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Turnover of Eagle Base symbolizes success in the Balkans
July 2, 2007
U.S. Ambassador Douglas L. McElhaney; LTG H Steven Blum, the chief of the National Guard Bureau; and Maj. Gen. Richard Wightman Jr., senior military representative at NATO Headquarters in Bosnia and Herzegovina honor arriving officials from Bosnia-Herzegovina during ceremonies marking the turnover of Eagle Base, near Tuzla, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, from the United States to the government of Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 30, 2007. More than 100,000 members of the active duty and Reserve components of the U.S. military have served at Eagle Base since it opened 12 years ago.
Citizen-Soldiers Honor Fallen Firefighters
July 2, 2007
Texas Guard Aviators responded to flooded areas
June 29, 2007
A girl and her mother prepare to be evacuated aboard a Texas Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from flooded areas in Burnet County, Texas, June 28, 2007. Some 13,000-14,000 square miles of Texas were flooded by torrential rains, leading Texas Governor Rick Perry to mobilize the Texas National Guard in support of civil rescue and recovery efforts.
2007 Joint Thunder Exercise wraps up 23rd year of training
June 27, 2007
Members of Company B, 109th Area Medical Support Battalion, Rapid City, SD, load a victim of simulated chemical bombing onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD, during Operation Yellow Jacket, as part of the Joint Thunder 2007 annual training exercise.
Air Guard ready to help during space shuttle missions
June 26, 2007
Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on June 22 to complete a 14-day mission to the International Space Station. The Air National Guard was ready to help in case of an emergency during the June 8 launch.
Guardsmen Respond to New York Floods, Alaska Fires
June 22, 2007
Delaware Air Guard celebrates safety achievements
June 20, 2007
A Delaware Air National Guard C-130 Hercules prepares to taxi at the New Castle County Airport, Del., June 14 for a training flight commemorating the 166th Airlift Wing's 160,000th accident-free flight hour.
Air Guard retires last F-16A in service
June 20, 2007
Staff Sgt. Michael Brizuela marshals the last operational F-16A model Fighting Falcon in the Air Force into a parking spot at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The aircraft is being retired by the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing which now flies the more modern F-16C and F-16D models. This aircraft and two F-16Bs being retired will be stored at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan.
National anti-drug and research programs honor Summit Racing
June 19, 2007
Ray Tatko (third from left) receives a plaque from Ron Steger, Air Guard Master Sgt. William Raby and Air Guard Capt. John Glasgow during the Super Summit XV event June 16, 2007. Tatko is the president of Summit Racing Equipment that supports anti-drug and other youth efforts in the community.
Guard wing transitions to Langley
June 19, 2007
Maine Air National Guard wing credited for environmental quality
June 13, 2007
Representatives from the Maine Air National Guard's 101st Air Refueling Wing meet with Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe in Washington. The wing, based at Bangor International Airport, was awarded the 2006 Air Force General Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award.
Scuba-diving wounded warriors find equality underwater
June 13, 2007
Wisconsin Army National Guard Sgt. Darrell "J.R." Salzman, 27, an Infantryman who lost part of his right arm after the detonation of an explosive device near Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 19, 2006, learns to scuba dive from volunteer instructor John W. Thompson, a former National Guardsman, in the Soldiers Undertaking Scuba Diving (SUDS) program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on June 7, 2007.
New Mexico steps outside the box to improve Guardmembers' weapons skills
June 8, 2007
National Guard members and representatives of other federal, state and local agencies with homeland security missions conduct a close-range firing drill during the Gunfighter Course near Albuquerque, N.M., on May 31, 2007.
Guard members sign up for bone marrow program
June 8, 2007
Chief Master Sgt. Michelle Siau swabs the inside of her cheek at the National Guard Bureau's Joint Force Headquarters in Arlington, Va., June 5 during a bone marrow donor drive. More than 330 Guard members and government service workers registered with the C.W. Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program that day.
National Guard amplifying substance abuse prevention efforts
June 7, 2007
Army Col. Ronald Shippee, director, Department of Defense Drug Testing and Program Policy, discusses the policy and credibility of substance abuse testing for the Department of Defense.
Soldier, supporters run after fight for her life
June 5, 2007
Army National Guard Warrant Officer Tammy Brooks, center, wearing her pink cowboy hat, is cheered by her friends, family and Guard coworkers at the finish line of the 18th annual Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure on June 2 in Washington.
New Scam Targets Military Spouses
June 4, 2007
A history-making State Partnership Program workshop in an ancient city
May 29, 2007
Director visits bases where missions are changing
May 25, 2007
Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley, director of the Air National Guard, discusses F-16 Fighting Falcon engine maintenance and repair operations with Senior Master Sgt. Troy Davis, noncommissioned officer in charge of the propulsion branch, while visiting the 181st Fighter Wing, Terre Haute, Ind., on May 18.
Improved Savannah training center still challenging Airmen
May 25, 2007