visit North Dakota
March 12, 2010
Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, left, shakes hands with Senior Master Sgt. Eric Johnson of the 119th Wing of the North Dakota Air National Guard. Wyatt and Army Maj. Gen. Ray Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, visited with nearly 500 North Dakota Guard members, who were gathered for the Professional Development Workshop and Combined Associations Conference in Fargo, N.D., March 12, 2010. Col. Kent Olson, also of the 119th Wing, is in the middle.
First Sergeant Academy curriculum, organization mirrors total force
March 12, 2010
Gates: 'Bait-and-switch' pulled on reserve components?
March 12, 2010
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to members of 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, March 9, 2010.
Alaska Army Guard partners with Coast Guard to save hiker
March 12, 2010
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter sits on Meade Glacier while Juneau and Douglas mountain rescue teams aid a hiker stranded since March 7, 2010. Army Guard and Coast Guard crews were finally able to reach the hikers location after four unsuccessful Coast Guard attempts due to dense fog and various weather conditions. Alaska State Troopers estimated the area he was stranded in has received 12 feet of snow since Feb. 20.
Renuart: Guard vital to U.S. Northern Command mission
March 12, 2010
The National Guard is critical to U.S. Northern Command's mission, Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., the combatant commander told the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 11, 2010. Renuart is photographed here at the National Guard's 2009 Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 20, 2009.