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National Guard to hold virtual career fair
May 4, 2010
Military supports federal oil spill response
May 4, 2010
Pentagon prepares for possible oil spill response
May 4, 2010
Louisiana Guard assists in St. Bernard boom operations
May 4, 2010
Members of the Louisiana National Guard's 1022nd Engineer Company, of the 527th Engineer Battalion, load oil booms and wooden stakes onto boats at the Breton Sound Marina in Hopedale, La., May 3, 2010. The 1022nd is responding in support of operations related to the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana.
KFOR Soldiers at Camp Bondsteel get a leg up on National Guard Marathon
May 4, 2010
Sgt. Luke J. Mostoller finishes the Lincoln Memorial marathon on Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo, May 2, 2010. Mostoller, a vending service analyst of the 160th Finance Detachment, completed the event in 3 hours and 28 minutes that took the runners up and down hills for 26.2 miles.
National Guard stands ready if called to border
May 4, 2010
National Guard boots on the ground assisting with oil spill
May 3, 2010
Arkansas ADT stands up operations in Zabul province
May 3, 2010
Guardsmen from the 1176th Transportation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard, stationaed in Smyrna, Tenn., help offload victims rescued from their homes due to severe flooding in Gallatin, Tenn. on May 2, 2010. Storms caused severe weather conditions throughout the South, forcing many residents to evacuate their homes.
Arkansas ADT stands up operations in Zabul province
April 30, 2010
Sgt. Eric Holcomb, 1st Lt. Addison Taylor and their interpreter discuss farming equipment with a dealer at the Qalat City Bazaar on April 29, 2010. The Soldiers, members of the Arkansas Agriculture Development Team in Zabul, visited the bazaar to locate stores that supply farming materials and equipment in order to establish a supply chain to support the Team's agricultural education and training programs throughout the province. The Arkansas National Guard ADT brings with them expertise in a wide array of farming, agriculture and irrigation specialties.
Oklahoma Airman assists with Iraq drawdown
April 30, 2010
Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS)
April 30, 2010
Lt. Col. Dennis Bailey of the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and Lee Burwell of the North Carolina Forest Service provide a preflight briefing to the crew on the first day of flying for the Modular Airborne Firefighting System training exercise in Greenville, S.C., April 26, 2010. Aircrews from three Air National Guard and one Air Force Reserve units provide assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, state and local agencies, and the National Interagency Fire Center in battling large, uncontrolled wildfires throughout the nation.
Alaska Guard leaders excited for future training exercises
April 30, 2010
Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex (JPARC) lies among rivers, mountains, and forests stretching 67,000 miles across the sparsely-populated areas of the Alaska interior and stretches another 44,000 miles into the Gulf of Alaska.
Ukraine officials observe MAFFS training
April 30, 2010
Guard readies as Gulf Coast braces for oil spill
April 30, 2010
South Carolina brothers serve together in Afghanistan
April 29, 2010
Army Spc. Brandon Sitton, left, helps his brother, Army Pfc. Joshua Sitton, strap on a harness before a mission at Forward Operating Base Orgun, Afghanistan, April 12, 2010.
Kentucky Guardsmen prepare for this weekend's Derby
April 29, 2010
Army Spec. John R. Adkins, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment of the Kentucky National Guard, interviews Louisville Metro Police Sgt. Jim Bland about their mission during last year's Kentucky Oaks and Derby horse races.
Guard, Reserve leaders seek funding for growing role
April 29, 2010
Cpl. Tomas Kleefisch, a military policeman assigned to Company B, 1-172nd Cavalry Squadron, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Vermont National Guard, launches the RQ-11 Raven into the twilight skis of Afghanistan, April 14, 2010. Kleefisch is using the Raven is to gather video surveillance around the compound, where he and the rest of his platoon spent the night.
Joint exercise reunites two Guardsmen
April 29, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Ronald Tann, Joint Task Force-Tarheel assistant supply sergeant (right), North Carolina National Guard, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Albert Burns, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 297th Cavalry Regiment troop supply sergeant, North Carolina National Guard, discuss a supply inventory at the Army National Guard armory in Kenai, Alaska, during the Alaska National Guard's Vigilant Guard 2010 exercise, April 28. Tann and Burns were both deployed to Camp Virginia, Kuwait, from 2006-2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Approximately 60 North Carolina Guardsmen with Joint Task Force-Tarheel were deployed to Kenai, Alaska, in support of AKNG-VG 10.
Air Guard rescue unit practices skills during exercise
April 29, 2010
Members of the 212th Rescue Squadron make their way through rubble simulating a collapsed apartment building as part of the urban search and rescue portion of the training scenario of exercise Vigilant Guard in Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Vigilant Guard is an annual, disaster-based training scenario that tests the coordination of National Guard units with local, state, regional, and national disaster preparedness organizations.
New York Air Guardsman selected for South Africa post
April 28, 2010
Maj. Scott "LB" Williams