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North Dakota Guard conduct training on new bridge equipment
June 14, 2010
Soldiers of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 957th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge Company) work on securing the Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) emplaced on the Missouri River south of Bismarck, N.D., June 10-11, 2010. MKII Bridge Erection Boats (BEB) are depicted on both sides of the bridge as a backhoe is crossing the bridge. The 957th participated in an evaluation of the new “Thrust and Shore Guy” anchorage system with Product Manager Bridging, Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), TACOM Research, Development and Engineer Center (TARDEC), Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, and the National Guard Bureau.
Missouri Air Guard engineers renovate cabins in Hawaii
June 14, 2010
Members of the 131st Civil Engineering Squadron of the Missouri Air National Guard unloaded drywall to take to a construction location at Camp Pineapple 808 in Wahiawa, Hawaii as part of their efforts to help a non-profit corporation as part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission on June 7, 2010.
Louisiana’s UAS platoon takes to the air
June 14, 2010
From left, Pfc. Travis Hampton, Staff Sgt. Donald Segura and Sgt. Mike Lejeune, complete pre-combat checks and inspections on the RQ-7B Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System before its first flight from Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq May 21, 2010. The Soldiers are deployed with the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Platoon, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
South Dakota Guard in-briefs Golden Coyote leadership
June 14, 2010
South Dakota Army National Guard Lt. Col. Mike Oster, executive officer for the 109th Regional Support Group in Rapid City, S.D., briefed National Guard leaders and field commanders from 12 states and 40 units that came together today at Camp Rapid for the 2010 Golden Coyote training exercise.
Wyoming Guard responds to largest state mission in 10 years
June 10, 2010
Alaska Guardsman, active-duty Airman perform heroically during plane crash
June 10, 2010
Capt. Erik Boltman an air weapons officer with the 176th Air Control Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, works as a combat air traffic controller at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska June 7, 2010.
Vermont commander says troops making a difference in Afghanistan
June 10, 2010
U.S. Army Capt. Stephen Iaquinto from Berlin, N.J., and a member of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, shows Afghan children a picture from his camera that he took of them. Members from Task Force Wolverine conducted a dismounted patrol through the Bagram Bazaar to find out information from the recent attack on Bagram Airfield, Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 24.
Air Guard pauses to reflect on suicide, high-risk behavior
June 9, 2010
Col. John Slocum, the Air National Guard’s safety director, discusses high-risk behavior, suicides and Wingman concepts with Airmen from the Air Guard Readiness Center at the base theatre on Joint Base Andrews, Md., during an Air Force-wide Wingman Stand-down June 9, 2010.
National Guard aviators from five states support Louisiana
June 7, 2010
Louisiana National Guardsmen of the 205th Engineer Battalion hook sling cables, attached to sandbags to the bottom of a Florida National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter, in Buras, La., June 5, 2010.
Guardsmen hold duck-calling contest in Kosovo
June 7, 2010
Army Spc. Nicolas Salvaggio of the North Dakota National Guard shows off his duck-calling skills on stage on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, for a Memorial Day weekend Morale Welfare and Recreation duck-calling contest May 30, 2010.
Earnhardt runs in top 15th all day, finishes 19th
June 7, 2010
On two wheels in Ghazni
June 7, 2010
Spc. Skyler W. Genest a military policeman assigned to Troop B, 1-172nd Calvary Squadron, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) of the Vermont National Guard, takes his project bike for a ride, April 13, 2010. Genest found this project bike in the back of a storage bunker and decided to spend some of his free time fixing it up. Genest is an admitted tinkerer back home likes the challenge of trying to fix a 40-year-old motorcycle. He is quick to point out the .50 caliber ammunition box that he modified to be the gas tank.
Illinois Guardsman falls for his job hook, line and sinker
June 7, 2010
Sgt. Adam Lock, a recruiter with the Illinois National Guard, has found a way to enjoy his two favorite hobbies: fishing and talking about the National Guard. The 29-year-old is the only National Guard member on the Forrest L. Wood (FLW) Fishing Tour, which is sponsored by the National Guard.
Indiana National Guard receives critical homeland security mission
June 4, 2010
Ohio, Washington Guard to start Homeland Response Forces
June 4, 2010
Colorado Airmen win Guardian Challenge 2010
June 3, 2010
Members of the 137th Space Warning Squadron of the Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing won best Space Operations team and best Security Forces Tactics team to take home Air Force Space Command's 2010 Aldridge Trophy as part of Team Buckley, May 21, 2010.
Two Army Guard units named top environmental stewards
June 3, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Ed Wright, the adjutant general of Wyoming, accepts the Secretary of Defense 2010 Environmental Award for Cultural Resources Management from Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III at the Pentagon June 2, 2010.
Vermont Guardsmen join with New Zealand PRT to help orphanage
June 3, 2010
Staff Sgt. Peter Ladensack, a member of the Vermont National Guard's 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, plays with a baby during a visit to an orphanage in Bamyan province, May 26, 2010. The Soldier is part of the Delaware Embedded Training Team, which along with the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team delivered and assembled bunk beds for the orphanage and gave out clothing, toys and stuffed animals to the kids.
Fort Indiantown Gap offers guided tours of rare butterfly habitat
June 2, 2010
Illinois Guardsmen get realistic training at Fort Irwin
June 2, 2010
Staff Sgt Amanda Morgan and Michael Thompson, both of the 1344th Transportation Company of the Illinois National Guard, participate in an urban warfare training exercise at Fort Irwin, Calif., during the unit's annual training in May. Morgan and Thompson evaluated a casualty and prepared to evacuate the wounded Soldier to a safe location.