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Minor injuries to pilot from Tuesday's F-16 accident
June 8, 2011
OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA -- Two F-16 Fighting Falcons begin to roll into position for a rapid decent during an Operation Noble Eagle training patrol March 16. The F-16s are assigned to the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)
SPECIAL: 18,479 workdays and counting in extended North Dakota flood fight
June 8, 2011
Army Sgt. Sean Windsor and Army Spc. Joseph Scanlan, of the North Dakota National Guard’s 164th Engineering Battalion of Minot, perform levee patrols in one section of more than 20 miles worth of levees from Minot to Burlington that the Guard is patrolling. Soldiers walk the levees to inspect for any damages that may impact structural integrity, as well as provide a security presence along to river to discourage theft or vandalism.
Joint Chiefs nominee shares vision with Guard senior leaders
June 8, 2011
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chief of staff of the Army, speaks with Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau and Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, Vermont National Guard adjutant general, before Dempsey spoke to National Guard senior leadership during the 2011 Adjutants General Association of the United States annual conference, June 7, 2011.
End of en era: Lesher one of last Vietnam vets serving on Guard active-duty
June 8, 2011
Army Master Sgt. Leland Lesher, the Army National Guard force protection branch noncommissioned officer in charge and an Illinois Guard member, swears the oath of extension and enlistment during a small ceremony at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., June 7, 2011. Lesher first enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1970 and switched to the Guard after returning home from Vietnam. Lesher is one of the last active-duty Guard members who has service time in Vietnam.
Air National Guard pilot safe following aircraft accident
June 7, 2011
OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA -- Two F-16 Fighting Falcons begin to roll into position for a rapid decent during an Operation Noble Eagle training patrol March 16. The F-16s are assigned to the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)
Arizona Guard fights massive wildfire
June 7, 2011
Arizona state flag
SPECIAL: South Dakota National Guard fights floods
June 7, 2011
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 2nd Battalion 238th Aviation, based in Peoria Illinois is being refueled while on the ramp at the Iowa Air National Guard base in Sioux City, Iowa. Members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing based in Sioux City are refueling the helicopter while it is still running. “Hot Refueling” saves time for the air crew who will return to flooded areas along the Missouri River. National Guard Soldiers and from South Dakota, Illinois and Iowa are assisting local and state authorities in Western Iowa and South East South Dakota to protect private properties and municipalities along the swollen Missouri River. USAF Photo MSgt Vincent De Groot 185th Air Refueling Wing Iowa Air National Guard (released)
Gates says Guard, Reserve roles need examining
June 7, 2011
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
Earnhardt is now third in points race after second place finish
June 6, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, takes a few practice laps at Kansas Speedway in preparation for the race June 5, 2011 in Kansas City, Kansas. Dale Jr. moves into third place in the Sprint Cup series points race after finishing in second place Sunday.
Officials suggest new role for operational Guard, Reserve
June 6, 2011
Reserve Affairs seal.
Returning Guard members face challenging labor market, general tells Congress
June 3, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. James Tyre
Guard members critical to flying operations
June 3, 2011
455th Air Expeditionary Wing
National Guard’s tornado, flood response jumps to 5,000 over past week
June 3, 2011
Staff Sgt. Walstad (left) and a group of Soldiers from the North Dakota National Guard's 957th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge) and 814th Medical Company (Area Support) help build up a sandbag dike for a homeowner along Nordic Lane in Bismarck, N.D., June 2, 2011.
Half-a-lap short on fuel, Earnhardt finishes 7th at Charlotte
June 2, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, leads the race on its final laps just before running out of fuel with only have a lap to go at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Dale Jr. remains in fourth place in the Sprint Cup series points race.
Up to 1,000 Guard members respond to Mass. tornadoes
June 2, 2011
Joe Potter sits with his mother, Kate Potter, in front of what is left of her home in Springfield, Mass., on June 2, 2011, the morning after a tornado is believed to have gone through the area. The damage in the front yard of the Potter home is what is left of their neighbor's home, which was completely destroyed.
Retiring N.D. Vietnam veteran among last in Air Force
June 2, 2011
Air National Guard Seal
By the numbers: 4,300 Guard members responding to U.S. floods
June 1, 2011
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 2nd Battalion 238th Aviation, based in Peoria Illinois is being refueled while on the ramp at the Iowa Air National Guard base in Sioux City, Iowa. Members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing based in Sioux City are refueling the helicopter while it is still running. “Hot Refueling” saves time for the air crew who will return to flooded areas along the Missouri River. National Guard Soldiers and from South Dakota, Illinois and Iowa are assisting local and state authorities in Western Iowa and South East South Dakota to protect private properties and municipalities along the swollen Missouri River. USAF Photo MSgt Vincent De Groot 185th Air Refueling Wing Iowa Air National Guard (released)
Illinois National Guard members still fight their own battles after war
June 1, 2011
Jim Young, a doctor at Rush Medical Center University, teaches a class about traumatic brain injuries and head trauma to service members of the Advance Trauma Training Program at Rush University.
National Guard fights floods in multiple states
June 1, 2011
Spc. Kerry B. Thompson (from foreground), of Bismarck; Spc. Jacob Knain, of Rugby, and Staff Sgt. Jesse Walstad, of Bismarck, help build a sandbag dike at a house along Nordic Lane in Bismarck, N.D., June 2, 2011. The North Dakota National Guard Soldiers serve with the Bismarck-based 957th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge) and the 814th Medical Company (Area Support) and are spread out throughout the Bismarck and Mandan communities to help hold back the rising Missouri River. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser Willson, North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs Office)
Louisiana Guard completes Haiti mission
May 31, 2011
Army Col. Paul Phillips, an Army Reserve surgeon with Task Force Bon Voizen, discusses the prognosis of a traffic accident victim with a Haitian physician at St. Nicolas Hospital May 19, 2011. New Horizons, Haiti 2011 - Task Force Bon Voizen is a Commander, U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, U.S. Army South-conducted, joint foreign military interaction/humanitarian exercise under the command of the Louisiana National Guard.