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National Guard planners prepare for 2009 hurricane season
February 23, 2009
Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, discusses preparations for the 2009 hurricane season at a hurricane planning workshop sponsored by NGB and U.S. Northern Command at Hilton Head, S.C., on Feb. 19, 2009. A unified response is key to success after a storm, leaders say.
Air Guardsmen help marine researchers stay 'green'
February 20, 2009
Staff Sgt. Andrew Hedin, an HH-60G Pave Hawk flight engineer from the 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Federal Airfield, observes another Pave Hawk as it flies over the Farallon Islands. The unit supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by helping transport 48 new photovoltaic batteries to power a lighthouse and workshop at the Fish and Wildlife Service research facility in the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge Feb. 17.
Army Guard mandates certification for motorcyclists
February 19, 2009
Army National Guard motorcycle riders hone their skills during the Army Guard hosted Motorcycle Safety Foundation Sport-bike Rider Certification Course Jan. 30 at Fort Rucker Ala.
Wisconsin BCT gets Badger send-off
February 19, 2009
32nd Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Ed Hansen, on floor in front of podium, accepts reports from battalion command sergeants major as the brigade forms at the start of the Feb. 17 send-off ceremony at the Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Madison, Wis. Family members and public officials bade farewell to some 3,200 members of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and augmenting units, Wisconsin Army National Guard, in the ceremony. The unit is bound for pre-deployment training at Fort Bliss, Texas, followed by a deployment of approximately 10 months for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Kansas Guard partners with Iraqi Trucking company
February 18, 2009
Al-Ghezy Trucking and General Contracting Company owner Jameel Jabir discusses hauling schedules with 287th Sustainment Brigade IBIZ (Iraqi-Based Industrial Zone) Manager 1st Lt. Andrew Wright, 287th Sustainment Brigade. Jabir maintains a satellite office at the IBIZ complex and leases a large yard there to park a portion of his 300-plus trucks when they are idle.
Citizen Soldiers support U.S. Army Africa
February 18, 2009
Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett III, commander of U.S. Army Africa (right), Lt. Gen. Clyde Vaughn, director of the Army National Guard (center) and Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, Chief, U.S. Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (left) walk before a meeting at U.S. Army Africa headquarters on Feb. 11, 2009. The focus of the meeting was to discuss the role of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in future missions to Africa.
Hawaii Soldiers, Thai Marines Distribute 37,000 Milk Cartons to Schools, Community
February 18, 2009
Spc. Andrew Kalaukoa of Makaha, Hawaii, distributes milk to the children of the Ban Pong Wua School in rural Thailand as part of the Cobra Gold joint humanitarian mission hosted at the Ban Nong Buatong School in the Chanthaburi District of Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 11. Present on the new classroom facility job site were the Hawaii National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, Vertical and the Royal Thai Marine Engineer Battalion.
Ohio Guard trains on next generation medical simulators
February 18, 2009
Senior Airman Amber Wonderly of the 180th Fighter Wing prepares equipment for use in an operation on a patient simulator Jan. 11 in the Center for Medical Education + I at Riverside Methodist Hospital.
Arizona Guardsmen take on NBA all-stars
February 17, 2009
Army National Guardsmen Maygen Matson (left) and Taylor Anonson pose for photos with NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal.
36 ID Band gains elite status among concert bands
February 17, 2009
Division band performs at Camp Mabry, just one of the many events they attend. The award winning band receives enough requests to drill every weekend throughout the year.
Guard supplies generators to local school district
February 13, 2009
Arkansas Army Guard members prepare a convoy of generators Feb. 9 in Fort Smith for a trip across the state to Piggott, Ark. The generators were used to provide power to a local school district so it could resume classes. An ice storm swept through northeast Arkansas Jan. 26 causing major power outages.
U.S. forces build security at sea, on land in Iraq
February 13, 2009
U.S. and Iraqi officials sign a certificate of agreement at the Gulf Region Division headquarters in Baghdad, Feb. 12, 2009, signaling design approval for the $53 million Umm Qasr pier and seawall project.
Agribusiness Teams Plant Seeds for Economic Growth in Afghanistan
February 13, 2009
Army Col. Brian Copes, fourth from left, 1-19th Agribusiness Development Team commander, participates in a mock groundbreaking ceremony on a snowy day at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, a sub-installation of Camp Atterbury, Ind. The ceremony is part of the team's preparation to deploy to Afghanistan's Khowst province, Afghanistan.
Electronic warfare offers new jobs for tech-savvy Guardsmen
February 13, 2009
USA Basketball proclaims support for Guardsmen, Reservists
February 13, 2009
Arizona sports icon Jerry Colangelo, left, signs a Statement of Support for the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program as Major General Hugo Salazar, The Adjutant General of Arizona, looks on. Other dignitaries present included Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, background, far left.
Jeff Gordon joins National Guard team
February 13, 2009
Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, won the first Gatorade Duel on Thursday and will line up third for Sunday's Daytona 500.
Army Guard participates in stand-down
February 13, 2009
Captain Abraham Lincoln of the Illinois militia
February 12, 2009
Capt. Abraham Lincoln of the Illinois Volunteer Militia at the time for the Black Hawk War 1831-32. The statue was made by sculptor Leonard Crunelle and was unveiled in Dixon, Ill., Sept. 24, 1930.
Air Force reinstates good conduct medal for enlisted members
February 12, 2009
Decade of Health launches 2009 campaign
February 12, 2009