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Obama announces troop reductions, way forward in Afghanistan
June 23, 2011
President Barack Obama addresses the nation about the way forward in Afghanistan and his plan to remove 10,000 American troops from the country by the end of this year, with a total of 33,000 troops by next summer, at the White House, June 22, 2011.
Minot residents ordered to evacuate by 7 p.m. EST
June 22, 2011
Soldiers with the North Dakota National Guard wait for their sandbag-loaded truck to be unloaded in Burlington, N.D., June 21, 2011. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the National Guard, are currently raising temporary emergency levees in the city. The Corps' number one priority is protecting human life and will continue to provide technical assistance to local communities affected by historic flooding along the Souris River.
Senate Confirms Panetta as Defense Secretary
June 22, 2011
Leon E. Panetta appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee during confirmation hearings June 9, 2011.
Air Guard, active duty Airmen conduct precision rescue jumpmaster training
June 21, 2011
Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Brown, a pararescueman with the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, helps another parachutist collect his gear before the next round of jumpers exit a C-130 cargo airplane, June 8, 2011, during the Precision Rescue Jumpmaster Course conducted at Camp Atterbury, Ind. Students and instructors dropped into the drop zone two at a time and had to clear the field before the next C-130 pass over.
Army National Guard promotes resilience training
June 21, 2011
Members of the Army National's Guard Resilience Trainer Course stand on the flight deck of the USS Midway in San Diego Harbor, April 29, 2011. The course gave Soldiers the skills to assist Master Resilience Trainers for the Guard's Resilience and Risk Reduction and Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness programs.
Father and son fly high with Illinois Army National Guard
June 20, 2011
235th Military Police Company directs traffic as residents visit threatened homes
June 20, 2011
Army Pfc. Thad Buri, Watertown, a service member of the 235th Military Police Company, directs traffic at a traffic control point in Dakota Dunes, June 17, 2011. Buri and other members of the 235th Military Police Company are conducting traffic control and ID checks as local residents return to survey potential damages to their homes caused by the flooding of the Missouri River.
Bittersweet homecoming for Citizen-Soldier helping Joplin
June 20, 2011
When Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the Missouri National Guard to provide state oversight for the debris removal the process, Missouri National Guardsman, Army Col. William A. Ward, was appointed commander of the task force. Ward was born in St. John’s Hospital, which was hit hard by the tornado and is less than a mile from the armory where his task force is based.
New York Army National Guard aviators retrieve boat from brink of Niagara Falls
June 20, 2011
A New York Army National Guard CH-47 based a the Army Aviation Support Facility in Rochester hoists a New York State Park Police out of the Niagara River on Sunday, June 19.
National Guard ever present for Midwest flood relief
June 20, 2011
Soldiers of the North Dakota National Guard's 816th Engineer Company (Horizontal) responded to a call June 14, 2011, to perform a sandbagging mission raising the levee near Burlington, N.D. Because of the heavy amounts of rain the state received, the 816th was tasked to raise several low spots on levees throughout their area.
Missouri National Guard helps monitor sand boils in northwest Missouri
June 20, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Brian Garr, a Task Force 110 liaison officer for Andrew Co., records a description and the location of sand boils found near a levee south of Amazonia, Mo., on June 14, 2011. Sand boils occur when water under pressure pushes up through the ground and appears to “boil" up. Sand boils can be a mechanism contributing to a levee failure during floods. These sand boils were determined to not be harmful to the levee at this time. Task Force 110 will continue to monitor these sand boils, along with other key sites as preparations for potential flooding continue in Andrew Co.
Guard participates in project to advance coalition information sharing
June 20, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Contena Moriley-Mack, left, Test Operator Talaya Johnson, center, and Army 2nd Lt. Edgar Murillo, right, check data in preparation for the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration at the Central Technical Support Facility at Fort Hood, Texas, June 9, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by David G. Landmann) (Released)
Engineer re-enlists on the levee
June 17, 2011
Guard aviators battle Florida wildfires
June 17, 2011
UH-60 Black Hawk crewmembers from the Florida Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, prepare a collapsible water bucket to support wildfire suppression missions in northeast Florida, June 16, 2011. Each bucket can hold 780 gallons of water and be carried under the Army helicopters. The aviators were helping the Florida Division of Forestry and firefighters by dropping water on spreading wildfires sparked by lightning.
Earnhardt finds his groove, finishes sixth at Pocono Raceway
June 16, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, stops to sign autographs for fans at Pocono Raceway June 12, 2011 in Long Pond, Pa. Dale Jr. is now only ten points behind the leader in the Sprint Cup series points race after finishing in sixth place Sunday.
New York Army National Guard's last Vietnam War pilot takes final flight
June 16, 2011
Army Chief Warrant Officer Steven Derry, the last Vietnam-era helicopter pilot in the New York Army National Guard, speaks to members of the Albany press corps following his last official flight as an Army aviation pilot on June 14, 2011. Derry, a member of 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, started training as a pilot in 1969 and served in Vietnam in 1970 to 1971.
Army celebrates 236th birthday
June 14, 2011
The U.S. Army celebrates its 236th birthday.
California Guard supports battlefield circulation
June 14, 2011
Army Lt. Col. David Ceniti, battalion commander of 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, addresses the troops of the 941st Transportation Company, 749th CSSB about the great responsibility and importance of each Soldier in conducting a successful mission on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.
Maryland Guard members keep radios 'on air'
June 14, 2011
Army Sgt. Gerard Chappell, a radio and communications repair specialist with the 1729th Forward Support Maintenance Company, 749th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, runs a diagnostic test on a radio system at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, May 22, 2011.
DOD seeks input from Guard, Reserve employers
June 13, 2011
Department of Defense Seal