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Additional Wyoming National Guard Soldiers sent to Bagg
May 22, 2008
Soldiers from the Wyoming Army National Guard's 133rd Engineer Company, and a local civilian, prepare sand bags to be stacked along the banks of the Little Snake River in Baggs, Wyo., May 21, 2008, to prevent the town from flooding. The 33 Soldiers work in 12 hour shifts. The unit has been working to save the town since May 19.
Thailand welcomes Louisiana, honors fallen Soldiers
May 22, 2008
Army Lt. Col. George Kranske, commander of 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment of the Lousiana Army National Guard steps up to honor the fallen Soldiers of his battalion as well as those of the Royal Thai Army during a memorial wreath laying ceremony held during the 2008 Cobra Gold exercise held in May.
Face of Defense: Guardsman Trains, Deploys With Active-Duty Division
May 22, 2008
Army Maj. Barry Hafer, left, a Marshall, Texas, native, helps review population perception while going over plans with Army Maj. Keith Chinn, an Elk Grove, Calif., native, at Camp Liberty, Iraq, May 10, 2008. Hafer, a member of 5th Battalion, 112th Artillery Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, is attached to 4th Infantry Division, Multinational Division Baghdad, and is serving as the division's Red Team leader. Chinn is an operations analyst in the division plans shop.
Bushes express condolences to Chinese; Air Guard delivers aid team
May 21, 2008
Officer, NCO awarded place in history
May 21, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class John Craig, left, with Maj. David Guido in the Joint Staff Flag Room at the Pentagon on May 16, 2008, after LTG H Steven Blum, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, presented Craig with the Joint Services Achievement Medal and Guido with the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. It was the first joint award ceremony since the National Guard Bureau became a joint activity of the Department of Defense when President George W. Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 on Jan. 28, 2008.
CounterDrug Guardsman gets revved up for motorcycle safety
May 20, 2008
Army Guard Sgt. 1st Class James Hockett poses with his 2006 Harley Davidson Night Train at the 2008 National Capital Region Joint Services Motorcycle Safety Event at the Pentagon May 1.
New York Guardsmen Support Task Force Phoenix in Afghanistan
May 19, 2008
Seven Military Members Receive Presidential Award
May 19, 2008
Upcoming Iraq, Afghanistan Rotations Announced
May 19, 2008
Air Guard delivers 200,000 lbs of relief to China
May 19, 2008
Earthquake relief supplies from the United States are unloaded May 18 at the Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, China. Two Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivered food, water containers, blankets, generators, lanterns and various hand tools, which were taken immediately to earthquake areas. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in support of the U.S. Department of State, authorized U.S. Pacific Command to support earthquake relief efforts in the People's Republic of China.
Air Guard member receives presidential award for volunteerism
May 19, 2008
Air National Guard Master Sgt. Tammy Caban speaks after receiving the USA Freedom Corps President's Volunteer Service Award through the Military Volunteer Recognition Initiative in a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building May 16. She was flanked by Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Mary Jo Myers, President's Council on Service and Civic Participation member. Caban works in personnel at the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Va. Caban has volunteered with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors since 2004, providing grief assistance to families who have lost a loved one serving the military. She also volunteers to help patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Pentagon Endorses Transfer of GI Bill Benefits to Spouses, Children
May 16, 2008
Chiefs Testify to Historic Impact of Guard, Reserves
May 16, 2008
Earnhardt to drive 'Citizen-Soldier' car at All Star Race
May 15, 2008
The No. 88 National Guard car, rendered here, will have a special "3 Doors Down" "Citizen Soldier" paint scheme when Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his team compete at NASCAR's Sprint Cup All Star Race May 17 in Charlotte, N.C.
America Supports You: Anheuser-Busch Offers Free Theme Park Admission
May 15, 2008
Face of Defense: Mother, Son Prepare to Deploy to Kosovo Together
May 15, 2008
Army National Guard Spc. Roschell Eaton and her son, Spc. Jason Hutchins, both from 3175th Military Police Company, train at Camp Atterbury, Ind., for their upcoming deployment as part of Kosovo Force 10, Multinational Task Force East.
New York Unit Brings Canadian Forces, Air Guard Troops Together
May 14, 2008
Master Sgt. Thomas Whiteman, an Air National Guardsman with Northeast Air Defense Sector, salutes as Master Cpl. Bob Peldjak, a Canadian member of NEADS, stands at attention while the Canadian national anthem is played and the Canadian flag is raised on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2007. The binational, joint ceremony is held every year at the Veterans Memorial Park in Rome, N.Y., honoring the sacrifices veterans have made for both countries.
Expect aerial firefighting pace to increase, Guard told at training event
May 12, 2008
A C-130 Hercules cargo plane assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, drops 3,000 gallons of water using Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) during the MAFFS 2008 annual certifying event. The annual training event includes all aircrew, maintenance, support personnel directly supporting the MAFFS mission. There are 4 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).P
Maryland Army Guard aviators prepare for active hurricane season
May 12, 2008
Col. Charles H. Schulze, Maryland's state Army aviation and aviation training officer, checks a system on a new multi-band radio before a training flight. Maryland Guard pilots are leaning to use the new radio which enables them to communicate with local first responders on the ground during an emergency.
Guard answers calls in battered states
May 12, 2008
Arkansas Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Lucas Jennings discusses tornado response missions May 12 with other Citizen-Soldiers and local law enforcement representatives in a central Arkansas area affected by a May 10 tornado.