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Vermont Guard unit adjusts to changing mission
April 20, 2010
Members of A Company, 86th Engineers from 1st Battalion, 172nd Calvary of the Vermont National Guard conduct a convoy briefing before moving to the town of Charkar, Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 13, 2010.
Flying in the shadow of the 'Valley of Death:' Delaware Guard assists in Korengal Valley
April 19, 2010
U.S. Army General Stanley A. McChrystal, commander of International Security Assistance Forces, exits a UH-60 Blackhawk from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment of the Delaware National Guard to greet an Afghan National Army commander during his visit to the Korengal outpost as part of Operation Mountain Decent II, April 8, 2010. During Operation Mountain Descent II, more than 500 Soldiers and nearly half a million pounds of equipment were airlifted out of the Korengal valley; this was the largest-scale movement of U.S. forces out of the valley. The Delaware unit is part of Task Force Knighthawk, a subordinate battalion of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade's Task Force Falcon.
Multi-state effort supports West African partner
April 16, 2010
Tech. Sgt. Ken Forche uses a saw to cut a piece of lumber as Senior Airman Derek Leppek holds the board steady during a deployment to Accra, Ghana, April 12, 2010. The 127th Civil Engineering Squadron of the Michigan Air National Guard deployed to Ghana for two weeks to help perform a major renovation on this training building used by the air force of Ghana.
Wisconsin Guardsman supports contracting efforts for Southwest Asia wing
April 13, 2010
Tech. Sgt. Tyson Hall, a contracting officer with the 380th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron, works in his office in Southwest Asia, April 8, 2010. He is deployed from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field in Madison.
Rhode Island MPs prepare for ‘what-if’ scenarios
April 13, 2010
Members of the Rhode Island Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Company Quick Reaction Force at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo take a break during training. QRF service members constantly train for a variety of situations ranging from camp riots to setting up roadblocks and checkpoints.
Father patches son in ceremony
April 12, 2010
Col. Jeff H. Holmes, the commander of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee National Guard, places the combat patch on his son, Spc. Hulon Holmes, a gunner with 3rd Platoon, F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 278th ACR, during a ceremony at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, April 8, 2010.
Afghan students work on green thumbs in Ghazni Province
April 12, 2010
U.S. Army Capt. Charles Peters, the Texas National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team operations officer, inspects the condition of a greenhouse during a site survey at Jungal Bagh Farm in Ghazni province, April 8, 2010. The Texas ADT works closely with farmers to achieve the best growing conditions for crops in Afghanistan.
Top Afghan officials visit Camp Atterbury
April 7, 2010
Afghanistan Sergeant Major of the Army Safi Roshan talks about the situation in Afghanistan with the Soldiers and staff of the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in central Indiana March 10, 2010. Roshan toured the facility with Afghan Police Chief Non-Commissioned Officer Khan Karim to update U.S. forces group about the situation in Afghanistan. Camp Atterbury has trained thousands of mobilizing Soldiers deploying to Afghanistan in recent years.
Alabama Guard helps Iraqi highway patrol
April 6, 2010
Sgt. Matthew Glassford, a Military Police officer assigned to the 217th Military Police Company from the Alabama National Guard, supervises an Iraqi highway patrol officer during a training scenario March 17 in Baghdad. The 217th has worked with the IHP for six months on basic police skills such as traffic stops, search warrants and ticket writing.
Guardsman honors friend through service
April 6, 2010
Spc. Joseph Carter holds a photo of his best friend, Anthony Owens, who was killed in combat action Feb. 1, 2006, south of Baghdad, Iraq. Carter is deployed with the 1/187 Field Artillery Battalion of the South Carolina National Guard as part of the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team. Carter enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve his country and honor the life of his friend, who died while serving his country in Iraq. Carter now carries a photo of his fallen friend in his wallet on every mission.