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Guard Aids New Orleans Evacuation, Braces for Storm Mission
September 2, 2008
Members of the Louisiana Air National Guard medical team assist a special-needs resident at the Union Passenger Terminal Station in New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2008, as she prepares to be evacuated prior to the arrival of Hurricane Gustav.
Chertoff: Guard vital to hurricane relief efforts
September 2, 2008
Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal, in red shirt, and Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, talk to crew members from the 118th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron of Nashville, Tenn. He thanked the crew for its rapid response and support to Hurricane Gustav. The crew operated from the New Orleans Lakefront Airport beginning on Aug. 31.
20th Special Forces Group rescues stranded residents
September 2, 2008
Members of the 20th Special Forces Group of the Mississippi Army National Guard launched rubber boats fitted with outboard motors to rescue residents of the flooded Jordan River Shores subdivision in Kiln, Miss., on Sept. 1. Six teams from the Jackson, Miss., based unit searched for anyone who remained in the subdivision, which flooded as a result of a tidal surge from Hurricane Gustav.
Air Guard members airlift, assist thousands of Gustav displaced
September 2, 2008
Litter patients are carried from a Texas Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Aug. 31 to awaiting ambulances at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio following their aeromedical flight from Beaumont, Texas. In the potential path of Hurricane Gustav's landfall, a multi-state aeromedical Air Guard team from Texas, Delaware, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Tennessee helped airlift at least 247 patients to safety Aug. 30-31.
Hurricane Gustav Slams Into Louisiana
September 1, 2008
National Guard better equipped for hurricanes this year
September 1, 2008
Air Force Maj. Gen. Bill Etter, director of domestic operations for the National Guard Bureau, briefs members of the media on the National Guard preparations for Tropical Storm Gustav, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at the Federal Emergency Managment Agency in Washington, D.C. In preparation for Gustav, the National Guard has more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen on standby and has pre-positions units in areas most likely to be affected by the storm.
National Guard Youth Foundation teams up with Rotohog.com for fantasy football promotion
August 29, 2008
The National Guard Youth Foundation (NGYF) Fantasy Football League
National Guard, NorthCom Prepare for Gustav Response
August 29, 2008
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (end of table) meets with Army Maj. Gen. A.C. Blalock, the Alabama National Guard's adjutant general (center, left) and other state agency leaders Aug. 27, 2008, to discuss preparations for Tropical Storm Gustav, which is expected to be a Category 3 hurricane when it makes landfall. Thousands of National Guard members from states along the Gulf Coast have been mobilized or put on alert as the tropical storm gains strength and heads toward the United States.
Louisiana National Guard Gears Up for Gustav
August 29, 2008
Army Sgt. Michael Slayter of Winnfield, La., tosses a hose to Army Spc. Joseph P. Gauthier of Natchitoches, La. The Louisiana National Guard soldiers are members of Detachment 1, A Company, 199th Leadership Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, in Colfax, La.
States supporting states: National Guard gears up for possible hurricane
August 29, 2008
Checking the signal: Tech. Sgt. Bill Smith, left, practices aligning a satellite with the help of Staff Sgt. Scott Roach. The men are members of the Arkansas Air Guard's 154th Weather Flight, which provided weather support to the Arkansas Army Guard's 1st Battalion, 114th Security and Support during their recent annual training. The 154th is tasked to support the 114th with a five-man crew in the event of a call up to the Gulf Coast states in response to natural disaster. "This [annual training] will give us a chance to exercise our abilities to support them in the event of a deployment or call up," said Master Sgt. Paul Wilkerson, 154th Weather Flight NCO-in-charge (NCOIC).
Interactive Web Site Helps Pilots "See and Avoid" Midair Collisions
August 28, 2008
Michigan Sheriff's Office Earns Award for Military Support
August 28, 2008
America Supports You: Mayor Asks Counterparts to Support Guard, Reserve
August 28, 2008
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich has challenged more than 1,300 other mayors who belong to the U.S. Conference of Mayors to sign an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Statement of Support. The statements ask the signers to pledge support for employees who also serve in the National Guard or reserves, and their families.
America Supports You: Group Awards Spouses Record Number of Scholarships
August 28, 2008
From Vietnam to Iraq, Illinois Soldier retires after life-long service
August 28, 2008
Staff Sgt. Crooks prepares to fire a final ceremonial howitzer round while the Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery performed Annual Training at Fort McCoy, Wis. in July 2008.
Chief of the National Guard Bureau visits Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix
August 28, 2008
Sergeant First Class Thomas Deis from Ithaca, NY assigned to SECFOR D (security force Company D) 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry, New York Army National Guard speaks with Lt. Gen. Blum at the conclusion of an open forum meeting.
Florida Guardsmen credit training for success with Tropical Storm Fay missions
August 28, 2008
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment make their way through a washed out section of roadway while assisting search and rescue teams help citizens trapped in their homes by flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Fay. The Florida National Guard currently has nearly 500 Soldiers and Airmen assisting with recovery and logistical operations in the wake of Tropical Storm Fay.
ANG enlisted icon passes away; Bataan Death March survivor dies at 89
August 28, 2008
Chief Master Sgt. Paul Lankford
Association gives enlisted members access to leaders
August 26, 2008
Spc. Rebecca Bell, a health care specialist with the 466th Area Support Medical Company, poses a question to Command Sgt. Maj. John Gipe, left, Command Sgt. Maj. David Ray Hudson, and retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Jack Tilley, during a question and answer session with senior enlisted leaders during the 37th annual meeting of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, in Savannah, Ga., Wednesdsay, Aug. 20, 2008.
Air Guard's leaders discuss top concerns at Midwest summit
August 26, 2008
Brig. Gen. Donald Haught, vice chair for the Air National Guard steering committee and assistant to the Director of the Air National Guard listens to a presentation Aug. 12 during the Air Guard's 2008 Leadership Summit in Wisconsin. More than 500 Air Guard senior leaders and safety experts met at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center Aug. 11-15 for the summit, which carried a theme of "A look at safety, culture and other challenges."