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Biden announces expansion of Pentagon housing program
May 19, 2009
New manpower chief vows to strengthen Army family
May 19, 2009
Retired Col. Thomas Lamont was unanimously confirmed May 18 as assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He served more than 25 years with the Illinois National Guard, retiring in 2007 after serving as the staff judge advocate general.
Virginia Guard assists with flood clean up in West Virginia
May 19, 2009
Private Justin Bean of Tazewell adds water to the coolant system of a 5-ton dump truck May 17 in preparation for a convoy movement to West Virginia. The Virginia National Guard's 1033rd Engineer Company based in Cedar Bluff, Va., departed May 18 to assist with debris removal and flood recovery in West Virginia. The unit is scheduled to be on duty for up to 30 days.
New book for children of troops buried in Arlington
May 18, 2009
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife Deborah, center, present commemorative books "For Children of Valor" to U.S. Army Capt. Marissa Alexander and her twin children Avery and Alaya at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 15, 2009.
Air Force leaders chart way forward for service
May 18, 2009
Air Force leaders testify on infrastructure budget
May 18, 2009
McKinley: Peacekeeping one likely Guard mission in era of persistent conflict
May 18, 2009
Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks with the deputy commander for operations, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, Army Maj. Gen. Michael S. Tucker, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2 about Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen serving in Operation Enduring Freedom as well as Guard-initiated programs being employed.
New York MPs train with Marine IED team
May 18, 2009
New York Army National Guard Private 1st Class Jerald Russell from the 206th Military Police Company mans the gunner position during reactions to an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) while training at the New York State Emergency Preparedness Center in Oriskany, N.Y. on May 13. The Army National Guard Soldiers completed their IED training as part of their preparation for mobilization and deployment to Iraq later this summer.
Pennsylvania Guardsmen provide food to Iraqi widows
May 18, 2009
A soldier stands guard as Iraqi women wait to receive food aid from the Iraqi National Police in Taji, Iraq, May 16, 2009. Multinational Division Baghdad civil affairs soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team coordinated with the Iraqi National Police to release 12 pallets of United Nations relief food discovered in a warehouse to Iraqi widows.
Louisiana Soldiers provide medical training to Iraqi army
May 18, 2009
Louisiana Army National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Adam Sanchez of Pineville, La., has a member of the 11th Iraqi Army Engineer Regiment apply an improvised tourniquet during first aid training on May 13. Combat medics from the 225th Engineer Brigade of Pineville, La., taught members of the 11th Iraqi Army Engineer Regiment life-saving skills to include basic first aid, litter carry procedures, dressing a wound and how to apply a tourniquet.
Guard 'T-bird' pilot wheels enthusiasm at nation's capital
May 15, 2009
Air Force Lt. Col. Derek Routt, "Thunderbird No. 7," looks across the flight line on Andrews Air Force Base, Md., May 14, before an upcoming air show. Routt is a Nevada Air National Guard member in his first season as Operations Officer for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds."
Nominee vows to strengthen homeland defense
May 14, 2009
Guardsman saves two lives in a moment's notice
May 14, 2009
Louisiana National Guard engineer, Pfc. Jeremy Easley, rescued two people May 13 after their glider crashed in Franklinton, La.
Summer camps offered for Guard kids
May 13, 2009
A Soldier watches a member of Blue Platoon conquer a rappel tower during the Indiana National Guard Youth Camp at Camp Atterbury, Ind. The camp is designed to give military children a chance to spend a week in their parent's shoes while learning about the importance of team-building and peer support.
PDHRA assists Guardsmen in redeployment
May 13, 2009
Hand-off between 10th Mountain, Red Bulls ... again
May 13, 2009
This is actually the second time in a century that the hand-off of battle has occurred between the 10th Mountain Division and the 34th Infantry Division. The 10th Mountain Division is transferring command of Multi-national Division-South to the Red Bulls later this month.
Colorado celebrates Band Soldier of the Year
May 13, 2009
Colorado Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Nathanial Johnson is congratulated on his selecation as the Army Band Junior NCO of the Year for Reserve Components at a ceremony in Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 22.
California Air Guard pilot graduates with top honors
May 13, 2009
Second Lieutenant Cory Sambol recently completed his Undergraduate Pilot Training, earning five of six awards presented to his class: the Academic Excellence Award, the Flying Excellence Award, the Distinguished Graduate, the Top Formation Pilot and the Wing Commander's Trophy.
Commander highlights progress north of Baghdad
May 13, 2009
Col. Marc Ferraro (center), commander of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Linda Specht (right) leader of the embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team working with the 56th SBCT, and Capt. Cory Angell (left), 56th SBCT public affairs officer, listen to a question from an Iraqi journalist during a press conference May 12 in the International Zone, Baghdad.
Air Guard helicopter responds in self-defense
May 12, 2009