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Media invitation to National Guard disaster preparedness exercise
April 18, 2008
National Guard brings public affairs capability to exercise
April 18, 2008
From right to left, Lt. Col. Eric Maxon, a National Guard Bureau public affairs officer, Col. Peter J. Brooks, the South Carolina National Guard public affairs officer, and Master Sgt. Paul Mouilleseaux, also of the National Guard Bureau public affairs office, discuss placement of joint information center equipment on Tuesday, April 15, in Beaufort, S.C. Public affairs specialists from various states have been sent to South Carolina to support the exercise. Vigilant Guard is a three-day National Guard-hosted exercise in Beaufort, beginning April 21. The exercise is designed to better prepare the National Guard for natural disasters in a cooperative effort with various national, state and local government agencies. It is the nation's largest ever National Guard (NGB) sponsored exercise.
Eagle Vision assists with Vigilant Guard disaster operations
April 18, 2008
Master Sgts. Troy Wilkerson (left) and Ed McManus from Eagle Vision install a "petal" on their commercial satellite antenna on 17 April 2008. They are supporting emergency exercise senarios for the Vigilant Guard Exercise in Beaufort, South Carolina. Eagle Vision is assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Communications Flight from McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, SC. Their role as a commerical satellite antenna mobile ground station is to provide communications, imagery, and data to users from civil engineers and intelligence units. During a time of disaster, Eagle Vision provides satellite imagery to military, federal, and civil authorities.
Army Rehearses for Hurricane Season
April 17, 2008
Maj. Steven Gilbert, ARNORTH G3, places markers on a map to indicate where units will respond in the hurricane preparedness drill that took place at Fort Belvoir's Community Center last week. The hurricane Rehearsal of Concept drill is held several times a year in various locations.
Alaska Air National Guard Assists in Helicopter Crash Rescue
April 17, 2008
National Guard's State Partnership Program helped Croatia join NATO
April 17, 2008
National Guard troops vigilant in Kosovo's transition to nationhood
April 17, 2008
Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito, the adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard; Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Brig. Gen. John Davoren, commander of Kosovo Force's Multinational Task Force East, tour Kosovo on April 12, 2008.
Earnhardt and Guard car team climb to third in point standings
April 14, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, started the April 12 race at Phoenix International Raceway 13th and finished seventh. Earnhardt led 87 laps and ran 290 in the top 15.
Cassill finishes 22nd in his eighth career Nationwide Series start
April 14, 2008
Landon Cassill, driver of the No. 5 National Guard Chevrolet, started 18th and finished 22nd in the April 11 race at Phoenix International Raceway. Cassill, a rookie, ran 46 laps in the top 15.
Airmen help flooding recovery efforts
April 11, 2008
An Eagle Vision satellite image shows a flooded area in Clarendon, Ark., with the original river path in the lower left corner. Farmland appears as red boxes, while darker red shows partially submerged farmland. Green boxes detail property completely submerged by water. Much of the lower middle of this photo shows submerged farmland.