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Guard film tells Soldier's story
November 28, 2007
A feature-length documentary film called "This is War: Memories of Iraq" recently debuted based on the experiences of the Soldiers from the Oregon National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, who deployed to Iraq in 2004.
One family, five Guardmembers, one deployment – and one strong wife and mother
November 28, 2007
Five members of Cathy Hammack's family are serving in Iraq. Her husband, two sons, brother-in-law and son-in-law all are serving with the 111th Engineer Brigade. They are Sgt. Maj. Keith Hammack, husband (second from right); Capt. Keith Hammack, Jr. , son (second from left); Spc. Casey Hammack, son (top); Sgt. Roy Hammack, brother-in-law(right), and Sgt. Casey Phalen, son-in-law (left).
Aircraft name now honors a precious payload
November 27, 2007
National Guard members including the Mississippi Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Harold Cross and Purple Heart Medal awardees including the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Mr. Gordon H. Mansfield unveil nose art on a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III during an aircraft naming and dedication ceremony Nov. 20 at the 172nd Airlift Wing in Jackson, Miss. The wing routinely flies aeromedical evacuation missions from Balad Air Base Hospital, Iraq to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, and then on to Walter Reed Medical Center, District of Columbia. They have transported more then 19,000 patients since its mobilization for the mission in October 2005.
Army National Guard Boots Start Walkin'!
November 27, 2007
From left, Brig. Gen. Darren Owens, special assistant to the director, Army National Guard; Maj. Gen. Deborah Wheeling, deputy surgeon general for the Army National Guard; Lawrence Sadwin, past chairman of the American Heart Association; David Markiewicz, executive director of the American Heart Association, Mid-Atlantic; and Col. David Sproat, the Army Guard's chief surgeon, gather to highlight the Army Guard Readiness Center's efforts to become a Start! Fit Friendly worksite. Start! encourages employers to cultivate an environment of physical activity and health through walking. The initiative expands the Army National Guard's Decade of Health Program, a 10-year outreach campaign that promotes a healthy military force, "Always Ready, Always There...Always Healthy."
Crack house crashes when Counter Drug cracks down
November 26, 2007
A tract loader operated by a Texas National Guardsman begins demolition of a structure that had been identified as a haven for illegal drug use.
Study Jihadists, take advantage of DOD foreign culture, language programs, Guardmembers urged
November 20, 2007
"Exotic" Army Guard aviation unit returns from deployment
November 20, 2007
Lt. Col. Patrick Weber (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Jimmy Mills (center) unfurl the Operational Support Airlift Command colors to symbolize the unit's safe return home from deployment during the unit's Freedom Salute and Welcome Home ceremony held at Davison Army Airfield at Fort Belvoir, Va., on November 16. Sgt. Joseph Garland (left) holds the colors.
Air Guard readies for expanded center
November 20, 2007
From left: Lt. Gen. Craig McKinley, director of the Air National Guard; retired Lt. Gen. John Conaway, former chief of the National Guard Bureau; Col. Joe Lengyel, ANGRC commander; Air Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Richard Smith; and J.L. Herndon of Clarke Construction break ground on an ANGRC expansion project Nov. 19 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
Mears Congratulates Arizona Soldier, NCO of the Year
November 20, 2007
National Guard NASCAR driver, Casey Mears signs an autograph for the Arizona National Guard's 2007 NCO of the Year, Sgt. Frank Ledesma, Nov. 11, during the Checkers Auto Parts 500 at the Phoenix International Raceway.
Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division team with Egyptian counterparts
November 19, 2007
Brig. Gen. Stephen Hines, deputy commander of the Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division, confers with Egyptian Brig. Gen. Sala Fouaad, deputy commander of the Egyptian 9th Armored Division. The two organizations will combine staffs to jointly support a battle simulation exercise as part of Bright Star 2007. The training for the U.S. Central Command and U.S. Army Central leaders and staff during Bright Star fosters greater military to military relations with participating nations.