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'Extreme Home' for Mississippi Guardsman airs March 21
March 18, 2010
Staff Sgt. Sherman Heathcock of the Mississippi National Guard and his family were recently selected as the recipients of the new house from the ABC television show, "Extreme Makeover - Home Edition." The house was built Dec. 3-10. Heathcock is currently deployed to Iraq with the 155th Brigade Combat Team which is scheduled to return home in February.
Guardsmen volunteer to help a deployed Soldier's family
March 18, 2010
Konny Zins stands in the backyard of her home March 17, 2010 as North Dakota Army National Guard members rally to her aid by building a sandbag flood barrier to hold back the rising water of the Sheyenne River. Her husband, Sgt. Darin Zins, is a North Dakota Army National Guard member, who is currently deployed to Kosovo as part of the NATO peacekeeping forces in Kosovo Force 12.
Stavridis discusses 'smart power' with Florida Guardsmen, students
March 18, 2010
Guard completes munitions site inventory
March 18, 2010
Illinois Guard helps prepare Polish army for Afghanistan
March 18, 2010
Guard completes munitions site inventory
March 18, 2010
Fighting 69th welcomes Irish army battalion for St. Patrick's Day
March 18, 2010
Members of the Irish Army's 58th Infantry Battalion render honors as Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment pass outside Saint Patrick's Cathedral during the annual march up Fifth Avenue in the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City on March 17. 2010.
Senators: National Guard integral to national security
March 18, 2010
Herschel Walker shares a personal challenge with Guardmembers
March 18, 2010
Herschel Walker signs autographs at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Virginia March 18 after speaking about how to recognize and overcome mental health challenges.
Wisconsin shows support for wounded warriors
March 18, 2010
Air Force Brig. Gen. Don Dunbar (left), adjutant general of Wisconsin, meets with wounded warriors at Fort Knox, Ky., March 11, 2010. The Soldiers are receiving medical care at the Warrior Transition Unit following their year-long deployment to Iraq. Dunbar and other senior leaders visited the Soldiers to show support and let them know that their health and welfare is a priority.
Southern Steel rolls out, Bootleggers take the wheel
March 17, 2010
Command Sgt. Maj. John Cartwright Sr., squadron command sergeant major of 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee National Guard, shakes hands with 1st Sgt. Brian Belue, interim command sergeant major of the 1st Squadron, 98th Cavalry Regiment of the Mississippi National Guard, after a flag presentation during a transfer of authority ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, March 10, 2010. The flag was presented to the 1/98 Cavalry from the 3/278 Cavalry as a gesture of southern hospitality.
North Dakota leaders meet with Guardsmen during sandbagging operations
March 17, 2010
Senior Airman Travis Besette, of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, center, catches a sandbag to pass along a human chain of National Guard members March 16, Fargo, N.D. The North Dakota Airmen from the 119th Wing were woven in between local high school student volunteers in sandbag lines that extended from pallets on the street and in driveways, through garages and out back doors. The quickly rising river behind them reminded them of the urgency of their mission.
Missouri engineers move cargo, supplies to needy bases
March 17, 2010
Four Oregon engineers return from Haiti
March 17, 2010
Master Sgt. Ken Campbell of the Oregon Air National Guard is interviewed by a local television station at the Portland International Airport on March 16, 2010 following his team's return from helping with recovery and relief efforts in Haiti following the devastating earthquake there in January. Campbell and three other Airmen are members of the 123rd Weather Flight, which is part of the 101st Combat Operations Group, at the Portland Air National Guard Base in Portland, Ore.
Puerto Rico to cancel previously issued birth certificates
March 17, 2010
Air Guard strikes 'Silver' in green construction project
March 17, 2010
A validation test of the high expansion foam system is performed at the 188th Fighter Wing's new consolidated maintenance facility. It recently received a LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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