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RED HORSE members make difference on the border
May 9, 2008
Senior Master Sgt. Larry Boyer checks to make sure this I-beam is secured safely before puts the finishing touches on a firing range that will be used by Border Patrol officers to hone in their skills May 1 near Campo, Calif. Sergeant Boyer is a member of the 201st RED HORSE Squadron from Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.
National Guard CSM to urge more overseas training, talks about the reserves' changing role
May 8, 2008
Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. John D. Gipe takes time to shake hands and have lunch with a group of National Guard Soldiers during his visit to the JMTC.
Miss Utah Credits Military Service With Her Civilian Success
May 7, 2008
America Supports You: Chrysler Kicks Off Military Appreciation Month
May 6, 2008
Guard Civil Support Team brings unique capability to exercise
May 5, 2008
Members of the Washington National Guard 10th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team prepare to enter Leschi Town early May 2 at Fort Lewis, Wash., during National Level Exercise 2008. The Department of Homeland Security exercise was designed to test local, state, federal and military responders to perform roles and responsibilities related to homeland defense in the event of a catastrophic emergency. This exercise was in response to a simulated terrorist attack using a chemical agent.
Washington Guard disaster scenario joins service components
May 5, 2008
Washington National Guard Soldiers and Airmen at the Joint Operations Center on Camp Murray, Wash., were among many Guard units joining federal, state and local organizations May 3 participating in "National Level Exercise 2008," an eight-day Department of Homeland Security exercise designed to test the interoperability of local, state, federal and military responders.
Washington response teams combine exercise efforts
May 5, 2008
Washington National Guard Soldiers with the state's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package transport a mock ambulatory patient to medical care during "National Level Exercise 2008".
Chief sets course for June's Partnership workshop in Europe
May 2, 2008
LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, reads a letter inviting military leaders from nine states and nine other countries to attend the State Partnership Program's Southeast Europe Regional Workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria, in early June. Maj. General Vasil Varbanov, left, Bulgaria's defense attaché to the U.S., delivered the letter from his country to Blum during an April 30 dinner for defense attachés at Blum's residence in Washington.
Guard sergeants among responders training in National Level Exercise 08
May 2, 2008
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Imke from the Washington National Guard 10th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team reviews survey team equipment May 1 at Camp Murray, Wash. The state's CST is supporting emergency exercise scenarios for "National Level Exercise 2008." Their role as a first military responder is to support civil authorities in events known or suspected to involve the use of chemical, biological or radiological agents.
Nevada Soldiers mark end of era with retro-BDU days
May 1, 2008
Nevada Army Guard Soldiers at the Plumb Lane Armory in Reno, Nev., dug deep into their closets Wednesday to mark the end of the Battle Dress Uniform era. From left, Staff Sgt. Elias Perez, Sgt. Lukas Haagland, Sgt. Eric Hintermeyer, Staff Sgt. Gloria Rems, Staff Sgt. Richard Gilberti and Staff Sgt. Ivan Parsons model the outfit that served as the Army's principal duty uniform from 1981-2005.
Washington National Guard gears up for National Level Exercise
May 1, 2008
Sgt. Ken urges enlisted leaders to stress fitness
April 30, 2008
Tennessee Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ken Weichert leads the Army and Air Guard senior enlisted leaders through a strenuous workout in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in April. He is better known as "Sgt. Ken" in GX Magazine.
The U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) Honors Four Years of Serving Severely Wounded Soldiers and Their Families
April 29, 2008
Vigilant Guard 2008 a success, served South Carolina well
April 29, 2008
William Winn (left), the Director of the Beaufort County Emergency Management Division, Lt. Col. Neal Baxley (center) of the Beaufort County Sheriff's office and Brig. Gen. Les Eisner (right), the S.C. National Guard Deputy Adjutant General and commander of troops assigned to the National Guard Bureau's Vigilant Guard exercise brief Beaufort County mayors, town administrators and non-governmental organization (NGO) leaders such as the American Red Cross during the Vigilant Guard exercise's mock terrorist threat brief in the Public Affairs Rapid Reaction Team (PARRT) tent here in Beaufort, Wednesday evening on 22 April 2008.
National Guard members join "Rebuilding Day" projects
April 28, 2008
Airmen, Soldiers and civilians with the National Guard repair the home of Michelle Samuel April 26 in LaPlata, Md., during "National Rebuilding Day." The Guard volunteers shingled her roof, repainted the interior and exterior, installed a new stove, washer and dryer, repaired the ceilings and bathroom, installed a new storm door and made many other repairs at no cost.
Guard enlisted leaders get a lesson in nonlethal weapons
April 28, 2008
Arkansas Command Sgt. Maj. Deborah Collins reacts to her shocking encounter with a Taser X26 during a demonstration of nonlethal weapons for the National Guard Bureau's Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in April. "It was immediate, intense pain," she said.
National Guard Helicopters respond to mid-Hudson wildfires
April 25, 2008
A New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk fills a 600-gallon "Bambi Bucket" from Lake Awosting in Minnewaska State Park, Ulster County, N.Y., April 21, prior to making another dump on a 3,100 acre wildfire. Army National Guard aviation assets responded to a State Emergency Management Office request for assistance on Saturday, April 19, when one Black Hawk helicopter flew 37 water dump missions. On Sunday April 20, and Monday April 21, two Black Hawks responded, flying 14 water missions each day. A New York Army National Guard OH-58 recon helicopter equipped with a thermal imaging device was also used to identify fire hot spots for targeted drops.
Israel's biggest-ever war drill offers lessons for the National Guard
April 25, 2008
Members of the Israeli Defense Force's Homefront Command and civilian authorities search the rubble of a collapsed three-story building in Nazareth, Israel, on April 8, 2008, during Turning Point 2, a first-ever national level civil defense exercise. National Guard Bureau officials observed the exercise.
National Guard assists local responders in Port Royal anti-terrorism exercise
April 24, 2008
More than a dozen law enforcement and local-area first responders joined the South Carolina National Guard in a highly realistic maritime anti-terrorism exercise in Port Royal Sound today as part of Vigilant Guard; the largest natural disaster preparedness exercise ever conducted by the South Carolina National Guard.; The exercise scenario consisted of a terrorist organization hijacking a local ferry boat as a platform for deploying a "dirty bomb" in the Port Royal harbor. National Guard helicopters; the Beaufort Police Department and the Beaufort County Sheriff's Department observed the "hijacked" vessel and requested local-area and Guard HAZMAT and Civil Service Team (CST) assistance. Vigilant Guard tested about 100 local-area law enforcement and first responders with responding to a potential maritime terrorist threat. Beaufort County Sherrif's Department SWAT team members approach the 'hijacked' ship.
Minister, Volunteer, Chaplain - State Guard Chaplain Supports Vigilant Guard 08
April 23, 2008