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Schwartz: Austerity, strategic challenges call for true Total Force
March 2, 2011
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz addresses the National Guard's top officers and enlisted leaders during the 2011 General Senior Leadership Conference at Arlington Hall in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 28, 2011. He told the group that economic austerity makes communicating and collaborating as a total force paramount.
Illinois Guardmembers reach out to educators for military children
March 1, 2011
Jim Frazier, Survivor Outreach Services coordinator of the northern region for the Illinois National Guard, at a Kane County Teacher Institute Day Feb. 25, 2011.
Louisiana Guard receives new response helicopters
March 1, 2011
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Illinois Air Guard wing performs unique refueling mission
March 1, 2011
An Illinois Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a B-2 Stealth Bomber during a recent mission.
The First Tee highlights DoD partnership
March 1, 2011
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Polish battle group, Texas Guardmembers bond through weapons
March 1, 2011
Soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard Agribusiness Development Team-IV qualify on Polish AK-74 5.56 mm Mini-Beryl short assault rifles despite the snowy conditions at Forward Operating Base Ghazni Feb. 6,2011
Louisiana Guard receives new response helicopters
February 24, 2011
Army Chief Warrant Officers Dino Parmentier and Wayne Griffin, both of the Louisiana National Guard’s State Aviation Command, conduct pre-flight checks on a new LUH-72A light utility medical helicopter at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Hammond, La., Feb. 17, 2011. The Louisiana National Guard recently received four of the helicopters to help with emergency preparedness and disaster response.
Four Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers transition to West Point cadets
February 23, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. William Enyart, adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard, talks with cadets from the Illinois Army National Guard at West Point on Feb. 16, 2011.
Connecticut Guardsman fights for country, future
February 23, 2011
Brian Macy, a sergeant with the 250th Engineer Company, Connecticut Army National Guard, lands a glove on JC Peterson during his comeback to professional boxing at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Conn. in Feb. 4, 2011.
Promising day ended short for Earnhardt at Daytona
February 22, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, leads the field at the pole position during the 2011 Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fl.
New York Guardmembers all safe after New Zealand earthquake
February 22, 2011
An LC-130 Hercules from the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard takes off as part of Operation Deep Freeze, Feb. 2, 2011, in Antarctica. The 55th year for Operation Deep Freeze began in October 2010 as an LC-130 Hercules, equipped with retractable ski-wheels, departed to support the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation's research at international sites throughout the Antarctic continent. The 109th AW is the only organization in the world that flies the ski-equipped LC-130s.
10,000 gain GED from Army National Guard
February 18, 2011
Army Pvt. Corey Blackwood (far right) listens to GED Plus Commandant Army Lt. Col. Mary Maguire as she congratulates the current class of 65 recruits for earning their GED Diplomas, Feb. 18, 2011, at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Ark. Blackwood, a Michigan Army National Guard Citizen-Soldier, was the 10,000th recruit to graduate from the program.
Illinois National Guard carries on legacy 150 years after Civil War
February 18, 2011
Army Lt. Col. Mark Whitlock, director of the Illinois State Military Museum, reviews the Civil War display at the museum in Springfield, Ill. The museum features the military history of Illinois.
Preparation, partnerships key to Missouri Guard storm response
February 18, 2011
Army Pvt. Corey Blackwood (far right) listens to GED Plus Commandant Army Lt. Col. Mary Maguire as she congratulates the current class of 65 recruits for earning their GED Diplomas, Feb. 18, 2011, at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Ark. Blackwood, a Michigan Army National Guard Citizen-Soldier, was the 10,000th recruit to graduate from the program.
Fornof takes command of Nevada’s Air Guard in formal ceremony
February 17, 2011
Air Force Col. Terry Fornof.
Earnhardt wins top position for shootout, finishes 19th
February 17, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, leads the field at the pole position at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fl., Feb. 12, 2011.
Kentucky Guardmember returns home, receives Purple Heart
February 16, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Dennis LeFrancois, a Kentucky Guardmember, receives the Purple Heart Medal from Army Maj. Gen. John Campbell, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, after returning home recently from a deployment to Afghanistan.
South Carolina Guard Blawkhawk pilots accomplish first aquatic rescue mission
February 16, 2011
A South Carolina National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter hovers over a rescue site Feb. 11, 2011. The SC-HART joint operation between civilian first responders and Guardmembers, performed its first live rescue mission since forming in September 2009.
Pennsylvania Guardmembers have a hand in National 9/11 Flag
February 16, 2011
Army Command Sgt. Maj. George Holmes, a Pennsylvania Army National Guardmember, participates as one of 13 specially nominated “local heroes” in the National 9/11 Flag Tour stitching ceremony in Milford, Pa., Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Tour event manager Carolyn Deters (pictured) instructs visitors on the placing of their stitch in the traveling star-spangled banner, which once hung at the ground zero complex of the World Trade Center buildings and was severely damaged in the collapse of the towers.
Air Force officials warn: 'Spice' harmful to health, career
February 15, 2011
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