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Guard teams finish in top 15 of Best Ranger event
May 11, 2010
Capt. Christopher J. Ahlemeyer of Rhode Island Air National Guard low crawls during an event in the 27th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger competition held at Fort Benning, Ga., May 7-10, 2010.
Guardsman, referee sees it all in international rugby
May 11, 2010
1st Lt. David Bryant (light blue shirt in background), a member of the Indiana National Guard, was chosen as a referee for the USA Rugby Military Club Championship at Fort Benning, Ga. In this game, the Marine team from Camp Lejeune N.C., fights to gain another inch on the rugby field as Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas try to push them back during the consolation finals for the April 30, 2010. The Marines won 15-12 against Fort Hood.
North Dakota Guard helps students 'Stay on Track'
May 11, 2010
Lt. Patrick Joyce teaches a program called "Stay on Track" to a group of Turtle Lake, N.D., students. The program is an evidence-based drug and alcohol prevention course aimed at teaching middle school students healthy choices.
Louisiana Guard delivers oil booms to Amelia
May 10, 2010
Transportation Company, Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, transport oil boom material to Amelia, La., to be used in operations related to the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana, May 8, 2010.
Louisiana Guard engineers fill in breach
May 10, 2010
Horizontal Engineer Company, 769th Engineer Battalion, bulldoze sand to close a strait between two peninsulas near Grand Isle, La., May 7, 2010. The closure will be a secondary defense in addition to the boom line in the Gulf of Mexico to prevent any oil from reaching further inland.
Louisiana Guard builds bridge for oil spill boom distribution
May 10, 2010
Louisiana National Guardsman Maj. James S. Slaven, executive officer of the 205th Engineer Battalion, inspects a 300-foot improved ribbon bridge built by the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, out of Marrero, La., at the Frank Campo Marina in Shell Beach, La., May 6. The 2225th constructed the bridge to serve as a temporary wharf for oil spill boom distribution in St. Bernard Parish.
148th Fighter Wing becomes first Guard StormReady community
May 10, 2010
Michael R. Stewart, a meteorologist in charge of the Duluth, Minn., National Weather Service (right center) presents the 148th Fighter Wing with certification as a StormReady Community at the Duluth, Minn., ANG Base May 3, 2010. The 148th Fighter Wing has become the first National Guard unit to be certified by the National Weather Service as a StormReady Community.
Army Guard continues search for those eligible for earned pay
May 7, 2010
National Guard Bureau Seal
National Guard chief views MQ-9 Reaper in New York
May 7, 2010
General Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with instructors at the 174th Fighter Wing's Field Training Detachment, which trains all MQ-9 Reaper maintenance personnel to perform various maintenance functions. The detachment is responsible for training all Air Force components: active duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personne
Casey says Army changes will be institutional
May 7, 2010
Kentucky Guard battles floods after weekend rains
May 7, 2010
After the weekend's damaging storms, Kentucky National Guard members from 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery and local volunteers build a sandbag wall to help prevent the Green River from flooding a water treatment plant in Canmer, Ky., May 3, 2010.
MacArthur awards recognize seven Guard officers
May 7, 2010
Texas Guardsman to compete in Warrior Games
May 7, 2010
Spc. Shawn Porter of the Texas Army National Guard demonstrates the bow and arrow he will use during the Warrior/U.S. Paralympic Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11-14, 2010.
Army surgeon general describes WTU challenges
May 6, 2010
Airmen work as nighttime 'Guardians of the U.S. mail'
May 6, 2010
Tech. Sgt. Monique Evans, a North Carolina Air National Guard member serving as the 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron mail control activity nighttime supervisor, handles the administrative side of the mail activity in Southwest Asia, April 27, 2010. Evans is a member of the 145th Airlift Wing.
Soldier becomes citizen
May 6, 2010
Army Spc. Carlos Baptista (middle) of the Rhode Island Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Battalion, takes the U.S. Oath of Allegiance during his naturalization ceremony at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, April 19, 2010. Deployed to Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Baptista was born in Cape Verde.
Obama signs veterans, caregivers legislation
May 6, 2010
The Presidential Seal.
Oregon governor to recognize military families
May 6, 2010
ACOE outlines Minnesota Guard's accomplishments
May 5, 2010
Members of the Minnesota Army National Guard were the overall winner of the Army Guard's Army Communities of Excellence (ACOE) award at the Army Guard Readiness Center May 4, 2010. Guard officials called the ACOE program "invaluable to the implementation of organization-wide improvement" of the readiness of the Guard's units, organizations and installations.
McKeague: Diversity strengthens U.S. military
May 5, 2010
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kelly McKeague, assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters, addresses those in attendance at the 2010 Forum on Asian Pacific American Council, at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Monday, May 3, 2010.