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Military medical professionals arrive in Alaska for Arctic Care 2012
April 10, 2012
A loadmaster from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing directs an all-terrain vehicle May 14, 2012, as its driver exits the cargo bay of a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 onto the flight line at Fort Campbell, Ky. The 123rd was participating in an exercise to test its response to a simulated earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, a fault line that originates near New Madrid, Mo., and stretches southwest across four states. About 20 Kentucky Airmen, all assigned to the 123rd’s Initial Response Hub package, assessed Campbell Army Airfield for earthquake damage, determined the kinds of airlift operations the facility could support and opened the ramp for incoming relief and aeromedical evacuation flights within five hours of being called to duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
Kansas National Guard unit trains to respond to multiple threats
April 10, 2012
Army Sgt. Joseph Duncan, 73rd Civil Support Team, Kansas National Guard, washes a camera used by a hazardous materials team to photograph the scene during an exercise March 27, 2012, at Wollman Park in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Utah Air Guard, Morocco partner during Aeroexpo Marrakech
April 9, 2012
A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Salt Lake City, Utah, sits on the flightline at Aeroexpo Marrakech, April 5, 2012. U.S. Air Forces Africa is participating in the third biennial Aeroexpo Marrekech to strengthen the partnerships with the nations involved and to show commitment to security and stability within the region.
Texas Air Guard member named top Air Guard recruiter
April 9, 2012
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jennifer A. Joubert, a production recruiter with the 149th Fighter Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was recently named the top recruiter in the Air National Guard for "Prior Service Qualified Accessions" and "Critical Accessions."
Air Force to end pilot travel card program
April 5, 2012
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Virtual wingman app makes smart choices easy for Airmen
April 4, 2012
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Coast Guard Cutter, Air Guard members rescue three injured persons from racing yacht
April 3, 2012
A Coast Guard drop master prepares to drop medical supplies to the Clipper Venture 6, a 67-foot sailing yacht, Saturday, March 31, 2012. The Rescue Coordination Center in Alameda, Calif. is coordinating the rescue efforts of three injured boaters.
Counterdrug launches new Counter Threat Finance program
April 3, 2012
Steve Gurdak, detective with the Washington D.C./Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, discusses the nuances of money laundering during the Counter Threat Finance course on Bolling Air Force Base, Dec. 9, 2011. National Guard Counterdrug personnel spent two weeks in the classroom training for the new Counter Threat Finance mission of the National Guard's Counterdrug program
Illinois National Guard trains Soldiers to respond to sexual assaults
April 3, 2012
Detective Mark DeVaney, with the Springfield Police Department speaks to nearly 70 Soldiers with the Illinois National Guard attending the two week Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention training Feb. 23, 2012 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Ill. The Soldiers met with a panel of sexual assault response experts from the Springfield area.
Oregon Guard participate in Shanti-Doot exercise in Bangladesh
April 3, 2012
Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Darrin Culp, of the 249th Regiment Training Institute in Monmouth, Ore., oversees two Nepalese soldiers as they tend to their role-playing comrade during a medical emergency scenario on the first day of Exercise Shanti Doot 3, in Bangladesh March 9. Culp and his fellow Soldiers were invited to participate as a battlefield lifesaving technique instructors through the State Partnership Program between Oregon and Bangladesh. Exercise Shanti Doot 3 is a Bangladesh armed forces-hosted and U.S. Pacific Command Global Peace Operations Initiative supported joint multi-national exercise designed to give operations, logistics, planning and tactical peace-keeping training to members of 13 different countries in preparation for United Nations Peace-keeping Operations.