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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
101st Air and Space Operations Group stands up at Tyndall
September 3, 2010
Chief Master Sgt. Lynn Boop, chief enlisted manager of the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, unfurls the organizational flag for the newly established 101st Air and Space Operations Group at the unit's activation ceremony held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 21, 2010.
Wyoming hosts cultural resources conference
September 3, 2010
Mark Williams, left, of the Mississippi Army National Guard, Michael Peterkin, middle, of the Indiana Army National Guard, and Kenneth Keith, of the Mississippi Army National Guard, hike through the ruts in the Oregon Trail historic site near Guernsey, Wyo., in August. The trio participated in the National Guard Bureau's Natural and Cultural Resources Workshop, hosted in Wyoming. The Wyoming Guard arranged for a tour of culturally important sites during the multi-day conference.
Army North trains, assists Minnesota's 55th CST
September 2, 2010
Jeff Carter, an observer controller/trainer from Civil Support Training Activity at U.S. Army North, based in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, briefs members of the Minnesota National Guard's 55th Civil Support Team from Fort Snelling, Minn., during their annual pre-evaluation training exercise Aug. 24, 2010.
Louisiana Guard completes flood protection project
September 2, 2010
Staff Sgt. Clancy Kirk, right, holds the Hesco basket as a fellow Guardsman from the 769th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, puts the basket together near Charenton Navigation Canal outside Franklin, La., Aug. 25, 2010. The Louisiana National Guardsmen spent nearly two weeks building flood protection in St. Mary's Parish to protect homes and hurricane evacuation route Highway 90 from future storms.
National Guard prepares response to Hurricane Earl
September 1, 2010
Staff Sgt. Lee Oakes checks the oil on a Humvee as Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard's Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment prepare their vehicles for a possible state mobilization in response to Hurricane Earl on Sept. 1, 2010. The Virginia National Guard will bring up to 200 Soldiers and Airmen on state active duty starting Sept. 1 for possible post-storm recovery operations should Hurricane Earl impact the Hampton Roads area. Virginia Guard personnel will begin staging Sept. 1 and will be pre-staged and ready Sept. 2 to support potential response missions before Hurricane Earl reaches the Virginia coastline.
Former Louisiana officers celebrate 50th anniversary as new officers graduate
September 1, 2010
Officer Candidate Bennet Jones from Class 50, and former Army Capt. Jim McCarty from Class 1, discuss the challenges of the Louisiana National Guard's officer candidate school at a barbeque celebrating 50 years of excellence at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., Aug. 27, 2010.
National Guard deployment to Southwest border on track
September 1, 2010
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