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National Guard takes several honors in U.S. Army public affairs competition
March 18, 2011
U.S. Army seal.
When the New York Guard's 69th leads the parade, their dogs come along
March 18, 2011
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Adam Drobecker with one of the 69th Infantry's Wolfhound Mascots.
Senator, congressman recognized for contribution to National Guard
March 18, 2011
Rep. Dave Loebsack, Iowa, is presented an award by Air Force Lt. Gen. Bud Wyatt, chief of the Air Guard, and retired Chief Master Sgt. Roger Hagan, president of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2011. The congressman received the award for his significant contribution to the National Guard through his legislation of the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
Iowa National Guardmembers help protect Afghanistan border
March 17, 2011
Army Spc. John Meyer and Spc. Chris Linssen, infantrymen with Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, watch the pedestrian walkway with an Afghan Border Police dog handler at Torkham Gate on the Afghanistan border March 7.
New York's Historic 69th Infantry to Lead St. Patrick's Day Parade
March 17, 2011
Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry lead the citywide St. Patrick’s Day parade past Saint Patrick's Cathedral.
Missouri National Guard hosts Panamanians through State Partnership Program
March 15, 2011
Sgt. Mike Turner, a road officer with the Missouri Highway Patrol, describes the capabilities of his patrol car to members of the State Partnership Program between the Missouri National Guard and Panama Lt. Vince Rice, assistant director of professional standards division, watches on as Army 2nd. Lt. Arturo Ibarra of the Missouri National Guard translates in Jefferson City March 2.
McCain: National Guard one of reasons homeland defense succeeds
March 14, 2011
Sen. John McCain attends the 129th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 25, 2007.
Nevada Guard spouse garners nationwide military honor
March 10, 2011
Rebecca Taulman was recently named the Air National Guard' 2011 Joan Orr Spouse of the Year Award. She now competes against nominees from the Air Force Reserve and more than a dozen other Air Force commands.
Missouri Guard ADT’s Leadership Academy works toward transparent government
March 10, 2011
Dr. Hamdy Oushy, forage and rangeland specialist for the Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Project, gives a presentation to the commanders of the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, the Illinois National Guard's 1-14th Agribusiness Team, Missouri ADT IV and Missouri ADT V at the Shishem Bagh Research Station Jan. 28, 2011. Leaders of the ADTs met in Jalalabad Jan. 28 for an ADT conference.
Defense Department reaches out to Guard, Reserve employers
March 10, 2011
Dennis McCarthy, the assistant secretary of defense for Reserve Affairs, addresses the 132nd General Conference of the National Guard Association of the United States in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 21, 2010. “Every man and women who’s serving in uniform today … either enlisted or re-enlisted since 9/11,” McCarthy said. “They made a conscious choice to serve under the conditions that we are in today.”
Kentucky National Guard aviators set simulator record
March 10, 2011
Kentucky National Guard aviators fly one of the record 36 mission runs for the Air Soldier System situational awareness technologies being tested in the Battlefield Highly Immersive Virtual Environment Laboratory. The co-pilot pictured here was assisting the pilot land the aircraft during a “brown-out” landing. A “brown-out” landing is a landing in sand and dust that creates a degraded visual environment and hinders the pilot’s ability to land the aircraft visually.
Illinois National Guard Soldier sings for love, not fame
March 10, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer Kohany sings the National Anthem at the retirement ceremony for Brig. Gen. Ronald Morrow, the deputy commander of the Illinois Army National Guard.
Stewart Air National Guard Base to receive C-17 Globemasters
March 10, 2011
A C-17 Globemaster III in flight.
Guard Biathlon Team competes in Spain, defends title in Nationals
March 9, 2011
Four members of the North Dakota National Guard Biathlon Team had the opportunity to compete in Spain at Campeonatos Naceonalis Militares de Esqui, Feb. 28 to March 4. The national military ski championships took place at the Spanish Mountain Warfare School, which is situated in a valley in the Pyrenees Mountains in northern Spain. From left are Sgt. 1st Class Kent Pulst and his son Spc. Brandon Pulst, Spc. Jordan Becker and Lt. Col. David Skalicky. The four join other teammates this week for the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Championships in Vermont.
National Guard officer candidates receive Distinguished Service Award for bravery
March 9, 2011
The South Dakota Army National Guard presented three officer candidates with the South Dakota Distinguished Service Award Saturday, March 5 at 4:30 p.m. at Fort Meade. Maj. Stephen Sewell (left), presents Officer Candidates Paul Giovanetti, Travis Tipton and Richard Bauman with the award for action they took when traveling home to Pierre from Guard drill last month when they approached a vehicle rollover on Interstate 90.
Ecuadorian Air Force visits Kentucky Guard in preparation for move to new base
March 9, 2011
Air Force Col. Greg Nelson, commander of the Kentucky National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing, meets with members of the Ecuadorian Air Force during a tour of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, on March 1, 2011. The Ecuadorians were visiting as part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program, which fosters stronger relations between the United States and foreign governments by promoting bilateral military cooperation. Ecuador and the Kentucky National Guard have been partners since 1997.
Once again overseas, Guardmember a veteran of three campaigns
March 9, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Liptrap, a cannon crew member, assigned to 1/201st Field Artillery, West Virginia Army National Guard, wears his combat patch from Desert Storm when he served under A Battery, 4th Battalion, 41st Field Artillery of the 197th Infantry Brigade.
South Carolina Guard helps U.S., Saudi forces extend hands in exercise
March 9, 2011
Soldiers from Third Army, the South Carolina Army National Guard and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Royal Land Forces come together to celebrate the official beginning of Exercise Friendship Two. The exercise is one in a series of partnership training opportunities Third Army has had with the Royal Saudi Land Forces since 2004.
Mullen urges communities to assist returning troops
March 8, 2011
Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Elaine Wright, who volunteers with the Maryland National Guard's family programs, at the 2010 National Guard Family Program Volunteer Workshop in New Orleans, La., on Aug. 2, 2010.
Guard chief thanks, challenges disaster managers
March 8, 2011
Soldiers from the Alabama National Guard build and maintain miles of HESCO barriers to protect Dauphin Island, Ala., beaches from the BP oil spill on July 23, 2010, during Operation Deepwater Horizon, which saw more than 1,600 National Guardmembers support civilian authorities in four Gulf states. The American people have come to expect swift and effective responses to natural and manmade disasters, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said Monday.