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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
U.S. Air Force graphic
Utah National Guard hosts Western Regional Biathlon Championships
February 15, 2011
Army Capt. Dan Morken of the 489th Brigade Support Battalion, Utah Army National Guard, fires at targets downrange during the Western Regional Biathlon Championships in Soldier Hollow, Utah, Feb. 5-6, 2011. For the first time in a number of years, the Utah National Guard hosted the championships, which included civilian, Army Reserve and National Guard competitors from Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, Arizona, Oregon, Wyoming, Texas and Guam.
Air National Guard strips victory from reigning Canadian champs
February 11, 2011
Members of the Air National Guard Curling team stand with their Top Rock trophy Feb. 5, 2011, after the victory against the two-year Top Rock champions, the Canadian team. The Canadian team went to the finals of the Top Rock tournament in Anchorage to lose to the Air National Guard team 9-4.
Virginia National Guard gets Army’s first mobile VICE trainer
February 11, 2011
The Army's first mobile Virtual Interactive Combat Environment trainer was delivered to the Virginia National Guard's Maneuver Training Center at Fort Pickett on Feb. 2, 2011. Soldiers from the MTC were on hand to receive basic operator training on the system. The VICE trainer is an infantry squad trainer that includes realistic scenarios using lifelike weapons. When fully fielded, the trainer will have three trailers that can link up to 13 Soldiers at once during a scenario. Soldiers can train in a virtual environment with real world locations. Trainers can watch and record how each Soldier reacts within the given scenario.
Warrior Transition Units: Army drafts new regulation
February 11, 2011
Warrior Transition Unit patch.
Washington Air National Guardmembers hone tactical air control skills
February 11, 2011
Staff Sgt. Cory Welton performs his duties as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller on Feb. 3, 2011, during a National Guard Bureau Joint Quarterly Training Exercise at Camp Townsend, Ga. Welton is a National Guardmember based out of Camp Murray, Wash.
Air National Guard director: Equitable treatment of all a “moral imperative”
February 10, 2011
Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the Air National Guard, addresses Guard and Reserve graduates of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute's Equal Opportunity Advisor Reserve Component Program on Feb. 4, 2011, at the Institute. The EOARCP curriculum develops a base of knowledge and skills that allow graduates to assess human relations climates in the organizations they serve, and to provide advice and assistance to commanders to prevent, reduce or eliminate discriminatory practices.