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Iowa Air Guardsman takes care of Airmen as deployed first sergeant
April 20, 2010
Senior Master Sgt. Mark Miller, first sergeant for the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, participates in a retreat ceremony at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on April 2, 2010. Miller is deployed from the 133rd Test Squadron at Fort Dodge, Iowa, which is a geographically-separated unit of the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa.
Louisiana Guard to take over Haiti mission
April 20, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Simeon Trombitas, deputy commanding general of JTF-Haiti, walks off the landing zone at Fob White Falcon with Army Maj. Gen. Bennett Landreneau, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, during Landreneau's visit to Haiti, April 14, 2010. Landreneau will be in charge of New Horizon projects beginning this month, Army Lt. Gen. Ken Keen, the deputy commander of U.S. Southern Command, announced April 19, 2010.
Guardsmen conducts nonlethal weapons training in Iraq
April 20, 2010
Staff Sgt. Jonathan McDonald (far left), nonlethal weapons instructor for the 49th Military Police Brigade, eyes Sgt. Robert Black of the 217th Military Police Company load a shotgun with nonlethal rounds during range training at Camp Liberty.
Vermont Guard unit adjusts to changing mission
April 20, 2010
Members of A Company, 86th Engineers from 1st Battalion, 172nd Calvary of the Vermont National Guard conduct a convoy briefing before moving to the town of Charkar, Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 13, 2010.
New deadline set to claim joint-service experience
April 20, 2010
DoD recognizes best reserve component family programs
April 19, 2010
From left to right: Air Force Maj. Gen. Buddy Titshaw, special assistant to the director of the Air National Guard; Air Force Col. Penny Dieryck, the commander of the 148th Mission Support Group; Jennifer Kuhlman, the wing's Family Program manager; Minnesota Rep. Jim Oberstar; Dennis M. McCarthy, assistant secretary of defense For Reserve Affairs, and retired Vice Adm. Norb Ryan, Jr.
Guardmembers remember Oklahoma City bombing
April 19, 2010
Army Staff Sgt. David Humphries of the 745th Military Police Company, Oklahoma National Guard, stands watch while rescue operations at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building continue April 20, 1995, the day after the Oklahoma City bombing.
Army names Minnesota as 2010 COE winner
April 19, 2010
NASCAR driver suits up with National Guard special forces
April 19, 2010
NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon takes aim with a sniper's rifle, with the help of a spotter, during a visit with National Guard Special Forces Soldiers in Maxwell, Texas, April 15, 2010.
Air Force Team of the Year includes Texas Air Guardsman
April 19, 2010
Flying in the shadow of the 'Valley of Death:' Delaware Guard assists in Korengal Valley
April 19, 2010
U.S. Army General Stanley A. McChrystal, commander of International Security Assistance Forces, exits a UH-60 Blackhawk from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment of the Delaware National Guard to greet an Afghan National Army commander during his visit to the Korengal outpost as part of Operation Mountain Decent II, April 8, 2010. During Operation Mountain Descent II, more than 500 Soldiers and nearly half a million pounds of equipment were airlifted out of the Korengal valley; this was the largest-scale movement of U.S. forces out of the valley. The Delaware unit is part of Task Force Knighthawk, a subordinate battalion of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade's Task Force Falcon.
Air Guard engineers say planning the key for Africa trip
April 16, 2010
Staff Sgt. Marcel Prude and Master Sgt. Jeff Talaga, members of the 127th Civil Engineering Squadron of the Michigan Air National Guard, look over the job site at Akota air base in Accra, Ghana, April 12, 2010. The 127th CES deployed to Ghana for two weeks in April to help perform a major renovation on this training building used by the air force of Ghana.
Think globally, act locally to prevent atrocitie
April 16, 2010
Dr. Greg Robinson, associate professor of history at L'Université du Quebec à Montréal, spoke at a Day of Remembrance ceremony at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., April 15, 2010. Robinson spoke to a room of Soldiers and military civilians about the Holocaust and the horrible crimes that were committed during that time. He emphasized that not only Jews were systematically killed, but also Poles, Russians, the disabled, homosexuals and religious groups.
Guardsmen provide dental care to remote Alaskan village
April 16, 2010
A dental technician comforts a child undergoing a dental procedure in Kotzebue, Alaska, April 15, 2010. An Air Force dental team composed of active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen deployed to Kotzebue as part of Operation Arctic Care, a joint innovative readiness training exercise.
Gordon unveils Special Forces paint scheme for Texas race
April 16, 2010
The No. 24 National Guard Special Forces car will compete in the Sprint Cup Series race this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway on April 18, 2010.
Indiana governor announces proposal for Camp Atterbury expansion
April 16, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Marty Umbarger, the adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard, gives a local news reporter information after Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' announcement of plans to expand the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center by 1,200 acres of land at the Department of Natural Resources Sgt. Joseph E. Proctor Memorial Shooting Range in central Indiana, April 15, 2010. The plan is still pending approval from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. National Parks Service.
McCarthy: Guard, Reserve want to be operational
April 16, 2010
Northcom nominee pledges to focus on relationships
April 16, 2010
Vice Adm. James "Sandy" Winnefeld Jr.
Multi-state effort supports West African partner
April 16, 2010
Tech. Sgt. Ken Forche uses a saw to cut a piece of lumber as Senior Airman Derek Leppek holds the board steady during a deployment to Accra, Ghana, April 12, 2010. The 127th Civil Engineering Squadron of the Michigan Air National Guard deployed to Ghana for two weeks to help perform a major renovation on this training building used by the air force of Ghana.
Schwartz discusses leadership with Air Guard commanders
April 16, 2010
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz talks about leadership with a gathering of Air National Guard squadron and installation commanders at a National Guard Bureau Commanders course at the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., April 14, 2010.