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Air Guard's first F-35 Lightning II pilots ready to take flight, make history
May 22, 2012
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Illinois Guard members awarded Silver Star from Dempsey, others also recognized
May 22, 2012
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, awards Army Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Ahern, with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), the Silver Star at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago, May 19, 2012. Ahern was awarded the Silver Star for saving the lives of his injured teammates in Afghanistan in 2009. He thanked members of his unit and his family for the sacrifices they made during his deployment. Also pictured is Army Capt. Tom Bozzay, with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th SFG (Airborne), who received the Silver Star from Dempsey as well.
McKinley: National Guard serves bravely at home, abroad
May 22, 2012
Memorial Day Art
Georgia Guard members embark on humanitarian mission as part of Joint Enabling Capabilities Command
May 21, 2012
Seven members of the Joint Communications Support Element, a subordinate command of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command embark on the USNS Mercy in support of Operation Pacific Partnership 2012. The team, all members of the 224th Joint Communications Support Squadron, a Georgia Air National Guard unit aligned to JCSE, will provide essential unclassified and classified communications capabilities throughout the duration of the mission.
Wyoming Air National Guard participates in first-of-its-kind state exercise
May 21, 2012
Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Lloyd, a member of the 153rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, moves simulated vaccines onto a C-130 Hercules as part of the Strategic National Stockpile exercise in Wyoming, May 14, 2012. Airmen assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard worked with multiple state agencies to test state health officials' abilities to receive, deliver and distribute medical supplies to various parts of the state.
Command post helps National Guard respond to possible disasters
May 17, 2012
Army Spc. Louis Cesario, focuses while training as a liaison officer for the Homeland Response Force Tactical Operations Center in Utica, N.Y. May 16, 2012. Cesario helps the TOC provide important information to the civilian first responders in the event of an emergency situation.
Florida National Guard officer receives Award of Excellence from Medical Service Corps
May 17, 2012
Army Capt. Bill Elliott (center) met with Army Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho (left), the 43rd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Army Brig. Gen. Dennis Doyle (right), the 17th Chief of the Medical Service Corps March 29, 2012, during the Medical Service Corps Junior Officer Week in Washington, D.C.
Kentucky's Air Guard exercises the Initial Response Hub
May 17, 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)
Missouri Guard remains on mission one year after Joplin tornado
May 17, 2012
As the sun comes up in Joplin, Mo., on May 23, 2011, the Missouri National Guard's 117th Engineer Team's search and rescue specialists sort through rubble left by a tornado that roared into Jasper County Sunday evening.
New York National Guard Homeland Response Force validation training lifts off
May 16, 2012
New York Army National Guard Sgt. John Grace, member of the 1156th Engineer Company's Search and Extraction Team, places a roller in front of a two-ton block as it moves 75 feet past obstacles at the New York State Preparedness Center, May 14, 2012. The exercise helped train Soldiers to rescue civilians from collapsed buildings and is one component of Homeland Response Force validation training for supporting civil authorities in the event of a national disaster.
Service members, families get free pass to National Park
May 16, 2012
West Virginia Guard members teach mine safety in Mongolia
May 16, 2012
Army 1st Lt. Joshua Poling, of the West Virginia National Guard, points out safety devices to Mongolian mining officials on a map of his West Virginia mine. Three Soldiers from the West Virginia National Guard are sharing their mining knowledge to help decrease the amount of fatalities in the Mongolia mining industry.
Arizona Guard, Canadian reserve combine training efforts, prepare for future missions
May 15, 2012
Army Sgt. Wichai Johnson, a member of the 1404th Transportation Company, from the Arizona Army National Guard, demonstrates how to operate an M2 .50-caliber machine gun for two officer members of the Canadian Army reserve at the Orchard Combat Training Area, Boise, Idaho May 3, 2012. Operation Cougar Salvo 12 was a joint- multinational exercise, held April 23, 2012 to May 5, 2012, for NATO allies from the U.S. and Canada to practice combat support and sustainment exercises.
Army National Guard medics among first to attend revamped flight medic program
May 15, 2012
Army Sgt. Cliff Aughe, a flight medic with C Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, New Mexico Army National Guard, watches over a soldier from the Afghan National Army during an evacuation mission in Afghanistan March 27, 2012.
May is "Stroke Awareness Month"
May 14, 2012
Army Sgt. Daniel J. DelaPeña, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief with Company B, 1st Battalion 106th Aviation Regiment at Chicago's Midway Airport, suffered a stroke in June of 2010 and now serves as a stroke awareness advocate.
Mobile application helps service members beat post-deployment "blues"
May 14, 2012
An advertisement in New York City's Times Square showcases the new Positive Activity Jackpot mobile application, developed to help ease service members' transition from deployment to home life.
Wisconsin Guard members, Canadian soldiers collaborate during warfighter exercise
May 14, 2012
Army Maj. Gary Hildebrandt of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 426th Regional Training Institute at Fort McCoy, Wis., briefs Canadian Brig. Gen. Paul Bury, deputy commander of Land Force Western Area/Joint Task Force West, on the 426th's Master Resiliency Trainer course during a visit May 9, 2012. Bury and Canadian Area Reserve Chief Warrant Officer Gordon Crossley visited various Wisconsin Army National Guard sites in an effort to observe Canadian Army Reserve soldiers participating in the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team's Warfighter Exercise at Fort McCoy.
Former Rhode Island Army National Guard sergeant, golf enthusiast honored by Professional Golfers Association
May 11, 2012
Professional golfer Nick Watney, right, presents a membership to The Players Championship in Boston to retired Rhode Island National Guard Sgt. Michael McCombs during Military Appreciation Day at TPC Sawgrass, Florida, May 9, 2012.The membership was presented to McCombs, an avid golfer who was medically retired in 2005, in honor of his service in the military.
Vermont adjutant general nominated as deputy commander, U.S. Northern Command
May 11, 2012
In the hot seat: an Air Guard pilot's view of flying wildfire missions
May 11, 2012
Air Force Col. Roger Williams Jr., an instructor pilot with the 156th Airlift Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, skirts above the treetops at about 150 feet in a C-130 Hercules aircraft as he locks in on a U.S. Forest Service lead plane during wildland fire suppression training mission in Pisgah National Forest, N.C., May 9, 2012. The aircraft Williams flew was equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II, a tanking system that can hold up to 3,000 gallons of retardant or water used to create firebreaks during aerial wildfire suppression. MAFFS pilots follow lead planes as a guide to aid them with where to lay these firebreaks for maximum effectiveness