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Oregon counterdrug program targets middle school students
March 4, 2009
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bobby Vickery (left), leads 20 students through the "paradigm shift" activity during the Guard Adventure Program at Gardiner Middle School in Oregon City, Ore., on Mar. 3, 2009. The program, administered by the Oregon National Guard's Counterdrug Support Program, aims to instill positive interpersonal skills and teach anti-drug awareness to Oregon's school-aged children.
Guard team tests its ability to save lives after disaster in Florida
March 4, 2009
Members of the CERF-P triage team treat a roleplayer for simulated wounds during the training scenario and evaluation at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Feb. 28. 2009.
Four states train for Kosovo mission
March 4, 2009
Slovenian Soldiers prepare to board a U.S. UH-60 Blackhawk during a multinational training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Camp Albertshof in Hohenfels, Germany. The Slovenians were part of the mission readiness exercise for U.S. reserve component Soldiers preparing for the 11th iteration of the Kosovo Force in support of Operation Joint Guardian.
McKinley visits Guardmembers during CENTCOM trip
March 4, 2009
Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw Jr., assistant to Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, and the Guard Bureau's Command Sgt. Maj. David Hudson talk with Army and Air National Guardmembers at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, March 1 during a town hall meeting. McKinley is traveling across the theatre of operations this week to hear first hand the thoughts and concerns of citizen-Soldiers and Airmen serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Renuart: Guard, NORTHCOM relationship so good it's boring
March 4, 2009
Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, tells attendees at the National Guard's 2009 Domestic Operations Workshop in Baltimore, Md., on March 4, 2009, that NORTHCOM and the National Guard are working together to protect and assist Americans. Maj. Gen. Bill Etter, director of domestic operations for the National Guard Bureau, is at left.
Alabama Guard deployments increase this year
March 3, 2009
Maj. Gen. Abner C. Blalock, the adjutant general of the Alabama National Guard, hands Maj. Lee Thompson, commander of the 166th Engineer Company, a state flag to fly proudly while deployed in Afghanistan. The 166th left for Camp Atterbury, Ind., on March 2 for a quick training period before deploying to Afghanistan. The 166th Engineer Company's mission is to help construct base camp facilities, help maintain existing facilities, and help the Afghan people improve their infrastructure.
Physical fitness earns 59-year-old sergeant silver in athletic competition
March 3, 2009
Staff Sgt. Peter Golden of the Florida Army National Guard's 1st Squadron, 153rd Cavalry Regiment. He earned a Silver in the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competion at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., Feb. 20-22, 2009.
New York's aviators gear up for Afghanistan deployment
March 3, 2009
Active duty Senior Airman Rachel Cole makes a last minute breathing apparatus check on New York and Virginia National Guardsmen before sealing the oxygen chamber during high-altitude training at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. On Feb. 25.
Massachusetts firefighters lead by example
March 3, 2009
Army Sgt. Heather F. Inkley, a fire team chief with the 179th Engineer Detachment (Firefighting) of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, describes her units fire fighting capabilities at the Massachusetts Military Reservation Fire Department on Camp Edwards, Mass. Inkley graduated the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Training Academy at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas in December.
Guard Ends New Orleans Mission, Focuses on Wildfires, Snow
March 3, 2009
Full spectrum of capabilities needed for Guard missions
March 3, 2009
Army Maj. Gen. Peter M. Aylward, the director of the National Guard Bureau Joint Staff, speaks to conferees at the NGB Domestic Operations Conference March 3, 2009 in Baltimore, Md.
Army Guard to cut recruiting, retention bonuses
February 27, 2009
DoD to allow casket photographs with family's permission
February 27, 2009
Minnesota Guardsmen ski Birkebeiner on Balad flightline
February 27, 2009
Army Capt. Kenath Harris, the 834th Aviation Support Battalion chaplain (pictured), recently participated in the Wisconsin-based Birkebeiner cross-country ski race on the Joint Base Balad, Iraq flight line.
Stars alight Guard's 4th annual Youth ChalleNGe night
February 26, 2009
The National Guard's sponsored NASCAR Sprint Cup auto racing drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., left, and Jeff Gordon help bring in donations for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program Feb. 24 in Washington during the Fourth Annual ChalleNGe Champions Gala. The drivers also joined with IndyCar Series driver Dan Wheldon to autograph a painting on stage by the artist William Patterson, in the background.
Illinois Guard provides safety net for PRT mission
February 26, 2009
A security forces member of the provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan's Paktia province scans the area after the convoy stopped during a mission to drop humanitarian aid, Feb. 24, 2009, in the province's Sayed Karem district.
Canadian troops exercise with National Guard at Fort Pickett
February 26, 2009
U.S. Army Soldiers conduct fast rope insertion and extraction training during Exercise Southbound Trooper IX at Fort Pickett, Va. Feb. 16, 2009.
Illinois medics treat injured Afghan civilian
February 26, 2009
Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Whitney Meyers writes down vital information on the dressing applied to a 16-year-old truck driver of Herat city, during treatment for an injury he sustained to his foot. The Afghan National Police of the area brought Berza to the base where he was stabilized then medically evacuated to the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Farah where he was treated by U.S. surgeons.
New Mexico quartet plays private concert for Vietnam vet
February 26, 2009
The "Darn Saxy" quartet of the New Mexico Army National Guard's 44th Army Band recently held a priviate concert for retired Col. Frank Hines, an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran, who served in both the Navy and the Air Force during his long military career.
Kansas Guard trains with Saudi military in Friendship One
February 26, 2009
Maj. Brian Peterson, operations observer controller/trainer, 2nd battalion, 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment, looks at a Jaguar radio with a Royal Saudi Land Force Soldier in a training session during Friendship One 2009, Feb. 21.