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Colorado Guardsman qualifies for Ironman World Championship
September 14, 2010
Capt. Robert Killian of the Colorado Army National Guard competes in the 13.1-mile run during the first-ever Boulder half-ironman. Prior to the run, he completed a 56-mile bike ride, and a 1.2-mile swim. His time of 4 hours and 10 minutes qualified him to be the Army’s male athlete at the World Championship Ironman in Kona, Hawaii, Oct 9, 2010.
DoD report urges increase in Guard’s civilian technicians
September 14, 2010
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The making of an A-10C pilot: Graduation
September 14, 2010
1st Lt. Dan Griffin, a pilot with the 175th Wing of the Maryland Air National Guard, checks his aircraft on the flight line here before taking off for his final training sortie Aug. 13, 2010. It was the last milestone in his 27-week A-10C Pilot Initial Qualification Course.
U.S. attorney general sends off Vermont troops
September 14, 2010
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, left, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, the adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, right, participated in a deployment ceremony for about 66 members of Company C, 3-126th Aviation of the Vermont Army National Guard. The unit will deploy to Iraq later this year.
Guardsmen, Kosovo youth remember 9/11
September 13, 2010
Soldiers from Task Force Aviation, Multinational Battle Group East, pose with local teenagers after a memorial service in downtown Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo, Sept. 11, 2010. The National Guard Soldiers are part of an outreach program that is designed to teach English to local teenagers. The Soldiers joined their students to hold a memorial service to remember the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Earnhardt comes up short in Richmond
September 13, 2010
Dale Earnhardt Jr. races the No. 88 National Guard-sponsored NASCAR racecar Sept. 11 at Richmond International Raceway, Va.
Gordon earns spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series
September 13, 2010
Jeff Gordon races the No. 24 National Guard-sponsored Military Intelligence NASCAR racecar Sept. 11, at Richmond International Raceway, Va.
Guard reactivates only airborne battalion
September 13, 2010
Lt. Col. Douglas of O'Connell, commander of 1st Battalion of the 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), talks with Maj. Gen. Jose S. Mayorga, the adjutant general of the Texas National Guard, after the reactivation ceremony of the 1st Battalion of the 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne) at the Texas State Technical College airport in Waco, Texas, Sept. 11, 2010.
Louisiana Air Guard takes communications lead for Task Force Kout Men
September 13, 2010
Members of the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 236th Combat Communications Squadron, Master Sgt. Travis Johnson, Tech. Sgt Jeffery Mace and Master Sgt. Jamie Robertson, install a satellite dish for the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability system. This system provided initial and sustained voice and data services for Task Force Kout Men, including the Morale Welfare and Recreation internet café and phones.
Texas Guard trains on emergency response at Rangers Ballpark
September 13, 2010
Air Guard 400 to determine NASCAR's top 12
September 10, 2010
Post 9/11: This isn't your father's National Guard
September 9, 2010
Launched from bases all over the United States, Air National Guard fighter and tankers moved quickly to protect America from further attacks on September 11, 2001. That morning 19 terrorists employed four hijacked airliners to destroy the World Trade Center in New York City and severely damage one section of the Pentagon. The attacks, which were executed by a shadowy radical Islamic group known as al-Qaeda, killed some 3,000 people during the bloodiest terrorist assault in U.S. history. American Airlines Flight 77, which had just taken off from Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia on a flight to Los Angeles, was seized by al-Qaeda terrorists and crashed through the Pentagon's western wall at 9:37 a.m. North Dakota's 119th Fighter Wing was stationed at the North American Aerospace Defense Command site on Langley AFB, Virginia. Shortly after the attack the 119th's F-16 fighters established a combat air patrol over the nation's capital. In addition to all the passengers aboard Flight 77, 125 people inside the Pentagon were killed and over 600 others were injured seriously enough that they had to be transported to local hospitals.
Guard’s foreign policy advisor nurtures State Department partnership
September 9, 2010
DoD joins in call for innovative solutions
September 8, 2010
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Guard’s first F-35 pilot ready for action at new squadron
September 8, 2010
Maj. Jay Spohn of the Florida Air National Guard is the National Guard’s first F-35 pilot. He arrived at the 58th Fighter Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base this summer, and said he is ready to begin training and honing the skills it will take to master the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter.
Lithuanian troops to join Pennsylvania Guard in Afghanistan
September 8, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Jessica L. Wright, the adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard, recently met with Maj. Gen. Arvydas Pocius, the Chief of Defence of Lithuania.
Army Guard director on Soldier suicide: "We can solve this"
September 3, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, addresses the 132nd General Conference of the National Guard Association of the United States in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 21, 2010. We are actually turning people away from our organization, Carpenter said. Who would have guessed that almost nine years into two wars we would have a volunteer Army that is turning people away.
Border mission 'not unique' for Guardsmen
September 3, 2010
Border Patrol agents observe an Arizona National Guard Soldier training for Operation Copper Cactus at an undisclosed location in Arizona on Aug. 25, 2010. Operation Copper Condor is the Arizona National Guard's contribution to the up to 1,200 National Guard troops being deployed to support the Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the four Southwest border states.
Colorado ANG fire chief deploys to Central Command
September 3, 2010
Senior Master Sgt. Deanna Criswell poses for a photo in the CENTCOM area of operations. She is the first female fire chief in the Air National Guard, and she is currently deployed as the Air Force's forward functional fire manager.
Massachusetts National Guard Prepares Relief from Hurricane Earl
September 3, 2010
Satellite image of Hurricane Earl