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Guardsmen aid stranded livestock
September 22, 2008
National Guardsmen help guide a local rancher as he loads bundles of hay aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to deliver to stranded livestock who have been trapped by the flooded salt-waters without food or fresh water since Hurricane Ike struck the Southwest coast of Louisiana.
Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez
September 19, 2008
Lt. Col. Thomas Fennell climbs aboard an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to a mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 12. Colonel Fennell is finishing up what will most likely be his last combat deployment with the A-10. As part of the 111th Fighter Wing, a Pennsylvania Air National Guard unit, the 103rd FS is scheduled to lose its aircraft in the spring of 2009. Colonel Fennell is a pilot with the 103rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.
Louisiana Guard clears devastation in Cameron Parish
September 19, 2008
A U.S. flag flies, covered in mud and debris, in front of the Cameron, La., court house Sept. 15. The flag was rescued by members of the Louisiana Army National Guard's 528th Engineer Battalion who were performing cleanup operations in the city.
Training To Be a Warrant Officer in the Guard and Reserves
September 19, 2008
A warrant officer candidate (left) escorts another candidate through the military training in urban terrain (MOUT) training site at Fort McClellan, Ala. The candidates, armed with paintball guns, maneuver through the urban terrain while reacting to direct and indirect fire. The candidate on the right is simulating an enemy hostage. Candidates must learn to deal with the realities of today's urban warfare.
Suicide prevention theme focuses on mental health
September 19, 2008
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Patchwork Quilt Salutes Fallen U.S. Military Women
September 18, 2008
(Left to right) Donna J. Birtwistle, Mavis Olsen, Marlene Wallace and Penny Eakin stand before their patchwork quilt at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, Sept. 17, 2008. The quilt honors military women who've died during the global war on terrorism.
Guard, Reserve Observe Suicide Prevention Month
September 18, 2008
In the behavioral health office at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Dr. Marsha Rockey's job consists of assisting soldiers who may need psychological help. Soldiers can make an appointment or just walk in.
ANG partners with Air Force for new mission
September 17, 2008
State police crack down at Massachusetts military complex
September 17, 2008
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Matt Lavoie trains an advanced laser speed detector on a car at the Massachusetts Military Reservation in early September. Troopers are cracking down on motorists who are violating traffic laws on the post.
National Guard Helps 2,500 Ike Victims to Safety
September 17, 2008
Louisiana Army National Guardsmen from the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company in Marrero, La., bring residents of Hackberry, La., to dry land after the small town in the southwest portion of the state received massive flooding caused by Hurricane Ike. Soldiers from the company have been assigned to the area to offer assistance to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in search and rescue missions.
Isolated island kicks off Vigilant Guard Guam homeland security exercise
September 17, 2008
Maj. Gen. Donald Goldhorn, the adjutant general of Guam, speaks with combined working group representatives from local, federal, military and civilian agencies at the Guam National Guard Barrigada Complex Sept. 12 in the opening tabletop exercise of Vigilant Guard Guam. Vigilant Guard Guam is a multi-day National Guard homeland defense series of exercises designed to enhance the Guard's capabilities and abilities to support to civil authorities in an emergency.
California Guard Unit Makes Final Preparations for Predator Flight Training Ops
September 17, 2008
(Left to right) Lt. Col. Michael Lane, 163rd Operations Support Flight commander, Col. Randall Ball, 163d Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. Kirby Colas, 196th Reconnaissance Squadron commander, discuss preparations for the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing's Predator flight training operations sheduled to begin in 2009.
Vigilant Guard managers put the KaBOOM in terrorism exercises
September 17, 2008
Mark Beirne (left) and Alan Perez tie balloons filled with explosive gas to a detonation stand to simulate an exploding truck during exercise Vigilant Guard Sept. 16 in Guam. Vigilant Guard tests the Guard’s capabilities and abilities as a first military responder in support of the governor and the Emergency Management Agency after a terrorist attack. Many local, federal, military and civilian agencies are participating.
Massachusetts Guard complex gets new lease on life
September 17, 2008
A Massachusetts Army National Guard Soldier trains in urban warfare techniques at the Military Operations on Urban Terrain Site at Camp Edwards in Massachusetts. The MOUT site is one of the new facilities at the Cape Cod post.
Guard wades into Indiana flooding
September 17, 2008
Following torrential rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Ike, the Indiana National Guard was called to help evacuate people from the flooded community of Munster, Ind., Sept. 14. Staff Sgt. Travis Hackett with the 738th Medical Company of Monticello, Ind., assisted by a member of the Munster Fire Department, navigated the dark and slippery stairwells of a flooded nursing home. More than 150 patients were evacuated from the Munster Medical Inn and sent to neighboring hospitals.
New Army Guard division focuses on Soldiers' well-being
September 17, 2008
From left to right: Master Sgt. Marshall Bradshaw, Suicide Prevention Program manager and NCO-in-charge; Maj. Quentin Collins, chaplain; Lt. Col. Ashleah Bechtel, chief, Soldier Support Branch; and Maj. Andrew Bishop, chief, Warrior Transition Program. All four are members of the Soldier/Family Support and Services for the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va. They're working to increase awareness of suicide prevention during the National Guard's Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 10, 2008.
Culture of Troop Support Earns Top Award for Texas Capital
September 16, 2008
The 2008 AF Climate Survey launches Oct. 1
September 16, 2008
Wisconsin MPAD weathers Ike at Gitmo
September 16, 2008
Wisconsin Army National Guardsmen Army Spec. Erica Isaacson and Army Spec. Cody Black, who are deployed here to support the detention mission of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, lift and move a piece of roof which was blown off of a sea hut by Hurricane Ike in the JTF's Camp America here, Sept. 9, 2008. Ike struck the island of Cuba the night of Sept. 7, 2008 and caused U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to participate in a base wide Condition of Readiness 1, closing all facilities and keeping non-essential Troopers in their homes. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detained enemy combatants, including those convicted by military commission and those ordered released. JTF Guantanamo conducts intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination for the protection of detainees and personnel working in JTF Guantanamo facilities and in support of the Global War on Terror. JTF Guantanamo provides support to the Office of Military Commissions, to law enforcement and to war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo conducts planning for and on order responds to Caribbean mass migration operations.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
September 16, 2008
Pennsylvania Air National Guard members in their KC-135 after refueling a flight of Pennsylvania ANG A-10s who provided close air support for Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan.