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Muncy to Air Guard members: Tell Your Story
December 6, 2011
Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Christopher Muncy, the command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air National Guard, speaks with enlisted members of the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard on December 3, 2011 in the dining facility at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, MD. Muncy represents the highest level of enlisted leadership for the Air National Guard and is responsible for the interest regarding welfare, readiness, morale, proper utilization and progress concerning the enlisted personnel under his command.
Kentucky governor, first lady celebrate holidays with Guard members
December 5, 2011
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and First lady, Jane Beshear, examine Leland Caty's specially decorated keep-sake during a holiday celebration held in Idependence, Ky., on Dec. 3, 2011. Caty's step-father, Army Spc. Neal McIver is a member of the 1204th Aviation Support Battalion of the Kentucky National Guard.
Documents from Lincoln's National Guard service discovered
December 5, 2011
President Abraham Lincoln, who also served as a Citizen Soldier prior to his presidency.
National Guard diversity conference to go virtual for minimum cost, maximum impact
December 5, 2011
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Pennsylvania National Guard vital to Canadian forces deployment training
December 5, 2011
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter crew with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's B Company, 2nd of the 104th General Support Aviation Battalion prepares for night operations during Exercise Maple Reserve in October 2011. The Pennsylvania National Guard, due to its assets and proximity to the Canadian border, were called on to help the Canadian army with pre-deployment training requirements.
Farewell Maj. Gen. Carpenter, you will be missed
December 3, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, sits among friends and family during a farewell ceremony held in his honor at the Army National Guard Readiness Center Nov. 30, 2011, in Arlington, Va. Carpenter will return to his home state of South Dakota after 29-months as the acting director.
Air base, Air Guard Wing supports airborne brigade deployment
December 2, 2011
Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Merchlewitz , 732nd Air Mobility Squadron, shows Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division where to go as they get ready to board a Boeing 737 preparing to leave for a deployment to Afghanistan Nov. 28, 2011. The 290 Soldiers who left made up the first big initial departure. Through mid-December more than 3,500 Soldiers are scheduled to depart Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson en route to Afghanistan.
Iowa National Guard Soldiers recognized for ironman ammo pack system
December 2, 2011
Army Spc. Derick Morgan models the "Ironman Pack Ammunition Pack System for Small Dismounted Team," the high-capacity ammunition carriage system which enables a machine gunner to carry and fire up to 500 rounds of linked ammunition from a rucksack-like carrier. He and two other members of the Iowa National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Army Staff Sgt. J. Winkowski and Army Spc. Aaron McNew were recognized as part of the U.S. Army's greatest inventions competition after a panel of combat veteran Soldiers voted them part of the most innovative advances in Army technology.
Air Force leaders collaborate on Total Force future
December 1, 2011
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World at strategic inflection point, Dempsey says - and praises Air Guard member on world stage
December 1, 2011
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, talk with British pensioner Dorothy Hughes as part of the Royal United Services Institute conference in London, Nov. 29, 2011.