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Warrior training center produces tough Guard Soldiers
April 4, 2011
Army Cpt. Roswell McLarin of Fort Benning's Warrior Training Center demonstrates the low crawl to prospective students March 29,2011. (U.S. Army photo by Alexandra Hemmerly-Brown)
Deployed S.C. National Guard unit trains in suicide intervention techniques
April 1, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Smock and Army Sgt. Jaquin Harrison work through a role-playing exercise during the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop on Victory Base Complex, Iraq, on March 18, 2011.
Florida Army National Guard saves money, gains training
April 1, 2011
A Solider from the Florida Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, guides a M577 armored personnel carrier onto a railroad car March 22, 2011, in preparation for an upcoming annual training period at Fort Stewart, Ga.
New York National Guard exercise tests civilian and military disaster response
April 1, 2011
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Dennis Deeley coordinates the confined space extraction of casualties with incident commander Chief Don Hayde from the New York City Fire Department's Special Operations Command during a joint interagency training event, May 3, 2008, between the FDNY and the New York National Guard at the FDNY's fire training academy on Randall's Island, N.Y.
Alabama National Guard assists with Japan relief efforts stateside
March 30, 2011
Senior Airman Kenya Capers, 460th Force Support Squadron, helps a Department of Defense family member through in-processing March, 24, 2011. Operation Pacific Passage was a joint service tasking that came together to facilitate the needs of the many family members who would arrive at the airport.
North Dakota National Guard flood response readiness stronger than in previous years
March 30, 2011
A National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew drops several one-ton sandbags on the spill-way of the Clausen Springs Dam near Kathryn, N.D., April 15, 2009. The one-ton sandbags are being lowered and positioned into a place on the dam spillway so they will divert over-flowing water away from an eroding area of the dam, caused by high water levels. The dam spill-way is considered a flood water retarding structure designed to gradually release rain water and spring melt from the dam reservoir. The erosion occurring on the dam spillway is threatening to allow larger volumes of water than intended to over-flow into a creek.
Florida National Guard assists with finance issues in Iraq
March 30, 2011
Spc. David Street with the 1153rd Financial Management Detachment assists a customer at the Camp Liberty Finance Office on Camp Liberty, Iraq, March 21, 2011. The 1153rd FMD, a Florida Army National Guard unit, covers a split-operations mission at Victory Base Complex - which includes Camp Liberty - and Forward Operating Base Union III. By fulfilling its most critical role of resolving service members' pay problems, the detachment helps ensure Soldiers stay mission-focused. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Sardam)
Alaska Guardmembers complete first UTA on JBER
March 29, 2011
Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing watch as the Wing's aircraft fly over the base, Feb. 12, 2011. Eleven aircraft from the 176th were flown from Kulis to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during a ceremonial flight.
Earnhardt Jr. falls to 12th position in points race after Sunday’s race in Fontana
March 29, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, races around the track at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., March 27, 2011. Dale Jr. finished the day with a 12th place finish, moving him down into 12th place in the points race.
Air Guard diminishing the ‘human factor’ one Airman at a time
March 28, 2011
Air Force Staff Sgt. Ramey Hubbard completes an inspection after making fuel leak repairs on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. Aircraft maintainers like Hubbard are embracing Maintenance Resource Management at an increasing rate to reduce the human factor in preventable mishaps. Under MRM, all risks are assessed before an Airman picks up his tools and any maintainer, regardless of rank, can halt operations if a danger is perceived.
Colorado Guardmembers, Reservists rescue civilians from wrecked, burning car
March 28, 2011
Remains of a green sedan following a fiery, one-car crash on Airport Road in Aurora, Colo., March 6, 2011. Seven Soldiers and Airmen rescued two victims from the burning car. The group was composed of Colorado National Guardmembers and Army Reservists who were on their way to drill that morning.
Guard part of Total-Force team supporting Operation Tomodachi
March 28, 2011
Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Lee talks with the rest of the crew before unloading a pallet of water March 26, 2011, at Sendai Airport, Japan. The water that was airlifted to Sendai Airport is part of the more than 1.5 million pounds of water being moved from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Northern Japan, in support of Operation Tomodachi. Lee is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron.
Study: Suicide prevention programs work
March 28, 2011
Department of Defense Seal
Cannabis substitute 'Spice' now illegal
March 25, 2011
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Defense Department asks spouses to share employment ups, downs
March 25, 2011
Department of Defense Seal
Guardmembers, community give Afghan infant new chance at life
March 25, 2011
Army Capt. Regan Norgaard, 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota National Guard, listens to Asma's heart on Jan. 2, 2011, at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan as Mr. Jim O'Neil looks on. Norgaard was able to assess her condition before being able to fly to America to receive a life-saving heart surgery.
Hard fought 11th place finish puts Dale Jr. in nine place position for points race
March 24, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, is pictured sitting in the driver’s seat during a pit stop at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., March 20, 2011. Dale Jr. finished the day with an 11th place finish, moving him into ninth place in the points race.
Guardmember remembered as strong family man, great Soldier
March 24, 2011
Master Sgt. William Scott Pitts.
Alaska Guardmembers deploy in support of Mongolian Expeditionary Forces
March 23, 2011
Alaska Army National Guard Master Sgt. Eric Schlemme and Mongolian Armed Forces Senior Sergeant Battulga Baatar discuss tactics and techniques used by the Mongolian Expeditionary Force executing a traffic control point training lane at Five Hills Training Area in Mongolia during Khaan Quest 2009. Schlemme also deployed with the MEF to Afghanistan as an embedded U.S. liaison.
Nation’s busiest air sovereignty alert unit, D.C. Guard’s 113th Wing, earns award
March 23, 2011
The 113th Fighter Squad, District of Columbia Air National Guard aircraft number 509 proudly shows off the unit's latest tail flash. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gareth Buckland/Released)