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National Guard officers can obtain blood banker identifier
January 9, 2009
Butter sculpture honors Pennsylvania Guard
January 9, 2009
A 900-pound butter sculpture of a National Guardsman and his family was unveiled Jan. 8 by the dairy farmers of Pennsylvania as a tribute to the state's National Guard at the 93rd Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa.
Purple Heart Criteria Exclude PTSD, Defense Officials Say
January 8, 2009
Alaska Guardsmen save lives around the world in 2008
January 8, 2009
A pararescuemen from the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron conducts fast rope insertion training while deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Members of the Alaska Air National Guard deployed to Afghanistan in 2008 and were credited with saving 72 lives.
Army Guard Soldiers bolster U.S. bobsled team
January 8, 2009
Cory Butner (left) and Vermont National Guard Pfc. John Napier (right) hoist their trophy after winning the Two-man U.S. National Bobsled Championship Jan. 4 at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y. With the victory, the duo earned a spot in the 2009 World Bobsled Championships, scheduled for Feb. 20-March 1 in Lake Placid.
Three Guardsmen immortalized by NFL, Topps
January 7, 2009
Army National Guard dentist Col. Marc Hendler was chosen by the New York Giants to represent the team on a Topps National Football League (NFL) card. Two other National Guard members were also chosen for this honor.
Vermont Guardsman wins national bobsled event
January 7, 2009
Cory Butner (left) and Vermont National Guard Pfc. John Napier (right) hoist their trophy after winning the Two-man U.S. National Bobsled Championship Jan. 4 at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y. With the victory, the duo earned a spot in the 2009 World Bobsled Championships, scheduled for Feb. 20-March 1 in Lake Placid.
Louisiana begins reconstruction of National Guard landmark
January 7, 2009
Reconstruction has begun on a building that will house the Louisiana National Guard adjutant General's office at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. Jackson Barracks is the Louisiana National Guard headquarters that was heavily damaged in 2005 as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Washington Guard mobilized for snow removal
January 7, 2009
Graders from the 141st Air Refueling Wing of the Washington Air National Guard have been used as snow removal vehicles to clear roads in the Spokane community since Dec. 30.
Disney Parks offers free five-day admission to military personnel in 2009
January 6, 2009
New York Guard shares Olympic thrills with NASCAR's fastest
January 6, 2009
An infantry Soldier from the New York Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, keeps his head down while participating as a brakeman during the 2009 Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge. The fourth annual race, held Jan. 3 in Lake Placid, N.Y., raises funds for the U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team through the participation of NASCAR and NHRA competition drivers. Veteran Soldiers of the 108th Infantry from New York's North Country, participated as racing partners to the NASCAR drivers. This year's race winner was Todd Bodine and his brakeman, Spc. Patrick Furman, a vehicle driver from the Schenectady based Company E, 427th Brigade Support Battalion.
Hawaii's Air Guard feeds underpriviledged
January 5, 2009
Tech. Sgt. Greg Ramos serves some holiday turkey to one of the guests at Gateway Park in Chinatown on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, Dec. 27. Team Hickam members, the 154th Services Flight and the 15th Services Squadron prepared 40 turkeys and 140 hams during the course of two days for this community event. Sergeant Ramos is the 154th Services Flight assistant readiness chief.
Silver Star awarded to Pennsylvania Soldier
January 5, 2009
Brig. Gen. Jerry G. Beck, the commander of the 28th Infantry Division of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, presents the Silver Star to Spc. Jason Harrington during a ceremony held Dec. 27, 2008 in Harrisburg, Pa.
Soldier competes in popular game show
January 5, 2009
"Deal or No Deal" host Howie Mandel gestures at the camera while Staff Sgt. Matthew Zedwick looks to his on-stage guests. Zedwick said Mandel was a "pretty nice guy," and was really excited to have newlywed Zedwick and wife Kristin on the show. The two-hour Christmas special will air at 8 p.m. EST, Dec. 25.
New York Guard readies for New Year's Eve
December 31, 2008
Amputee earns commission through Army ROTC
December 31, 2008
Guard's Counterdrug warriors endeavor to test one and all
December 30, 2008
A lab specialist at the military drug testing facility in Texas points out samples prepared for analysis with a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer. The military laboratory's high-tech equipment can find and identify any drugs present.
'Psst ... don't forget your ID card,' say Air Guard's network protectors
December 29, 2008
Florida counterdrug team competes in international SWAT competition
December 24, 2008
Staff Sgt. Eric Brown of the Florida National Guard's Counterdrug Training Academy practices with his weapon before competition at the 2008 SWAT Round-up International Competition in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 4.
Guardmembers earn discretionary points for joint designation
December 24, 2008
Air Force Maj. Gen. Jim Graves, the assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Reserve Affairs, gives a slideshow presentation to National Guard and Reserve members at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Dec. 10. Graves spoke on the importance of joint service experience within the military as well as joint service rank advancement aspects specific to reserve component troops.