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Guard ratchets up Missouri mission; tackles floods in five states
June 20, 2008
Soldiers from the Missouri National Guard's 1138th Transportation Company reinforce the main wall along the Mississippi River in downtown Clarksville.
Midwestern Guardsmen Respond to Rising Flood Waters
June 19, 2008
Ottumwa, Iowa, residents and members of the Iowa National Guard work hand-in-hand to save a power substation from being overrun by flood waters.
National Guard helps shore up Ottumwa sub-station
June 19, 2008
A member of the Iowa National Guard prepares to set a sandbag into place as part of a new 7-foot levee protecting an Ottumwa power sub-station.
Air National Guard works to corral Mississippi
June 19, 2008
Senior Master Sgt. William Davline speaks with Mike Pieper, the Green Bay Bottom Levee and Draining District chairman, June 18. The town of Green Bay Bottom, Iowa, is in critical condition because it is where the Skunk and Mississippi rivers meet. Approximately 14,000 acres of farmland is in danger of erosion if the flooding is not controlled. Sergeant Davline is Air National Guardsman assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing located in Sioux City, Iowa.
Minnesota Guard Recruiters Top of Nation
June 19, 2008
Secretary of the Army Pete Geren takes a photo with recruiters of the Minnesota National Guard Recruiting Station in Roseville, Minn., June 16.
Wyoming Army Guard intel cracks gang code
June 18, 2008
Wyoming Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jessica Williams, works at her desk at the Cheyenne Police Department in her role as a National Guard Counterdrug Program intelligence analyst, specializing in gang activity, on June 16, 2008.
Guard's '08 Airmen of the Year announced, honored
June 18, 2008
The Air National Guard's Outstanding Airmen of the Year stand at the U.S. Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., June 18, from left, Senior Airman Charity Orriss, Airman of the Year; Staff Sgt. Scott Geisser, Noncomissioned Officer of the Year; Senior Master Sgt. Donna Goodno, Senior NCO of the Year; Master Sgt. Daniel Mitchell Jr., First Sergeant of the Year; Senior Master Sgt. Rolando Garza, Honor Guard Member of the Year; Tech. Sgt. Raquel Soto, Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year.
Predator reveals first glimpse of natural disaster damage
June 18, 2008
Tech. Sgt. Brian Guettler, right, an airman in the Nevada National Guard's Counterdrug Task Force, and Steve Endacott, the Vigilant Guard exercise coordinator for Churchill County, prepare the remote operated video enhanced receiver (ROVER) to receive a video signal from the MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle in Fallon, Nev., on June 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by
Earnhardt earns first win with No. 88 AMP/National Guard car
June 17, 2008
Trenton National Guard unit assists Iowa flood by way of South Dakota
June 17, 2008
Soldiers from the Missouri National Guard's 548th Transportation Company left training in South Dakota early to deliver 11,520 meals to Iowa.
Guard, Army Corps Provide Flood Relief
June 17, 2008
Raven's camera a commander's eyes during domestic emergency
June 17, 2008
Sgt. Eric Hintermeyer of the Nevada National Guard's Counterdrug Task Force launches a Raven unmanned aerial vehicle during the 2008 Vigilant Guard exercise on June 13 in Fallon, Nev. During the exercise, the small aircraft displayed to emergency responders its ability to assist incident commanders with reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities during domestic contingencies.
Guard delivers pumps, water back to Cedar Rapids
June 17, 2008
An employee from the Cedar Rapids Water Utility prepares to attach a lift cable from an Iowa Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook to a damaged water pump on the Iowa River near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The CH-47 from Bravo Company, 2-11 General Aviation Support Battalion was used recover several water pumps in need of repair following massive flooding caused by heavy rains in Iowa. The pumps will be repaired and put back in place to provide fresh water for the residents of Cedar Rapids.
Washoe County victims pulled from simulated quake rubble
June 17, 2008
Emergency teams train for hazardous leak situations
June 17, 2008
Mock casualty Blakely McClellan recieves assistance from the Nevada Army National Guard's 92nd Civil Support Team team during the Vigilant Guard exercise in Reno on June 14. The exercise scenario that day included a hazardous material spill that endangered civilians.
America Supports You: D.C. United Soccer Team Honors Troops, Veterans
June 16, 2008
Lt. Gen. Ronald S. Coleman, deputy commandant of Manpower and Reserve Affairs at Marine Headquarters in Quantico, Va., conducts the oath of enlistment ceremony to 22 recruits from the Army and Air National Guard and other service branches during Military Appreciation Night hosted by the DC United professional soccer team on June 14 in Washington D.C.
Air, Army National Guard battle floods in Iowa
June 16, 2008
Senior Master Sgt. Angie Vos talks to Public Safety coordinator John Haas and Iowa State Patrol Capt. Donna Bacus about identifying priority emergency needs and escort movement during the Iowa Floods June 14 at the Iowa National Guard Headquarters in Camp Dodge, Iowa. More than 2,500 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are currently activated for flood-response operations in Iowa. Sergeant Vos is a National Guard liaison between State Emergency Operations Center and Iowa National Guard.
192nd first Air Guard unit to fly F-22 for Operation Noble Eagle
June 16, 2008
The Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Va., is the first Air Guard unit to fly the F-22 Raptor, like those shown here flying over New Mexico, in support of Operation Noble Eagle.
North Carolina, Virginia assist with "Transformers 2" filming
June 16, 2008
Soldiers welcomed to town
June 16, 2008