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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.
Texas Air Guard member named top Air Guard recruiter
April 9, 2012
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jennifer A. Joubert, a production recruiter with the 149th Fighter Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was recently named the top recruiter in the Air National Guard for "Prior Service Qualified Accessions" and "Critical Accessions."
Air Force to end pilot travel card program
April 5, 2012
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Virtual wingman app makes smart choices easy for Airmen
April 4, 2012
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Coast Guard Cutter, Air Guard members rescue three injured persons from racing yacht
April 3, 2012
A Coast Guard drop master prepares to drop medical supplies to the Clipper Venture 6, a 67-foot sailing yacht, Saturday, March 31, 2012. The Rescue Coordination Center in Alameda, Calif. is coordinating the rescue efforts of three injured boaters.
Counterdrug launches new Counter Threat Finance program
April 3, 2012
Steve Gurdak, detective with the Washington D.C./Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, discusses the nuances of money laundering during the Counter Threat Finance course on Bolling Air Force Base, Dec. 9, 2011. National Guard Counterdrug personnel spent two weeks in the classroom training for the new Counter Threat Finance mission of the National Guard's Counterdrug program
Illinois National Guard trains Soldiers to respond to sexual assaults
April 3, 2012
Detective Mark DeVaney, with the Springfield Police Department speaks to nearly 70 Soldiers with the Illinois National Guard attending the two week Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention training Feb. 23, 2012 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Ill. The Soldiers met with a panel of sexual assault response experts from the Springfield area.
Oregon Guard participate in Shanti-Doot exercise in Bangladesh
April 3, 2012
Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Darrin Culp, of the 249th Regiment Training Institute in Monmouth, Ore., oversees two Nepalese soldiers as they tend to their role-playing comrade during a medical emergency scenario on the first day of Exercise Shanti Doot 3, in Bangladesh March 9. Culp and his fellow Soldiers were invited to participate as a battlefield lifesaving technique instructors through the State Partnership Program between Oregon and Bangladesh. Exercise Shanti Doot 3 is a Bangladesh armed forces-hosted and U.S. Pacific Command Global Peace Operations Initiative supported joint multi-national exercise designed to give operations, logistics, planning and tactical peace-keeping training to members of 13 different countries in preparation for United Nations Peace-keeping Operations.