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Montana Guardsman 'mothers' unit in Iraq
May 12, 2009
Army Sgt. Anne M. Mitchell misses her children in Montana while she's deployed in Iraq, but those her serve with her say she brings her mothering instincts to their unit, the 143rd Military Police Detachment, Baghdad, 2009.
New York Air Guard conducts 100th shuttle mission
May 12, 2009
Col. Michael Canders, commander of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, based at Westhampton Beach, explains how NASA astronauts would bail out of the Atlantis Space Shuttle (background) if a parachute descent to safety was required, known as a Mode 8 Emergency Egress. On May 11, 2009, the 106th Rescue Wing participated in its 100th mission in support of NASA's Space Shuttle launch program at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Three states respond to spring floods
May 12, 2009
Breathitt County, Ky. resident Jeffrey Johnson (left) surveys the remains of his mobile home with Army Spec. Deborah Holbrook, Det. 1, 207th Engineer Co., following flash flooding that swept through Jackson, Ky, on Saturday, May 9, 2009.
Sexual assault prevention videos available from DoD
May 11, 2009
New MAFFS system prepares for fire season
May 11, 2009
Guardsman sets up Camp Ramadi education center
May 11, 2009
Army Spc. Ryan Severson from Headquarters Company, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, spends his off time working at the Camp Ramadi testing and education center. Severson and some of his friends and co-workers created the testing center after he discovered how few education resources were available on Camp Ramadi, Iraq.
266th MP Company makes a difference in Iraq
May 11, 2009
Staff Sgt. Michelle Smith of Henrico, Va., watches to make sure that the training being taught is well received after every demonstration. Members of the 266th assisted Al Hartha police officers by conducting weapons training and movement techniques.
Army officials outline Guard budget items
May 8, 2009
Ohio Army Guard wins 2009 Army COE award
May 8, 2009
Upcoming GI film festival highlights famous Guard unit
May 8, 2009
Kansas ADT arrives in Afghanistan
May 8, 2009
A ceremony to mark the arrival of the Kansas Agribusiness Development Team takes place in the Mehtar Lam district of Afghanistan's Laghman province, May 3, 2009.
New York Air Guardsmen stay on alert to save lives
May 8, 2009
First Lt. Brent McCall, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, and Tech. Sgt. Jedediah Smith, 101st ERQS pararescueman, load up their gear for a training mission in Northeastern Afghanistan, April 20. In addition to an M-4 assault rifle, combat medical gear and body armor, Sergeant Smith also packs his four-year-old daughter Mia's pre-school class teddy bear. The seven-year New York Air National Guardsman said he brings the little guy along with him on all his missions and writes letters to her school on behalf of the bear. "He pretty much goes everywhere I go," Sergeant Smith said, including the eight combat search and rescue missions he's done since he deployed here.
Guard mom sacrifices tradition for country
May 8, 2009
Army Sgt. 1st Class Angela Amundson, left, discusses correct wording for awards with one of her soldiers at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, May 6, 2009. The mother of two will spend Mother's Day helping other deployed mothers observe the day.
Software proves effective in avoiding aircraft crashes
May 7, 2009
Vaughn retires after 40 years in Army Guard
May 7, 2009
Lt. Gen. Clyde A. Vaughn, director of the Army National Guard, listens as Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, makes his remarks during Vaughn's retirement ceremony May 6, 2009 at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va.
MAFFS training prepares units for upcoming fire season
May 7, 2009
Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units converged on Tucson, Ariz., in May to take part in Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) certification and training 2009. MAFFS is an important and effective tool used to fight wildfires nationwide and is placed onboard the C-130 Hercules aircraft. Four units across the country continue the MAFFS legacy which began in the early 1970s; the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard, the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard, the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard, and the 302nd Airlift Wing, and Air Force Reserve unit based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
Oregon counterdrug team completes inter-agency training
May 7, 2009
Members of the Oregon National Guard's Counterdrug Support Program put their light armored vehicle through its paces at the Rilea Training Site, in Warrenton, Ore., May 5. Soldiers and airmen trained on the LAV with members of the Salem Police during an inter-agency event.
Utah Air Guardsman rides along with AirMed
May 7, 2009
Staff Sgt. Alan Reynolds of the 151st Medical Group of the Utah Air National Guard helps air paramedic Tom Robertson unload equipment from a Bell 430 AirMed helicopter into the Vernal, Utah hospital. Sergeant Reynolds is one of 19 Utah Air Guard medics, who are participating in a special ride-along program with the University of Utah AirMed unit.
Keystone Soldiers, Iraqi police focus on Taji market security
May 7, 2009
Spc. Adam Feldon, center, talks with an Iraqi boy, May 4, as a patrol of Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers and Iraqi police officers moves through Taji market, north of Baghdad. The Keystone Guardsmen are from Company C, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
CNGB endorses 'Continuum of Service' program
May 6, 2009
The Continuum of Service video explains this program designed to enable the accession, retention and transition of members of the Total Force components through integrated Air Force personnel management policies.