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Archive: March, 2009

Special screening of new Sesame Street program available to Illinois Guard families
March 13, 2009 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street,... MORE
Gary Knell, president and CEO of Sesame Workshop and Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosita, speaks with Elmo and Rosita during the screening of "Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change," a Sesame Street special, at the Pentagon, March 18, 2009. Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational organization, has spent the past two years creating materials to help military families with young children cope with deployments, homecomings and changes.

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Oklahoma Guard Help Welcomed in DC Amid Freezing Temperatures
Guard News • 4 minutes ago
Oklahoma National Guardsmen deployed in support of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission as part of Task Force Thunder clear snow and ice from walkways around Washington, D.C., after Winter Storm Fern. Courtesy photo.
New Hampshire Airmen Sharpen Strategic Deterrence in Readiness Exercise
Guard News • 37 minutes ago
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Will Emerling, a 133rd Aerial Refueling Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, performs gas mask and helmet system communication and oxygen testing for U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Amy James, a 64th ARS KC-46A boom operator, at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, Feb. 6, 2026. The tests are part of the pre-flight process for generating mission-ready air crews, ensuring all equipment fits and is fully functional. The pre-flight inspection was carried out as part of the wing’s nuclear operational readiness exercise that took place during the February unit training assembly, testing the unit’s ability to generate aerial refueling capability when it matters most. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Huffman.
Wyoming Guard Aviation, Big Horn County Conduct Hoist Training
Guard News • 1 hour ago
Members from the Big Horn County Search and Rescue Team are raised toward a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as a Wyoming Army National Guard crew member looks down during hoist training in the Greybull Mountains in Wyoming, Jan. 28, 2026. The joint exercise improves coordination between aviation crews and ground-based responders during high-angle rescues. Photo by Staff Sgt. Leanna Russell.
Air Guard Sharpens Combat Readiness During Sentry South
Guard News • 2 hours ago
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 175th Fighter Squadron, South Dakota Air National Guard, takes off from the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center, or CRTC, during exercise Sentry South 26.1 at the Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, Jan. 23, 2026. Sentry South 26.1 in Savannah is an Air National Guard-led counterair exercise held at the Savannah CRTC, also known as the Air Dominance Center, that trains hundreds of participants annually in offensive and defensive counterair missions with fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft to enhance combat readiness and joint integration. Photo by Staff Sgt. John Macera.
Wyoming Guard Soldiers Complete Advanced Wildfire Behavior Training
Guard News • 20 hours ago
Wyoming National Guard Soldiers and partner firefighters participate in classroom instruction during the S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior course at the Southeast Wyoming Wildland Academy. This training improves operational effectiveness by strengthening situational awareness and reducing risk during rapidly changing wildfire conditions. Photo by Maj. Craig Heilig.

 

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