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Obama activates National Guard, Reserves for Operation United Assistance
October 17, 2014
Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group prepare for their deployment to West Africa from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 2014. The Guardsmen are working to set up a logistics hub in support of Operation United Assistance.
At Air Guard town hall meeting, Grass praises worldwide enduring relationships
October 17, 2014
Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs, addresses Air National Guard Airmen and civilians Oct 15, 2014, at the ANG Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to review the strategic direction of the National Guard, budgetary issues and recognize the performance of ANG directorates.
Texas Guard member saves roommate's life after gunshot accident
October 15, 2014
Pfc. Wil Ledford is credited with saving the life of his rooommate after an accident in their apartment. Ledford, of Grapevine, Texas, is a newly trained Combat Medic in the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas Army National Guard.
Army Guard Soldier takes home second place in Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition
October 14, 2014
Army Staff Sgt. Devin Jameson Sr., a combat medic with the Utah Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 640th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), evaluates a casualty during the warrior task and battle drill event at the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014 at Fort Lee, Va. Jameson represented the Army National Guard as its top noncommissioned officer of the year.
Wisconsin Citizen-Airmen helped keep planes flying during Chicago center closure
October 14, 2014
Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson, Combat Readiness Training Center RADAR approach control chief controller, and Jeff McCluskey, Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control specialist, work together to control airspace at the ATC center at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, Oct. 6, 2014. The FAA sent civilian ATC specialists to Volk Field following a fire at the Chicago ATC Center. Two of the FAA ATC specialists were also Volk Field guardsmen.
Arizona Soldiers take part in European operation with partner nation Kazakhstan
October 10, 2014
Arizona National Guard, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment Soldiers, together with Moldovan soldiers, face an aggressive crowd of rioters throwing smoke and rocks during a situational training exercise as part of Steppe Eagle 2014 exercise, Oct. 4, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Training Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
Army Guard’s first cyber protection team activated; receives new shoulder sleeve insignia
October 10, 2014
Army Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons, right, acting director of the Army National Guard, joins Army Col. Jayson Spade, left, commander of the 1st Information Operations Command (Land) and Army Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon, commander of Army Cyber Command and Second Army, in placing the Cyber Command shoulder sleeve insignia on the uniform of Army Maj. Hung Diep, commander of the 1636th Cyber Protection Team in a patch ceremony at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, Tuesday Oct. 7, 2014. The 1636th CPT is the first Army National Guard cyber protection team to be activated and is one of 10 cyber protection teams planned throughout the Army Guard.
Active wildland fire season proved challenging for Guard responders
October 9, 2014
A 146th Airlift Wing C-130J during MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) annual training and re-certification held at the146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station. Media and visitors were present nearby to watch this drop near Point Mugu, Calif., April 9, 2014.
Vermont adjutant general boosts state's partnership with Macedonia
October 8, 2014
Maj. Gen. Steven Cray and State Command Sgt. Maj. Toby Quick receive a briefing from a soldier in the Army of the Republic of Macedonia. Macedonia's Army Medical Unit has Role 2 medical capabilities and will probably be the focus of the tri-lateral engagement between Macedonia and Senegal, Vermont's two State Partnership Program countries, Sept. 22, 2014.
Commentary: Making the final journey with a friend, mentor and Soldier
October 8, 2014
Police cars were among emergency vehicles that greeted the flight carrying the body of Col. Tomas DeLeon at Miami International Airport.