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Dan Wheldon: More Than a Driver
October 18, 2011
Dan Wheldon: More Than a Driver
Earnhardt lags in ninth place in post-season
October 18, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard racecar, races around the track to regain position during race day at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Oct. 15, 2011, Charlotte, N.C.
Guard member's "solution" a game-changer on battlefield
October 18, 2011
The "ironman" pack can hold 500 rounds of ammunition for a crew-served weapon. Iowa National Guard members invented the pack as a solution for carrying and employing ammunition during the war-fight when it is difficult to have a designated ammo bearer.
Air Guard, Reserve set to participate in total force "surge" exercise
October 17, 2011
New York Army National Guard Soldiers with Detachment 1, Alpha Co, 1-224 Aviation Security and Support Battalion, unload an OH-58 Kiowa from a New York Air National Guard C-5 Galaxy at Air Force Base Ysterplaat Cape Town, South Africa Sept. 17, 2010.
Guard member remembers Indy driver Wheldon fondly
October 17, 2011
Guard member remembers Indy driver Wheldon fondly
Defense office protects privacy, liberties of troops, civilians
October 14, 2011
Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Office
Secretary, Chairman offer glimpse into budget strategy
October 14, 2011
Panetta: Services Must Work Jointly on Budget 'Storms'
October 13, 2011
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2011.
AUSA: Q-and-A with the U.S. Army NCO of the Year
October 12, 2011
Army National Guard Sgt. Guy Mellor, of the 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, Utah National Guard, answers questions during an interview at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11, 2011. Mellor was named the Army's Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
Keeping Guard families connected: Deployed mom supports daughter half a world away
October 11, 2011
Minnesota Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer Mccann, a Melrose, Minn., native, holds the graduation invitation she ordered for her twin daughters Maria and Adriane's high school graduation party. Mccann is currently deployed with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 134th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division and could not attend the graduation party. "I thought if I couldn't be there, ordering graduation invitations was the least I could do," said Mccann.
AUSA: Army bracing for more budget cuts, McHugh says
October 11, 2011
During the opening ceremony of the 2011 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10, 2011, Secretary of the Army John McHugh pointed out that the Army provides 50 to 70 percent of deployable forces. Additionally, he said, the Army represents about half of America's entire fighting force, yet consumes only a quarter to 30 percent of the entire defense budget.
National Guard agribusiness seminar prepares commanders for a different fight
October 11, 2011
Jim Moseley, a farmer and former deputy secretary of agriculture gives Soldiers and Airmen from the 3-19th Indiana Agribusiness Development Team, a tour of his hydroponics farm on Sept. 3, 2011, as part of their mobilization training at Camp Atterbury. The meeting was designed to give the service members a better understanding of Afghanistan before their scheduled deployment to Afghanistan in early fall this year.
AUSA: Rodriguez stresses importance of Army Guard, Reserve as operational force
October 11, 2011
Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, and retired Army Lt. Gen. Roger C. Schultz, vice chairman, National Guard and Reserve Affairs for the Association of the United States Army, talk before the Maj. Gen. Robert G. Moorhead Guard/Reserve Breakfast, Oct. 10, 2011, during the association's 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.
Hawaii Air National Guard member earns distinguished marksmanship honors
October 11, 2011
AUSA: Rodriguez stresses importance of Army Guard, Reserve as operational force
October 10, 2011
AUSA: App spotlights Army exhibits, forums
October 10, 2011
The Army Exhibit Mobile App spotlights Army exhibits and speeches at the AUSA annual meeting and symposium this week.
AUSA: Utah National Guard member is U.S. Army's NCO of the Year
October 10, 2011
Sgt. Guy Mellor, of the Utah Army National Guard, was named the U.S. Army's Noncommissioned Officer of the Year on Monday. In this photo, Mellor is seen after he was named the Army National Guard's Soldier of the Year for 2009, when he was a specialist.
Indiana Guard facility redirects historical training operations
October 7, 2011
Civilians going through mobilization training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center get weapons familiarization training in a firearms simulator. Camp Atterbury trains more than 600 civilians in basic survivability every month skills before deploying them to theaters around the world in support of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom.
Maryland National Guard members train DEA agents in combat life skills
October 7, 2011
A Maryland Army National Guard member show members of the Baltimore District Drug Enforcement Administration life saving skills during a combat first aid class hosted by the Maryland National Guard Oct. 3 to 7, 2011.
Jelinski-Hall: Leadership, taking care of Airmen should be the culture
October 7, 2011
Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, the senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks during the Air National Guard's 2011 Enlisted Leadership Symposium in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 2, 2011. Jelinski-Hall spoke to senior enlisted leadership of the Air National Guard about taking care of their Airmen and her 10 points to being a good leader.