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Air National Guard Medical Service tackles critical surge capacity shortfall
August 7, 2006
An Airman tests equipment than can help identify potentially hazardous substances during Readiness Frontiers 2006 at the Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort in Utah on July 31, 2006.
Texas Army Guard aviators set for Iraq deployment
August 7, 2006
Col. Vernon A. Sevier Jr. (left), of Houston, commander of the 36th CAB, and Command Sgt. Maj. Bradley Brandt (right) of Round Rock, Texas, case the brigade's colors for deployment to Iraq during an official send-off ceremony at the Leo Buckley Stadium in Killeen, Texas, July 30.
Blum: Army Guard enjoying big recruiting successes
August 7, 2006
Texas troops deploy to England for joint training exercise
August 7, 2006
Soldiers of the 56th Brigade, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, prepare to enter and clear a building during a field training exercise with the British Territorial Army in the Salisbury Plain training area located in southern England.
Guard presence making a difference, president claims
August 4, 2006
President George Bush talks about Operation Jump Start at Anzalduas County Park in Mission, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2006. National Guard Soldiers participating in the operation attended the address.
Abandoned state hospital reborn as Guard training center
August 2, 2006
Indiana Army National Guard Soldiers take cover from a rooftop sniper during an early-morning, XCTC 2006 training exercise at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana in late July.
Short film highlighting Army Guard to play in theaters nationally
August 1, 2006
204th SFS trains sharpshooter teams
August 1, 2006
Air Force sharpshooters Tech. Sgt. Robert Johnson (left) and Senior Airman Jose Felix, both with the Texas Air National Guard's 204th Security Forces Squadron, based at Biggs Army Airfield, lay waiting as part of a recent demonstration for Maj. Gen. Charles G. Rodriguez, Adjutant General of Texas.
Ohio National Guard Celebrates Birthday
July 31, 2006
Brig. Gen. Matthew L. Kambic, Ohio's assistant adjutant general for Army, talks about the history of the Ohio Army National Guard July 25, during the organization's 218th birthday celebration.
Guard troops, commanders test exportable training system
July 28, 2006
Members of the Indiana Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team guard the perimeter after a simulated helicopter crash during XCTC 2006 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., in July.
Guard boosts Border Patrol presence at border hotspot
July 27, 2006
An Arizona National Guard Soldier stands watch on the U.S. border with Mexico at Nogales, Ariz., in July, looking over the Mexican city also named Nogales. The Citizen-Soldier is a member of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participating in Operation Jump Start, the National Guard's assistance to the U.S. Border Patrol.
California Guard members at home on Border Patrol's range
July 26, 2006
ARPC conducts muster
July 25, 2006
DoD Announces Certification for WMD-CST Teams in Four States
July 25, 2006
Air National Guard Ready, Relevant Force, Director Says
July 24, 2006
Guard, Reserve Members Relate Insights, Experiences
July 24, 2006
Guard Bureau chief praises NAACP for making National Guard better
July 21, 2006
LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, displays the Meritorious Service Award that he received from the NAACP in Washington on July 18. The National Guard is better prepared today than ever before, Blum said during the NAACP's annual Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Awards Dinner.
West Virginia Air Guard unit jump starts medical care
July 20, 2006
A West Virginia Air National Guard member, not identified for security reasons, helps set up a medical clinic in the abandoned company town of Playas in isolated southwest New Mexico. The clinic will be used to treat personnel participating in Operation Jump Start, the National Guard's support to the Customs and Border Patrol.
52nd WMD
July 19, 2006
Members of the 52nd weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team don their protective chemicals suits.
Guard members bring civilian skills to Jump Start
July 18, 2006
This Texas Army National Guard Soldier gets to wear civilian clothes to prevent wear and tear on his military uniforms while caring for U.S. Border Patrol horses during the year he is serving with Operation Jump Start. Termite is one of his charges at the Del Rio Station in Texas. Border Patrol agents ride horses into areas unsuitable for vehicles. The National Guard is helping the Border Patrol secure the U.S. border with Mexico.