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New Guard recruits earn stripes for skills
April 13, 2010
From right to left, North Dakota Recruit Training Battalion members Pvt. Nina Santiago, Pvt. Daniel Bettin and Pvt. Kurt Altenburg apply camouflage face paint during a "stripes-for-skills" event at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Fargo, N.D., April 10, 2010. The North Dakota Army National Guard event is part of a program to offer new soldiers a chance to be promoted based on their basic Army knowledge and skills.
Happy Hooligan helps save son's life
April 13, 2010
Wisconsin Guardsman supports contracting efforts for Southwest Asia wing
April 13, 2010
Tech. Sgt. Tyson Hall, a contracting officer with the 380th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron, works in his office in Southwest Asia, April 8, 2010. He is deployed from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field in Madison.
Rhode Island MPs prepare for ‘what-if’ scenarios
April 13, 2010
Members of the Rhode Island Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Company Quick Reaction Force at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo take a break during training. QRF service members constantly train for a variety of situations ranging from camp riots to setting up roadblocks and checkpoints.
Guard celebrates 373rd First Muster on Salem Common
April 13, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Joesph Carter (right), the adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard, Maj. David Hencke, the commander of the troops for the Military Muster (left), and Rep. John Tierney (rear left), and Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll (rear right), review the military units formed on the Salem Common in Salem, Mass., April 10, 2010. The celebration marked the 373rd anniversary of the First Muster.
Two Army Guard installations win DoD environmental awards
April 13, 2010
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Two Army Guard installations win DoD environmental awards
April 13, 2010
American Indian tribal representatives hold a prayer at Warm Springs in Camp Guernsey's South Training Area during a 2008 tribal consultation meeting field trip. Native American consultation is a key component of Camp Guernsey's cultural resources management program. A tribal monitoring program is in place for ground-disturbing projects; tribes visit on a rotating basis to participate in fieldwork and surveys.
Illinois adjutant general offers condolences to Polish people
April 12, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Willliam L. Enyart.
Gates offers condolences to Polish military
April 12, 2010
Green Bay Packer visits Wisconsin Guard armory
April 12, 2010
Green Bay Packer offensive lineman Mark Tauscher signs his autograph for a fan during a recent visit to the Wisconsin Army National Guard Armory in Racine, Wis. Tauscher took time to sign autographs following a talk he gave at the armory, sharing his experiences working to live what he called his dream - playing in the NFL.
Airman-funded heart surgeries change 150 childrens' lives
April 12, 2010
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) James Kinsey, the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing head chaplain, who is also a member of the 129th Rescue Wing of the California Air National Guard, speaks to Firuza Nurahunova as her mother, Polak, looks on. Firuza, a 13-year-old Kyrgyz girl, just had open heart surgery to repair a faulty valve at a hospital in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 21, 2010. This is Firuza's third heart surgery, and it was funded by Airmen in the Manas Area Benefits Outreach Society at the transit center.
Father patches son in ceremony
April 12, 2010
Col. Jeff H. Holmes, the commander of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee National Guard, places the combat patch on his son, Spc. Hulon Holmes, a gunner with 3rd Platoon, F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 278th ACR, during a ceremony at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, April 8, 2010.
Afghan students work on green thumbs in Ghazni Province
April 12, 2010
U.S. Army Capt. Charles Peters, the Texas National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team operations officer, inspects the condition of a greenhouse during a site survey at Jungal Bagh Farm in Ghazni province, April 8, 2010. The Texas ADT works closely with farmers to achieve the best growing conditions for crops in Afghanistan.
DoD presents 2010 SARC award to Massachusetts Airman
April 12, 2010
From left to right: Army Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Carter, the adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard; Air Force Col. Peter Green, the chief of staff of the Massachusetts Air Guard; Air Force 2nd Lt. Lori A. Alix; Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Peter Johnson, the recruiting and retention superintendant for the Massachusetts Air Guard; and Army Col. Jack Hammond, the chief of staff of the Massachusetts National Guard. Alix, was named the 2010 Exceptional Sexual Assault Coordinator at an awards ceremony in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes April 9, 2010.
Air Guard rolls out new radar for F-15
April 12, 2010
Congressman Ander Crenshaw (center) helps unveil the new APG-63(v)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array during a rollout ceremony at the 125th Fighter Wing in Jacksonville, Fla., April 12, 2010. Flanked by Air National Guard leaders - including the Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett (second from left) - and representatives from Boeing and Raytheon, the congressman helped introduce the upgrade for the National Guard's F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft.
National Guard supports civilian agencies during nuclear summit
April 12, 2010
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard talk with officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's homicide branch while on duty at the nuclear summit in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2010. The National Guard is supporting civilian authorities protecting 46 world leaders attending the summit.
Deployed troops bridge distance with technology
April 9, 2010
Army Guard launches new ‘Moments’ campaign
April 7, 2010
The Army National Guard Strength Maintenance Division launched a new video campaign called "Moments of Pride" on Monday, April 5, 2010. The new campaign incorporates the users already public Facebook photos and hometown information to create a uniquely personalized video experience, putting them in a real-life National Guard Soldier scenario.
Louisiana Guardsman documents deployment through paintings
April 7, 2010
Louisiana National Guardsman 1st Lt. Heather S. Englehart, the executive officer for the 1021st Vertical Engineer Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, paints a portrait of her military experiences at her home in New Orleans. Englehart was featured on the CBS Sunday Morning News last December as a result of the paintings she created while deployed to Iraq with the 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, in 2004-2005.
Alaska Guard provides resources for victims of sexual assault
April 7, 2010