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Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass nominated as chief of the National Guard Bureau
June 29, 2012
Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass.
Two Missouri Air National Guard pilots surpass 1000 flying hours in B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, join group of 31 pilots to do so
June 29, 2012
Colorado Army National Guard aircrew assists in suppressing Waldo Canyon wildfire
June 29, 2012
Soldiers with the Colorado Army National Guard's C Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, as part of a mission in support of fighting Colorado's High Park wildfire. Aircrews from the unit have recently been transitioned over to fighting the Waldo Canyon, Colo., wildfire as well.
Officials outline progress in protecting troops financially
June 28, 2012
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Securing the perimeter: Colorado National Guard Soldiers, Airmen secure the area around the High Park wildfire
June 28, 2012
pc. Daniel Evanson, from the Colorado Army National Guard's 193rd Military Police Battalion, looks over an updated fire plan with Mark De Gregorio, of the National Park Service, who is also on call for fire support with various incident management teams near Fort Collins, Colo. The Colorado National Guard is assisting the Larimer Country Sheriff's Office with evacuation and to protect personnel and property during the High Park fire. "It's very comforting to the people who live up here to have these troops up here securing access to their evacuated homes," said De Gregorio.
West Virginia Army National Guard Special Forces unit hones its skills in training
June 28, 2012
Soldiers from the West Virginia Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group load a simulated casualty into a vehicle to be evacuated after a vehicle in their convoy was struck by a simulated improvised explosive device during training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center.
Kentucky Army National Guard engineers join forces for new construction at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center
June 27, 2012
Spc. Donald Pace, of the 207th Horizontal Engineer Company, operates a D7 bulldozer to move dirt in efforts to build a new contingency operations location at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky. Soldiers from the 201st and 206th Engineer Battalions worked on building living quarters, access roads and performed preliminary site surveys of a proposed air strip at the site.(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sandra Fariss)
Through State Partnership Program, Maryland National Guard works to enhance foreign nations’ interoperability
June 26, 2012
Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina Capt. Drgan Malic, left, company commander, and Army 1st Lt. Jeff Hartline, of Company C, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, plot out features on a map in order to complete a sand table for a combat lane exercise during training at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., June 15, 2012. AFBiH soldiers were embedded with Maryland Army National Guard units throughout the duration of training here and at Camp Dawson, W.V. Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Maryland National Guard are partnered through the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.
Cameroon: National Guard joins 36 nations in Africa's largest communications exercise
June 26, 2012
Air Force Lt. Col. Jeff Marks, of the Illinois Air National Guard's 183rd Fighter Wing, works with officers from Gambia and Togo during Operation Africa Endeavor in Doula, Cameroon. National Guard members from two states and the District of Columbia are participating in the annual communications exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, which focuses on the interoperability of equipment and information sharing among military representatives throughout the African Union and partner nations.
Outflanking the flames: Soldiers, first responders continue integrated fight against High Park fire
June 26, 2012
Soldiers from the Colorado Army National Guard's 1157th Engineer Firefighter Company prepare to battle part of the High Park wildfire near Colorado Springs, Colo. The Colorado National Guard has been Soldiers and Airmen to assist with fighting the blaze in a variety of capacities ranging from military police providing site security to aviators dropping fire retardant from helicopters.