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DoD Press Briefing with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
July 16, 2008
Recycling contract turns trash to treasure
July 15, 2008
76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Deputy Commander Col. Kenneth Newlin greets local leader Sheikh Saad Hasan Altememy during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for an Iraqi-run recycling center Thursday, July 11, 2008, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The 76th IBCT, along with many other sheikhs from the surrounding Balad area, are currently working together through the Iraqi-Based Industrial Zone program. The initiative compliments the Multi-National Forces-Iraq's mission by providing safe, secure jobs for local Iraqis and by giving them additional contracting opportunities normally reserved for larger, foreign corporations.
National Guard on track with recruitment, retention
July 15, 2008
Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers Arrive in Georgia for International Military Exercise
July 15, 2008
Georgia National Guard soldiers arrive in Tiblisi, Georgia in preparation for IMMEDIATE RESPONSE 2008, an international exercise to help build relationships with coaliton partners from several Eastern European nations.
National Guard Officer Defeats A Menacing Enemy...the Cockroach
July 15, 2008
Capt. Karen Corsetti, a Georgia Army National Guard environmental officer and trained entomologist, shows how her eco-friendly insect trap help to trap and kill cockroaches with out harming the environment and saving the Guard millions of dollars.
Alabama Guard officer candidates conquer Talladega on foot
July 14, 2008
Eldwood Kaumeheiwa (left) from Georgia and Jason Garcia (right)from Alabama head for the finish line at Talladega Super Speedway. Kaumeheiwa and Garcia are among 173 officer candidates at the Alabama Military Academy's Officer Candidate School who completed a 7 mile road march that ended by completing one lap around the Speedway. One lap at the Speedway is approximately 2.6 miles.
MAFFS C-130 drops millionth gallon of fire retardant on California wildfires
July 14, 2008
Master Sgt. Mark Withers with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, prepares a modular airborne fire fighting system -equipped C-130 for another fire retardant drop on the California wildfires. The 302nd AEG includes eight U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft operating from McClellan Airfield, Sacramento, Calif., and eight U.S. Marine Corps medium- and heavy-lift helicopters flying from Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., providing unique capabilities and is part of a unified military support effort of U.S. Northern Command to provide assistance to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the National Interagency Fire Center, and U.S. Forest Service operations.
Face of Defense: Brothers Serve Together in Iraq
July 14, 2008
Army Sgt. Maj. Jim Snow and his younger brother, Army 1st Sgt. Joe Snow, are serving their second deployment together in Iraq.
Guard units receive more high-tech Lakota helicopters
July 14, 2008
The Louisiana National Guards two new UH-72 Lakotas touch down for the first time at Esler Field in Pineville, La.
Ohio, Serbia continue cooperation, training
July 14, 2008
A Soldier of 63rd Parachutist Battalion, Special Forces Brigade fires a 240 B squad operating weapon June 12 on a Camp Grayling, Mich. range. The Soldiers were participating in the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program (SPP) between Ohio and the Republic of Serbia. The Serbian soldiers will train with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group for two weeks on mission planning, weapons systems and demoing among other tasks and skills. This training is the second half of the State Partnership Plan developed in fall of 2006. In September of 2007, U.S. Special Forces traveled to Serbia to familiarize with Serbian military operations.
Louisiana National Guard takes flight to fight; 10 Soldiers leave for California
July 14, 2008
Sgt. Dewayne Phelps, left and Sgt. 1st. Class Mike Gunnels (right), both of Alexandria, stand as safety during pre-flight checks July 13 at Esler Airfield in Pineville. Two Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, 10 personnel (two crews and a maintenance team), prepare to leave from Esler Airfield in Pineville for California to support the California National Guard with fire fighting efforts.
Mechanics maintain engines for America's air power
July 11, 2008
Tech. Sgt. Juan Ramon, a 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron jet engine mechanic assigned to the Tiger Aircraft Maintenance Unit, inspects the inlet fan blades of an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine for nicks and scratches here July 7. Foreign object debris damage prevention is critical to maintaining the jets' engines. One small rock a piece of trash could cause thousands of dollars in damage to an engine.
National Guard Youth Foundation Teams Up With Wal-Mart to Promote Vocational Education
July 11, 2008
California Air Guard unit hosts second fire retardant reloading station
July 11, 2008
Captain Amy Horton, 302nd Airlift Wing maintenace group executive officer, based out of Colorado Springs, Co. rinses the AF Reserve's C-130H of the sticky retardant following a 3,000 gallon drop over the West Basin Fire. Every C-130 equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) in the military's arsenal has been activated to assist in Northern California's firefighting efforts.
302nd AEG operations: keeping tracking of everything MAFFS
July 11, 2008
Master Sgt. Jamie Conrad with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, updates Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System mission flight data at the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group operations trailer, McClellan Airfield, Sacramento, July 9. The 302nd AEG is made up of eight U.S. Air Force MAFFS-capable C-130 aircraft operating out of McClellan Airfield, Calif. and Navy Reserve and Marine Corps helicopters operating out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. The 302nd AEG aircraft units include three Air National Guard units, 145th Airlift Wing from Charlotte, N.C., the 146th Airlift Wing from Channel Islands, Calif., and the 153rd Airlift Wing from Cheyenne, Wyo., and one Air Force Reserve unit -- the 302nd Airlift Wing from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 302nd AEG provides unique capabilities and is part of a unified military support effort of U.S. Northern Command to provide assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and the National Interagency Fire Center. USNORTHCOM continues to closely monitor the California wildfires to anticipate additional requests for Department of Defense assistance to local, federal, and state civil authorities.
California governor calls 2,000 Guard troops for fire duty
July 11, 2008
Sgt. Mark Walch from Company A, 297th Support Battalion, one of the initial 295 Soldiers mobilized to fight the wildfires burning in California, uses an ax to cut down trees to form a fire break preventing burning material from crossing lines and spreading to unburned areas. Walch, a high school teacher from Chico, Calif., volunteered immediately to be part of the first Soldiers to fight fires on the ground in California in 30 years.
MAFFS 'safety man' keeps people, environment safe
July 10, 2008
Senior Master Sgt. Aaron "Stoney" Smith, assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard, watches for safety issues as an Airman washes fire retardant off the cargo doors of a C-130 Hercules equipped with the modular airborne fire fighting system at McClellan Airfield July 8. Smith's job is to ensure Airmen and equipment are safe during the high tempo of fire fighting operations. The 153rd AW is conducting firefighting operations as part of the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group. The 302nd AEG, comprised of aircraft from the Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Navy Reserve and Marine Corps, provides unique capabilities and is part of a unified military support effort of U.S. Northern Command to provide assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the National Interagency Fire Center. USNORTHCOM continues to closely monitor the California wildfires to anticipate additional requests for Department of Defense assistance to local, federal, and state civil authorities.
Air Force names Air Guard member 'Outstanding Airman'
July 10, 2008
Senior Master Sgt. Donna Goodno walks along the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., June 18 during the Air National Guard's Outstanding Airmen of the Year Week. Goodno was recently announced as one of 12 Air Force Outstanding Airmen for 2008.
One size fits all: Air Guard public Web sites migrating to standard page
July 10, 2008
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visits 302nd AEG
July 9, 2008
Major General William H. Wade stands with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as he thanks the National Guard at the Wild Fire Training Academy, held on McClellan Air Park, California. Governor Schwarzenegger made it a point to personally thank the National Guardsmen for all they have sacrificed to help with the wild fires.