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Trainee controllers gain skills at Selfridge Air Guard base
January 13, 2012
Airman 1st Class Leah Ned, a member of the Louisiana Air National Guard, points to a mark that represents the location of an aircraft on a simulated radar control screen at the Air Traffic Control Tower at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Jan. 8, 2012. Selfridge is one of several locations in the Air National Guard where air traffic control trainees receive the hands-on portion of their training to become certified as controllers by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Air Guard's 174th Fighter Wing writing the book on Air Force MQ-9 maintenance
January 13, 2012
Members of the 174th Fighter Wing maintenance group prepare a MQ-9 Reaper for its initial taxi at Wheeler-Sack Army Air Field at Fort Drum, N.Y., on June 30, 2011. The pre-taxi activity took place in temporary hanger space provided by the Army's 10th Mountain Division. This milestone represented the unit's first step toward flying the MQ-9 from its detachment at Fort Drum. The wing is based at Hancock Field in Syracuse, N.Y.
Missouri Guard course focuses on creating well-rounded, physically fit Soldiers
January 11, 2012
Missouri Army National Guard 1st Lt. Adam Von Allmen, center, conducts a high-kick drill as part of the 140th Regiment Missouri Regional Training Institute's Unit Fitness Coordinator Course at Fort Leonard Wood on Dec. 14, 2011.
Wisconsin's first Armed Forces Reserve Center opens
January 11, 2012
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, with Wisconsin military leadership, cuts the ribbon at the Armed Forces Reserve Center's opening ceremony on Madison's east side on Jan. 7, 2012. The AFRC will house approximately 800 service members from the Wisconsin Army and Air National Guard, as well as the Army, Navy and Marine Corps Reserves.
41 years: Florida Air Guard's last Vietnam veteran retires
January 11, 2012
lorida Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Charles Wisniewski salutes during his retirement ceremony at the Florida National Guard Headquarters in St. Augustine, Fla., Jan. 6, 2012. Wisniewski, the last member of the Florida Air National Guard to have served in the Vietnam conflict, had more than 40 years of military service during his career.
McKinley: Guard and Reserves well-positioned for new defense strategy
January 10, 2012
Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to members of the Rotary Club of Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 9, 2012, at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Jacksonville. McKinley spoke at the group's weekly meeting about the role of the National Guard and Reserve.
Missouri Guard's attack battalion transitions to Longbow Apache
January 10, 2012
Army Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, receives an Apache model from David Koopersmith, vice president of Boeing's Attack Helicopter Program, on Jan. 8, 2012.
National Guard assists Alaska community buried in snow
January 10, 2012
Alaska National Guard members clear a building roof in Cordova on Jan. 9, 2012. There are currently 57 National Guard members assisting citizens in this small Alaska town dig out from a series of winter storms.
Alaska National Guard responding to Alaska community buried in snow
January 9, 2012
Personnel in the Alaska National Guard's Joint Operation Center work to resource a request from the State Emergency Operation Center to send more than 50 Guard members, supplies and equipment to Cordova on Jan. 7, 2012.
Chicago Army National Guard Soldier prevents robbery
January 9, 2012
Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jaime L. Witt.
Deadline nears for employer support award nominations
January 6, 2012
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Changes in AER include family dental assistance, spouse scholarships
January 5, 2012
Army Capt. Martha Mitchell, a dentist at the U.S. Army Garison-Stuttgart Dental Clinic, examines 7-year-old Parker Weedon's teeth during a visit to his second-grade classroom at Robinson Barracks Elementary School. Assistance for family dental care up to $4,000 per case is now available through Army Emergency Relief under new guidelines that expand eligible categories.
Kansas National Guard combat medic covers Africa
January 5, 2012
Army Spc. Michelle Lawrence, 35th Military Police Company combat medic currently serving as a unit public affairs representative for the 1st Battalion 161st Field Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard, adjusts her camera settings at Camp Lemonnier, June 30, 2011. Lawrence is a combat medic, but was designated as a unit public affairs representative for the 1-161 FA BN shortly after deploying to Africa. She calls Dighton, Kan., home.
Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel
January 5, 2012
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The National Guard's contribution: 300,000-plus Iraq deployments
January 4, 2012
Citizen-Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard's 223rd Military Police Company conduct a briefing at Camp Liberty, Iraq, before an escort mission in 2008 in front of their vehicles. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill)
Health concerns prompt Exchanges to remove dietary supplements
January 4, 2012
U.S. Army Medical Command patch.
The dos and don'ts of the political season
January 4, 2012
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Adjutant general: "This is an historic moment for the National Guard"
January 3, 2012
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley.
N.Y. Guard Counterdrug Task Force helps keep 100 schools drug-free
January 3, 2012
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Nevada Guard trains with police in New Year's Eve exercise
January 3, 2012
Nevada Army National Guard Spc. Ashlee Wolf stands guard on New Year's Eve here for Vigilant Sentinel, a three-day training exercise where Nevada Guard members work in association with Las Vegas Metro Police.