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Wisconsin Guard members, Canadian soldiers collaborate during warfighter exercise
May 14, 2012
Army Maj. Gary Hildebrandt of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 426th Regional Training Institute at Fort McCoy, Wis., briefs Canadian Brig. Gen. Paul Bury, deputy commander of Land Force Western Area/Joint Task Force West, on the 426th's Master Resiliency Trainer course during a visit May 9, 2012. Bury and Canadian Area Reserve Chief Warrant Officer Gordon Crossley visited various Wisconsin Army National Guard sites in an effort to observe Canadian Army Reserve soldiers participating in the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team's Warfighter Exercise at Fort McCoy.
South Dakota National Guard and Suriname work together to improve emergency response capabilities
May 11, 2012
Army Lt. Col. Dan Iverson, assistant director of military support with the South Dakota Army National Guard, explains to Suriname army representatives how the South Dakota Guard responds to an emergency using the Joint Operations Center at Camp Rapid in Rapid City, S.D., May 8, 2012. Suriname and the SDNG have been exchanging ideas and developing a partnership since 2006 when the State Partnership Program was officially established for the two entities.
Former Rhode Island Army National Guard sergeant, golf enthusiast honored by Professional Golfers Association
May 11, 2012
Professional golfer Nick Watney, right, presents a membership to The Players Championship in Boston to retired Rhode Island National Guard Sgt. Michael McCombs during Military Appreciation Day at TPC Sawgrass, Florida, May 9, 2012.The membership was presented to McCombs, an avid golfer who was medically retired in 2005, in honor of his service in the military.
Vermont adjutant general nominated as deputy commander, U.S. Northern Command
May 11, 2012
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.