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U.S. Forest Service requests increase in MAFFS operations
August 13, 2012
An aircrew from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing drop fire retardant from a C130-H Hercules aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems while assisting with suppression of the Squirrel Creek wildfire about 70 miles east of Cheyenne, Wyo., July 6. In response to increased fire activity in the western United States aircrews from the 153rd Airlift Wing operating MAFFS-equipped C-130s are set to resume operations Tuesday.
Alabama Army National Guard medics' evacuation skills honed during Vibrant Response 13
August 13, 2012
Medics from the Alabama Army National Guard's 129th Area Support Medical Company, strap mannequins and role-players to litters and evacuate them from a building at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind. "It's always important for medics to practice mass causality incidents because those are usually the most stressful and resource intensive," said Sgt. 1st Class Richard Pike, a platoon sergeant with the 129th ASMC. The Soldiers have been honing their skills while participating in Vibrant Response 13, a major field training exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Army North.
DC Army National Guard captain brings home gold in international military skills competition
August 13, 2012
Army Capt. Leala McCollum, a pilot with the District of Columbia Army National Guard's 121st Medical Company (Air Ambulance) performs first aid on a patient during the casualty care portion of the NATO Military Skills Pentathlon in Hoevelte, Denmark. McCollum helped her team, made of members from militaries throughout the world, earn a gold medal in the competition.
Army National Guard announces Best Warrior Competition winners
August 10, 2012
Army Sgt. Matthew Howard, an artillery crew member with Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard, exits a low-crawl tube, one of the obstacles during the stress shoot event, at Fort Benning, Ga. July 31, 2012 - during the Army National Guard's 2012 Best Warrior Competition. Howard would go on to be named the top noncommissioned officer for the competition, earning a spot to compete at the Department of the Army competition later this year.
North Carolina Air National Guard returns to MAFFS mission
August 10, 2012
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Internet scam targets Illinois National Guard spouses
August 9, 2012
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Louisiana Guard welcomes back youth science program
August 9, 2012
New Orleans resident Jennifer Deblieux, deputy director of STARBASE, demonstrates the flight simulator to Army Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, and St. Bernard Parish Sheriff James Pohlmann following a ribbon cutting ceremony welcoming back the youth-science program STARBASE at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Aug. 8, 2012. Introduced in Orleans Parish in 1999, the Louisiana program has since served more than 9,300 students and, as a result of Hurricane Katrina, was relocated to Pineville in Rapides Parish.
Alabama Guard member chosen to entertain troops in international "Soldier’s Show"
August 9, 2012
Alabama National Guard Lt. Daniel Monplaisir, S-1 for the 731st Combat Service Support Battalion, Tallassee, Ala., entertains troops in international Soldier’s Show.
Panetta: National Guard, Reserve key to defense strategy
August 9, 2012
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta addresses National Guard leaders at the National Guard's 2011 Joint Senior Leadership Conference at National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 8, 2011.
Florida Air Guard member becomes first Guard F-35 instructor pilot
August 9, 2012
Air National Guard Maj. Jay Spohn performs pre-flight tasks in an F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter in July during preparations to become the Guard’s first F-35 instructor pilot. He finished his last of six flights Aug. 3, 2012 to become a part of aviation history. Spohn is a Florida National Guard member and is embedded in the 33d Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base where he is responsible for training up the fighter pilots who will fly the fifth-generation F-35 and will carry the U.S. Air Force into the next 50 years of air superiority.
Williams assumes leadership of the Air National Guard Readiness Center
August 8, 2012
Air Force Brig. Gen. R. Scott Williams, the commander of the Air National Guard Readiness Center, discusses his goals during an assumption of command ceremony of the ANGRC from Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the ANG, Aug. 7, 2012. The ANGRC ensures ANG field units are properly resourced to train and equip in support of the state and federal missions across the entire spectrum of military operations and provide support sustaining ANG Airmen throughout their careers.
Air Force CSA travel card transitions to GTC
August 8, 2012
The Air Force Banking Office will start converting approximately 300,000 controlled spend account cards into government travel cards Aug. 7, 2012. For most Airmen, the process will be automatic, and they can continue to use their blue cards. However, those Airmen who are identified as failing to meet creditworthiness requirements will need to make arrangements with their agency program coordinator.
Illinois National Guard Soldiers help first responders at Megabus crash
August 7, 2012
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New substance abuse program seeks better outcomes for 'nation's heroes'
August 7, 2012
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital launched an intensive Substance Abuse Residential Treatment Program in May as part of the last piece to the comprehensive model aimed at reducing relapse rates in active-duty service members. The 20-bed, inpatient section is one of nine departments in Behavioral Health at Belvoir Community Hospital and offers round-the-clock comprehensive care for those in need of the highest level of intervention.
North Carolina National Guard medical officer earns top medical leadership award
August 7, 2012
Army Capt. Jacqueline Brinson (left) and Army 1st Lt. Sherise Johnson both medical service operations officers are deployed with the North Carolina National Guard's 113th Sustainment Brigade in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Brinson is this year's Army National Guard recipient of the Capt. John R. Teal Leadership Award which annually recognizes MSC officers and non-commissioned officers who have made significant contributions to the medical community and displayed exceptional soldiering skills.
Kansas National Guard members demonstrate CBRN skills during Vibrant Response 13 training exercise
August 7, 2012
Kansas Army and Air National Guard members assigned to the 73rd Civil Support Team - Weapons of Mass Destruction - take pictures, and use chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) equipment to detect possible hazardous contaminants in the basement of a school during a Vibrant Response 13 field training exercise at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind, Aug. 6, 2012. The chemical specialists were responsible for documenting and relaying information of contaminated areas to other Joint Task Force Civil Support units during the training venue.
Joint National Guard, Air Force Reserve team takes Gold Medal in NATO competition
August 7, 2012
On the Gold Medal platform in the center, from the left, Pennsylvania National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Stern, Air Force Reserve Maj. Brendon Ritz and Pennsylvania National Guard Staff Sgt. Mark Jones pose with their Gold Medals for 1st Place in the Novice category Aug. 3, 2012. Ritz is an operations officer with the Pacific Command J3. Jones is an Infantry squad leader with Company B, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment. Stern is a recruiter with the Pennsylvania National Guard Recruiting Command. The three were competitors with Team USA Military competing at the NATO Military Skills Pentathlon held in Hoevelte, Denmark.
National Guard expands Midwest, Southwest wildfire support
August 7, 2012
Nebraska National Guard crew members of Company C, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, dump water from a Bambi bucket onto flames of the High Park fire, in Larimer County, Colo., approximately 15 miles west of Fort Collins, June 18, 2012.
Kentucky Air Guard member earns National Guard Bureau top flight-safety award
August 2, 2012
Air Force Lt. Col. Todd Lally (right), chief of the Kentucky National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing Safety Office, received the 2011 Air National Guard Outstanding Individual for Flight Safety Award.
Missouri Guard shares homeland response process with Chilean officers
August 2, 2012
Missouri National Guard Brig. Gen. Randy Alewel, commander of the Missouri National Guard's 35th Engineer Brigade, center, greets Chilean Army Maj. Gen. Mario Puig, left, at the brigade armory at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Puig, the commander of engineers of the Chilean Army, and his staff were on post for a week to learn about U.S. Army Engineer practices and the Missouri Guard's approach to homeland response.