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Air Guard retirement process goes online
March 20, 2007
Mississippi Guard 'globe-masters' perform medical airlift from Iraq
March 20, 2007
Senior Master Sgt. Robert Lundy from the 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard monitors a loadmaster station on March 4 aboard a C-17 Globemaster III bound for Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Deployed Minnesota officer recognized for embodying ideals of leadership
March 19, 2007
Capt. Scott J. Rohweder, commander of Echo Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment addresses his Soldiers during a formation in November 2006. Rohweder was recently named as one of 28 company-grade officers who will receive the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award during a ceremony May 16 in Washington, D.C.
Oregon Guardsmen serve unique mission in Operation Jump Start
March 15, 2007
Oregon Army National Guard soldier, Sgt. Ross Willey of Portland, Ore., from Echo Company (Civil Engineer Unit), 3rd Battalion, 116th Calvary, based in Prineville, Ore., welds a railroad tie into place to create a vehicle barrier south of Sasabe, Ariz., on Jan. 19. Willey is working in Arizona as part of Operation Jump Start, supporting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. The barriers will be used to prevent vehicles from illegally crossing the Arizona-Mexico border.
Sheriff network is first call for help for Minnesota Soldiers in Iraq
March 14, 2007
Minnesota National Guard Soldiers of the Camp Taji sheriff station. Front row, Spc. Joseph Wilson, Spc. Joseph Derrane. Second row, Spc. Christopher Smith, Master Sgt. Paul Hoppe, Staff Sgt. Karl Stocker. Third row, Capt. Edward Vela.
1/34th BCT surpasses $15 million in reenlistment bonuses
March 14, 2007
(From left) Staff Sgt. Melissa Meger, Sgt. Michael Sayre and Sgts. 1st Class David Drazek and Joseph Schwinghammer, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, recite the oath of reenlistment at the steps of the Ziggurat of Ur.
National Guard Soldiers display 'exemplary' actions during convoy attack
March 14, 2007
Members of the Mankato, Minn.-based 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment survey the scene of a medical evacuation for three of their Soldiers after a Humvee in their convoy struck a pressure-plate improvised explosive device in the road Aug. 26, 2006. The IED was a 155 mm artillery shell.
Army Guard Leader Visits Deployed Citizen Soldiers in Afghanistan
March 14, 2007
Army National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Clyde A. Vaughn speaks to deployed Guardsmen at the Kandahar Airfield main dining facility Mar. 4.
Ohio Army National Guard attains its 1,000th G-RAP enlistment
March 13, 2007
Spc. Robbie McBride (fourth from left), a member of the 237th Personnel Services Battalion, receives a ceremonial check for $6,000 for six successful enlistment referrals into the Ohio Army National Guard from Command Sgt. Maj. Bill Gilliam (far left), Ohio command sergeant major; Brig. Gen. Matthew L. Kambic (center), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army; and Lt. Col. Steve Stivers (right), 237th PSB commander. Also pictured is McBride's wife, Carissa (second from left).
Air Guard crew flies express mission to save Soldier's life
March 13, 2007
Air Force aeromedical evacuation team members load a patient onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at Balad Air Base, Iraq, on March 3 during a scheduled flight to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike R. Smith, National Guard Bureau)