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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.
Ohio National Guard training exercise tests Guard members, local and state agencies
May 7, 2012
Soldiers of the Ohio National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package search for role players in the role of casualties amongst wreckage during a training exercise at Camp Sherman Joint Training Center, Ohio, May 5, 2012. The training exercise included Ohio National Guard members as well as personnel from a variety of local, state and federal emergency responders.
Washington Air National Guard member receives Silver Star for actions in Afghanistan
May 7, 2012
Tech. Sgt. Tavis J. Delaney, with the Washington Air National Guard's 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, stands at attention as his wife Courtney pins the Silver Star medal to his uniform during a presentation ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash,, May 6, 2012. Delaney received the award—the nation's third highest award for valor in action—for actions in combat during his 2011 deployment to Afghanistan with the squadron.
Bangladesh: Kentucky Air Guard members give counterparts front-row seat
May 4, 2012
Air Force Master Sgt. Mark Crane (center), a flight engineer with the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing, and Bangladesh air force Sgt. Mohammad Moniruzzaman (right), also a flight engineer, monitor C-130H Hercules aircraft conditions during a flight in support of exercise Cope South at Kurmitola Air Base, Bangladesh, April 25, 2012. Flight engineers monitor aircraft engine systems, determine the performance of the aircraft and manage checklists during each flight. Cope South 12 is a bilateral tactical airlift exercise conducted between the U.S. and Bangladesh air forces that ended April 26.
Retired Army Guard member, others take home silver at Warrior Games
May 4, 2012
Retired Maryland Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jesse White takes aim during the 2012 Warrior Games Archery Competition at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. May 4, 2012. White said following the steps to hit a target in archery helped him to recover from mild traumatic brain injury.
North Dakota Guard members succeed at national marksmen competition
May 3, 2012
The North Dakota National Guard's Team Bravo at the Winston P. Wilson Championship in Little Rock, Ark., April 27, 2012. The marksmen run to the shooting area and engage the metal silhouettes with shotguns. From left to right, Army Sgt. 1st Class Russell Gerhardt, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Josh Vonbank, Army Spc. Slade Ternes and Air Force Master Sgt. Brian Rook.
Realistic training for deploying Guard, Reserve Soldiers helps with flexibility in mission changes
May 3, 2012
Members of the New York Army National Guard's B Battery 27th Brigade Support Troops Battalion, compare stock numbers with the non-rolling stock in a container March 18, 2012. This training was part of the Redistribution Property Assistance Team Academy that brought to Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center. The 27th BTSB is the first unit to receive this training prior to deployment.
Gunnery Range helping Guard members hone targeting skills in the fight
May 3, 2012
Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Alan VanPate communicates with an aircraft while in a control tower at the Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range, near Grayling, Mich., April 24, 2012. VanPate is a joint terminal attack controller and helps to provide training to visiting Joint Terminal Attack Controllers personnel to the Grayling range. JTACs are Air Force enlisted members who embed with infantry or other U.S. Army or Marine Corps ground forces to provide coordination of air power support with the Soldiers or Marines on the ground.
Some Guard, Reserve members to start paying dental premiums directly soon
May 2, 2012
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Hero 2 Hired program helps redeployed National Guard, Reserve Soldiers
May 2, 2012
Army 2nd Lt. Joseph Spears, of the Mississippi National Guard's 113th Military Police Company, enters his personal information in the "Heroes 2 Hired" Kiosk at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, April 30, 2012. To better equip redeploying soldiers in finding jobs during their redeployment, the Army implemented the H2H program, which is part of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.