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California Guard ordered to battle wildfires on the ground; Air Guard firefighting C-130s continue to make drops
July 2, 2008
Helicopters from the Army National Guard have worked with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) for over a week to put out fires that burned over 400,000 acres.
Michigan ARNG general trains, recruits Iraqi policemen
July 2, 2008
Iraqi National Police Officers stand in formation prior to graduation ceremonies at Camp Dublin, Iraq, for the newest members of the Iraqi National Police Quick Reaction Force, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2007. The Quick Reaction Force is responsible for responding tactically to a viriety of situations and was trained by the Italian Carabinieri police force.
New Policy Aims to Help Prevent Loss of Leave
July 1, 2008
Illinois Air National Guard takes on new non-flying missions
July 1, 2008
107th Airlift Wing Bids Remaining Veteran Tanker Aircraft Goodbye
July 1, 2008
Alaska Air National Guard Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony
July 1, 2008
From left to right: Brig. Gen. Thomas Tinsley, Elmendorf Air Force Base 3rd Wing commander; Brig. Gen. Tony Hart, Kulis Air National Guard Base 176th Wing commander; Gen. Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler, Pacific Air Forces commander; Sen. Ted Stevens; Maj. Gen. Craig Campbell, Alaska National Guard, adjutant general; Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, Sr.; Airman Charity Orriss of the 212th Rescue Squadron; Bud Alto of the CH2M Hill Construction Company; and Lt. Gen. Dana Atkins, commander of Alaskan Command, break ground on June 30 at the Elmendorf Air Force Base construction site that will be the new home to the 176th Alaska Air National Guard Wing.
Guard team trains for response to disaster scenario in Florida
July 1, 2008
Members of the Florida Air National Guard's 202nd RED HORSE Squadron help pull a simulated disaster victim from a pile of rubble during a training exercise at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, June 27. The Airmen are part of the National Guard's CERF (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force), which was training on a scenario involving a massive explosion in Northeast Florida.
Guard helps out Greenland school
July 1, 2008
Master Sgt. Kelly Archambeault passes out toys to students here. She and other guardsmen from the 109th Airlift Wing helped organize toys to hand out to the kids. The toys were donated to Stratton Air National Guard Base in New York by Toys "R" Us.
Specialized Virginia Guard response force validated
July 1, 2008
Iowa Guard civil support team pulls poisons from flood waters
July 1, 2008
Sgt. Keith Yohnke (left) and Staff Sgt. Steve Brouillet from the Iowa National Guard's 71st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team take a water sample for analysis June 19 from a flooded area near Manchester, Iowa, to assist state and federal authorities and identify hazardous materials released in the Midwest floods.
Arkansas Guard readies for hurricane season support
June 30, 2008
Members of the 1st Battalion of the 185th Aviation provided the aviation assets during annual training at Swindle Airfield in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
Utah Guard Soldiers Awarded Silver, Bronze Stars for Valor
June 30, 2008
Two Utah National Guard soldiers, 1st Lt. Tyler J. Jensen (right) and Capt. Chad A. Pledger (left), were awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star, respectively, at a ceremony here on June 19.
Whiteman Airmen make first all-air Guard B-2 flight
June 30, 2008
Col. Gregory Champagne and Maj. David Thompson take off on a B-2 Spirit mission June 18 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. It was the first sortie flown and launched by Air National Guard members. Colonel Champagne is the 131st Fighter Wing vice commander and Major Thompson is assigned to the 131st FW.
Mississippi River battle brings brothers back together
June 30, 2008
Staff Sgt. Allen Kanell, 33, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Capt. Jeffrey C. Kanell, 26, of Davenport, Iowa, are both serving along the upper Mississippi as part of the Illinois and Missouri National Guards' flood responses.
National Guard Bureau chief: Firefighting and flood efforts "outstanding"
June 27, 2008
LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, overlooks the wildfire response operations of two North Carolina National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 145th Airlift Wing with Maj. Gen. William Wade, adjutant general of California, on the airfield at Chico, Calif., on June 26, 2008.
Fighting floods and fires, National Guard on duty from coast-to-coast
June 26, 2008
A Missouri National Guard Humvee delivers supplies to Guardmembers working behind it to preserve a Hannibal, Mo., levee on June 22, 2008.
North Carolina Air National Guard fights California wildfires
June 25, 2008
Chief Master Sgt Andy Huneycutt directs C-130 Hercules loadmasters from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing as they load a modular airborne fire fighting system (MAFFS) June 23 at Charlotte, N.C. The guardmembers are fighting wildfires in Northern California.
Bearded Airman among Air Guard's best
June 24, 2008
Staff Sgt. Scott Geisser, the Air National Guard's Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, and his fiancé, Tara, visit the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery June 16 during the Air Guard's Outstanding Airmen of the Year week. As a combat controller preparing to deploy overseas, Geisser was allowed to go unshaven and in a business suit during the week's events June 15-20 in Washington.
Guard aircraft, aircrews battling California wildfires
June 24, 2008
A C-130 Hercules cargo plane assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, drops 3,000 gallons of water over the Los Padres National Forest, Calif., May 7 using a modular airborne fire fighting system (MAFFS) during the MAFFS 2008 Annual Certifying Event. The training event included all aircrew, maintenance and support personnel directly supporting the MAFFS mission. There are four Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units involved with MAFFS: 145th Airlift Wing, (Charlotte), 146th Airlift Wing (Channel Islands), 153rd Airlift Wing, (Wyoming) and the 302nd Airlift Wing (Colorado).
Hawaii search and extraction team trains for disaster
June 24, 2008
Spc. John Kumalae accompanies Lt. Col. Stanley Sato, role-playing a victim packaged for extraction, during a high angle rescue demonstration for the medics of the Hawaii Air National Guard, 154th Medical Group. The joint training exercise was held at the Carson City Fire Department training site during the Vigilant Guard exercise, June 13-19. Kumalae is assigned to the 297th Firefighting Detachment, HIARNG, and is a member of the Hawaii CERF search and extraction team. Sato is the commanding officer of the 154th Medical Group, HIANG and a member of the Hawaii CERF medical team.