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Craigslist scammer impersonates Illinois Guardsman
September 17, 2010
Guard presence on border deters threats
September 17, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Peter Aylward, special assistant to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, center, speaks with Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers near Nogales, Ariz., while visitng troops serving along the Southwest border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents, Sept. 13, 2010. Slightly more than 1,200 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are in training or deployed to the border and will be providing administrative, logistical, engineering and other support to CBP and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Missing Civil War cannon returns Illinois Guard after 30 years
September 17, 2010
National Guard reaches 1,200 mark on border
September 17, 2010
Members of the California National Guard stand in formation before undertaking operations on California's Southern border. Slightly more than 1,200 National Guard members from the four Southwest border states are in training or already deployed in support of the border mission
Air Guard dedicates Shepperd Hall at Andrews
September 16, 2010
From left to right: Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, the National Guard Bureau senior enlisted advisor; Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the NGB; retired Maj. Gen. Donald W. Sheppard, former director of the ANG; retired Lt. Gen. John Conaway, former chief of the NGB; Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the ANG; and Command Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, the ANG command chief, cut a ceremonial ribbon on the new addition to the ANG Readiness Center named “Shepperd Hall.”
Mullen: 'It's your money; come and get it'
September 16, 2010
Admiral Mike Mullen
COMMENTARY: A chaplain's view on a day off
September 16, 2010
Washington Air Guardsman earns bronze star with ‘V’ for seven-hour firefight
September 16, 2010
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz hangs the bronze star with valor award on Staff Sgt. Kenneth I. Walker III during the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., Sept. 14, 2010. Walker, a member of the Washington Air National Guard, earned the award for heroism as a member of Detachment 2, 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron and Task Force Spader while engaged in ground combat in Ghosleck Valley, Afghanistan
Wyatt: Air Guard a more cost-effective, operational forc
September 16, 2010
Louisiana Guard completes training mission in Haiti
September 15, 2010
Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, pour concrete to secure the wall for the U.S. Army South New Horizons- Haiti 2010 Diaquoi project site in Gonaives, Haiti, July 14, 2010.
McKinley: National Guard is a national treasure
September 15, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to a room of Air Force leaders during the 2010 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference, in Oxon Hill, Md., Sept. 14, 2010.
RENO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Nev., - "Pest" is a four-letter word to Air Force Staff Sgt. Damien Falconer of the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Civil Engineering Squadron.
September 15, 2010
Air Force Staff Sgt. Damien Falconer is the lone pest management specialist in the Nevada Air National Guard. It is his job to eliminate all of the creepy-crawly nuisances on his base in Reno. The mice were used for illustrative purposes and were safely returned to a pet store.
Wisconsin Guardsman receives bronze star with valor device
September 15, 2010
Army Brig. Gen. Mark Anderson, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, congratulates Michael A. Olivas who was awarded a Bronze Star medal with "V" device for valor during a ceremony at Stricker Pond Park in Middleton, Wis., Sept. 14, 2010. The award recognizes Olivas' heroism during an insurgent ambush on a Wisconsin Army National Guard convoy security mission in southern Iraq on Jan. 30, 2005.
Air Guard families encouraged to register with AFPAAS
September 14, 2010
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
Department of Defense Seal
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.