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In the hot seat: an Air Guard pilot's view of flying wildfire missions
May 11, 2012
Air Force Col. Roger Williams Jr., an instructor pilot with the 156th Airlift Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, skirts above the treetops at about 150 feet in a C-130 Hercules aircraft as he locks in on a U.S. Forest Service lead plane during wildland fire suppression training mission in Pisgah National Forest, N.C., May 9, 2012. The aircraft Williams flew was equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II, a tanking system that can hold up to 3,000 gallons of retardant or water used to create firebreaks during aerial wildfire suppression. MAFFS pilots follow lead planes as a guide to aid them with where to lay these firebreaks for maximum effectiveness
Air Guard, U.S. Forest Service relationship critical heading into wildfire season
May 10, 2012
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Andy Huneycutt, right, a loadmaster supervisor, and Master Sgt. Jermaine Parker, a loadmaster with the 156th Airlift Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, discuss operation of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II before taking part in a wildfire suppression training mission, near Greenville, S.C., May 7, 2012. The North Carolina Air Guard and the U.S. Forest Service used the opportunity to train together in order to better be prepared for the upcoming wildland fire season. The squadron is one of four units in the Air Guard and Air Force Reserve trained to conduct the MAFFS mission.
North Dakota National Guard's 81st Civil Support Team trains with Department of Energy, other agencies
May 10, 2012
Army Sgt. First Class Robert Ferderer, left, Army Staff Sgt. Chris Keller, center, and Army Staff Sgt. Jason Horner, all members of the North Dakota National Guard's 81st Civil Support Team, assemble a device belonging to the Department of Energy that allows them to measure the amount of radiation in the air. The 81st CST, based in Bismarck, N.D., participated in a three-day Nuclear Weapons Accident/Incident Exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., involving nearly 400 people from multiple federal and state agencies.
Air National Guard members provide medical care to Alabama residents
May 9, 2012
Tech. Sgt Darryl Chaplain, with the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Medical Group, O, conducts a medical test on a patient in Demopolis, Ala., May 1, 2012 as part of Alabama Care 2012. Alabama Care 2012 is an Air National Guard led, multi-service mission comprised of service members from the Army, Navy and Air Force and provides service members with deployment readiness training while offering Alabama residents with free health services such as dental, optometry and medical screenings.
North Dakota National Guard members complete wildland firefighting training
May 9, 2012
North Dakota National Guard Members dig a fire line during wildland firefighting training at the 119th Wing's Regional Training Site in Fargo, N.D., May 6, 2012. The training certified Guard members to fight wildfires and allows them to assist local and state officials should a wildfire situation occur.
Alaska National Guard's 103rd Civil Support Team teaches hands-on chemistry lessons to local students
May 8, 2012
Army 1st Lt. Allen Hulse, science officer with the 103rd Civil Support Team mixes chemicals during a demonstration to chemistry students from Grace Christian School in Anchorage, Alaska. Members of the 103ed CST met with the students as a way to show hands-on and real-world applications for what they are learning in the classroom.
D.C. National Guard leads march across famous Alabama bridge
May 8, 2012
Army Brig. Gen. Arthur W. Hinaman, the land component commander of the District of Columbia National Guard, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Espinosa, lead a group of 200 Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, May 7, 2012.
National Guard runners beat heat, pound ground to qualify for 2012-2013 All Guard Marathon
May 8, 2012
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers judge JROTC marching and drill competition
May 7, 2012
Spc. Joseph Winsor, assigned to Medical Detachment 1, Arizona Army National Guard, inspects Junior ROTC cadets competing in the drill showdown during the Desert Classic State Drill Meet at Alhambra High School in Phoenix.
Kentucky National Guard takes part in Kentucky Derby
May 7, 2012
Pfc. Kara Denise Bucklew, a military police officer with the Kentucky Army National Guard's 223rd Military Police Company, guards the winner's trophy in the Director's Room on Millionaire Row at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., during the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby, May 5, 2012.