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Alaska Guardsmen save 48 lives in 2009
January 6, 2010
Pararescuemen Staff Sgt. Jeremy Madama, on ground, and Master Sgt. Johhny Davis deploy from a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk via fast rope. Both are members of the Alaska National Guard, which saved 48 lives in Alaska in 2009 and assisted 12 others to safety during another busy year.
Arkansas Guardsmen set goals at Gitmo
January 6, 2010
Members of the 188th Fighter Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard, deployed to Joint Task Force Guantanamo's 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, complete finishing touches on soccer goals for detainees inside the recreation yard of Camp 6, Dec. 8, 2009. The 474th ECES supports JTF Guantanamo by maintaining the Expeditionary Legal Complex and Camp Justice facilities and infrastructure, along with detention facility improvements. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Army Spc. Cody Black) UNCLASSIFIED - Cleared for public release.
Walt Disney World celebrates U.S. military in 2010
January 6, 2010
Father, son team up at Satellite NCO Academy
January 5, 2010
Tech. Sgt. Adam C. Helligrass, left, and his father, Tech. Sgt Robert J. Helligrass, both aerospace maintenance craftsmen with the 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., graduate together from the Satellite Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Academy Class 10-2 at The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center, Dec. 15, 2009.
Kentucky aviation unit trains with Greek force in Kosovo
January 5, 2010
Greek Soldiers board a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from the Kentucky National Guard during hot/cold load training recently held at Camp Rigas Fereos near Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo.
KFOR drawing down to 10,000 troops
January 5, 2010
Brig. Gen. Al Dohrmann, a North Dakota National Guardsman and commanding general of Multi-National Task Force-East, answers a question from media in Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo on Dec. 30, 2009.
Minnesota Guardsman aims to scale Earth's highest peak
January 5, 2010
Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Bari, shown here in front of Mount Rainier, said he plans to climb Mount Everest in 2012. Bari climbed a portion of Mount Rainier while preparing for his deployment to southern Iraq.
Servicemember voting laws reflect changes
January 5, 2010
Brig. Gen. Al Dohrmann, a North Dakota National Guardsman and commanding general of Multi-National Task Force-East, answers a question from media in Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo on Dec. 30, 2009.
Three ADTs return from agricultural odyssey
January 4, 2010
Soldiers from the Texas Agribusiness Development Team unload and separate their supplies in the shipment yard at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center Dec. 28, 2009, before they leave for home. The Texas ADT arrived at Camp Atterbury on Christmas Day for demobilization processing after a year-long deployment in Afghanistan.
Virginia bobsledder takes America's Cup Podium
January 4, 2010
Sgt. Mike Kohn, an infantryman with the Virginia Army National Guard, contemplates ways he can improve his run while competing in the bobsleedding trials at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics Training Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y., earlier this year. He was victorious in four out of five competitions in the Lake Placid America's Cup competitions held from Dec. 18-20, 2009. Kohn will rest during the holidays before meeting up with the U.S. team in Germany for the second half of the 2009-2010 World Cup tour to collect additional points towards his qualification for the Winter Olympic Games.
Pentagon sends H1N1 vaccine to Central Command area
November 5, 2009
Like body armor, flu vaccine aims to protect troops
November 4, 2009
DoD experts to answer H1N1 questions online
November 3, 2009
DoD receives first H1N1 vaccine shipments
November 3, 2009
Tricare announces H1N1 immunization policy
November 3, 2009
Chief: National Guard that proved itself after 9/11, Katrina faces new challenges
September 14, 2009
Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 131st National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 11, 2009. "The 21st century is going to be a tough one but the National Guard will be there, ready and resilient," McKinley said.
Deployed firefighters, Soldiers remember 9/11
September 11, 2009
Staff Sgt. Michael Wilson of the New York National Guard patrols at Penn Station in Manhattan, N.Y., on Aug. 25, 2009. Wilson is serving with Joint Task Force Empire Shield, which has been continuously providing military support to civilian authorities since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
ANG bands build 'bonds of friendship' through music
May 20, 2009
Airman 1st Class Johanna Brooks, Air National Guard - Band of the Northwest member, sings a pop song as part of their concert practice following a full day of pre-deployment training at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., April 17. Two other bands participated in the training which readies 30 ANG band members to deploy overseas to aid a strained active duty band element this summer.
Highlander Infantry Soldiers promote good fun
May 20, 2009
Capt. David N. Redmond, of Everett, Wash., with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, leads the Highlander pack at the start of the 5K run during the Highlander games at Joint Base Balad, Iraq April 30.
KFOR removes barriers in Kosovo
May 20, 2009
Soldiers with the Alpha Company Aztecs, 79th BSTB, Task Force Nightstalkers, and with Liaison Monitoring Team One Task Force LMT move sandbags from a Hercules Engineering Solutions Consortium (HESCO) barrier during a mission to beautify the Kamenica Cultural Center in Kamenica/Kamenice, Kosovo.