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North Dakota governor recognizes military children
April 23, 2010
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven welcomes Jennifer Vannurden and daughter, Alaina, while holding Vannurden's son, Mark, before signing the Month of the Military Child proclamation at the North Dakota State Capitol building in Bismarck, N.D., April 22, 2010. Jennifer's husband, Capt. Walyn Vannurden, is currently deployed to Afghanistan as the commander of the North Dakota National Guard's 188th Air Defense Artillery Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) IV.
Army Guard celebrates Earth Day
April 23, 2010
Children of servicemembers pet a European eagle owl at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., April 22, 2010. The owl was one of several birds of prey that were brought in for the Guard's Earth Day/Take your Child to Work Day celebration. Other activities for the children included face painting, musical guests, aerobics and science demonstrations.
Air Force F-35 completes first test flight
April 23, 2010
This Air Force version of the F-35 Lightning II completed a test flight from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, April 20, 2010. The F-35 is the first aircraft to be developed to meet the needs of three services - the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps - and U.S. allies, with variants being developed simultaneously by prime contractor Lockheed Martin.
Guard MAFFS units set to train in South Carolina
April 23, 2010
Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units will converge on South Carolina next week to take part in Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) certification and training. Four units across the country continue the MAFFS legacy which began in the early 1970s, including the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard, the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard, the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard, and the 302nd Airlift Wing, and Air Force Reserve unit based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
Minnesota Guard performs community service
April 23, 2010
The 147th and 247th Finance Detachments of the Minnesota National Guard joined forces with local leaders to clean up their community in Roseville, Minn., April 18, 2010. The two finance units along with local residents picked up garbage, glass and other debris at local parks. Spc. Steven VanCourt, Cpl. Jason Mosher and Staff Sgt. Eric Stensvold, all of the 247th Finance Detachment, help dredge the lake.
Air Guard's security forces at the top of their game
April 23, 2010
Tech. Sgt. Daniel Owczarczak of the 107th Security Forces Squadron of the New York Air National Guard marks and raises a target for a shooter during the zeroing phase of the 31st annual The Adjutant General Match held at Camp Smith, N.Y., April 16-18, 2010. Air Guard security forces personnel are deployed around the world and engaging in all Air Force security forces missions, except the Military Working Dog Program.
Tennessee pediatrician treats all during Arctic Care
April 22, 2010
Col. Cory Strobel, chief of aeromedical services for the 134th Medical Group from McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., conducts a physical on Alaskan native Matthew Rae, a seventeen-year-old Maniilaq High School student in Kotzebue, Alaska as part of Operation Artic Care 2010 on April 16, 2010. Rae needs the physical to medically qualify for sports at his school.
South Dakota combat engineers improve operations in Afghanistan
April 22, 2010
Spc. Benjamin Peterson with the maintenance platoon, 21tth Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, works to recover a set of mine rollers damaged by an improvised explosive device (IED) during a route clearance mission here April 5.
Air Guard civil engineers benefit from improvements
April 22, 2010
Deployment stickers for Iraq and Afghanistan are left out for Air National Guard civil engineers at the Civil Engineer and Security Forces Conference in Phoenix April 19-23, 2010. Across the country, thousands of construction and repair experts are in the midst of overseas deployments in historic numbers and scope. While whole units are deploying, leaving bases to manage in their absence, mobilization officials report improvements in notifications as well as in benefits.
Guard looks for 'middle ground' in future
April 22, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, right front, presents a Minuteman Trophy to Army Gen. Charles C. Campbell, the commander of U.S. Army Forces Command during the FORSCOM Command Readiness Program held at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in North Little Rock, Ark., April 20.
Missouri Air Guardsman saves deployment sortie
April 22, 2010
Two F-22 Raptors and one B-2 Spirit deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and the 13th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron recently flew in formation over Andersen. The F-22 Raptor and B-2 Spirit deployment to Andersen marks the first time, F-22 Raptors and B-2 Spirits, the key strategic stealth platforms in the Air Force inventory, deployed together outside the continental United States.
Pennsylvania field artillery unit is right on target
April 22, 2010
Members of B Battery calibrate the M777A2 in Iraq in March 2009, ensuring the weapon's accuracy and "dusting off the cobwebs" by re-familiarizing themselves with the howitzer.
War zone surrounds Guard engineers
April 22, 2010
Guard air defense units protect nation’s capital
April 21, 2010
Pfc. Trevor Gaston, a Soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery, demonstrates an FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS (Man-Portable Air-Defense System) at Bolling Air Force Base April 14, 2010. Air Defense units from South Carolina and Ohio have been on rotating deployments to the National Capitol Region to support homeland defense as part of Operation Noble Eagle. This continued operation began in 2001, just days after--and in response to--the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Florida Guard upholds federal readiness in Qatar
April 21, 2010
U.S. Army Capt. Dewitt Revels, from Jacksonville, Fla., meets with a Qatari soldier at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, April 19. The 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the largest Army National Guard unit in Florida, reported for duty at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, in early March. Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 153rd Cavalry Regiment, 53rd IBCT soldiers quickly departed the following week to take over force protection from contracting firms at Camp As Sayliyah. "Everyone is going to be enriched by this experience," said Dewitt, Bravo Troop commander.
Indiana Guardsmen meet with ANA to discuss NCO development
April 21, 2010
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Brown, the command sergeant major for the Indiana National Guard's Regional Core Training Team 2, speaks with Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Zar M. Sherzad, sergeant major for the ANA's 203rd Thunder Corps, 3rd Brigade, at Forward Operating Base Vulcan, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, April 14, 2010. Brown and Sherzad both spoke at a conference on the development of the ANA's non-commissioned officer program on FOB Vulcan earlier in the day.
Pilots recount how training paid off in combat
April 21, 2010
Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Kelly retrieves static lines after his second airdrop of the day over Afghanistan March 2, 2010. Kelly is deployed from the Maryland Air National Guard's 135th Airlift Squadron, based in Baltimore, Md.
Ghana continues partnership with tour of North Dakota
April 21, 2010
Col. Rick Gibney points out features of an MQ-1 ground control station simulator to Lt. Gen. Peter Blay, the chief of Defense Staff for the Ghana Armed Forces, in Fargo, N.D., April 16, 2010. Officials from the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF) visited North Dakota to learn about the capabilities of the North Dakota National Guard, and to continue building the bilateral relationship that they have through the State Partnership Program. The North Dakota Air Guard flies the MQ-1 remotely piloted aircraft in Fargo, and uses the simulator to train pilots and sensor operators at the unit.
A view on life and war
April 20, 2010
Guardsman reflects on her incredible journey
April 20, 2010