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Oklahoma Guard aids local community after devastating tornado
February 12, 2009
Spc. Barrett Troutman (right), of Tishomingo, and Spc. Timothy Stelly (center), of Ardmore, use a map to show a local man the cordoned off sections of Lone Grove, Okla. The Soldiers were providing security for any area of Lone Grove that was devastated by a tornado on Tuesday evening.
Portland Trailblazers host Oregon Guardsmen, families
February 11, 2009
Portland Trail Blazers head coach, Nate McMillan, gives a high-five to Jackson Creswell at the "Make It Better Holiday Carnival" at the Memorial Coliseum, Feb. 9. Jackson, and father, Sgt. Ryan Creswell, of Bravo Co., 41 Special Troops Battalion, and his wife Christina, and daughter Emma, spoke to McMillan before handing their camera to a bystander to take a picture of the group. Hosted by the Portland Trail Blazers NBA basketball franchise, the event honored military members, giving them a chance to meet with Trail Blazers team members.
North Carolina Guardsman to join AFRICOM team
February 11, 2009
North Carolina Air National Guardsman Maj. Douglas Simons will begin working as AFRICOM's medical plans and operations officer beginning March 1.
McKinley visits Army Guardmembers in Balkans
February 10, 2009
Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, right, and Army Capt. Shannon Dean Holiday, commander for Multi-National Task Force East, Thunder Bravo battery, walk the streets of downtown Pristina, Kosovo, during a presence patrol with the Missouri Army National Guard. The Guard Soldiers patrol one of the more populated areas of the American NATO peacekeeping missions in Kosovo.
Guardsman inducted into Air Force Safety Hall of Fame
February 10, 2009
Lt. Col. Ed Vaughan (center) is inducted into the Air Force Safety Hall of Fame in a ceremony Feb. 6. With him are (left) Maj. Gen. Maury Forsyth, commander of the Spaatz Center at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., and Col. Marcus Quint, chief of the Air National Guard Safety Directorate.
Hawaii Soldiers, Thai Marines build classrooms, bridges
February 10, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Cabanilla of Kahalui, Hawaii and Pvt. 1st Class Michelle Almeida of Kihei laugh as they prepare the frames for the windows in the new classroom facility the Hawaii National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, Vertical is building jointly with the Royal Thai Marine Engineer Battalion during the Cobra Gold joint engineering civil assistance mission hosted at the Ban Nong Buatong school in the Chanthaburi District of Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.
Oregon Guard aviator comes full circle
February 10, 2009
"My first assignment out of flight school was flying VIPs in Vietnam and now my last assignment for the Army is flying VIPs in Iraq, it is a full circle," said soon to be retired Chief Warrant Officer 5 Fredrick Bailey of the 2nd Battalion, 641st Aviation Regiment out of Joint Base Iraq on Jan. 31.
Army Guard misses monthly recruiting goal, but end strength up
February 10, 2009
Defense Department Offers Tax Preparation Help
February 9, 2009
Virginia Guard aviators train under water with U.S. Navy
February 9, 2009
Soldiers enter the water while strapped in to the seats of the Modular Egress Training System. Once under water, the Soldiers unstrapped their seatbelts and safely swam to the surface.
Florida alert detachment honored for inspection success
February 9, 2009
Tech. Sgt. Aaron Hartley of the Florida Air National Guard's Det. 1, 125th Fighter Wing, guides an F-15 Eagle Fighter Wing on the flightline at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 5, 2009.
Alabama Guard joins forces with Healthy Marriage Initiative
February 6, 2009
Alabama Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Abner C. Blalock, addresses attendees of the 2009 Regional Healthy Marriages, Healthy Families, and Responsible Fatherhood Conference about the importance of knowing what resources are available to military families and how to obtain those resources.
Stryker brigade first Guard unit to get non-lethal sets
February 6, 2009
Members of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, practice laying out spike strips during non-lethal capability set training at Fort Dix, N.J.
NCO corps 'heart and soul' of Army Guard
February 6, 2009
Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. John Gipe visits National Guard troops at an entry control point to the International Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2008. "The National Guard is playing a vital role," Gipe said. "The Soldiers are doing a great job."
California Guard adds water trucks to firefighting inventory
February 5, 2009
Pfc. Ryan Rovito and his crew from the 233rd Engineer Fire Fighting Team take pride in detailing the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) based Water Tenders (HEWATT) in preparation for the California National Guard press conference highlighting the newly acquired enhanced firefighting capabilities, January 30, 2009.
Kentucky Guard delivers record number of meals, water
February 5, 2009
Soldiers of the 307th Component Repair Company take cases of MREs from a C-23 Sherpa aircraft and load them on a 2.5 ton truck for transport to the distribution facility at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky. on February 2, 2009.
Cold weather won't stop the training
February 5, 2009
Sgt. Gordon Gilliam warms up next to a barrel fire while training at Camp Atterbury, Ind., for an upcoming deployment to Iraq. Gilliam is an armament repair sergeant from Lineville, Ala., in the 158th Support Maintenance Company, Alabama National Guard.
Guard leaders discuss successes, challenges with ROA
February 4, 2009
Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Carpenter, special assistant to the director of the Army National Guard, talks about the effectiveness of the Guard's Agriculture Development Teams in Afghanistan at the reserve component chief's panel discussion at the Reserve Officers Association's Annual Mid-winter Conference and Reserve Component Expo Feb. 3 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. He's flanked by Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. (left) of the Air National Guard.; and Maj. Gen. Kelly K. McKeague (right), chief of staff at the National Guard Bureau.
Illinois Guardsman tapped for VA post
February 4, 2009
Tammy Duckworth, Illinois director of Veterans Affairs, speaks to community members before her presentation recognizing Disabilities Awareness Month in the Casablanca Room on Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, Oct. 16.
Idaho Guard supports Special Olympics
February 4, 2009
Army Guard Staff Sgt. Laura Schmitt, assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters in Idaho, loads snowshoe equipment at the Sun Valley Nordic Center during the Special Olympics Invitational Games held last February. The event helped all organizations involved plan for this year's big event.