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National Guard makes connections at Fort Polk
November 24, 2008
Now that six yards of concrete is in the form, National Guardsmen work together to spread and level it.
Soldiers train for upcoming mission at Purdue University
November 24, 2008
Purdue University agronomy professor George Van Scoyoc explains the difference between forest and prairie soils to Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard's 1-19th Agribusiness Development Team at the Beck Agricultural Center in West Lafayette, Ind., on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. The Citizen-Soldiers will use this training and their civilian acquired skills to help Afghanistan farmers when the team deploys in 2009.
Tennessee ANG graduates first class of Polish pilots
November 24, 2008
Ten students from the republic of Poland recently graduated from the first C-130 flying training class conducted by the Tennessee Air National Guard's 118th Airlift Wing in Nashville.
Thousands of Air Guard deployers to be honored through 'Salute Campaign'
November 24, 2008
Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, command chief of the Ohio Air National Guard, holds up a Hometown Heroes Salute award that in 2009 will be given to eligible National Guard Airmen who deployed on orders for more than 30 consecutive days in a contingency operation. Muncy and Chief Master Sgt. Richard Smith, command chief of the Air Guard, announced the Hometown Heroes Salute program Nov. 20 at the Air Guard Senior Leadership conference outside Washington.
Grief expert offers advice on dealing with traumatic loss
November 24, 2008
Bands spread Air Force message through music
November 20, 2008
Reserve Affairs chief explains new DoD directive to ANG leaders
November 20, 2008
Thomas F. Hall, assistant secretary of defense for Reserve Affairs, speaks about the transition of the Guard and Reserve from a strategic reserve to an operational reserve at the Air National Guard Senior Leadership Conference in Lansdowne, Va., Nov. 19, outside of Washington.
Wounded warrior shares his experiences with Army Guard audience
November 20, 2008
Capt. Adrian Perez collects his thoughts while recounting his story of recovering from wounds sustained in Iraq. Perez, of the Army National Guard's Manpower Analysis section, spoke at the Army National Guard Readiness Centeras part of Wounded Warrior Awareness Day, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008.
Monthly premiums decrease for TRICARE Reserve Select
November 20, 2008
Wyatt nominated as next Air National Guard director
November 19, 2008
Air Force Maj. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the adjutant general of Oklahoma, is applauded by hundreds of general officers and command chief master sergeants at the Air National Guard's Senior Leadership Conference at the National Conference Center, Nov. 17, outside Washington. Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, announced the selection of Wyatt as the next director of the Air National Guard.
Legacy radio system retired from Army Guard
November 19, 2008
A Soldier using a VRC-12 radio during the Vietnam War. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army's Center for Military History.
DoD launches national resource directory for wounded warriors
November 19, 2008
DoD launches 'Wounded Warrior Diaries'
November 19, 2008
Illinois Soldiers 'Boom Chakalaka' with Bill Murray at USO gala
November 19, 2008
Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers rehearse a skit from the movie "Stripes" with Bill Murray before the 2008 Salute to our Troops USO of Illinois Gala Nov. 15 in Chicago.
Cartwright gets up-close look at battlefield care
November 18, 2008
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright thanks soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. The Guardsmen provided security for the general during his visit to Iraq.
Guard's first four-star ready to take Minutemen forward
November 18, 2008
As his wife Cheryl McKinley holds a bible, Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley is sworn in by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates as the 26th chief of the National Guard Bureau during a ceremony at the Pentagon, where he was also promoted to his current rank, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. McKinley is the first Guard officer to be promoted to the four-star rank.
Ohio National Guard has fans in Belgrade
November 18, 2008
Cal Guard discovers parallels in Ukraine's disaster relief efforts
November 18, 2008
General Vasyl Kvashuk, director of the Ukrainian Army's Civil Protection Department, addresses Brig. Gen. William H. Wade II, adjutant general of the California National Guard, and other key leadership on Nov. 12, 2008, at the Joint Force Headquarters in Sacramento. The Urkainian team led by Kvashuk was in California to participate in Vigilant Guard '09, the National Guard's weeklong disaster-response exercise. Kvashuk discussed Ukraine's response to the July 2008 floods that decimated lives and homes in Western Ukraine.
Georgia Guard unit gets Navy Presidential Unit Citation
November 14, 2008
Col. Tom Blackstock, commander of the 265th Regional Support Group, pins the streamer for the Navy Presidential Unit Award to the unit's guide-on. The Metter, Ga. based unit became the only unit in Georgia Army National Guard history to be awarded a Navy Presidential Unit Citation during a ceremony Nov. 1 at the Metter Armory.
Georgia Guard unit gets Navy Presidential Unit Citation
November 14, 2008
Air Force Senior Airman Albert Leyvas checks fuel levels on a bladder at Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Expeditionary Legal Complex, Nov. 3, 2008. Leyvas calculates the amount of fuel each bladder contains and determines how much needs to be added to ensure the bladder is kept at an operational level.