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Pennsylvania National Guard vital to Canadian forces deployment training
December 5, 2011
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter crew with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's B Company, 2nd of the 104th General Support Aviation Battalion prepares for night operations during Exercise Maple Reserve in October 2011. The Pennsylvania National Guard, due to its assets and proximity to the Canadian border, were called on to help the Canadian army with pre-deployment training requirements.
Farewell Maj. Gen. Carpenter, you will be missed
December 3, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, sits among friends and family during a farewell ceremony held in his honor at the Army National Guard Readiness Center Nov. 30, 2011, in Arlington, Va. Carpenter will return to his home state of South Dakota after 29-months as the acting director.
Air base, Air Guard Wing supports airborne brigade deployment
December 2, 2011
Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Merchlewitz , 732nd Air Mobility Squadron, shows Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division where to go as they get ready to board a Boeing 737 preparing to leave for a deployment to Afghanistan Nov. 28, 2011. The 290 Soldiers who left made up the first big initial departure. Through mid-December more than 3,500 Soldiers are scheduled to depart Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson en route to Afghanistan.
Iowa National Guard Soldiers recognized for ironman ammo pack system
December 2, 2011
Army Spc. Derick Morgan models the "Ironman Pack Ammunition Pack System for Small Dismounted Team," the high-capacity ammunition carriage system which enables a machine gunner to carry and fire up to 500 rounds of linked ammunition from a rucksack-like carrier. He and two other members of the Iowa National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Army Staff Sgt. J. Winkowski and Army Spc. Aaron McNew were recognized as part of the U.S. Army's greatest inventions competition after a panel of combat veteran Soldiers voted them part of the most innovative advances in Army technology.
Air Force leaders collaborate on Total Force future
December 1, 2011
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World at strategic inflection point, Dempsey says - and praises Air Guard member on world stage
December 1, 2011
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, talk with British pensioner Dorothy Hughes as part of the Royal United Services Institute conference in London, Nov. 29, 2011.
Iraqis stand ready to defend their own
December 1, 2011
Iraqi Army Aviation Command, Squadron 21 members prepare a Bell 407 helicopter for takeoff at Taji Air Base, July 14, 2011.
Era of Vietnam War veterans serving in North Dakota Guard ends
December 1, 2011
Alan K. Peterson served as a plane captain in the U.S. Navy (similar to a crew chief in the Army and Air Force) on the USS Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War in 1972. He was part of Attack Squadron 195 (VA-195) out of Lemorre, Calif. Peterson, now 60, retired from the North Dakota National Guard on Wednesday. He was the last Vietnam veteran serving in the state's
National Guard Soldier overcomes immigration, education challenges to live dream
November 30, 2011
Army National Guard Pvt. Angel Chavez poses with his brother, Anthony Chavez (left), his sister, Julissa Corona and brother-in-law Army Staff Sgt. Todd Corona (right) following his high school graduation ceremony at the National Guard Patriot Academy, Nov. 4, 2011 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind. Chavez became a U.S. citizen in October.
National Guard units adapt training for NATO mission to current events
November 30, 2011
Georgia National Guard soldiers stack behind a wall during training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 9, 2011. National Guard Soldiers are part of the KFOR 15 rotation preparing to deploy to Kosovo in upcoming months. National Guard units for the December rotation are coming from multiple states and one territory: Wisconsin, Mississippi, Georgia, Nebraska, Vermont, North Dakota, New Jersey, Wyoming, Massachusetts and Puerto Rico.
Oregon National Guard teams with Navy Reserve to help service members with jobs, benefits
November 30, 2011
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Leslie, who deployed to Iraq in 2009, and his wife Shannon, interact with employers during the "Hiring Our Heroes" job fair in Oregon City, Ore., Nov. 19, 2011. The job fair was sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and featured a partnership between the Oregon National Guard and Navy Region Northwest Reserve Component Command which was established to better help service members, veterans and families in the region link with reintegration resources.
National Guard agribusiness specialists use surveys to gauge progress, future potential in Afghanistan
November 30, 2011
Air National Guard Master Sgt. Greg Dunlap, an agribusiness specialist with the Missouri National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, interviews a shop owner Nov. 17, 2011, in the Kama district of the Afghanistan province of Nangarhar to obtain information on various aspects of the economic situation facing the countries farmers.
Panetta issues Thanksgiving message to troops, families
November 29, 2011
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.
Army Guard doctor serves those who serve
November 29, 2011
Army Maj. (Dr.) Tim Cheslock examines a patient at the primary care New Kabul Compound clinic in Afghanistan, where the former physician assistant is serving a primary care physician during the first deployment of his Army National Guard career.
Emergency communications exercise answers the question: Can you hear me now?
November 29, 2011
Key players in the communications exercise, Operation Omega, combined efforts to repair communications after a simulated terrorist attack occurred. Operation Omega brought together the Florida National Guard and 25 response teams from local, state and national agencies.
Ingram sworn in as Army National Guard director at Pentagon
November 29, 2011
Army Lt. Gen. William E. Ingram, Jr., director of the Army National Guard, is pinned as a lieutenant general by Army Gen. Ray Odierno, chief of staff of the Army, and Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during a ceremony Nov. 28, 2011 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.
Last Vietnam veteran in North Dakota National Guard to retire
November 29, 2011
Army National guard Master Sgt. Alan Peterson will retire from the North Dakota National Guard Nov. 30,2011. He is the last currently serving Vietnam veteran in the state's Guard.
Survey shows growing gap between civilians, military
November 29, 2011
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Marines, National Guard conduct joint exercise in Hawaii
November 29, 2011
A CH-53E Super Stallion from the Hawaii-based Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 463 lands aboard USS Makin Island Nov. 23, 2011.
Air Force leaders issue holiday safety message
November 23, 2011
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