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DoD to study Guard compensation, incentives
May 12, 2010
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Alaska Guard rescues infant in respiratory failure
May 12, 2010
A three-month-old child suffering respiratory failure and mother are transported from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk to a LifeMed Alaska aircraft May 8 at the Bethel airport. Guardsmen transported the infant from the Hooper Bay clinic to Bethel with two flight medics from LifeMed Alaska onboard
Louisiana Guard continues to push in Grand Isle
May 12, 2010
Heavy equipment operators from the Louisiana National Guard's 922nd Horizontal Engineer Company, 769th Engineer Battalion, bulldoze sand to close a strait between two peninsulas near Grand Isle, La., May 10, 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.
81st CST practices air load at Minot
May 12, 2010
North Dakota's 81st Civil Support Team lines their equipment outside the belly of a C-17 Globemaster at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 5, 2010.
Partnership offers new options with C-130 training
May 12, 2010
Air Force officials have announced a plan to augment the C-130 Hercules training fleet with C-130s, like those shown here, from the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve.
Louisiana Guard begins filling breaches
May 11, 2010
A Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter delivers a 4,500-pound sandbag to one of five breaches along the coast of the southeast side of Lafourche Parish, May 10, 2010.
DoD officials authorize medal for Haiti relief efforts
May 11, 2010
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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
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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.