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Senator, congressman recognized for contribution to National Guard
March 18, 2011
Rep. Dave Loebsack, Iowa, is presented an award by Air Force Lt. Gen. Bud Wyatt, chief of the Air Guard, and retired Chief Master Sgt. Roger Hagan, president of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2011. The congressman received the award for his significant contribution to the National Guard through his legislation of the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
New York's Historic 69th Infantry to Lead St. Patrick's Day Parade
March 17, 2011
Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry lead the citywide St. Patrick’s Day parade past Saint Patrick's Cathedral.
Missouri National Guard hosts Panamanians through State Partnership Program
March 15, 2011
Sgt. Mike Turner, a road officer with the Missouri Highway Patrol, describes the capabilities of his patrol car to members of the State Partnership Program between the Missouri National Guard and Panama Lt. Vince Rice, assistant director of professional standards division, watches on as Army 2nd. Lt. Arturo Ibarra of the Missouri National Guard translates in Jefferson City March 2.
McCain: National Guard one of reasons homeland defense succeeds
March 14, 2011
Sen. John McCain attends the 129th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 25, 2007.
Defense Department reaches out to Guard, Reserve employers
March 10, 2011
Dennis McCarthy, the assistant secretary of defense for Reserve Affairs, addresses the 132nd General Conference of the National Guard Association of the United States in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 21, 2010. “Every man and women who’s serving in uniform today … either enlisted or re-enlisted since 9/11,” McCarthy said. “They made a conscious choice to serve under the conditions that we are in today.”
Kentucky National Guard aviators set simulator record
March 10, 2011
Kentucky National Guard aviators fly one of the record 36 mission runs for the Air Soldier System situational awareness technologies being tested in the Battlefield Highly Immersive Virtual Environment Laboratory. The co-pilot pictured here was assisting the pilot land the aircraft during a “brown-out” landing. A “brown-out” landing is a landing in sand and dust that creates a degraded visual environment and hinders the pilot’s ability to land the aircraft visually.
Illinois National Guard Soldier sings for love, not fame
March 10, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer Kohany sings the National Anthem at the retirement ceremony for Brig. Gen. Ronald Morrow, the deputy commander of the Illinois Army National Guard.
Stewart Air National Guard Base to receive C-17 Globemasters
March 10, 2011
A C-17 Globemaster III in flight.
Guard Biathlon Team competes in Spain, defends title in Nationals
March 9, 2011
Four members of the North Dakota National Guard Biathlon Team had the opportunity to compete in Spain at Campeonatos Naceonalis Militares de Esqui, Feb. 28 to March 4. The national military ski championships took place at the Spanish Mountain Warfare School, which is situated in a valley in the Pyrenees Mountains in northern Spain. From left are Sgt. 1st Class Kent Pulst and his son Spc. Brandon Pulst, Spc. Jordan Becker and Lt. Col. David Skalicky. The four join other teammates this week for the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Championships in Vermont.
National Guard officer candidates receive Distinguished Service Award for bravery
March 9, 2011
The South Dakota Army National Guard presented three officer candidates with the South Dakota Distinguished Service Award Saturday, March 5 at 4:30 p.m. at Fort Meade. Maj. Stephen Sewell (left), presents Officer Candidates Paul Giovanetti, Travis Tipton and Richard Bauman with the award for action they took when traveling home to Pierre from Guard drill last month when they approached a vehicle rollover on Interstate 90.
Guard chief thanks, challenges disaster managers
March 8, 2011
Soldiers from the Alabama National Guard build and maintain miles of HESCO barriers to protect Dauphin Island, Ala., beaches from the BP oil spill on July 23, 2010, during Operation Deepwater Horizon, which saw more than 1,600 National Guardmembers support civilian authorities in four Gulf states. The American people have come to expect swift and effective responses to natural and manmade disasters, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said Monday.
Biden: I promise we will take care of your families
March 7, 2011
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the call to arms ceremony at the Delaware Air National Guard's 166th Airlift Wing, March 4, 2011. The 166th is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan and Southeast Asia to provide logistical and aeromedical evacuation support to Soldiers and Marines in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
Florida Guardsman featured in Discovery Channel survival show
March 7, 2011
Florida Army National Guard Capt. Nick Albini pulls a canoe out of the Kukenan River in Venezuela as Michael Merchant and Ryan Van Duzer look on.
Kentucky Guard only state to win Army Security Award
March 7, 2011
Richard Copas, Army Staff Sgt. Walter Carter Jr., Army Col. Charlie Harris, Army Sgt. 1st Class Debra Faris and N.A. Filiatreau headed up a security program that earned Kentucky nationwide recognition.
Guard, NORTHCOM leadership concept will improve disaster responses
March 7, 2011
Dale Jr. racks up second consecutive top-10 finish at Las Vegas Sunday
March 7, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, speeds down the track at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nev., March 6, 2011. Dale Jr. finished the day with an eighth place finish, moving him into 10th place in the points race.
Casey: National Guard very different today than 30 years ago
March 4, 2011
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., talks to the National Guard's 2011 General Senior Leadership Conference at Arlington Hall in Arlington, Va., Feb. 28, 2011. He spoke highly of the Guard, and said that the Army could not conduct theatre operations if it were not for the Guard and Reserve.
Dale Jr. overcomes setbacks, finishes in top ten at Phoenix
March 3, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, speeds down the track at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., Feb. 27, 2011.
Graham, Leahy: National Guard an irreplaceable treasure
March 3, 2011
Co-chairs of the Senate National Guard Caucus, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont (right center) and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina (right) talk with Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley (left), the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, the adjutant general for the state of Vermont, after Leahy and Graham spoke to fellow senators and senior leaders of the National Guard, March 3, 2011.
Guard's Youth ChalleNGe program celebrates 100,000th graduate during gala
March 3, 2011
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, gives every cadet his challenge coin as a keepsake before the National Guard Youth Foundation's 2011 ChalleNGe Champions Gala in Washington, March 1, 2011. Unique for this year's gala was the celebration of the program's 100,000th graduate, cadet Tori Walston, from Louisiana.