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Alaska Guard, active-duty service members, Reservists serve rural communities
April 18, 2012
Air Force Senior Airman Keisha Eanes, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, administers an eye exam at the Alaska National Guard armory in Nome, April 16, 2012. Optometrists have performed 1,697 procedures, assisting 582 patients during Arctic Care 2012.
Arizona Air Guard members cream of the crop in Air Guard culinary
April 18, 2012
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Santos Flores, of the 162nd Force Support Squadron at Tucson International Airport, adds a little "zing" to sheet pans of chicken pieces during the unit's training weekend Feb. 11, 2012. Flores and his fellow foodservice Airmen at the 162nd Fighter Wing captured the 2012 Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth W. Disney Award, and will be traveling to Chicago to receive their honors in May.
Wyoming Air Guard unit conducts annual MAFFS training
April 18, 2012
Airmen assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, prepare to load a U.S. Forest Service Modualar Airborne Firefighting System II onto a Wyoming Air Guard C-130 Hercules, April 13, 2012. The annual training maintains currency and upgrade qualifications for pilots, aircrew and ground crews in preparation for the fire season
Ohio Air Guard members win Air Transportation awards
April 17, 2012
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Panetta, Dempsey announce initiatives to stop sexual assault
April 17, 2012
From left to right: Congressman Michael Turner (Ohio), General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (California) hold a press briefing at the House of Representatives in Washington D.C. on April 16, 2012. Secretary Panetta and General Dempsey along with Representatives of the Women's Caucus addressed new measures to combat sexual assault in the military. (DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)
Air Guard units close chapters, begin anew
April 16, 2012
Florida Air National Guard State Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert Lee (left) and Senior Master Sgt. Cory Brown (right) unveil the new official colors for the 131st Training Flight at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, April 12, 2012. The Florida Air National Guard's Weather Readiness Training Center was deactivated and replaced as the 131st Training Flight was activated.
Army Guard top enlisted leader makes time to visit deployed Soldiers
April 16, 2012
Army Command Sgt. Richard J. Burch, the Army National Guard command sergeant major, awards a coin for outstanding performance to Army Spc. Jonathon Richards during a visit with the Kentucky National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team 4 on April 4, 2012 in southern Afghanistan.
Kenyan native gives back to new home through service in National Guard
April 16, 2012
Army Pvt. Paul Baiywo (right) takes his first physical fitness assessment at the Raytown High School track while his recruiter, Army Sgt. Jerry Simons, encourages him to do as many push-ups as he can April 16, 2012.
Wisconsin Airman hits the ground running for marathon team try-out
April 16, 2012
Airman 1st Class Robert Miles, assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, runs the 1.5 mile portion of his annual physical fitness assessment April 15, 2012. Miles is also training for the Lincoln National Guard Marathon scheduled to take place May 6 in Lincoln, Neb., for a chance to make the National Guard Marathon Team, the Guard's top runners who then travel with the team and compete in various events throughout the year.
South Dakota Guard Civil Support Team trains with civilian first responders
April 13, 2012
Army Sgt. 1st Class Marcia Hento, from the 82nd Civil Support Team, decontaminates Riley Cook, a member of the South Dakota's Division of Criminal Investigation bomb squad, after he collected samples from a package leaking a hazardous chemical during an emergency response training exercise at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, April 11, 2012. The DCI bomb squad partnered with the South Dakota National Guard's 82nd CST to test equipment and procedures while working together. The CST specializes in chemical, biological and radiological detection and the DCI has expertise with the disposal of explosive ordnances.
Kentucky Air Guard Contingency Response Group becomes first in Air Guard to earn verification for cargo-handling capability
April 12, 2012
Maryland Air National Guard member awarded the Air Force Cross for "extraordinary heroism"
April 12, 2012
Maryland Air National Guard Capt. Barry F. Crawford Jr. was presented the Air Force Cross during a ceremony at the Pentagon April 12, 2012, for his heroism during his service as a Special Tactics Officer while deployed to Afghanistan. On May 4, 2010, Crawford - while attached to an Army Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha and its Afghan partner force - was instrumental in saving the lives of three Afghan soldiers and evacuated two Afghans killed in action.
Senate honors California Air National Guard members for international maritime rescue
April 12, 2012
129th Rescue Wing Airmen conducted a long-range over-water rescue mission 700 miles off the coast of Mexico March 10-12 to save two fishermen who were burned in a diesel fire onboard the Chinese fishing vessel, Fu Yuan Yu #871.
Missouri Air Guard band 'Sidewinder' performs at White House
April 11, 2012
Sidewinder band members Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Navarro; Staff Sgt. Ransom Miller; Staff Sgt. Devin LaRue; Staff Sgt. Brian Owens; Tech. Sgt. John Cavanaugh; Staff Sgt. Toby Callaway; Tech. Sgt. Kevin Maret; and Tech. Sgt. Joey Castilleja, perform at the White House on the South Lawn April 11, 2012. Sindwinder, the St. Louis, Mo.-based 571st Missouri Air National Guard Band made famous by their YouTube video performance of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" is part of the 131st Bomb Wing out of Lambert Air National Guard Base-St. Louis.
New Mexico Guard aviators ‘Steal from the Reaper'
April 11, 2012
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Federal Law Enforcement board grants accreditation to Air Force security forces officer, enlisted courses
April 10, 2012
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Florida Wildlife expedition makes stop at National Guard training post
April 10, 2012
Missouri Air National Guard medical team sets bar in disaster evaluation
April 10, 2012
Missouri National Guard Soldiers exit a decontamination tent during a Region 7 Homeland Response Force exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center near Butlerville, Ind., March 23, 2012. More than 500 Missouri National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participated in the exercise, which evaluates their ability to react to large-scale disasters within the U.S.
Military medical professionals arrive in Alaska for Arctic Care 2012
April 10, 2012
A loadmaster from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing directs an all-terrain vehicle May 14, 2012, as its driver exits the cargo bay of a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 onto the flight line at Fort Campbell, Ky. The 123rd was participating in an exercise to test its response to a simulated earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, a fault line that originates near New Madrid, Mo., and stretches southwest across four states. About 20 Kentucky Airmen, all assigned to the 123rd’s Initial Response Hub package, assessed Campbell Army Airfield for earthquake damage, determined the kinds of airlift operations the facility could support and opened the ramp for incoming relief and aeromedical evacuation flights within five hours of being called to duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
Kansas National Guard unit trains to respond to multiple threats
April 10, 2012
Army Sgt. Joseph Duncan, 73rd Civil Support Team, Kansas National Guard, washes a camera used by a hazardous materials team to photograph the scene during an exercise March 27, 2012, at Wollman Park in Leavenworth, Kansas.