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Echoes in flight; Charter members reflect on Air Guard's first 60 years
April 9, 2007
Harry Emily, 90, was one of the charter members of the Colorado Air National Guard. He was in the 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron which was the nation's first federally recognized Air Guard unit 60 years ago.
Afghan National Police Graduate New Leaders
April 9, 2007
Army Sgt. Corey Virtue, center of Rapid City, S.D., Army Staff Sgt. Larry Walker, second from right of Custer, S.D., both members of 1st Platoon, 235th Military Police Company, and Air Force Senior Airman Justin Richardson, Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team Afghan police training team member, talk about classes during a break here April 4. Police chiefs from seven districts across the Kapisa province received classroom instruction on ethics/values, leadership, community policing, map reading, running a tactical operations center, basic communication, hygiene and logistics. Completion of this course, April 2-4, made them the first Afghan police leaders to complete this type of training. (U.S. Air Force photo by)
Four Guard Brigades Alerted for Iraq Duty
April 9, 2007
President Thanks National Guard for Helping Secure U.S.-Mexico Border
April 9, 2007
Army Guard helicopters primed for Southwest border duty
April 5, 2007
Staff Sgt. Dennis Tillery refits an Army National Guard OH-58 Kiowa helicopter for Operation Jump Start (OJS) duty at the Mississippi Army National Guard's 1108th Aviation Classification and Repair Depot (AVCRAD) in Gulfport, Miss., on March 23, 2007. Thirty-six Kiowas are being upgraded and overhauled at the National Guard's four AVCRADs for OJS, the National Guard's mission to assist the Border Patrol in securing the U.S. border with Mexico. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)
'Only one chance' First honor guard competition strives for excellence among Guard teams
April 5, 2007
Sgt. Charles Rice commands the Oregon honor guard's firing detail during the National Guard Bureau's first National Honor Guard Competition held in Reno, Nev., from March 20-22. The team won the competition. Team members are, from left, Sgt. Robert "Luke" Summers, Sgt. Kenneth Kaiser, Spc. Scott Mahe, Sgt. Thomas Barella, Sgt. Timothy Tompkins, and Staff Sgt Jeromy Turner, the team's noncommissioned officer in charge.
Army medic recalls his actions during convoy attack
April 3, 2007
Spc. James Black, a combat medic formerly attached to the Lincoln, Neb.-based 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, poses for a photo while preparing for a convoy mission.
Citizen-Soldier molds future
March 30, 2007
Henry D. Muren, a mathematics teacher at Barberton High School and a staff sergeant in the Ohio Army National Guard, explains a problem to his class while solving it on the board.
Ohio Airman paces all others in Air National Guard recruiting
March 30, 2007
Staff Sgt. Ashley Schmidt, 180th Fighter Wing, receives an award from Col Mark Bartman, 180th FW commander, for leading the Air National Guard in the Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (G-RAP) enlistments since the program began in April 2006. The program is designed for military members who want to volunteer to become recruiting assistants.
Air Force announces milestone in force transformation
March 27, 2007
Commission: Changes Needed to Ensure Long-Term Guard Readiness
March 26, 2007
Helicopter crews help prevent flooding in Maryland
March 26, 2007
A Maryland Army National Guard CH-47D Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3rd battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, assists local authorities by hauling two giant pumps used to relieve pressure on a dam in the western Maryland town of Oakland on March 7, 2007. The dam had become dangerously full when a submerged outflow pipe had become clogged with sticks and mud placed by beavers.
Ohio Air Guard unit best food services operation
March 23, 2007
Tech. Sgt. Derrick McElrath serves lunch during the Disney competition.
Alaska Air National Guard aid injured British Sailor
March 23, 2007
An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130 aircraft like this one from the 211th Rescue Squadron, with pararescuemen aboard from the 212th Rescue Squadron, evacuated an injured British Sailor March 21 from Deadhorse to Anchorage where he received medical treatment. The Sailor, assigned to Royal Navy submarine HMS Tireless, was injured during a deadly explosion while the vessel operated in Arctic waters north of Prudhoe Bay.
Maintainers keep Guard aerovacs flying to Balad and back
March 23, 2007
Maintenance airmen from the 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard work on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany on March 4.
Air Guard retirement process goes online
March 20, 2007
Allison Hickey: A woman of many firsts
March 20, 2007
Brig. Gen. Allison Hickey was one of the 96 women to graduate in the U.S. Air Force Academy class of 1980.
Mississippi Guard 'globe-masters' perform medical airlift from Iraq
March 20, 2007
Senior Master Sgt. Robert Lundy from the 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard monitors a loadmaster station on March 4 aboard a C-17 Globemaster III bound for Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Deployed Minnesota officer recognized for embodying ideals of leadership
March 19, 2007
Capt. Scott J. Rohweder, commander of Echo Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment addresses his Soldiers during a formation in November 2006. Rohweder was recently named as one of 28 company-grade officers who will receive the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award during a ceremony May 16 in Washington, D.C.
Pentagon Channel Documentary Focuses on Guard, Reserve Members
March 19, 2007