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Virginia Guard conducts first unit-level cyber defense exercise
November 3, 2010
Soldiers of the Virginia National Guard Data Processing Unit's Network Warfare Branch monitor network traffic during the unit's Cyber Forward exercise conducted in Fairfax, Va., Oct. 16, 2010.
Louisiana Guard: Saints in the Skies
November 3, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class David Jacob, senior flight medic for the Louisiana National Guard writes information about a patient that is being transported an Afghan Army soldier. The soldiers of F Company fly into hostile fire areas to pick up and transport patients to safety, and are able to perform many different procedures while in the air.
Marksmen gain valuable experience at Wilson matches
November 3, 2010
Soldiers leap over a barricade during the fallen comrade event at the Winston P. Wilson shooting matches held at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in North Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 24-29, 2010. The event had Soldiers run a total of 200 yards, while negotiating obstacles and carrying a dummy. In the middle of the event, they lie prone and knock down seven targets with rifle fire.
Air Guard builds partnerships with employers
November 2, 2010
Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the Air National Guard, welcomes employers to the 162nd Fighter Wing at a combat dining out for Business and Industry Days Oct. 27, 2010. The dinner introduced about 100 business leaders to the expeditionary nature of service in today's Air National Guard. The regional event helped build positive relations between the Air Guard and Western United States employers who hire Guardsmen.
California brigade joins Indian Army in Yudh Abhyas 2010
November 2, 2010
Soldiers of U.S. Army Alaska and the Indian Army stand in formation during the Yudh Abhyas 2010 opening ceremony of the annual joint and bilateral training exercise at Buckner Physical Fitness Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Oct. 31, 2010. Yudh Abhyas is an annual training exercise designed to strengthen ties between the armies by expanding operational and cultural knowledge with a training focus on peacekeeping operations.
Carpenter: Emotional fitness is long-term answer to suicide spike
November 2, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director of the Army National Guard, tells attendees at the 2010 Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, 2010, that emotional fitness is as important as physical fitness.
Military members not immune to sexual assault
November 2, 2010
Dr. Kaye Whitley, director of the Department of Defense's Sexual Assault and Prevention Response (SAPR) office, speaks at the National Guard Bureau SAPR Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2010. Representatives from the 54 states and territories, and other military services, came together to discuss sexual assaults in the military and how to prevent them.
Air Guard adds psychological health directors to wings
November 1, 2010
Air National Guard Seal
DoD recognizes South Dakota DDR program among the best
November 1, 2010
From left to right, Lt. Col. John Holter, the South Dakota Army National Guard operations office, Maj. Bob DeJong, the state's Counterdrug coordinator, Sgt. 1st Class Kristi "Cricket" Palmer of the state's West River Drug Demand Reduction, John Morse, chief functional officer of the TRICARE Management Activity, and Staff Sgts. David Hughes and Matt Hurney, both of the state's East River Drug Demand Reduction accept the Secretary of Defense Community Drug Awareness Award at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2010.
Guard Bureau looks into allegations of fraud
November 1, 2010
National Guard Bureau Seal
Army proposes to mobilize reserves for Korea, Europe
November 1, 2010
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Thomas Lamont
McKinley: SAPR programs keep force healthy, ready
November 1, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses attendees at the 2010 NGB Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2010.
'Stop Loss' application deadline approaches
November 1, 2010
Allied marksmen share expertise, compete for top prize
October 29, 2010
North Dakota's newest Soldiers give back to community
October 29, 2010
Colorado Guard rescues hunters after multi-day search
October 28, 2010
A Colorado Army National Guard OH-58 Kiowa is shown taking off after dropping the second of three hunters off at the White Owl Command Post Oct. 27, 2010. Rescue crews are shown taking the hunter to receive a medical evaluation. The Kiowa being flown by Chief Warrant Officer 5 Dale Jensen and Carl Gray are returning to pick up the last hunter. Both the crew and the Kiowa are from Colorado Army National Guard's High Altitude Army Aviation Training Site located in Gypsum, Colo.
Guard participation peaks in this year's Army 10-miler
October 28, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director of the Army National Guard, gives a pre-race pep talk to Guard runners and volunteers at the Army Ten-Miler held in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2010. A record 1,788 Guard runners participated in the 26th annual event.
Guard capabilities must be 'ready at any minute'
October 28, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, speaks to some 2010 Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting and exposition attendees about the Guard's homeland response capabilities in Washington D.C., Oct. 27, 2010.
Virginia battalion named most outstanding Army Guard unit
October 28, 2010
From left to right, Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., chief of staff of the Army, Lt. Col. Doug Messner, 1st Sgt. Ernest T. Miller and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston present the Walter T. Kerwin, Jr. Readiness Award for Army's Most Outstanding National Guard Unit to the senior leaders of the Virginia National Guard's Gate City-based 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2010.
Dutch F-16 pilots, aircraft return to Tucson
October 27, 2010
Dutch F-16